NIPPON OIL CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140209830 | REFRIGERATOR OIL AND WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE - The refrigerator oil of the invention comprises an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a fatty acid with a content of a C5-C9 fatty acid of 50-100% by mole, a content of a C5-C9 branched fatty acid of at least 30% by mole and a content of a C5 or lower straight-chain fatty acid of not greater than 40% by mole, and it is used with a fluoropropene refrigerant and/or trifluoroiodomethane refrigerant. The working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine according to the invention comprises the ester and a fluoropropene refrigerant and/or trifluoroiodomethane refrigerant. | 07-31-2014 |
20140127598 | REFORMING SYSTEM, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND ITS OPERATION METHOD - When terminating power generation by a fuel cell | 05-08-2014 |
20140106250 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE SAME - A fuel cell system may include a reformer having a reforming catalyst layer; a high temperature fuel cell for generating electric power; a reforming catalyst layer temperature measuring means; a reforming catalyst layer temperature increasing means; and a control means for calculating a flow rate of the hydrocarbon-based fuel that can be reformed in the reforming catalyst layer, based on the measured temperature of the reforming catalyst layer, and for controlling the hydrocarbon-based fuel supplied to the reforming catalyst layer to flow at the calculated flow rate, and being able to increase a feed rate of the hydrocarbon-based fuel to the reforming catalyst layer, while repeatedly operating the fuel flow rate calculating function and the fuel flow rate controlling function, until the feed rate of the hydrocarbon-based fuel to the reforming catalyst layer becomes a flow rate at completion of start-up. | 04-17-2014 |
20130011758 | INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The indirect internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell system includes an indirect internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell that has a first reformer which produces a reformed gas from a hydrocarbon-based fuel by using a steam reforming reaction, a solid oxide fuel cell which generates electric power by using the reformed gas obtained in the first reformer, and a container which houses the first reformer and the solid oxide fuel cell, the first reformer being disposed in a position to receive heat radiation from the solid oxide fuel cell; a second reformer which is disposed outside the container and produces a reformed gas by reforming a hydrocarbon-based fuel; and a line which leads the reformed gas obtained in the second reformer from the second reformer to an anode of the solid oxide fuel cell. | 01-10-2013 |
20120326355 | Method for Producing a Sulfur Concrete Substance - A sulfur-containing material in a melt state is stored in material hopper heated to a temperature within a preset temperature range of which a lower limit is equal to or above a melting point of sulfur. The stored sulfur-containing material is sucked by pressure generators and pulled out into cylinders heated to a temperature within the preset temperature range. The pulled out sulfur-containing material is pushed out from the cylinders under pressure applied by the pressure generator, and thereafter, the resultant material is injected into mold heated to a temperature within the preset temperature range. An injection port of the mold after the sulfur-containing material is fully injected is closed. By stopping heating of the mold, the sulfur-containing material is slowly cooled. After that, a modified sulfur concrete substance formed by cooling and solidifying the sulfur-containing material is taken out from the mold. | 12-27-2012 |
20120237839 | REFORMING APPARATUS FOR FUEL CELL - In a reforming apparatus, for use in a fuel cell, for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas, a reformer generates the reformed gas from the raw fuel. A shift reactor reduces carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas through a shift reaction. A selective oxidation unit reduces the carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas that has passed through the shift reactor by performing selective oxidation on the carbon monoxide. A reforming reaction tube houses linearly the reformer, the shift reactor and the selective oxidation unit in this order. | 09-20-2012 |
20120172268 | BASE OIL FOR HYDRAULIC OIL AND COMPOSITION USING THE SAME - A base oil for hydraulic oil suitably used for hydraulic systems having filters of which micropore diameter is 50 μm or less is disclosed. The disclosure also provides a hydraulic oil composition using the above base oil, especially a hydraulic oil composition suitably used for such as tractors, transmissions, and common systems thereof having the hydraulic systems. The base oil has mineral oil, and the mineral oil is defined by kinematic viscosity at 100° C.: 1.5˜6 mm | 07-05-2012 |
20120121987 | AMORPHOUS CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The amorphous carbon material for the negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery of the invention has a true density of 1.800-2.165 g/cm | 05-17-2012 |
