| COSMO OIL CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20160046969 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID OR SALT THEREOF - Provided is a method for producing 5-aminolevulinic acid or a salt thereof at a high yield using 5-aminolevulinic acid-producing microorganisms. The method for producing 5-aminolevulinic acid or a salt thereof comprises culturing 5-aminolevulinic acid-producing microorganisms in a medium comprising one or more components selected from the group consisting of L-arginine, glutamic acid, and a salt thereof. The content of glutamic acid or the salt thereof is from 42 to 100 mM in the medium as the glutamic acid. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160002675 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Provided is a method for efficiently producing ethanol even when a fermentation inhibitor is present in a cellulosic biomass hydrolysate. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20150209771 | CATALYST FOR CATALYTIC CRACKING OF HYDROCARBON OIL AND METHOD FOR CATALYTIC CRACKING OF HYDROCARBON OIL - A catalyst for catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon oil can produce a gasoline fraction having a high octane number in high yield while suppressing an increase in yield of a heavy distillate, and produce LPG having a high propylene content in high yield. The catalyst includes a specific amount of a granulated catalyst A that includes a zeolite having a sodalite cage structure, silicon derived from a silica sol, phosphorus and aluminum derived from mono aluminum phosphate, a clay mineral, and a rare-earth metal, and a specific amount of a granulated catalyst B that includes a pentasil-type zeolite, the ratio of the mass of phosphorus and aluminum derived from mono aluminum phosphate included in the granulated catalyst A to the mass of the pentasil-type zeolite included in the granulated catalyst B being 0.015 to 3000. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150065761 | DIESEL FUEL OR DIESEL FUEL BASE STOCK AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a hydrotreating step (A) containing a hydroisomerization step (A1) that obtains a hydroisomerized oil (a1) by bringing a FT synthesis oil into contact with a hydroisomerization catalyst and/or a hydrocracking step (A2) that obtains a hydrocracked oil (a2) by bringing it into contact with a hydrocracking catalyst, and a fractionation step (B) that transfers at least a portion of the hydrotreated oil (a) composed of the hydroisomerized oil (a1) and/or the hydrocracked oil (a2) to a fractionator and, at the very least, obtains a middle distillate (b1) with a 5% distillation point of 130 to 170° C. and a 95% distillation point of 240 to 300° C., and a heavy oil (b2) that is heavier than the middle distillate (b1). | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150056112 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNTHESIZING LIQUID HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS - Provided is a method for synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds wherein synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds from a synthesis gas by a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The method includes a first absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in gaseous by-products generated in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction, with an absorbent, and a second absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in the synthesis gas, with the absorbent which is passed through the first absorption step. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150011662 | HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION PROCESS - The hydrocarbon production apparatus is provided with a gas-liquid separator for cooling gaseous state hydrocarbons drawn out from a gas phase portion of a reactor for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction and liquefying a portion of the hydrocarbons. A light liquid hydrocarbon supply line for supplying light hydrocarbons is disposed between a downstream side line which is downstream from the last stage of a gas-liquid separating unit of the gas-liquid separator, and an upstream side line which is upstream from the last stage of the gas-liquid separating unit of the gas-liquid separator, wherein the downstream side line is a liquid hydrocarbon line on the downstream side through which the light hydrocarbons having cloud points lower than the temperature at an outlet of a cooler in the last stage of the gas-liquid separating unit are flowed. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20140342424 | NOVEL YEAST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL USING SAME - Provided are: a novel yeast having an ability to efficiently produce ethanol from glucose and xylose in a short time in the coexistence of the glucose and the xylose; and a method for producing ethanol using the novel yeast. A yeast, which was designated as | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140326642 | HYDROGENATION REFINING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The hydrotreating catalyst of the present invention is a hydrotreating catalyst including a catalyst support including an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity, and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support and selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the hydrotreating catalyst contains a carbonaceous substance including a carbon atom, and the content of the carbonaceous substance in the hydrotreating catalyst is 0.05 to 1% by mass in terms of the carbon atom. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140322095 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS AND A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY APPARATUS FROM A GASEOUS BY-PRODUCT - There is provided a method for recovering hydrocarbon compounds from gaseous by-products generated in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The method includes absorbing light hydrocarbon compounds and a carbon dioxide gas from the gaseous by-products using an absorption solvent including liquid hydrocarbon compounds and a carbon dioxide gas absorbent, separating the absorption solvent which has absorbed the light hydrocarbon compounds and the carbon dioxide gas into the liquid hydrocarbon compounds and the carbon dioxide gas absorbent, heating the separated liquid hydrocarbon compounds to recover the light hydrocarbon compounds from the separated liquid hydrocarbon compounds, heating the separated carbon dioxide gas absorbent to strip the carbon dioxide gas from the separated carbon dioxide gas absorbent, and reusing the gaseous by-products from which the light hydrocarbon compounds and the carbon dioxide gas are absorbed as a feedstock gas for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140305839 | KEROSENE BASE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD AND KEROSENE BASE MATERIAL - A process for producing a kerosene base fuel according to the present invention comprises removing paraffins having carbon number of 7 or less from a first fraction having an initial boiling point of 95 to 140° C. and a final boiling point of 240 to 280° C. obtained from a hydrotreated oil of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil to obtain a second fraction having a content of paraffins having carbon number of 7 or less of 0.1 to 0.7% by mass. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140250946 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS AND A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY APPARATUS FROM A GASEOUS BY-PRODUCT - There is provided a method for recovering hydrocarbon compounds from a gaseous by-products generated in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction, the method comprising a pressurizing step in which the gaseous by-products are pressurized, a cooling step in which the pressurized gaseous by-products are pressurized to liquefy hydrocarbon compounds in the gaseous by-products, and a separating step in which the hydrocarbon compounds liquefied in the cooling step are separated from the remaining gaseous by-products. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140183124 | FILTER CLEANING APPARATUS - A filter cleaning apparatus used in a reaction system including; a reaction tank having a filter, first feed line connected to the filter at one end, a recovery tank connected to the other end of the first feed line, and second feed line connected to the recovery tank at one end, is provided. The filter cleaning apparatus includes; first return line connected the second feed line at one end, first and second reverse cleaning solution tanks connected to the first return line, a first flow rate adjusting valve that can adjust filtered fluid to be supplied to the first reverse cleaning solution tank, a second flow rate adjusting valve that can adjust filtered fluid to be supplied to the second reverse cleaning solution tank, and a switching section that carries either one of the filtered fluids accommodated in these reverse cleaning solution tanks by switching. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140162871 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGENATION CATALYST - The present invention provides a method for producing a hydroprocessing catalyst including a supporting step of allowing a catalyst support having a content of a carbonaceous substance containing carbon atoms of 0.5% by mass or less in terms of carbon atoms to support an active metal component containing at least one active metal element selected from metals belonging to Group 6, Group 8, Group 9 and Group 10 in the periodic table, to obtain a catalyst precursor, and a calcining step of calcining the catalyst precursor obtained in the supporting step to obtain the hydroprocessing catalyst. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140157813 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A temperature control system of the invention recovers reaction heat in a reactor in which an exothermal reaction occurs, to control the temperature in the reactor. The temperature control system includes: a refrigerant drum in which vapor and a liquid refrigerant are stored in a vapor-liquid equilibrium state; a heat removing section arranged in the reactor to evaporate a part of the liquid refrigerant supplied from the refrigerant drum by the reaction heat; a Return line that returns mixed phase fluid of vapor and the liquid refrigerant generated in the heat removing section to the refrigerant drum; a Vapor outlet line that supplies vapor in the refrigerant drum to outside of the system; and a Replenishing line that supplies makeup water in an amount matched with an amount of vapor discharged to the outside of the system, to the Return line. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140135410 | HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION APPARATUS, START-UP PROCESS THEREOF, AND HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION SYSTEM - The hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus is provided with a synthesis gas supply line in which a synthesis gas is compressed and supplied by a first compressor, a reactor configured to accommodate a catalyst slurry, a gas-liquid separator configured to separate an unreacted synthesis gas and hydrocarbons discharged from the reactor into a gas and a liquid, a first recycle line in which the unreacted synthesis gas after separation into a gas and a liquid is compressed and recycled into the reactor by a second compressor, and a second recycle line configured to recycle a residual unreacted synthesis gas after separation into a gas and a liquid into the inlet side of the first compressor at the time of start-up operation when the synthesis gas is gradually increased in the amount to be introduced. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140124411 | HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The hydrocracking catalyst of the present invention is a hydrocracking catalyst comprising a catalyst support comprising a zeolite and an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity, and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support and selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the hydrocracking catalyst contains a carbonaceous substance comprising a carbon atom, and the content of the carbonaceous substance in the hydrocracking catalyst is 0.05 to 1% by mass in terms of the carbon atom. