Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.

Oita University

Akihiko Fujiwara

Taro Suzuki

Akira Nakasuga

Shoji Nozato

Mitsuhito Teramoto

Hiroshi Yoshitani

Akihiro Niki

Koichi Shibayama

Hirotake Matsumoto

Hidenobu Deguchi

Juichi Fukatani

Yasuhiro Nakatani

Masahiro Toyoda

Takayuki Akamine

Takuya Wada

Kiyoshi Kuriyama

Hiroki Masuda

Yoshiko Abe

Shotaro Kobaru

Motohiro Yagi

Mari Nishi

Yuuki Sawada

Jun Agari

Kazuto Yoshimura

Koji Inagaki

Koji Yonezawa

Katsuhiro Muramoto

Shunji Hyodo

Yasushi Uematsu

Akane Itoh

Kazunori Akaho

Shinji Kubo

Shinichirou Matsumoto

Takahiro Kamiya

Kunio Murai

There is provided an electrode material for electricity storage devices, which enables suppression of heat generation in charge and discharge at large currents. The electrode material for electricity storage devices comprises a first carbon material having a graphite structure wherein graphite is partially exfoliated, and a second carbon material different from the first carbon material, wherein the ratio A/B, where A represents a weight of the first carbon material and B represents a weight of the second carbon material, is within the range of 0.01 or higher and 100 or lower.

Electrode material for electricity storage devices, electrode for electricity storage devices, and electricity storage device

There is provided an active material-exfoliated graphite composite that allows a lithium ion secondary battery to be obtained in which the initial capacity is large and deterioration in charge and discharge cycle characteristics is less likely to occur, when used for a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries. An active material-exfoliated graphite composite comprising: partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphite is partially exfoliated; and an active material that is in the form of particles capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions by composite formation with the partially exfoliated graphite, or particles capable of adsorbing and desorbing lithium ions by composite formation with the partially exfoliated graphite, wherein the active material has an average particle diameter of 1 &#x3bc;m or more and 100 &#x3bc;m or less.

Active material-exfoliated graphite composite, negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

There is provided a capacitor electrode material that does not require the use of a conductive aid and can increase the capacitance of an electric double layer capacitor. A capacitor electrode material comprising resin-remaining partially exfoliated graphite obtained by pyrolyzing a resin in a composition in which the resin is fixed to graphite or primary exfoliated graphite by grafting or adsorption, the resin-remaining partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphite is partially exfoliated, with part of the resin remaining; and a binder resin.

Capacitor electrode material, method for producing same, and electric double layer capacitor

A hydroponic system () is provided with a light-collecting apparatus () having a pair of reflecting plates () that are vertically arranged in parallel with a culture surface () of a culture panel () of a hydroponic unit (). During a process in which natural light taken from a light-collecting opening () propagates while repeatedly reflected by opposing reflecting surfaces of a reflecting plates (), by allowing seedlings p that are transplanted into the culture panel () to be irradiated with the light through a light-emitting hole () bored in the reflecting plate (), a culture object can be grown efficiently at a low cost by taking natural light from the outside.

Hydroponic system

There is provided a method for producing a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries that is easily produced and is less likely to cause deterioration in charge and discharge cycle characteristics. A method for producing a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, comprises steps of heating a raw material composition comprising resin-retained partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphene is partially exfoliated and Si particles to dope the partially exfoliated graphite with the Si particles, the partially exfoliated graphite being obtained by pyrolyzing a resin in a composition in which the resin is fixed to graphite or primary exfoliated graphite, thereby exfoliating the graphite or primary exfoliated graphite while allowing part of the above resin to remain; providing a composition comprising the above partially exfoliated graphite doped with the Si particles, a binder resin, and a solvent; and shaping the above composition.