20120065109 | Lubricating oil composition for transmission - Lubricating oil compositions for transmissions comprises (A) a lubricating base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. adjusted to 1.5 to 6 mm | 03-15-2012 |
20110318092 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR BALL JOINT AND BALL JOINT - A lubricant composition for ball joints exhibits excellent low friction not only at ordinary temperatures but also from higher to lower temperatures, and will not leak out of ball joints at higher temperatures. A ball joint has the lubricant composition sealed therein. The lubricant composition contains a base oil including a synthetic hydrocarbon oil, a thickener, and a fatty acid salt of a compound represented by the formula (1): | 12-29-2011 |
20110267737 | RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE - The present invention provides a raw coke having such a structure that the graphitized product resulting from graphitization of the raw coke at a temperature of 2800° C. under an inactive gas atmosphere will have ratios of the crystallite size to the lattice constant of 360 or less in the ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110253593 | RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE - The present invention provides a raw coke having such a structure that the graphitized product resulting from graphitization of the raw coke at a temperature of 2800° C. under an inactive gas atmosphere will have ratios of the crystallite size to the lattice constant of 360 or less in the (002) plane and 1500 or less in the (110) plane, as a raw coke providing active carbon produced by alkali-activating the raw coke, which is reduced in remaining alkali content and can simplify washing operation because washing liquid can easily pass through the activated carbon, or as a raw coke for the production of needle coke. | 10-20-2011 |
20110116004 | ELLIPTICAL POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An elliptical polarizer is provided having excellent viewing angle improving effects. The elliptical polarizer includes a polarizer, a first optical anisotropic layer, and a second optical anisotropic layer, laminated in this order. The first optical anisotropic layer satisfies the requirements of 0.8≦NZ1≦1.6 and 120≦Re1≦250 and is disposed so that the slow axis thereof is orthogonal to the absorption axis of the polarizer. The second optical anisotropic layer is a liquid crystal film having a retardation value in the plane of 30 to 150 nm with respect to a 550 nm wavelength light and fixed in a nematic hybrid alignment wherein the average tilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules of a liquid crystalline polymer exhibiting a positive optical uniaxiality, and is disposed so that the aligned direction thereof is parallel to the absorption axis of the first polarizer. The elliptical polarizer is used in a TN type liquid crystal display device so that the second optical anisotropic layer is disposed on the liquid crystal cell side. | 05-19-2011 |
20110064841 | Molding Apparatus for Modified Sulfur Concrete Substance Product - In the present invention, as a sulfur-containing material fully filled into a cavity of a mold body in which the inside of an outer mold having the cavity which can be hermetically sealed is heated to a temperature within a preset temperature range of which a lower limit is equal to or above a melting point of sulfur is cooled and contracted in the cavity, the sulfur-containing material stored in a filling tank in which a cover is attached to an upper end opening of filling tank, so that the inside of filling tank can be hermetically sealed, and also, the inside of filling tank is pressurized to a predetermined pressure, and the inside of filling tank is heated to a temperature within the preset temperature range, is replenished into the cavity by a pressure in filling tank to mold a modified sulfur concrete substance product. | 03-17-2011 |
20110028361 | LOW-FRICTION SLIDING MECHANISM - A low-friction sliding mechanism includes first and second sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other and a lubricant applied to the sliding surfaces of the first and second sliding members. At least the sliding surface of the first sliding member is made of a diamond-like carbon material, and at least the sliding surface of the second sliding member is made of either an aluminum-based alloy material, a magnesium-based alloy material or a diamond-like carbon material. The lubricant contains a base oil and at least one of an ashless fatty-ester friction modifier and an ashless aliphatic-amine friction modifier. | 02-03-2011 |
20110012289 | Producing method of and producing apparatus for modified sulfur concrete substance - A sulfur-containing material in a melt state is stored in material hopper | 01-20-2011 |
20110011459 | HYBRID AND/OR COMPLEX MATERIAL, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ANALYZING TITANIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - There is provided a hybrid and/or complex material or the like which can realize a high-efficient photoelectric conversion material or the like. One aspect of the present invention lies in a dye-sensitized solar cell device | 01-20-2011 |
