Kanagawa University

Hakuto Co., Ltd.

Koike Chemical Co., Ltd.

Yoko Imai

Kazuo Tajima

Teruo Horiuchi

Kenta Takada

Yasuhiro Nohata

Kana Miyasaka

Kaori Toyoda

Kaoru Yamamoto

Tetsuya Oohira

Nagisa Eigi

Hiroyuki Omi

Provided are: a particulate composition which exhibits high water dispersibility regardless of the kind of solid particles; and a method for producing this particulate composition. Also provided are: a liquid composition; a surface modifying agent; and a method for improving water dispersibility. The present invention additionally provides: a particulate composition which has dispersibility in an oil-based material; and a method for producing this particulate composition. A particulate composition according to the present invention contains solid particles and an amphiphilic substance that is present on the surfaces of the solid particles; and the amphiphilic substance has an ability of forming vesicles in water. A method for producing a particulate composition according to the present invention comprises: a step for preparing a mixture of solid particles and a solvent in which amphiphilic substance that has an ability of forming vesicles in water is dissolved; and a step for removing the solvent in the mixture.

Particulate composition, liquid composition, method for producing particulate composition, surface modifying agent, and method for improving water dispersibility

An emulsifying dispersant includes, as the main component, vesicles formed from an amphiphilic substance capable of self-assembly or an emulsifying dispersant comprising single particles of a biopolymer as the main component. The particles made from amphiphilic substances capable of self-assembly are used. The amphiphilic substances are selected from among polyoxyethylene-hydrogenated castor oil derivatives wherein the average number of added ethylene oxide molecule is 5 to 15, dialkyldimethyl-ammonium halides wherein the chain length of the alkyl or alkenyl is 8 to 22, and phospholipids or phospholipid derivatives. According to the invention a three-phase structure composed of an aqueous phase, an emulsifying dispersant phase and an oil phase is formed on the surface of an emulsion to give an emulsion (such as emulsion fuel) excellent in thermal stability and long-term stability.

Emulsification dispersants, a method for emulsification and dispersion using the emulsification dispersants, emulsions, and emulsion fuels

Disclosed are a structure and a method capable of protecting from outside stimuli while containing in a liquid state a water-dispersible substance to be protected. The protective structure of the substance to be protected is a water-in-oil emulsion structure comprising an aqueous phase configuring a discontinuous phase containing the water-dispersible substance to be protected, an oil phase in which said aqueous phase is dispersed, and either vesicles formed with an amphiphilic substance which spontaneously forms vesicles or polycondensation polymer particles having hydroxyl groups.

Protective structure of substance to be protected, method of protecting substance to be protected, enzymatic reaction method, method of producing reaction product, method for adjusting the speed of enzymatic reaction, and enzyme material use kit

To provide a method for preparing a visible light-responsive photocatalyst and a visible light-responsive photocatalyst intermediate, a usage of a visible light-responsive photocatalyst, and the visible light-responsive photocatalyst, the method enabling arbitrary setting of the amount of solvent, thus making it possible to prepare composite fine particles of gold colloids and titanium oxide fine particles in high yield. A method for preparing a visible light-responsive photocatalyst or a visible light-responsive photocatalyst intermediate includes the step of forming a disperse system including an oil liquid containing an organic titanium complex as a dispersant, and an aqueous dispersion containing gold colloids as a dispersoid, and the visible light-responsive photocatalyst or the visible light-responsive photocatalyst intermediate enables the organic titanium complex to undergo hydrolysis to cause clathration of gold colloids, thus forming a clathrate.

Method for preparing visible light-responsive photocatalyst and visible light-responsive photocatalyst intermediate

Provided are an emulsifier derived from sugar polymer capable of successfully emulsifying even unsaturated oil, a production method therefore, and a production method for emulsion using the emulsifier. This emulsifier can be obtained by a production method including an emulsification improving step of improving the emulsification of sugar polymer particles dispersed in water. In this emulsification improving step, the emulsification of sugar polymer particles can be improved by an action of an emulsification aid that is at least water-soluble one kind selected from salts, an amphiphilic agent, saccharides, an organic acid, and an amino acid. Alternatively, the emulsification of sugar polymer particles can be improved by storing the sugar polymer particles dispersed in water at a low temperature of 10&#xb0; C. or lower.

Emulsifier and production method therefor, and production method for emulsion

The invention provides an emulsification technique which permits the formation of functional oil/water or functional granules/water emulsion systems excellent in thermal stability and long-term stability and which can attain the emulsification independent of required HLB of the functional oils, and the dispersion independent of surface properties of the functional granules. In the technique is used an emulsifying dispersant comprising, as the main component, vesicles formed from an amphiphilic substance capable of self-assembly or an emulsifying dispersant comprising single particles of a biopolymer as the main component. The particles made from amphiphilic substances capable of self-assembly are used. The amphiphilic substances are selected from among polyoxyethylene-hydrogenated castor oil derivatives represented by the general formula (1) wherein the average number of added ethylene oxide molecule is 5 to 15, dialkyldimethyl-ammonium halides wherein the chain length of the alkyl or alkenyl is 8 to 22, and phospholipids or phospholipid derivatives. According to the invention a three-phase structure composed of an aqueous phase, an emulsifying dispersant phase and an oil phase is formed on the surface of an emulsion to give an emulsion (such as emulsion fuel) excellent in thermal stability and long-term stability. 

A cosmetic in an emulsified state, in which a titanium dioxide microparticle coated with hydrous silicic acid and/or a hydrous silicate compound, a higher alcohol, an oily component other than the higher alcohol, and a polysaccharide are contained, and the polysaccharide containing at least one of fucose, glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose as a constituent monosaccharide, and having fucose and/or rhamnose in a side chain is contained in an amount of 0.01% by weight to 1% by weight relative to the total amount of the cosmetic. And a cosmetic containing the higher alcohol, the oily component and the polysaccharide in an emulsified state, in which the higher alcohol is composed of two or more kinds of higher alcohols having different molecular weights, and is contained in the cosmetic in an amount of 1% by weight to 20% by weight relative to the total amount of the cosmetic. The oily component is contained in an amount of 1% by weight to 20% by weight relative to the total amount of the cosmetic, and the polysaccharide is contained in an amount of 0.01% by weight to 1% by weight relative to the total amount of the cosmetic, and a producing method thereof.

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Yoko Imai