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140107231 | METHOD FOR STARTING UP BUBBLE-COLUMN-TYPE SLURRY-BED REACTOR, START-UP SOLVENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A method for starting up a bubble column slurry bed reactor of the present invention includes, when restarting operation of a bubble column slurry bed reactor for producing hydrocarbons by the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, feeding a hydroprocessed oil produced in the bubble column slurry bed reactor and hydroprocessed that contains 40% by mass or more of paraffin hydrocarbons having carbon number of 21 or more and that has a peroxide value of 1 ppm or less, to the bubble column slurry bed reactor. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140088204 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL, FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS REACTION DEVICE, AND HYDROCARBON OIL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a process for producing a hydrocarbon oil by performing a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a reactor for a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis including a reaction apparatus having a slurry containing catalyst particles and a gaseous phase located above the slurry to obtain a hydrocarbon oil, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch reaction is performed while controlling a temperature of the slurry so that a difference T | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140083907 | REGENERATED HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The regenerated hydrocracking catalyst according to the present invention is a regenerated hydrocracking catalyst prepared by regenerating a used hydrocracking catalyst including: a catalyst support containing zeolite and an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity; and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support, selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the regenerated hydrocracking catalyst contains 0.05 to 1% by mass of a carbonaceous substance in terms of carbon atoms based on the entire mass of the catalyst. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140080926 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CONTENT OF FINE PARTICLES IN SLURRY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A method for estimating a particulate content in a slurry of the present invention is a method for estimating a content of particulates having a predetermined particle size or less in a slurry with solid particles dispersed in hydrocarbons including a wax, the method including, based on a correlation between a visible light transmittance and a content of solid particles having the predetermined particle size or less at a temperature at which hydrocarbons including a wax are liquefied when the solid particles having the predetermined particle size or less are dispersed in the hydrocarbons, estimating a content of particulates having the predetermined particle size or less in the slurry from a visible light transmittance of a supernatant part when the slurry is left to stand at the temperature. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140076782 | REGENERATED HYDROGENATION REFINING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The regenerated hydrotreating catalyst of the present invention is a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst prepared by regenerating a used hydrotreating catalyst comprising a catalyst support including an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity, and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support and selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the regenerated hydrotreating catalyst contains 0.05 to 1% by mass of a carbonaceous substance in terms of a carbon atom based on the entire mass of the catalyst. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140021095 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - The present invention provides a method for producing a hydrocarbon oil, including performing a hydrocracking by continuously feeding, to a hydrocracking reactor containing a hydrocracking catalyst, a wax to be processed including: a raw wax containing 70% by mass or more of straight-chain hydrocarbons with a boiling point of higher than 360° C.; and an uncracked wax containing 70% by mass or more of straight-chain hydrocarbons with a boiling point of higher than 360° C., which uncracked wax is separated from a hydrocracking product discharged from the reactor, to thereby yield a hydrocarbon oil including hydrocarbons with a boiling point of 360° C. or lower. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140021094 | METHOD OF REMOVING HEAVY HYDROCARBONS - Heavy hydrocarbons contained in FT off gas of a GTL process are removed by bringing the FT off gas into contact with absorption oil, by introducing the FT off gas into a distillation tower, by cooling the FT off gas or by driving the FT off gas into an adsorbent. A burner tip for heating a reformer tube, using FT off gas as fuel, is prevented from being plugged by the deposition of heavy hydrocarbons contained in the FT off gas. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140018454 | ACTIVATED FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS REACTION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS - A Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction catalyst includes a catalyst support containing a silica and zirconium oxide in an amount of 0.5 to 14% by mass based on the mass of the catalyst support, and cobalt metal and a cobalt oxide supported on the catalyst support in an amount equivalent to 10 to 40% by mass of tricobalt tetroxide based on the mass of the catalyst, wherein the degree of reduction of the cobalt atoms is within a range from 75 to 93%, and the amount of hydrogen gas adsorption per unit mass of the catalyst at 100° C. is within a range from 0.40 to 1.0 ml/g. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018450 | METHOD OF SUPPRESSING METAL CONTAMINATION OF SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A synthesis gas production apparatus (reformer) to be used for a synthesis gas production step in a GTL (gas-to-liquid) process is prevented from being contaminated by metal components. A method of suppressing metal contamination of a synthesis gas production apparatus operating for a GTL process that includes a synthesis gas production step of producing synthesis gas by causing natural gas and gas containing steam and/or carbon dioxide to react with each other for reforming in a synthesis gas production apparatus in which, at the time of separating and collecting a carbon dioxide contained in the synthesis gas produced in the synthesis gas production step and recycling the separated and collected carbon dioxide as source gas for the reforming reaction in the synthesis gas production step, a nickel concentration in the recycled carbon dioxide is not higher than 0.05 ppmv. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018449 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS - A method for producing hydrocarbons includes: a synthesis step of synthesizing hydrocarbons by the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a slurry bubble column reactor having a slurry containing catalyst particles and liquid hydrocarbons retained inside the reactor, and having a gas phase portion located above the slurry; a discharging step of passing the slurry through a filter positioned inside and/or outside the reactor, thereby separating and discharging the heavy liquid hydrocarbons; a backwash step of flushing liquid hydrocarbons through the filter in the opposite direction to the flow of the slurry, thereby returning the catalyst particles to the reactor; and a cooling and gas-liquid separation step of cooling the hydrocarbons discharged from the gas phase portion, and then separating and collecting the condensed light liquid hydrocarbons. The liquid hydrocarbons flushed through the filter in the backwash step include the light liquid hydrocarbons obtained in the cooling and gas-liquid separation step. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140014089 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION APPARATUS, HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION SYSTEM, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL PROCESS - The temperature control system is provided with a lower heat removing unit which is disposed at the bottom of a reactor inside which an exothermic reaction takes place and through which a liquid coolant is flowed, and an upper heat removing unit which is disposed in the reactor further above from the lower heat removing unit and through which the liquid coolant is flowed, recovering reaction heat inside the reactor and controlling a temperature inside the reactor. The lower heat removing unit is supplied with the liquid coolant which is adjusted for temperature by a first temperature adjustment unit, and the upper heat removing unit is supplied with the liquid coolant which is adjusted for temperature by a second temperature adjustment unit different from the first temperature adjustment unit. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140011896 | METHOD FOR STOPPING OPERATION OF REACTOR - The method for stopping operation of a reactor is provided with a stop step of stopping supply of a synthesis gas containing a carbon monoxide gas and a hydrogen gas into the reactor; a slurry discharge step of discharging slurry from the reactor; a steam supply step of supplying steam higher in temperature than the decomposition temperatures of metal carbonyls into the reactor, thereby discharging gaseous matters inside the reactor; and a carbon monoxide gas detecting step of detecting an amount of carbon monoxide gas contained in the gaseous matters discharged from the reactor. In the steam supply step, supply of the steam is stopped when an amount of the detected carbon monoxide gas continuously declines to be lower than a predetermined reference value. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20130306299 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - The temperature control system of the present invention is a temperature control system for recovering reaction heat inside a reactor in which an exothermic reaction takes place, thereby controlling a temperature inside the reactor. The temperature control system is provided with a coolant drum in which a liquid coolant is accommodated in a vapor-liquid equilibrium state, a heat removing unit which is disposed on the reactor to internally circulate the liquid coolant supplied from the coolant drum, a temperature determining unit which determines a temperature inside the reactor, and a pressure controller which controls pressure inside the coolant drum. The pressure controller controls the pressure inside the coolant drum based on a difference between an actual temperature inside the reactor determined by the temperature determining unit and a preset temperature value inside the reactor, thereby controlling the temperature of the liquid coolant inside the coolant drum. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130237424 | 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID-CONTAINING SOLID FERTILIZER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a means for achieving an excellent plant growth promoting effect of a 5-aminolevulinic acid easily even with a few applications thereof. A solid fertilizer comprising the following components (A) and (B):
| 09-12-2013 |
