Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Limited

Kureha Corporation

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd.

Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.

Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co., Ltd.

Aqua Co., Ltd

Hajime Komatsu

Michiaki Tominaga

Yoichi Yabuuchi

Hiroshi Yamashita

Hidenori Ogawa

Kazumi Kondo

Kenji Nakaya

Michinori Tanaka

Hisashi Miyamoto

Masatoshi Chihiro

Kazuyoshi Kitano

Hideharu Iwasaki

Naohiro Sonobe

Yasuhiro Tada

Jiro Masuko

Kiyoto Otsuka

Kenichi Koyakumaru

Junichi Arima

Shinya Kora

Michihisa Miyahara

Akimi Ogawa

Shinya Tago

Kenjiro Hara

Kazuhiko Shimizu

Shuji Teramoto

Makoto Imaji

Kenta Aoki

Mayu Komatsu

Yasushi Ebihara

Junsang Cho

Takafumi Fujiioka

Yoshihiko Wada

Masashi Toyoshima

The object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material which is obtainable from plant-derived char and has a decreased specific surface area. Further, the object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent dedoping capacity, non-dedoping capacity, and charge-discharge efficiency. The object can be solved by a carbonaceous material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries characterized in that the carbonaceous material is obtained by heat-treating plant-derived char which is demineralized in gas-phase, and carbon precursor or volatile organic compound under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere; and a specific surface area determined by a BET method is 10 m/g or less.

Carbon material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for manufacturing same, and negative electrode using carbon material and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

The object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium and iron are sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors. The object can be solved by a method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average diameter of 3 to 30 &#x3bc;m, for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors comprising the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 &#x3bc;m at 500&#xb0; C. to 1250&#xb0; C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing a halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by the demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at less than 1100&#xb0; C. under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.

Carbonaceous material for negative electrodes of lithium ion capacitors and method for producing same

Provided is a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium is sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 &#x3bc;m, for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries includes the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 &#x3bc;m at 500&#xb0; C. to 1250&#xb0; C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at 1000&#xb0; C. to 1600&#xb0; C. under an non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.

Carbonaceous material for negative electrodes of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries and method for producing same

Provided is a method of producing an anode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having battery characteristics equivalent to those of a conventional product by simpler production steps than those of a conventional method. A thermally-polymerized petroleum based or coal based pitch is cooled to the softening point or below so that the pitch is solidified to obtain a solidified pitch. The solidified pitch is ground to form a fine pitch powder having an average particle size (median size) of 60 &#x3bc;m or smaller. Then, the fine pitch powder is compression molded at a pressure of 20 to 100 MPa or 0.1 to 6 MN/m to form a porous compression molded pitch. The porous compression molded pitch is subjected to infusibilization treatment.

Method of producing anode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

There are provided a method of producing an anode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is suitable for use in a high input/output current-type non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery exemplified by a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), has reduced irreversible capacity and superior charge-discharge efficiency, and an anode material obtained by the above production method. A method of producing an anode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery from a petroleum-based pitch material, comprising a tar removal step in which an infusibilized pitch having an oxygen content of 5 to 20 wt % is heated to a temperature of 480&#xb0; C. to 700&#xb0; C. while flowing an inert gas at the space velocity of 0 to 120 (min).

Method of producing anode material

A superoxide radical inhibitor containing, as an effective ingredient, an azole derivative represented by the general formula (1), ##STR1## [wherein R.sup.1 represents a phenyl group which may have 1-3 lower alkoxy groups as substituent(s) on the phenyl ring, a phenyl group having a lower alkylenedioxy group, or the like; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a lower alkyl group, an amino-lower alkyl group which may have a lower alkyl group as a substituent, a dihydrocarbostyril group, or the like; R.sup.3 represents a group of the formula, ##STR2## (R.sup.4B represents a hydroxyl group, a carboxy group, a lower alkenyl group or a lower alkyl group. m represents 0, 1 or 2); X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom] or a salt thereof.

Superoxide radical inhibitor

Novel benzoheterocyclic compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, halogen, alkyl, optionally substituted amino, alkoxy; R.sup.2 is H, halogen, alkoxy, phenylalkoxy, OH, alkyl, optionally substituted amino, carbamoyl-alkoxy, optionally substituted amino-alkoxy, optionally substituted benzoyloxy; R.sup.3 is a group: --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 or --CO--NR.sup.11 R.sup.12 ; R.sup.4 is H, optionally substitued benzoyl, alkyl; R.sup.5 is a group: ##STR2## [R.sup.16 is halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, OH, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy, alkylthio, alkanoyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, CN, NO.sub.2, optionally substituted amino, phenyl, cycloalkyl, etc., or a group: --O--A--NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 ; m is 0 to 3], phenyl-alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyl, phenylalkanoyl, etc.; R.sup.11 is H or alkyl; R.sup.12 is cycloalkyl or optionally substituted phenyl; and W is a group: --(CH.sub.2).sub.p (p is 3 to 5) or --CH.dbd.CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.q (q is 1 to 3), the carbon atom of these groups beign optionally replaced by O, S, SO, SO.sub.2 or a group: --N(R.sup.13)-- and further these groups having optionally 1 to 3 substituents of alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, OH, O, alkanoyloxy, etc., which have excellent vasopressin antagonistic activities and are useful as vasodilator, hypotensive agent, water diuretics, platelet agglutination inhibitor, and a vasopressin antagonistic composition containing the compound as the active ingredient.