20110003725 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising:
| 01-06-2011 |
20100319077 | METHOD OF IMPROVING SALMON MEAT COLOR - The present invention provides a salmon flesh color improving method and a salmon flesh color improving feed which are usable for producing a salmon having a mild reddish orange flesh color close to the flesh color of wild fish, and a salmon and fish flesh thereof produced by such a flesh color improving method. The present invention also provides a method for producing a salmon having a mild reddish orange flesh color, comprising cultivating the salmon with a feed comprising a carotenoid colorant mixed therein, the carotenoid colorant comprising at least astaxanthin, phoenicoxanthin, canthaxanthin and adonixanthin. | 12-16-2010 |
20100310951 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE SAME - Provided is a method for starting up a fuel cell system, in which reforming can be reliably performed from an early stage to more reliably prevent the oxidative degradation of the anode. A method for starting up a fuel cell system including a reformer having a reforming catalyst layer, for reforming a hydrocarbon-based fuel to produce a hydrogen-containing gas, and a high temperature fuel cell for generating electric power using the hydrogen-containing gas, including: a) increasing the temperature of the reforming catalyst layer, while measuring the temperature of the reforming catalyst layer; b) calculating the flow rate of the hydrocarbon-based fuel that can be reformed in the reforming catalyst layer, based on the measured temperature of the reforming catalyst layer; and c) supplying the hydrocarbon-based fuel at the calculated flow rate to the reforming catalyst layer to reform the hydrocarbon-based fuel, and supplying the obtained reformed gas to the anode of the high temperature fuel cell, wherein the feed rate of the hydrocarbon-based fuel to the reforming catalyst layer is increased, while the steps b and c are repeated, until the feed rate of the hydrocarbon-based fuel to the reforming catalyst layer becomes a flow rate at completion of start-up. Also provided is a fuel cell system appropriate for this method. | 12-09-2010 |
20100298116 | METHOD OF REGENERATING CARBONACEOUS OIL ADSORBENT - The present invention provides a method of regenerating an oil adsorbent, wherein an oil adsorbent even if containing a large amount of oil can be regenerated without taking it out from the facility. The method of regenerating an oil adsorbent comprises washing a carbonaceous oil adsorbent made from calcined coke, with oil adsorbed thereon, with warm water of 40° C. or higher or gas-bubbled warm water of 40° C. or higher. | 11-25-2010 |
20100291251 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF CAROTENOID - The present invention provides a composition comprising a high content of highly pure, low-cost, and safe carotenoid and a method for industrially producing the same. The present invention also provides functional food, a pharmaceutical composition and a cosmetic product comprising such a composition. The present invention further provides a method for producing a composition containing at least 80% of carotenoid, which is characterized in treating a microorganism culture with extraction using a lower alcohol at 80° C. at the lowest or a combination of water and a lower alcohol at 80° C. at the lowest, and then washing and filtrating the precipitate obtained from the extract solution with a combination of a lower alcohol and water. | 11-18-2010 |
20100282999 | REFRIGERATOR OIL AND WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE - The refrigerator oil of the invention comprises an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a fatty acid with a content of a C5-C9 fatty acid of 50-100% by mole, a content of a C5-C9 branched fatty acid of at least 30% by mole and a content of a C5 or lower straight-chain fatty acid of not greater than 40% by mole, and it is used with a fluoropropene refrigerant and/or trifluoroiodomethane refrigerant. The working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine according to the invention comprises the ester and a fluoropropene refrigerant and/or trifluoroiodomethane refrigerant. | 11-11-2010 |
20100279185 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE SAME - Provided is a method for starting up a fuel cell system, in which reforming can be reliably performed from an early stage to more reliably prevent the oxidative degradation of the anode. A method for starting up a fuel cell system including a reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon-based fuel, and a high temperature fuel cell, wherein a) M flow rates F | 11-04-2010 |
20100267553 | Tungsten-containing Mesoporous Silica Thin Film, Highly Hydrophilic Material Containing the Same, and Method for Producing Tungsten-Containing Mesoporous Silica Thin Film - A tungsten-containing mesoporous silica thin film, which is a mesoporous silica thin film formed from a solution containing a silica precursor and a water-soluble tungsten compound, and has a molar ratio (W/Si) of tungsten content to silicon content of 0.001 to 0.04, a film thickness of 0.1 to 5 μm, and an average pore diameter of 20 nm or less. | 10-21-2010 |
