Toto Ltd.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Sds Biotech K.k.

Daicel Corporation

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.

Hitachi Maxell, Limited

Central Glass Company, Limited

National University Corporation Kyoto Institute of Technology

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Takaaki Sonoda

Hanako Kato

Yutaka Mori

Masaaki Shimizu

Ryosuke Hayashi

Toshikazu Nakamura

Tsuyoshi Nakamura

Shu Shimamoto

Shizuka Ukita

Yoshii Morishita

Shigeru Hayashida

Fusaji Kita

Masanori Yamazaki

Osamu Tsutsui

Atsuo Makita

Mari Abe

Ryoji Otaki

Satoshi Nagai

Akira Kawakami

Yasushi Sugimoto

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroko Ishikawa

Yukihiro Muroya

Keiji Hayashi

Takeshi Sawai

Kenji Kouno

Haruaki Ito

Kouji Murakami

Akira Okamura

Tsubasa Tomura

Ryoko Yamauchi

Jin Nie

Shingo Tanaka

Toshiaki Kayahara

Hiroshi Okada

Katsuyuki Suehiro

Hideki Kawaguchi

Makoto Watanabe

Hideshi Yamamoto

Masaya Soh

Kenichi Ogata

Hisashi Nakamura

Masahiro Kayano

Shoji Inokuchi

Haruo Katsumata

Kenichi Takizawa

Seiichiro Tanaka

Nobuyuki Matsuzoe

Koji Murakami

Yasuhide Kimura

Tomomi Genda

Makiko Sekiguchi

Kenji Ooba

Yoshiaki Koyashiki

Masahito Shinbara

Masahito Hitotsumatsu

Mikio Horimoto

Mikio Sawai

Junji Mieda

Seiichi Yoshikubo

Tatsuya Morita

Yasuhiko Fukami

Masaya Kotaki

Sachiko Sukigara

A nutrient composition contains a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may have a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is specified by the formula:=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition)where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition represents the half height width of chemical composition determined by HPLC analysis of a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample); and[Math. 1]the theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition=2.35482&#x221a;{square root over (3**(3)*(1&#x2212;3))}/where DS is the total degree of acetyl substitution; and DPw is a weight-average degree of polymerization determined by a GPC-light scattering method using a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample).

Nutrient composition having lipid metabolism-improving action

A nutrient composition, a lipid metabolism-improving agent, and prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents typically for inflammatory bowel diseases, immune disorders, cancers, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia each contain a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may be one having a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is defined by the formula:CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition)

Nutritional composition

A nutrient composition contains a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may have a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is specified by the formula:CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition)where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition represents the half height width of chemical composition determined by HPLC analysis of a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample); andthe theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition=2.35482&#x221a;{square root over (3**(/3)*(1&#x2212;/3))}/&#x2003;&#x2003;[Math. 1]where DS is the total degree of acetyl substitution; and DPw is a weight-average degree of polymerization determined by a GPC-light scattering method using a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample).

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a practical direct-blow molded container having excellent barrier property against fuels, chemicals, various gases including oxygen. The method of manufacturing a practical direct-blow molded container containing the metaxylylene group-containing polyamide (C) being dispersed and layered in the polyolefin (A) includes using a die provided with a die body having a flow hole in which the melted resin extruded from an extruder flows and a cylindrical hollow having an opening in the lower side and the flow hole in the upper side, the opening and the flow hole opening downward and upward, respectively, a mandrel having a tip in the upper side, the tip pointing to the opening of the tip of the flow hole, a flow path clearance formed between the hollow of the die body and the mandrel, the flow path clearance defining a resin flow path, and a support part formed in the flow path clearance, the support part holding the mandrel in the hollow of the die body.

Direct blow-molded container manufacturing method and package

A semiconductor light-emitting device member excellent in transparency, light resistance, and heat resistance and capable of sealing a semiconductor light-emitting device without causing cracks and peeling even after a long-time use is provided wherein the semiconductor light-emitting device member contains (A) in a solid state Si-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, at least one peak selected from (a) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of a chemical shift of &#x2212;40 ppm to 0 ppm inclusive, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 3.0 ppm inclusive, and (b) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of the chemical shift of &#x2212;80 ppm or more and less than &#x2212;40 ppm, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 5.0 ppm inclusive, wherein (B) silicon content is 20 weight % or more and (C) silanol content is 0.1 weight % to 10 weight % inclusive.

Semiconductor light emitting device member, method for manufacturing such semiconductor light emitting device member and semiconductor light emitting device using such semiconductor light emitting device member

The present invention provides a curable polysiloxane composition which is excellent in light resistance (particularly ultraviolet resistance) and adhesion and has a sufficient heat resistance/hydrothermal resistance and film-forming property and which generates little foaming at curing and does not generate cracks, peeling, coloring, and foaming even when used for a long period of time. A curable polysiloxane composition which comprises a specific hydrosilyl group-containing polysiloxane compound, a specific polysiloxane compound comprising two or more silanol groups in one molecule, and a dehydrogenative condensation reaction catalyst.

