Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation

Sanwa Cornstarch Co., Ltd.

Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha

Ichiro Ibuki

Kazuhiro Obae

Naoaki Yamasaki

Hideki Amakawa

Masaaki Endo

Yoshihito Yaginuma

Hiroyuki Ito

Michihiro Sunako

Yoshinaga Tamura

Shozo Kaneyama

Eishi Wakamiya

Koji Isaka

Hirokazu Matsui

Kenji Watanabe

Hiroyuki 1-10-15-3 Kitanijyunanajohigashi Ito

A porous cellulose aggregate characterized by having a secondary aggregate structure resulting from aggregation of primary cellulose particles, having a pore volume within a particle of 0.265 to 2.625 cm/g, containing I-type crystals and having an average particle size of over 30 to 250 &#x3bc;m, a specific surface area of 0.1 to less than 20 m/g, a repose angle of 25&#xb0; to less than 44&#xb0; and a swelling degree of 5% or more, and characterized by having the property of disintegrating in water.

Porous cellulose aggregate and molding composition thereof

A porous cellulose aggregate which has a secondary aggregation structure formed by the aggregation of primary cellulose particles, has a pore volume within a particle of 0.265 cm/g to 2.625 cm/g, contains I type crystals, has an average particle diameter of more than 30 &#x3bc;m and 250 &#x3bc;m or less, has a specific surface area of 1.3 to 20 cm/g, has an angle of repose of 25&#xb0; or more and less than 44&#xb0;, and has the property that it collapses in water.

Porous cellulose aggregate and formed product composition comprising the same

Disclosed are a processed starch powder in which the amount of water soluble component is greater than 2 wt % but less than 10 wt %, the water retention amount is greater than 600% and 1500% or less, and which comprises nonbirefringent particles, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Processed starch powder with excellent disintegration properties and manufacturing method thereof

Disclosed is a cellooligosaccharide composition comprising, as the main ingredient, at least one cellooligosaccharide selected from the group consisting of cellobiose, cellotriose, cellotetraose, cellopentaose and cellohexaose, which is in the powdery form having an average L/D value of 3.0 or lower, a bulk density of 0.80 g/mL or lower and an angle of repose of 60&#xb0; or lower.

Cellooligosaccharide-containing composition

A process of producing cellooligosaccharide, comprising enzymatically decomposing, in the presence of cellulase, a water-insoluble natural cellulosic material having an average degree of polymerization not greater than 700, an average particle size not greater than 100. A process of producing cellooligosaccharide, comprising enzymatically decomposing, in the presence of cellulase, a water-insoluble natural cellulosic material having an average degree of polymerization not greater than 700, containing 10% or more by mass of a colloidal cellulose component and a diethyl ether-soluble substance content less than 1% by mass.

Processes for producing cellooligosaccharide

A &#x3b2;-glucan derivative comprising a &#x3b2;-glucan residue of three or more glucose residues and, chemically bonded to the &#x3b2;-glucan residue, a non-reducing sugar residue.

Nonreducing beta-glucan derivative

A cellulose powder which has an average degree of polymerization of 150 to 450, an average particle diameter of 30 to 250 &#x3bc;m, an apparent specific volume exceeding 7 cm/g, and a retention of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 400 to 190% or higher.

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Tokyo, Japan

Ichiro Ibuki