Abstract: Provided is a copper foil provided with a carrier which enables, in a laminate produced by laminating a copper foil provided with a carrier on a resin substrate, to peel the ultrathin copper layer from the carrier well. A copper foil provided with a carrier having, in order, a carrier, an intermediate layer, and an ultrathin copper layer, wherein, when the surface of the carrier opposite to the ultrathin copper layer is measured using a laser microscope based on JIS B0601-1994, the ten point average roughness Rz of the surface is 6.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copper foil with a carrier including an ultra-thin copper layer having a thickness of 0.9 ?m or less and capable of preferably preventing generation of pin holes during peeling of the carrier. A copper foil with a carrier including a carrier, an intermediate layer, and an ultra-thin copper layer in this order, wherein the ultra-thin copper layer has a thickness of 0.9 ?m or less, and the releasing strength during peeling of the carrier by a 90° releasing method according to JIS C 6471 8.1 is 10 N/m or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copper foil with a carrier including an ultra-thin copper layer having a thickness of 0.9 ?m or less and capable of preferably preventing generation of pin holes during peeling of the carrier. A copper foil with a carrier including a carrier, an intermediate layer, and an ultra-thin copper layer in this order, wherein the ultra-thin copper layer has a thickness of 0.9 ?m or less, the surface close to the ultra-thin copper layer of the carrier has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.3 ?m or less, as measured with a laser microscope according to JIS B0601-1994, and the releasing strength during peeling of the carrier by a 90° releasing method according to JIS C 6471 8.1 is 20 N/m or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copper foil with a carrier having a small absolute value of the difference in releasing strength between the copper foil with a carrier prepared by laminating and hot-pressing the surface close to an ultra-thin copper layer of the copper foil with a carrier to an insulating substrate and used after the carrier is peeled off and the copper foil with a carrier prepared by laminating and hot-pressing the surface close to the carrier of the copper foil with a carrier to an insulating substrate and used after the ultra-thin copper layer is peeled off, while generation of swelling during laminating of the copper foil with a carrier to the insulating substrate by hot pressing is prevented, discoloring of the surface of the ultra-thin copper layer due to oxidation is prevented, and the circuit formability is high.

Abstract: Apparatus for replacing a support pin for a control rod cluster guide tube. The support pin can fix the guide tube to a core plate. The apparatus can be used submerged in water. A movement device can hold and move the guide tube along a frame. A retrieval manipulator can remove an old support pin from the guide tube. A supply manipulator can provide a new support pin to the guide tube. A rotating means imparts rotation for loosening a nut from an old support pin, and for tightening a nut to a new support pin. A control device calculates variation in distance between the nut and the support pin on the basis of the rotation. The control device controls movement of the guide tube along the frame.

Abstract: Provided is a copper foil provided with a carrier which enables, in a laminate produced by laminating a copper foil provided with a carrier on a resin substrate, to peel the ultrathin copper layer from the carrier well. A copper foil provided with a carrier having, in order, a carrier, an intermediate layer, and an ultrathin copper layer, wherein, when the surface of the carrier opposite to the ultrathin copper layer is measured using a laser microscope based on JIS B0601-1994, the ten point average roughness Rz of the surface is 6.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a metal hydroxide fine particle, which can produce metal hydroxide fine particles with favorable crystallinity and small particle sizes. The present invention provides a method for producing a metal hydroxide fine particle by reacting a metal ion with a hydroxide ion in a solvent, which includes a mixing and reacting step of supplying the metal ion, the hydroxide ion, and a silane coupling agent to a reaction field to mix and react the ions.

Abstract: The support pin replacing apparatus for a control rod cluster guide tube includes a frame submerged in water, a movement device that holds the control rod cluster guide tube and moves the control rod cluster guide tube along the frame, a retrieval manipulator that retrieves a support pin of the control rod cluster guide tube under the water, a supply manipulator that supplies a new support pin to the control rod cluster guide tube under the water, a rotating means that imparts rotation for loosening or tightening a fastening between a nut of the support pin or the new support pin and the support pin main body, and a control device that calculates variation in distance between the nut and the support pin main body on the basis of the rotation, and controls the control rod cluster guide tube to move along the frame.

Abstract: There is provided a production method in which highly transparent fine metal hydroxide particles having a small particle size and excellent in monodispersibility can be easily produced without requiring grinding. The method for producing fine metal hydroxide particles at least includes: a reaction step of mixing an aqueous solution of a metal salt, for example, a magnesium salt, with an aqueous solution of a hydroxide salt to precipitate metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state; a purification step of removing by-product salt from a mixed solution containing the precipitated metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state; a surface treatment step of treating the metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state obtained through the purification step with a surface-treatment agent on the surface thereof; and a heating step of crystallizing the surface-treated metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state by hydrothermal treatment.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a flame retardant resin composition including magnesium hydroxide particles and a cellulose resin and having excellent flame retardance, mechanical characteristics, and moldability. The flame retardant resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin including a cellulose resin and a flame retardant. The flame retardant includes, at 40% by weight to 60% by weight of the total flame retardant, a first type of magnesium hydroxide particles with a particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm, having a particulate surface modified by an epoxy silane coupling agent, and, at 60% by weight to 40% by weight of the total flame retardant, a second type of magnesium hydroxide particles with a particle diameter of 100 nm to 1,000 nm, having a particulate surface modified by an amino silane coupling agent.