Benzoheterocyclic compounds

Novel benzoheterocyclic compounds of the formula: ##STR1## which have excellent vasopressin antagonistic activities and are useful as vasodilator, hypotensive agent, water diuretics, platelet agglutination inhibitor, and a vasopressin antagonistic composition containing the compound as the active ingredient.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vasopressin antagonist and oxytocin antagonist. The vasopressing antagonist and oxytocin antagonist according to the present invention contain, as the active ingredient, a benzoheterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and the carbon-carbon bond between 4- and 5-positions in the benzoazepine skeleton are the same as defined in claims 1, 2 and 3.) or salt thereof.

Vasopressin antagonist and oxytocin antagonist

A superoxide radical inhibitor containing, as an effective ingredient, an azole derivative represented by the general formula (1), ##STR1## �wherein R.sup.1 represents a phenyl group which may have 1-3 lower alkoxy groups as substituent(s) on the phenyl ring, a phenyl group having a lower alkylenedioxy group, or the like; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a lower alkyl group, an amino-lower alkyl group which may have a lower alkyl group as a substituent, a dihydrocarbostyril group, or the like; R.sup.3 represents a group of the formula, ##STR2## (R.sup.4B represents a hydroxyl group, a carboxy group, a lower alkenyl group or a lower alkyl group. m represents 0, 1 or 2); X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom! or a salt thereof.

A thiazole derivative of the general formula: ##STR1## The thiazole derivatives have an excellent inhibitory activity for superoxide radical.

Thiazole derivatives

Benzoheterocyclic compounds and vasopressin antagonist and oxytocin

Novel benzoheterocyclic compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, halogen, alkyl, optionally substituted amino, alkoxy; R.sup.2 is H, halogen, alkoxy, phenyialkoxy, OH, alkyl, optionally substituted amino, carbamoyl-alkoxy, optionally substituted amino-alkoxy, optionally substituted benzoyloxy; R.sup.3 is a group: --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 or --CO--NR.sup.11 R.sup.12 ; R.sup.4 is H, optionally substituted benzoyl, alkyl; R.sup.5 is a group: ##STR2## [R.sup.16 is halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, OH, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy, alkylthio, alkanoyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, CN, NO.sub.2, optionally substituted amino, phenyl, cycloalkyl, etc., or a group: --O--A--NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 ; m is 0 to 3], phenyl-alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyl, phenylalkanoyl, etc.; R.sup.11 is H or alkyl; R.sup.12 is cycloalkyl or optionally substituted phenyl; and W is a group: --(CH.sub.2).sub.p (p is 3 to 5) or --CH.dbd.CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.q (q is 1 to 3), the carbon atom of these groups being optionally replaced by O, S, SO, SO.sub.2 or a group: --N(R).sup.12 and further these groups having optionally 1 to 3 substituents of alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, OH, O, alkanoyloxy, etc., which have excellent vasopressin antagonistic activities and are useful as vasodilator, hypotensive agent, water diuretics, platelet agglutination inhibitor, and a vasopressin antagonistic composition containing the compound as the active ingredient.

Novel carbostyril derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is 0 or S; Y is H or alkyl; R.sup.A is a group of the ##STR2## {wherein n is 1 or 2, A is alkylene, R.sup.1 is benzoyl having optionally 1-3 substituents, R.sup.2A is ##STR3## is (i) alkoxy, (ii) substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heterocylic group, (iii) alkenylthio, (iv) pyrrolidinyl-alkyl--S--, (v) pyrrolidinyl-alkyl--SO--, (vi) pyrrolidinyl-alkyl--SO.sub.2 --, (vii) --O--B--NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 [B is alkylene having optionally OH, R.sup.4 is H, R.sup.5 is tricyclo[3.3.1.1]decanyl, tricyclo[3.3.1.1]decanylalkyl, etc., or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may together form a group of ##STR4## (R.sup.6 is substituted or unsubstituted amino)] or (viii) substituted alkoxy; m is 1 to 3]}, which have excellent vasopressin antagonistic activities and are useful as vasodilator, hypotensive agent, water diuretics, platelet agglutination inhibitor, and a vasopressin antagonistic composition containing the compound as the active ingredient.

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