Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha

Toagosei Company, Ltd.

Toagosei Chemical Industry, Co., Ltd.

Ishikawajima-harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporate

Yoshinori Yamada

Katsuyoshi Harada

Takao Hayashi

Hiroki Sone

Toyokazu Kobayashi

Masayuki Tsujino

Akiya Inoue

Hiromichi Kawano

Isao Miyazawa

Mitsutaka Hasegawa

Seizaburo Suda

Yoichi Seki

In response to a transfer request, for which a loading time at a transfer source and a loading time at a transfer target are designated by a production controller, there is created a transfer scenario, which contains a basic transfer (From) from the transfer source to a buffer near the transfer target, for example, and a basic transfer (To) from the buffer to the transfer target. In order that the basic transfers (From, To) may be able to be executed, the buffer is reserved, and a transfer vehicle is allocated. The time period for the transfer vehicle to run to the transfer source or the buffer and the time period for the transfer vehicle to run from the transfer source or the buffer are estimated to assign a transfer command to the transfer vehicle. The possibility that the loading and the loading time may deviate from a designated period is evaluated. In case this possibility is high, a production controller is informed that a just-in-time transfer is difficult.

Transfer system, and transfer method

A transport scenario composed of a basic transport (From) from a transport starting point to, e.g., a buffer near the transport destination point and a basic transport (To) from the buffer to the transport destination point is created in response to a transport request of a production controller for transport whose loading times at the transport starting point and at the transport destination point are specified. The buffer is reserved so as to perform the basic transport (From) and the basic transport (To), transport vehicles are allocated, the travel time to the transport starting point or the buffer and the travel time from the transport starting point or the buffer are estimated, and transport instructions are given to the transport vehicles. The possibility that the loading times are out of the specified period is evaluated. If the possibility is larger, the impossibility of a just-in-time transport is notified to the production controller.

Transport system and transport method

A solid silica derivative which is represented by the general formula H.sub.n SiO.sub.(4-n)/2 wherein n is a real number larger than 0 but smaller than 2 and which contains Si--H bond, said solid silica derivative being able to be easily produced in a high yield by subjecting to hydrolysis-condensation an alkoxysilane represented by the mean general formula H.sub.n --Si(OR.sup.0).sub.4-n in which R.sup.0 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, plural R.sup.0 groups may be the same as or different from one another and n is a real number greater than 0 but smaller than 2, using water in an amount of (4-n)/2 moles or more per mole of the alkoxysilane at a pH of 10.5 or less.

Solid silica derivative and process for producing the same

A continuous unloader has a vertically extending elevator portion having a bottom and a top, a digging portion extending horizontally from the bottom of the elevator portion and a return portion extending from the top of the elevator portion to a free end of the digging portion thereby forming an endless route. The continuous unloader further includes: an endless bucket conveyer extending through the endless route; and a plurality of drive components provided on the bucket conveyer with predetermined intervals in the direction of circulation. The drive components are synchronously operated so that the conveyer be circularly driven.

Continuous unloader

Alkoxysilane composition, which is inhibited from disproportionation reaction that may cause production of monosilanes or reduction in purity of products, contains an alkoxysilane represented by the formula [I] and substantially free from alcohols:

Alkoxysilane composition inhibited from disproportionation reaction

In a process for producing trialkoxysilanes by reaction of a metallic silicon and an alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the reaction is effected (1) using as the metallic silicon one containing 0.30 to 0.37% by weight of aluminum, (2) using as the catalyst cuprous chloride prepared by a wet process, and (3) allowing aluminum and/or an aluminum compound to coexist, thereby securing a high conversion rate of metallic silicon, and accordingly decreasing the amount of unreacted metallic silicon and suppressing discharge of industrial wastes with eliminating environmental problems.

Process for producing trialkoxysilanes

A process for producing a trialkoxysilane comprising reacting metallic silicon and an alkyl alcohol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst, in which the reaction is carried out in a gaseous phase in the presence of a halide. The process achieves a high selectivity of a trialkoxysilane and a high conversion of silicon while inhibiting formation of by-products. Where the process of the present invention is carried out in a fluidized bed system, a satisfactory fluid state can be maintained, and the reaction temperature can easily be controlled.

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