Abstract: A method for the production of acrylic acid comprises (i) a step for introducing a polymerization inhibitor to a stage other than a stage for supplying a raw material and a stage for supplying a reflux of said distilling column or (ii) a step for supplying the acrylic acid recovered by thermally decomposing said oligomer to said stage for dehydration. Thus, the present invention enjoys effective utilization of acrylic acid and exalts the efficiency of production.

Abstract: In the reaction of catalytic gas phase oxidation induced by the supply of at least a raw material to be oxidized and a molecular oxygen-containing gas to a reactor for catalytic gas phase oxidation, a method for starting up the reactor for catalytic gas phase oxidation is disclosed which is characterized by causing the raw material and the molecular oxygen-containing gas to pass a range in which the concentration of the raw material is less than the lower explosion limit of the raw material and the concentration of oxygen is not less than the limiting oxygen concentration, but excluding the concentration of the raw material of 0 vol. %. The method enables the reactor to be started up economically and safely by avoiding the explosion range induced by the composition of a raw material and a molecular oxygen-containing gas supplied to the reactor and decreasing the amount of a diluting gas to be supplied.

Abstract: A method for distilling (meth)acrylic acid and/or the ester thereof by withdrawing vapor generated in a distillation column by distillation from the top of the column, condensing the vapor to give a condensate, and circulating part of the condensate as reflux liquid into the distillation column from the top thereof, comprising the step of adding a polymerization inhibitor to said condensate and said reflux liquid. This method enables maintaining the purity and quality of (meth)acrylic acid and/or the ester thereof at a certain level or higher, suppressing generation of polymers in the rectification column and suppressing polymerization of the condensate obtained by distillation in the incident facilities of the column such as condenser, condensate tank, and the like. In addition, the method enables reduction in the amount of polymerization inhibitor used while suppressing polymerization in the intermediate distillation columns (except the final rectification column).

Abstract: A display panel drive device capable of preventing a malfunction caused by the influence of electrical charge remaining in a display-panel discharge cell, in which, in parallel with a switching element that connects each electrode of the display panel to a reference potential, at least one of a row electrode drive circuit and a column electrode drive circuit is provided with a parallel switching element that connects each electrode to the reference potential via a current limiting element. The residual charge in the discharge cell on the display panel is discharged via a bypass formed by this parallel switching element within a predetermined period immediately after the device power supply is turned on.

Abstract: A method for refining an easily polymerizable matter while preventing an easily polymerizable matter-containing substance from being polymerized and an apparatus for use in the method are disclosed. The method and apparatus for refining and separating the easily polymerizable matter-containing substance by the use of a distillation column provided with a heat exchanger set the linear velocity of a vapor in a connecting line intervening between the distillation column and the heat exchanger at a level of not less than 5 m per second and the retention time of the vapor at a level of not more than 3 seconds.

Abstract: A digital single-lens reflex camera determines whether a predetermined time has passed since the start of display. If the predetermined time has not passed yet, the camera performs face detection to determine if a user is looking into an optical finder of the camera. When the face detection is performed, a system control circuit identifies the present content displayed. When the displayed content is an ordinary image, photographing information, or attention-seeking alert, display of the content is immediately stopped. When the displayed content is alert prohibiting imaging, it is checked whether a switch operation has been performed. If the switch operation has not been performed at all, or a switch operation for canceling the displayed alert has not been performed, timer counting is cleared before the timer counting is initiated again.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbent resin of which the residual monomer content and the extractable content are low. The process for producing a water-absorbent resin comprises the step of polymerizing at least one monomer component including acrylic acid and/or its salt as major components to produce a water-absorbent resin that is a neutralized salt, and this process is characterized in that the acrylic acid is a product obtained by catalytic gas phase oxidation of propylene and/or propane and has a protoanemonin content of not more than 10 ppm, and in that the resultant water-absorbent resin has a neutralization ratio of not less than 50 mol %.

Abstract: A perforated tray without downcomer having only a small deviation between the opening ratio based on the diameter of a column and the actual opening ratio and a perforated tray column without downcomer formed by disposing such perforated trays without downcomer are provided. The perforated trays without downcomer are characterized by having a ratio of (A)/(B) in the range of 1.1-1.5, wherein A denotes the opening ratio found from the standard pitch between centers of holes and (B) denotes the opening ratio based on the diameter of a column.

Abstract: This invention is providing a method for efficient treatment of the waste material from a process for production of acrylic acid and an acrylic ester. This is a method for the disposal of waste material, which at least one waste material selected from the group consisting of waste oil, waste water, and waste gas emitted from a process for production of acrylic acid is/are purified with at least one waste material selected from the group consisting of waste oil, waste water, and waste gas emitted from a process for production of an acrylic ester jointly. The efficiency of the treatment is enhanced by simultaneously treating the waste material.

