Abstract: The present disclosure provides a processing method for a battery including an exterior body and an electrode body. The exterior body includes a case main body including a bottom wall, an opening that faces the bottom wall, and side walls that extend from the bottom wall to the opening, and a lid body that seals the opening of the case main body. This processing method includes a cutting step of, when a posture in which the lid body is positioned directly above in a vertical direction and the side walls extend along the vertical direction is defined as a normal posture, cutting the exterior body in a posture other than the normal posture along the opening.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a surface-treated gas-phase-process silica particle, the method including steps of: adding 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisilazane to a raw material gas-phase-process silica particle and introducing a vinyldimethylsilyl group on a surface of the raw material gas-phase-process silica particle to obtain a preliminarily treated silica particle; and adding hexamethyldisilazane to the preliminarily treated silica particle and introducing a trimethylsilyl group on a surface of the preliminarily treated silica particle to obtain a surface-treated gas-phase-process silica particle.

Abstract: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst having high initial activity and being capable of long-term retention of said activity; and a fuel cell using the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell includes catalyst metal particles that include platinum or a platinum alloy, and carrier particles that carry said catalyst metal particles, wherein the carrier particles are a carbonaceous material having a cumulative pore volume of 0.10 cc/g or less in the diameter range of 2 nm or less, and a BET specific surface area of greater than 900 m2/g; and a fuel cell comprising the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell that includes a carbon support (11) having pores (13) and catalyst particles containing platinum or a platinum alloy supported on the carbon support (11). The pores (13) of the carbon support (11) have a mode size of pores (13) in a range of 2.1 nm to 5.1 nm. A total pore volume of the pores (13) of the carbon support (11) is in a range of 21 cm3/g to 35 cm3/g. A distance between the catalyst particles and a surface of the carbon support (11) is in a range of 2.0 nm to 12 nm as a distance of a 50% cumulative frequency.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to achieve both high initial performance and durability performance of a fuel cell. Such object can be achieved by using a fuel cell electrode catalyst that includes a solid carbon carrier and an alloy of platinum and cobalt supported on the carrier.

Abstract: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst having high initial activity and being capable of long-term retention of said activity; and a fuel cell using the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell includes catalyst metal particles that include platinum or a platinum alloy, and carrier particles that carry said catalyst metal particles, wherein the carrier particles are a carbonaceous material having a cumulative pore volume of 0.10 cc/g or less in the diameter range of 2 nm or less, and a BET specific surface area of greater than 900 m2/g; and a fuel cell comprising the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell.

Abstract: A surface modifier for a transparent oxide electrode contains a reactive silyl compound represented by General Formula (1): Rf—X-A-SiR13-n(OR2)n??(1) in which, Rf is an aryl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms that may have an alkyl substituent having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, wherein at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with a fluorine atom, X represents a divalent group selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NH—, —OC(?O)NH—, —NHC(?O)NH—, or a single bond, A represents a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic aliphatic divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic divalent hydrocarbon group, or a single bond, a surface-modified transparent oxide electrode formed by coating with the surface modifier. A method for producing a surface-modified transparent oxide electrode is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell that includes a carbon support (11) having pores (13) and catalyst particles containing platinum or a platinum alloy supported on the carbon support (11). The pores (13) of the carbon support (11) have a mode size of pores (13) in a range of 2.1 nm to 5.1 nm. A total pore volume of the pores (13) of the carbon support (11) is in a range of 21 cm3/g to 35 cm3/g. A distance between the catalyst particles and a surface of the carbon support (11) is in a range of 2.0 nm to 12 nm as a distance of a 50% cumulative frequency.

Abstract: A 2-cyanoethyl-containing organoxysilane compound having the formula: NC—CH2—CH2—X—Si(OR1)3 is heat resistant and compatible with organic solvents. R1 is a C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, and X is a C2-C20 divalent hydrocarbon group which contains a methylene and/or methine moiety, at least one of the methylene and methine moieties being substituted with a divalent heteroatom linking moiety NR (wherein R is hydrogen, C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group or 2-cyanoethyl), a trivalent heteroatom linking moiety N, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A 2-cyanoethyl-containing organoxysilane compound having the formula: NC—CH2—CH2—X—Si(OR1)3 is heat resistant and compatible with organic solvents. R1 is a C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, and X is a C2-C20 divalent hydrocarbon group which contains a methylene and/or methine moiety, at least one of the methylene and methine moieties being substituted with a divalent heteroatom linking moiety NR (wherein R is hydrogen, C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group or 2-cyanoethyl), a trivalent heteroatom linking moiety N, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A photocurable composition comprising (a) a cyano-containing silsesquioxane, (b) a cyano-containing ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomer, (c) an ethylenically unsaturated polyfunctional monomer, and (d) a photo-polymerization initiator has a long shelf life under light-shielded conditions. A cured product obtained by curing the photocurable composition is a polymeric material which is transparent and lightweight and has a high dielectric constant.

Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst includes a carbon support having pores, and catalyst particles supported on the carbon support and containing platinum or a platinum alloy. The pores of the fuel cell electrode catalyst have a mode pore size within a range from 2 nm to 5 nm. In the pores of the fuel cell electrode catalyst, a pore volume of pores having pore sizes within the range from 2 nm to 5 nm is 0.4 cm3/g or larger. The catalyst particles have a crystallite size within the range from 2 nm to 5 nm at a platinum (220) plane. A density of the supported catalyst particles is within a range from 10% by mass to 50% by mass with respect to a total mass of the fuel cell electrode catalyst.

Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst includes a carbon support having pores, and catalyst particles supported on the carbon support and containing platinum or a platinum alloy. The pores of the fuel cell electrode catalyst have a mode pore size within a range from 2 nm to 5 nm. In the pores of the fuel cell electrode catalyst, a pore volume of pores having pore sizes within the range from 2 nm to 5 nm is 0.4 cm3/g or larger. The catalyst particles have a crystallite size within the range from 2 nm to 5 nm at a platinum (220) plane. A density of the supported catalyst particles is within a range from 10% by mass to 50% by mass with respect to a total mass of the fuel cell electrode catalyst.

Abstract: There are provided a catalyst layer for a fuel cell electrode and a method of producing the same. The catalyst layer for a fuel cell electrode includes a metal-supported catalyst including a carbon carrier and a metal catalyst supported on the carbon carrier and a fluororesin ionomer. A value obtained when a primary particle diameter of the carbon carrier measured with an SEM, a pH value of the metal-supported catalyst measured by a specific method, and a ratio between a weight of the fluororesin ionomer and a weight of the carbon carrier of the metal-supported catalyst are applied to a specific formula is a certain value or more.

Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst includes a carbon support having pores, and catalyst particles supported on the carbon support and containing platinum or a platinum alloy. The pores of the fuel cell electrode catalyst have a mode pore size within a range from 2 nm to 5 nm. In the pores of the fuel cell electrode catalyst, a pore volume of pores having pore sizes within the range from 2 nm to 5 nm is 0.4 cm3/g or larger. The catalyst particles have a crystallite size within the range from 2 nm to 5 nm at a platinum (220) plane. A density of the supported catalyst particles is within a range from 10% by mass to 50% by mass with respect to a total mass of the fuel cell electrode catalyst.

Abstract: A surface modifier for a metal electrode containing a reactive silyl compound represented by General Formula (1) Rf—X-A-SiR13-n(OR2)n??(1) wherein, Rf is an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms that may have an alkyl substituent having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with a fluorine atom, X represents a divalent group selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NH—, —OC(?O)NH—, and —NHC(?O)NH—, or a single bond, A represents a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic aliphatic divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic divalent hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or a single bond, R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, a propanoyl group, or a hydrogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 to 3, a metal electrode surface-modified with the surface modifier, and a method for producing a s

Abstract: A copolymer of triisopropylsilyl (meth)acrylate with a (meth)acrylic acid derivative having a Mn of 6,000-100,000 and a Mw/Mn of up to 2.0 is provided. A paint composition comprising the copolymer and a relatively small amount of an organic solvent has a low viscosity.

Abstract: A 2-cyanoethyl-containing organoxysilane compound having the formula: NC—CH2—CH2—X—Si(OR1)3 is heat resistant and compatible with organic solvents. R1 is a C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, and X is a C2-C20 divalent hydrocarbon group which contains a methylene and/or methine moiety, at least one of the methylene and methine moieties being substituted with a divalent heteroatom linking moiety NR (wherein R is hydrogen, C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group or 2-cyanoethyl), a trivalent heteroatom linking moiety N, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to achieve both high initial performance and durability performance of a fuel cell.

Abstract: A photocurable composition comprising (a) a cyano-containing silsesquioxane, (b) a cyano-containing ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomer, (c) an ethylenically unsaturated polyfunctional monomer, and (d) a photo-polymerization initiator has a long shelf life under light-shielded conditions. A cured product obtained by curing the photocurable composition is a polymeric material which is transparent and lightweight and has a high dielectric constant.