Curable polysiloxane composition, and polysiloxane cured product, optical member, member for aerospace industry, semiconductor light-emitting device, illuminating device and image display device using the same

To provide a semiconductor device member that is superior in heat resistance, light resistance, film-formation capability and adhesion, and is capable of sealing a semiconductor device and holding a phosphor without causing cracks, peelings and colorings even after used for a long period of time, the weight loss at the time of heating, measured by a predetermined weight-loss at-the-time-of-heating measurement method, is 50 weight % or lower and the ratio of peeling, measured by a predetermined adhesion evaluation method, is 30% or lower, in the semiconductor device member.

Semiconductor device member, production method of semiconductor-device-member formation liquid and semiconductor device member, and semiconductor-device-member formation liquid, phosphor composition, semiconductor light-emitting device, lighting system and image display system using the same

To provide novel semiconductor light-emitting device member superior in transparency, light resistance, and heat resistance and capable of sealing semiconductor light-emitting device and holding phosphor without generating cracks or peelings even after use for a long time, the member meets the following requirements: (1) comprising functional group forming hydrogen bond with hydroxyl group or oxygen in a metalloxane bond, on the surface of ceramic or metal, (2) maintenance rate of transmittance at 400 nm wavelength before and after left at 200&#xb0; C. for 500 hours is between 80% to 110%, (3) no change is observed by visual inspection after irradiated with light having 380 nm to 500 nm wavelength, whose center wavelength is between 400 nm and 450 nm both inclusive, for 24 hours with 4500 W/millumination intensity at 436 nm wavelength, and (4) refractive index at 550 nm wavelength is 1.45 or larger.

Member for semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing such member, and semiconductor light emitting device using such member

A semiconductor light-emitting device member excellent in transparency, light resistance, and heat resistance and capable of sealing a semiconductor light-emitting device without causing cracks and peeling even after a long-time use is provided wherein the semiconductor light-emitting device member contains (A) in a solid Si-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, at least one peak selected from (a) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of a chemical shift of &#x2212;40 ppm to 0 ppm inclusive, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 3.0 ppm inclusive, and (b) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of the chemical shift of &#x2212;80 ppm or more and less than &#x2212;40 ppm, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 5.0 ppm inclusive, wherein (B) silicon content is 20 weight % or more and (C) silanol content is 0.1 weight % to 10 weight % inclusive.

The invention relates to a first compound which is a first amine or a first salt thereof, and to a second compound which is a second amine or a second salt thereof. The first compound has a fluorocarbon sulfonic acid ester group and is represented by a general formula of M&lsqb;Rf OSO NSO ORf &rsqb; wherein Rf and Rf represent the same or different fluorine-containing monovalent organic groups. The first amine is prepared by reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)amine with a fluoroalcohol represented by a general formula of Rf OH wherein Rf represents the same of different groups which are identical with Rf and Rf . The second compound has a fluorocarbon sulfonic acid ester group and is represented by a general formula of &mdash;&lsqb;M&lsqb;N&mdash;SO ORf OSO &rsqb; &rsqb; &mdash; wherein Rf represents a fluorine-containing bivalent organic group. The second amine is prepared by reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)amine with a fluorodiol represented by a general formula of HORf OH wherein Rf represents a bivalent organic group which is identical with Rf . The first and second salts are respectively prepared by reacting the first and second amines with a compound selected from ammonia, quaternary ammonium compounds, hydroxides of, oxides of, carbonates of, halides of, fluorides of, chlorides of, bromides of, iodides of, and acetates of particular elements. The first and second compounds are fully expected to be usable as catalyst and the like, in the synthesis of organic compounds.

Amines or salts thereof and methods of preparing same

Polyalkoxysiloxane compounds, process for producing the same, and coating composition containing the same

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of M&lsqb;Rf,OSO,NSO,ORf,&rsqb;,wherein Rf,and Rf,are as define any the specification by reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)amine with a fluoroalcohol represented Rf,OH wherein Rf,represents the same of different group which is identical with Rf,and Rf,.

A modular toilet bowl assembly bowl assembly that allows adjustment of the relevant dimensions of the inlet of the outlet as well as the height of a toilet bowl without modifying the toilet bowl body. The toilet bowl includes a toilet bowl and upper drain pipe portion that are formed integrally as a single piece, a lower drain pipe portion that is formed separately from the toilet stool. The lower drain pipe portion may be formed of a series of parts having known dimensions so that by interior moving predetermined parts, the length or height of the toilet bowl can be adjusted.

Adjustable trap for a toilet stool

An ion conductive material containing a compound which comprises a resonance structure group which contains an atom of the Vb group in the Periodic Table serving as an anionic site and is bonded to an electron attractive organic group through an atom of the VIb group in the Periodic Table, and a counter ion selected from the group consisting of metal ions and a hydrogen ion. This material is useful as an electrolyte of a cell since it is excellent in high voltage stability.

Ion conductive material and electrochemical device comprising the same

Connecting apparatus for a toilet and a drainpipe

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