Abstract: Chilled coolant is prepared by liquid coolant utilizing the latent heat generated by a gasification of liquefied propylene, for example, and this chilled coolant is used in heat exchangers which are used in a process for production of acrylic acid or acrolein. This method allows effective utilization of the latent heat which used to be discarded and permits a reduction of energy consumption of cooling required separately in the step for production. By recovering the chilled coolant with the liquid coolant, it makes possible to stabilize the gasification of propylene, etc. and consequently stabilize the production of acrylic acid. This invention consists of providing the method for the production of acrylic acid, etc. and the apparatus which make effective use of the latent heat generated in the steps of production.

Abstract: Chilled coolant is prepared by liquid coolant utilizing the latent heat generated by a gasification of liquefied propylene, for example, and this chilled coolant is used in heat exchangers which are used in a process for production of acrylic acid or acrolein. This method allows effective utilization of the latent heat which used to be discarded and permits a reduction of energy consumption of cooling required separately in the step for production. By recovering the chilled coolant with the liquid coolant, it makes possible to stabilize the gasification of propylene, etc. and consequently stabilize the production of acrylic acid. This invention consists of providing the method for the production of acrylic acid, etc. and the apparatus which make effective use of the latent heat generated in the steps of production.

Abstract: A plasma display panel drive apparatus that executes a gradation display by having an address period in which light-emitting cells are set, and a sustain period in which the light-emitting cells that were set in the address period are repeatedly lit up, is provided with: a pulse-output device which outputs a drive pulse to the plasma display panel during the sustain period; a first intensity-level-detection device which detects the average intensity level; a second intensity-level-detection device which detects the intensity level of each discharge cell; and a pulse-voltage-control device which controls the pulse-output device such that the drive-pulse voltage changes based on the average intensity level detected by the first intensity-level-detection device, and the intensity level of each the discharge cell that was detected by the second intensity-level-detection device.

Abstract: A shell-and tube reactor including at least one reaction tube with a measuring means, substantially same solid particles being filled in the reaction tubes with or without the measuring means, a length of the filled solid particle layer, and a pressure drop thereof while passing a gas through the reaction tube, per each reaction tube, being substantially the same, respectively. By measuring the temperature of the catalyst particle layer, such a temperature as a representative can be gasped.

Abstract: A method is disclosed which produces acrylic acid in a high yield as maintaining the conditions for purifying acrylic acid in constant ranges and preventing the acrylic acid from polymerization. By using single a single reactor, propylene concentration adjusting in the range of 7–15 vol. % and water concentration adjusting in the range of 0–10 vol. % are introduced thereinto thereby obtaining an acrylic acid-containing gas. Then the gas is introduced to an acrylic acid absorption column to adjust water concentration in the range of 1–45 wt. %, thereby preventing from polymerization.

Abstract: A method for managing the operation of an apparatus for the reaction of gas phase partial oxidation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon with a molecular oxygen-containing gas for the purpose of omitting wasteful emergency stop of the operation and ensuring execution of necessary emergency measure and a method for producing (meth) acrylic acid by utilizing the method mentioned above are provided. The operation of the apparatus is brought to emergency stop exclusively when thee values of concentrations of various gases obtained by calculation from the flow rates of the gases being introduced at the inlet port of the reactor and the measured values obtained by analysis with gas analyzing instruments both deviate from the ranges of the present values.

Abstract: A display-panel-drive apparatus having a drive unit that drives the display panel and a control unit that outputs control signals for controlling said drive unit to said drive unit, the display-panel-drive apparatus is provided with: a drive board of the drive unit; a control board of the control unit; a transmission line that transmits the control signals from the control board to the drive board by way of a removable connector; a detection device that detects when said connector is disconnected; and a control device that controls said drive unit when the detection device detects that the connector is disconnected; and wherein the detection device detects that said connector is disconnected by detecting when the connection terminals of the connector are disconnected.

Abstract: The object of this invention to provide an improved arrangement that enables to prevent adhesion of polymer on or around the inner wall of a purification apparatus directly equipped on the outer wall thereof with an attachment such as a support by suppressing local temperature lowering inside the apparatus due to the existence of the attachment. The present invention provides a purification apparatus comprising an attachment directly mounted on an outer wall of the apparatus; and a covering material made of a low heat conductive material which partly or entirely covers the outer wall of the apparatus, and which partly or entirely covers the attachment.

Abstract: A method for producing polyacrylic acid includes a combined process of an acrylic acid production process and a polyacrylic acid production process. The acrylic acid production process includes the steps of catalytically oxidizing propylene and/or propane in a gaseous phase to generate reaction product, absorbing the reaction product in a solvent, and purifying acrylic acid from an acrylic acid aqueous solution containing the solvent by purification. The polyacrylic acid production process includes the step of utilizing heat medium recovered in the acrylic acid production process to purify polyacrylic acid from the acrylic acid aqueous solution or from acrylic acid.

Abstract: An apparatus and a process for purification of an acrylic acid family.

Abstract: The sustained-release preparation of the present invention, which contains a dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor and a hydrophilic polymer, can appropriately inhibit the DPP-IV activity, and is superior in convenience or compliance.