20100266479 | RAW MATERIAL CHARCOAL COMPOSITION FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In the raw coke composition of the invention, as the starting material for a negative electrode material of a lithium ion secondary battery, the ratio of the crystallite size Lc(002) and lattice constant co(002) (Lc(002)/co(002)) on the 002 face is no greater than 180, and the ratio of the crystallite size La(110) and the lattice constant ao(110) (La(110)/ao(110)) on the 110 face is no greater than 1500, as determined by X-ray diffraction upon graphitizing in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature of 2800° C. | 10-21-2010 |
20100260657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY - There are provided methods and apparatus allowing effective production of high purity hydrogen and recovery of carbon dioxide. There is disclosed a method of hydrogen production and carbon dioxide recovery for producing hydrogen and recovering carbon dioxide from a carbon-containing fuel, the method including a membrane separation reforming step of, with the use of a reformer provided with a hydrogen-permeable membrane, reforming the carbon-containing fuel and simultaneously separating hydrogen to obtain a hydrogen-permeable membrane permeated gas which is a gas having permeated the hydrogen-permeable membrane and a reformer off-gas which is a gas not having permeated the hydrogen-permeable membrane, and the method further comprising: with the use of a hydrogen separation membrane and a carbon dioxide separation membrane, treating the reformer off-gas to obtain a hydrogen-enriched gas and a carbon dioxide-enriched gas; or subjecting the reformer off-gas to a shift reaction and then separating the resulting gas into a carbon dioxide-enriched gas and a gas enriched in components other than carbon dioxide. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the method. | 10-14-2010 |
20100248173 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS - To provide a combustion apparatus that has a vaporizer capable of vaporizing liquid fuel completely without complicating the structure of the combustion apparatus. The combustion apparatus has an evaporating part for heating and vaporizing the liquid fuel into combustion gas, and a premixed gas spout part for spouting out premixed gas in which the combustion gas is mixed with primary air, with an inflow port of the premixed gas spout part being provided at a position higher than the evaporating part. By configuring the combustion apparatus like this, a space for accumulating unvaporized liquid fuel is formed between the evaporating part and the inflow port, and sufficient time to completely vaporize the liquid fuel can be afforded. Therefore, unevaporated fuel in a liquid state can be prevented from flowing into the premixed gas spout part. | 09-30-2010 |
20100227235 | REFORMER AND INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL - To provide a reformer that uses a relatively inexpensive granular catalyst and can provide a more uniform temperature distribution in a catalyst bed while suppressing increase in the size of the reformer and the required power and size of an auxiliary machine, and a more compact indirect internal reforming high temperature fuel cell while suppressing increase in cost. A reformer that produces a hydrogen-containing gas from a hydrocarbon-based fuel by a steam reforming reaction has a reactor vessel and a reforming catalyst bed packed with a granular catalyst having steam reforming activity in the reactor vessel, the reformer has a partition plate that divides the reforming catalyst bed into at least two sections, the partition plate has a thermal conductivity higher than effective thermal conductivity of the catalyst bed, and the partition plate extends in the reactor vessel from a part which is at a higher temperature in a rated operation to a part which is at a lower temperature in rated operation. An indirect internal reforming high temperature fuel cell has the reformer and a high temperature fuel cell that generates electric power using a hydrogen-containing gas, and the reformer is disposed at a position where the reformer receives thermal radiation from the high temperature fuel cell. | 09-09-2010 |
20100223838 | Gas Oil Composition - The present invention provides a gas oil composition for use in a diesel engine with a geometric compression ratio of greater than 16, equipped with a supercharger and an EGR, containing an FT synthetic base oil and having a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm by mass or less, a bulk modulus of 1250 MPa or greater and 1450 MPa or less, a saybolt color of +22 or greater, a lubricity of 400 μm or less, an initial boiling point of 140° C. or higher and an end point of 380° C. or lower in distillation characteristics, and the following characteristics (1) to (3) in each fraction range wherein: (1) the cetane number in a fraction range of lower than 200° C. is 20 or greater and less than 40; (2) the cetane number in a fraction range of 200° C. or higher and lower than 280° C. is 30 or greater and less than 60; and (3) the cetane number in a fraction range of 280° C. or higher is 50 or greater. The gas oil composition is used in a summer or winter season, suitable for both diesel combustion and homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion. | 09-09-2010 |
