Sony Corporation

Kazuki Satake

Hiroyuki Mori

Ritsuko Inoue

Tsutomu Noguchi

Yuko Fujihira

Miyuki Kamei

Yasuhito Inagaki

Masayoshi Kanno

Naoko Takeda

Miho Kamiyama

An information processing apparatus capable of easily executing calculation of an environmental load volume (LCA result). Inventory data, that is data of individual materials and components, is used as the basic data of aggregate data when calculating the environmental load volume. The aggregate data is made up of a plurality of inventory data. When information per product is inputted, aggregate data is calculated based on the inputted information and the aggregate data is used for calculation of LCA result. The LCA result is calculated also using other LCA results already calculated. The apparatus can be applied to a computer for calculating the environmental load volume.

Information processing system

An appliance comprising a housing-case, a main unit of such appliance and an optional structural member, wherein at least portions of the housing-case and the structural member are made of biodegradable material containing polylactic acid as a major component is provided. Such appliance can achieve durability sufficient for the practical use without causing environmental impact if the housing-case and structural member thereof are disposed as they are.

Electronic appliance having housing-case made of biodegradable material, and container made of biodegradable material

An appliance includes a housing-case, a main unit of such appliance and an optional structural member, wherein at least portions of the housing-case and the structural member are made of biodegradable material containing polylactic acid as a major component is provided. Such appliance can achieve durability sufficient for the practical use without causing environmental impact if the housing-case and structural member thereof are disposed as they are.

A urine absorber superior in smell extinguishing and urine absorption properties and in absorption stability is to be prepared. To this end, a polymer of styrene and/or conjugate diene and acrylonitrile, containing a predetermined amount of a sulfonide and/or its salts, is used as the urine absorber.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kazuki Satake