| 20130146088 | METHOD FOR WASHING REACTOR - The method for cleaning a reactor of the present invention comprises passing a solvent through a wax-fraction hydrocracking apparatus which is charged with a catalyst and to which supply of a wax fraction is stopped, wherein the solvent comprising at least one oil selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon and vegetable oils, and having a sulfur content of less than 5 ppm and being in a liquid state at 15° C. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130144099 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction using a catalyst within a slurry bed reactor is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil in a rectifying column, part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a first transfer line that connects a column bottom of the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, at least part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a second transfer line branched from the first transfer line and connected to the first transfer line downstream of the branching point, the amount of the catalyst fine powder to be captured is monitored while the catalyst fine powder in the column bottom oil that flows in the second transfer line are captured by a detachable filter provided in the second transfer line, and the column bottom oil is hydrocracked within the hydrocracker. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130143971 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a slurry bed reactor holding a slurry of a liquid hydrocarbon in which a catalyst is suspended; the hydrocarbon oil is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil containing the catalyst fine powder by a rectifying column; at least part of the column bottom oil is transferred to a storage tank, and the catalyst fine powder is sedimented to the bottom of the storage tank to capture the catalyst fine powder; a residue of the column bottom oil is transferred from the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil from which the catalyst fine powder is captured by the storage tank is transferred from the storage tank to the hydrocracker; and using the hydrocracker, the residue of the column bottom oil and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil is hydrocracked. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20120317833 | METHOD FOR REMOVING SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN CASTABLE - A situation where sulfur compounds originating from a castable are mixed into synthesis gas produced by way of a reforming reaction and the mixed sulfur compounds are separated and collected with carbon dioxide and further fed into a reformer to thereby degrade the reforming catalyst of the reformer by sulfur poisoning is avoided. Purge gas that is steam or steam-containing gas is made to flow into the piping to be used for a synthesis gas production apparatus and dried out to remove the sulfur compounds contained in the castable prior to the start-up of operation of the synthesis gas production apparatus, in order to prevent the sulfur compounds from being released by hot synthesis gas. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120316252 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS - It is avoided that the sulfur compounds originating from the castable is mixed into produced synthesis gas, the mixed sulfur compounds are separated and collected with carbon dioxide, the collected carbon dioxide is recycled as raw material gas and then the sulfur compounds is directly supplied to the reformer to consequently degrade the reforming catalyst in the reformer by sulfur poisoning. The carbon dioxide separated and collected in the carbon dioxide removal step is introduced into the desulfurization apparatus of the desulfurization step or the sulfur compounds adsorption apparatus before being recycled to the reformer to remove the sulfur compounds. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120172227 | 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID SALT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF - A 5-aminolevulinic acid salt which is useful in fields of microorganisms, fermentation, animals, medicaments, plants and the like; a process for producing the same; a medical composition comprising the same; and a plant activator composition comprising the same. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120122974 | HAIR RESTORER - The object of the present invention is to provide a hair restorer which exhibits a stimulatory effect on hair restoration against hair loss, hair thinning, split ends, hair graying, etc., with higher stability and safety than those of known hair restorers containing 5-aminolevulinic acids as active components. By using 5-aminolevulinic acid or its salt or its derivative, and a composition containing iron sodium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate or iron ammonium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate as active components, a hair restorer and a method for restoring hair which are excellent in hair growth promotion, and stability and safety, are provided. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120085681 | SUPPORT FOR HYDROCRACKING CATALYST OF HYDROCARBON OIL, HYDROCRACKING CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR HYDROCRACKING OF HYDROCARBON OIL - The invention is to provide a support which can give a zeolite-based hydrocracking catalyst having a stable catalyst life and showing high cracking activity over a long period, and to provide a hydrocracking catalyst employing the support and a method for hydrocracking of hydrocarbon oil containing aromatics using the catalyst. The invention relates to a support for hydrocracking catalyst of hydrocarbon oil, which comprises a modified zeolite obtained by incorporating titanium into a faujasite-type zeolite, wherein the modified zeolite satisfies the followings (a) to (e), and to a hydrocracking catalyst employing the support and a method for hydrocracking of hydrocarbon oil containing aromatics using the catalyst. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120010304 | Method and System for Synthesizing Liquid Hydrocarbon Compounds - Provided is a method for synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds wherein synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds from a synthesis gas by a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The method includes a first absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in gaseous by-products generated in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction, with an absorbent, and a second absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in the synthesis gas, with the absorbent which is passed through the first absorption step. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110259320 | SOLAR LIGHT COLLECTING METHOD IN MULTI-TOWER BEAM-DOWN LIGHT COLLECTING SYSTEM - It enhances heat collecting efficiency of sunlight received by heliostats. It is a solar light collecting method in a multi-tower beam-down light collecting system, including a tower selection. The multi-tower beam-down light collecting system is a system in which, in a field where a plurality of beam-down light collecting towers are present, light primarily reflected by heliostats | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110244110 | HOP ALPHA ACID OR HOP OIL CONTENT ENHANCER - A hop alpha acid or hop oil content enhancer, which contains 5-aminolevulinic acid, or a derivative thereof represented by the following formula (1), or a salt thereof as an active ingredient: | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110112206 | CATALYST FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS - A catalyst for FT synthesis which, in the FT method, is high in a CO conversion and small in the formation of a gaseous component and can stably perform an FT synthesis reaction and enhance the productivity of hydrocarbons, and a method for producing hydrocarbons using the catalyst, are provided. A catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis comprising a support containing manganese carbonate as a main component, wherein the support contains at least one metal having an activity to the Fischer-Tropsch reaction; and a method for producing hydrocarbons using this catalyst. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110079194 | COMBUSTION TIMING PREDICTION METHOD FOR COMPRESSION SELF-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMPRESSION SELF-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND COMPRESSION SELF-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM - A combustion timing prediction method for a compression self-ignition internal combustion engine includes the steps of: specifying types of a plurality of hydrocarbon components contained in a hydrocarbon fuel and proportions of the respective types in the hydrocarbon fuel; calculating, on the basis of a temperature in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a value of a first function serving as a function of the temperature for each of the types; calculating, on the basis of the proportion and the first function relating to each of the types, a value of a second function, which is a function that increases in value in response to an increase of the value of the first function and/or the proportion, for each of the types; integrating the values of the second function relating to the respective types; and predicting, on the basis of the integrated value of the values of the second function, the combustion timing of the hydrocarbon fuel in the internal combustion engine to be steadily later as the integrated value increases. As a result, the combustion timing of the hydrocarbon fuel in the compression self-ignition internal combustion engine can be predicted with maximum accuracy. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110015282 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS FROM NATURAL GAS - In a so-called GTL process for producing liquid hydrocarbons containing fuel oil by producing synthesis gas from natural gas, subsequently producing Fischer-Tropsch oil from the obtained synthesis gas by way of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and upgrading the produced Fischer-Tropsch oil, the synthesis gas produced from a synthesis gas production step is partly branched at a stage prior to getting to a Fischer-Tropsch oil production step and high-purity hydrogen is separated and produced from the synthesis gas entering the branch line. All the separated high-purity hydrogen is supplied to an upgrading reaction step and consumed as hydrogen for an upgrading reaction. Additionally, the synthesis gas entering the branch line is subjected to a water gas shift reaction to raise the hydrogen concentration before the step of separating and producing high-purity hydrogen and the residual gas left after the separation may be circulated to the synthesis gas production step as raw material for producing synthesis gas. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110003900 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS FROM NATURAL GAS - In a so-called GTL process of producing synthesis gas from natural gas, producing Fischer-Tropsch oil by way of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of the obtained synthesis gas and producing liquid hydrocarbons containing fuel oil by upgrading, the synthesis gas produced from the synthesis gas production step is partly branched off prior to getting to the Fischer-Tropsch oil production step and the synthesis gas entering the branch line is subjected to a water gas shift reaction to raise the hydrogen concentration thereof. Subsequently, high-purity hydrogen is isolated from the synthesis gas and the residual gas left after the isolation is circulated to the synthesis gas production step and used as raw material for synthesis gas production. As a result, a significant improvement can be achieved in terms of raw material consumption per product of the entire process. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100331183 | AGENT FOR IMPROVING GOOD RICE SEEDLING GROWTH - There is provided an agent for improving the growth of seedlings, having effects of raising healthy rice seedlings, such as increase of the tillering number, increase of root weight, enhancement of greenness, and increase of stem thickness. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100317527 | AGENT FOR IMPROVING LAWN GRASS QUALITIES - An agent for improving lawn grass quality, which is excellent in promoting dwarfing of lawn grass, making the stem sturdy, increasing the leaf count, and improving greenness, is provided. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100236983 | CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CATALYTIC CRACKING OF HYDROCARBON OIL - A catalytic cracking catalyst is provided which has high cracking activity and with which the production of FCC gasoline having a high octane number can efficiently proceed without lowering a gasoline yield. Also provided are a process for producing the catalyst and a method of the catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon oil with the catalyst. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100234231 | YIELD ENHANCING AGENT FOR HARVESTING PART OF CROP - A means for enhancing the yield of a harvesting part of a crop is provided. A yield enhancing agent for a harvesting part selected from the group consisting of seed, fruit, hypocotyl, root and stem in a crop, the yield enhancing agent comprising: 5-aminolevulic acid or a derivative thereof represented by the following formula (1), or a salt thereof; and a gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor: R | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100203159 | METAL COMPONENT ABSORPTION ENHANCER IN PLANT - The invention provides a metal component absorption enhancer which enhances the absorption of at least one metal component selected from the elements belonging to the groups 2 to 12 in the third to fourth periods when a plant grows. An absorption enhancer of at least one metal component selected from the elements belonging to the groups 2 to 12 in the third to fourth periods in a plant, which comprises 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivative thereof represented by the following general formula (1), or a salt thereof as an active ingredient: | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100197814 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENT USE OF HEAT FROM TUBULAR REFORMER - In a GTL process of producing various kinds of hydrocarbon oils from natural gas, provided is improved heat efficiency in the case of using a steam reforming process or a carbon dioxide reforming process in the reforming. The process includes producing a synthesis gas by converting the natural gas and at least one of steam and carbon dioxide into a synthesis gas through a tubular reformer filled with a reforming catalyst, producing Fischer-Tropsch oil by subjecting the produced synthesis gas to a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, and upgrading in which the Fischer-Tropsch oil is subjected to hydrotreatment and distillation to produce various kinds of hydrocarbon oils, in which excess heat generated in the synthesis gas production is recovered, and the recovered heat is used as heat for at least one of hydrotreatment and distillation in the upgrading. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100173780 | POLYPHENOL-CONTENT-INCREASING AGENT FOR PLANT - To provide a polyphenol-content-increasing agent which increases the content of polyphenol in a plant. A polyphenol-content-increasing agent for plant, containing, as an active ingredient, a 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivative thereof represented by the following formula (1): | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100105948 | HOP ALPHA ACID OR HOP OIL CONTENT ENHANCER - To provide a hop alpha acid or hop oil content enhancer, which increases the content of a hop alpha acid or a hop oil. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100035754 | AGENT FOR IMPROVING ALKALI RESISTANCE OF PLANT AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ALKALI RESISTANCE OF PLANT - The present invention is directed to an agent for improving alkali tolerance of a plant and to a method for improving alkali tolerance of a plant through application of the agent to the plant. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100004477 | NOVEL CRYSTAL OF 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID PHOSPHATE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a novel crystal of 5-aminolevulinic acid phosphate having a high thermal stability, a high melting point, and an excellent moisture absorption resistance as well as a process for producing the same. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090281347 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMINO ACID PHOSPHATES - To provide a production method of phosphates of amino acids, typified by δ-aminolevulinic acid phosphate, or esters thereof. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090071875 | CATALYST FOR HYDRODESULFURIZATION/DEWAXING OF HYDROCARBON OIL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF HYDROTREATING HYDROCARBON OIL WITH THE CATALYST - An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for hydrodesulfurization/dewaxing of a hydrocarbon oil, with which sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon oil can be desulfurized to a high degree and which simultaneously is extremely effective in reducing the wax deposit content; a process for producing the catalyst; and a method of hydrotreatment with the catalyst. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090036709 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HYDROCHLORIDE - A method for producing crystals of 5-aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride wherein, in carrying out adsorption of 5-aminolevulinic acid contained in a crude 5-aminolevulinic acid solution by a cation exchange resin and its subsequent desorption with an aqueous solution containing ammonium ion, a high purity 5-aminolevulinic acid aqueous solution is obtained using a change in electric conductivity or pH of the desorption liquid as the index, and chloride ion is added to the aqueous solution which is then mixed with an organic solvent. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090005626 | Hydrotreating Method - To provide a method for hydrotreating a synthetic hydrocarbon oil, which removes olefins and oxygen-containing compounds by hydrotreatment with the gasification rate restrained and can efficiently convert the synthetic hydrocarbon oil generated by the FT process to a liquid fuel suitable as a fuel for diesel-powered vehicles. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080222945 | Method for Producing Hydrocarbon Fuel Oil - To efficiently obtain a liquid fuel containing no sulfur and having good cold flow properties by hydrotreating heavy wax generated by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis to perform cracking with the gasification rate restrained and also increase an isomerization reaction which occurs at the same time. | 09-18-2008 |