Fine particle-exfoliated graphite composite, negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, and methods for producing the same, and lithium ion secondary battery

The present invention provides an allergen inhibitor which effectively prevents allergens from reacting with specific antibodies, mitigates the allergic symptoms or prevents appearance thereof, and is less likely to cause unpredictable discoloration and discoloration under usual conditions. The allergen inhibitor of the present invention comprises an allergen-inhibiting compound including a linear polymer having at least one of substituents represented by the formulas (1) to (3) at a side chain. Thus, the allergen inhibitor of the present invention shows excellent allergen-inhibiting effects.

Allergen inhibitor, allergen-inhibiting product, allergen inhibiting method, and use as allergen inhibitor

Allergen inhibitor, allergen-inhibiting product, allergen inhibition method, and use as allergen inhibitor

Disclosed herein is an RNA virus infection inhibitor that is capable of effectively inhibiting humans from being infected with RNA viruses to prevent the occurrence of symptoms or, even when symptoms occur, to relieve the symptoms and is less likely to cause unexpected discoloration or discoloration under normal service conditions. The RNA virus infection inhibitor comprises an RNA virus infection-inhibiting compound comprising a linear polymer having, in its side chain, at least one of substituents having structural formulas represented by general formulas (1) to (3).

RNA virus infection inhibitor, method for inhibition of infection by RNA virus, RNA virus infection-inhibiting product, and use as RNA virus infection inhibitor

It is an object of the present invention to provide an allergen suppressor exerting an effect of suppressing an allergen under humidities normally used, and an allergen-suppression processed fiber, which can suppress an allergen adhering to fibers automatically without applying an allergen-suppression process and a method of producing the same. That is, the present invention is an allergen suppressor, which contains a hydrophilic polymer and a component suppressing an allergen.

Allergen suppressor, allergen-suppression processed fiber and method of producing the same

A resin composition, substrate material, sheet, laminated board, resin-bearing copper foil, copper-clad laminate, TAB tape, printed circuit board, prepreg and adhesive sheet are provided which exhibit improved physical properties, dimensional stability, heat resistance and flame retardance, particularly high-temperature physical properties. A resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and 0.1-65 parts by weight of an inorganic compound, the resin composition having a mean linear expansion coefficient (&#x3b1;2) of 1.0&#xd7;10[&#xb0; C.] or below over the temperature range from a temperature 10&#xb0; C. higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin composition to a temperature 50&#xb0; C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin composition.

Resin composition

A resin composition, substrate material, sheet, laminated board, resin-bearing copper foil, copper-clad laminate, TAB tape, printed board, prepreg and adhesive sheet are provided which exhibit improved mechanical properties, dimensional stability, heat resistance and flame retardance, particularly high-temperature physical properties. The resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin and 0.1-65 parts by weight of a layered silicate inorganic compound, the resin composition having a mean linear expansion coefficient (&#x3b1;2) of up to 17&#xd7;10[&#xb0; C.] over the temperature range from a temperature 10&#xb0; C. higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin composition to a temperature 50&#xb0; C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin composition.

Resin composition of layered silicate

The present invention presents a thermoplastic elastomer that exhibits superior moisture permeability, excellent flexibility and mechanical properties at a high temperature, particularly settling resistance at a high temperature, and excellent moisture permeability. The thermoplastic elastomer includes, as a constituting unit, a polyether component (A) and a polyester component (B), wherein the polyether component (A) includes poly-oxyalkylene groups (&#x2014;CHO&#x2014;) having a carbon/oxygen atomic ratio in a range from 2.0 to 2.5, the polyester component (B) has a number-average molecular weight in a range from 500 to 10,000, the thermoplastic elastomer has a content of polyether component (A) in a range from 50 to 95 weight %, and the thermoplastic elastomer has a glass transition temperature of not more than &#x2212;20&#xb0; C.

Thermoplastic elastomer, use thereof, and process for producing the same

Polyesterurethane elastomers and process for their production

Cyclic peptide and method of making same by culturing a strain of

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Osaka, Japan

Akihiko Fujiwara