20100221629 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system including a PEFC stack in an inner space of a housing includes a sheathed heater, arranged in the inner space, for heating the inner space; the sheathed heater is placed on a bottom face side of the inner space of the housing, while a gap is provided between the bottom face and the sheathed heater; a mounting plate for mounting an inner device including the PEFC stack is provided in the inner space of the housing; and the sheathed heater is arranged between the mounting plate and the bottom face of the inner space of the housing. | 09-02-2010 |
20100219102 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GASOLINE BASE AND GASOLINE - The production process of the invention comprises a first step of hydrodesulfurizing of catalytically-cracked gasoline so as to result in an olefin hydrogenation rate of no greater than 25 mol % in the catalytically-cracked gasoline, a total sulfur content of no greater than 20 ppm by weight based on the product oil weight, a sulfur content derived from thiophenes and benzothiophenes of no greater than 5 ppm by weight and a sulfur content derived from thiacyclopentanes of no greater than 0.1 ppm by weight, and a second step of further hydrodesulfurizing of the product oil obtained by the first step so as to result in a total of no greater than 30 mol % for the olefin hydrogenation rate in the first step and the olefin hydrogenation rate in the second step, a total sulfur content of no greater than 10 ppm by weight based on the product oil weight, and a sulfur content derived from thiols of no greater than 5 ppm by weight. | 09-02-2010 |
20100216953 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFONIC ACID GROUP-CONTAINING CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, SOLID ACID CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKYLATION REACTION PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLEFIN POLYMER - The method for producing a sulfonic acid group-containing carbonaceous material of the present invention comprises the step of carbonizing and sulfonating a polymer having a structural unit derived from resorcinol by heating in an inert gas atmosphere to obtain a sulfonic acid group-containing carbonaceous material. A catalyst comprising the resulting sulfonic acid group-containing carbonaceous material is useful for producing a target substance with high efficiency in various reactions in hydrophobic media such as alkylation reaction and polymerization reaction of olefins. | 08-26-2010 |
20100215567 | AMORPHOUS CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The amorphous carbon material for the negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery of the invention has a true density of 1.800-2.165 g/cm | 08-26-2010 |
20100214722 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING ACTIVATED CARBON FOR ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a process of producing an activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor, which can produce easily and inexpensively an activated carbon free from fusing of carbon particles during activation and having a small diameter, a uniform particle diameter, and a relatively large specific surface area on a commercial scale. The process comprises the steps of calcining an easily graphitizable carbon material so that the reduction rates of the hydrogen/carbon atomic ratio (H/C) and the volatile components in the carbon material are 4 percent or more and 5 percent or more, respectively after calcination and activating the carbon material thereby producing an activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor, having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 7 μm and a BET specific surface area of 1500 to 3000 m | 08-26-2010 |
20100209331 | ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The artificial graphite for the negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery according to the invention has a crystallite size Lc of 60-120 nm in the c-axial direction according to X-ray diffraction, and a crystallite size Lc of 150 nm or greater when subjected to graphitizing at a temperature of 3000° C. in an inert gas atmosphere. | 08-19-2010 |
20100208182 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an optical film using an alignment film capable of forming a homeotropically aligned liquid crystal layer at ease and enabling the layer to transfer to other members at ease. The method is characterized by using an alignment film comprising at least a polyvinyl alcohol with a saponification degree of 75 to 90 percent. | 08-19-2010 |
20100197970 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NORBORNENE DERIVATIVE - A method for producing a norbornene derivative wherein,
| 08-05-2010 |
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 |
20100186356 | GAS-SOLID SEPARATOR - A gas-solid separator has: an inner cylinder | 07-29-2010 |