Abstract: A flame retardant resin composition contains: a thermoplastic resin containing a cellulosic resin; and a flame retardant, wherein the flame retardant is composed of: first metal hydroxide particles having a particle size of 100 nm to 1000 nm and having particle surfaces modified with an epoxy silane coupling agent, at 40% by weight to 60% by weight of the whole flame retardant; and second metal hydroxide particles having a particle size of 10 nm to 50 nm and having particle surfaces modified with an amino silane coupling agent, at 60% by weight to 40% by weight of the whole flame retardant. This flame retardant resin composition containing a cellulosic resin is provided with excellent flame retardancy, mechanical properties, and moldability.

Abstract: A micro fluid device includes a heating unit and a cooling unit, each with piping disposed within. The heating and cooling units are integrally coupled together, and fluid flows into the piping of respective units. A temperature control device includes a heat insulator which has a through hole equal in diameter to the piping disposed within the heating unit and cooling unit. The heat insulator is interposed between heating unit and the cooling unit. A positioning mechanism positions the heat insulator to bring the piping into communication with the through hole at the time of coupling the heating and cooling units.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a metal hydroxide fine particle, which can produce metal hydroxide fine particles with favorable crystallinity and small particle sizes. The present invention provides a method for producing a metal hydroxide fine particle by reacting a metal ion with a hydroxide ion in a solvent, which includes a mixing and reacting step of supplying the metal ion, the hydroxide ion, and a silane coupling agent to a reaction field to mix and react the ions.

Abstract: There is provided a production method in which highly transparent fine metal hydroxide particles having a small particle size and excellent in monodispersibility can be easily produced without requiring grinding. The method for producing fine metal hydroxide particles at least includes: a reaction step of mixing an aqueous solution of a metal salt, for example, a magnesium salt, with an aqueous solution of a hydroxide salt to precipitate metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state; a purification step of removing by-product salt from a mixed solution containing the precipitated metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state; a surface treatment step of treating the metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state obtained through the purification step with a surface-treatment agent on the surface thereof; and a heating step of crystallizing the surface-treated metal hydroxide particles in an uncrystallized state by hydrothermal treatment.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a flame retardant resin composition including magnesium hydroxide particles and a cellulose resin and having excellent flame retardance, mechanical characteristics, and moldability. The flame retardant resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin including a cellulose resin and a flame retardant. The flame retardant includes, at 40% by weight to 60% by weight of the total flame retardant, a first type of magnesium hydroxide particles with a particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm, having a particulate surface modified by an epoxy silane coupling agent, and, at 60% by weight to 40% by weight of the total flame retardant, a second type of magnesium hydroxide particles with a particle diameter of 100 nm to 1,000 nm, having a particulate surface modified by an amino silane coupling agent.

Abstract: In a microchemical device including a plurality of flow channels which feed liquids from at least one fluid supply device into a plurality of reaction zones, each of the plurality of flow channels has a plurality of minute flow channel members each of which has a cross sectional area smaller than that of the reaction zone. Thereby, the fluids are evenly fed into each of the microreaction members. Thus, a microchemical device capable of homogenizing a substance generated on respective reactions can be realized.

Abstract: A pigment solution that an organic pigment is dissolved in a solvent, a poor solvent which decreases solubility of the organic pigment in the pigment solution to precipitate particles of the organic pigment, and a dispersant solution containing a dispersant in an organic solvent which acts as a good solvent to the organic pigment are merged in one merging region via each separate inlet flow channel and flowed out from the merging region through one single mixing flow channel, thereby producing particulates by directly dispersing particles precipitated in an aqueous medium comprising the pigment solution and poor solvent into an organic solvent medium containing the dispersant.

Abstract: A method for producing fine particles by allowing a dissolved solution prepared by dissolving a material for forming the fine particles into a solvent with the use of a dissolution auxiliary agent and a poor solvent for varying a solubility of the material for the fine particles to mix each other, wherein the fine particles are generated by flowing the dissolved solution, the poor solvent and a dispersing agent solution for dispersing the fine particle through respectively independent supply channels to join each other at one joining channel and flow together. A decomposition and deterioration caused by a reaction between the dispersing agent and a component of the solution is suppressed and fine particles with high monodispersing property can be produced.

Abstract: In a microchemical device including a plurality of flow channels which feed liquids from at least one fluid supply device into a plurality of reaction zones, each of the plurality of flow channels has a plurality of minute flow channel members each of which has a cross sectional area smaller than that of the reaction zone. Thereby, the fluids are evenly fed into each of the microreaction members. Thus, a microchemical device capable of homogenizing a substance generated on respective reactions can be realized.

Abstract: In a microdevice in which a plurality of fluids respectively passing through a separate introduction channel are merged in a merging section in a micro space to mix the fluids and the mixed fluids are discharged from the merging section via a discharge channel, a tip section of each of the introduction channels comprises a tapered contraction section so as to contract a flow of fluid, the introduction channels are disposed so that central axes of the introduction channels do not intersect at one point each other, and the merging section is formed of a space surrounded with edges of the contraction sections of respective introduction channels. Thereby, reacting fluids can be mixed rapidly each other, and contamination of air bubbles into the whole fluid can be suppressed by narrowing a dead space of a discharge channel immediately after the merging section.