20100186355 | METHOD OF DESIGNING GAS-SOLID SEPARATOR - A solid-gas separator constructed from a vertically extending inner tube ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100182544 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transmissive liquid crystal display device which is less in display characteristics fluctuations, bright in display images, high in contrast and less in viewing angle dependency and comprises a backlight, a polarizer, a second optically anisotropic layer, a first optically anisotropic layer, a homogeneously aligned liquid crystal cell comprising upper and lower substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper and lower substrates, and a polarizer, arranged in piles in this order from the backlight, wherein a liquid crystal film forming the first optically anisotropic layer, a liquid crystal film forming the second optically anisotropic layer and the liquid crystal cell have a predetermined relationship in the wavelength dispersion of birefringence, the first optically anisotropic layer, the second optically anisotropic layer and the liquid crystal cell upon application of an electric voltage for black image display, have a predetermined relationship in retardation, and the first optically anisotropic layer comprises a liquid crystal film with a fixed nematic hybrid orientation. | 07-22-2010 |
20100181229 | HYDROISOMERIZATION CATALYST, METHOD OF DEWAXING HYDROCARBON OIL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BASE OIL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LUBE BASE OIL - A hydroisomerization catalyst according to the present invention is obtained by calcining a catalyst composite including an ion-exchanged molecular sieve or a calcined material thereof which is obtained by performing ion exchange of a molecular sieve containing an organic template in a solution containing a cation species and using water as a main solvent and at least one metal which is selected from a group consisting of metals belonging to Groups 8-10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, molybdenum, and tungsten supported on the ion-exchanged molecular sieve or a calcined material thereof. | 07-22-2010 |
20100174118 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CAROTENOID - A method for producing a composition containing carotenoid at a content of 80% or greater, characterized in performing extraction on a culture of a microorganism, a concentrate of the culture, or a dried substance thereof with at least one selected from the group consisting of lower alcohols, water-containing lower alcohols, lower dialkylketones and ethers; and then washing a precipitate, obtained by concentrating the extract solution, with at least one selected from the group consisting of lower alcohols, water-containing lower alcohols, hydrocarbon-based solvents and lower dialkylketones; and food, a pharmaceutical composition or a cosmetic substance comprising the carotenoid-containing composition. | 07-08-2010 |
20100173208 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE SAME - In a method for starting up a fuel cell system, reforming is reliably performed from an early stage to more reliably prevent the oxidative degradation of the anode. A method for starting up a fuel cell system including a reformer having a reforming catalyst layer, for reforming a hydrocarbon-based fuel to produce a hydrogen-containing gas, and a high temperature fuel cell for generating electric power using the gas, wherein a) a temperature condition of the catalyst layer under which the fuel at a flow rate lower than a fuel flow rate at the completion of start-up can be reformed, and a temperature condition of the catalyst layer under which the fuel at the flow rate at the completion of start-up can be reformed are previously found, b) the temperature of the catalyst layer is increased, while the temperature of the catalyst layer is measured, c) the measured temperature of the catalyst layer is compared with at least one of the temperature conditions to determine the flow rate of the fuel that can be reformed at a point of time when the measurement is performed, d) the fuel at the determined flow rate is supplied to the catalyst layer and reformed and the reformed as is supplied to the anode of the fuel cell, when the determined flow rate exceeds the present value of the fuel flow rate, and the steps c and d are repeated until the feed rate of the fuel to the catalyst layer becomes the flow rate at the completion of start-up. Also provided is a fuel cell system appropriate for this method. | 07-08-2010 |
20100171916 | HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM, OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING THE SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film is provided with a liquid crystalline substance containing a side chain liquid crystalline compound having an oxetanyl group, as a constituent, aligned homeotropically on an alignment substrate while being in a liquid crystal state and fixed in the homeotropic alignment by allowing the oxetanyl group to react. Thus, the homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film can be stably produced without necessitating a complicated step such as light irradiation under an inert gas atmosphere and is excellent in alignment retainability after being fixed in the homeotropic alignment and in mechanical strength. | 07-08-2010 |
20100170828 | HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FUEL BASE MATERIAL - Provided is a catalyst for hydrocracking a paraffinic hydrocarbon which provides satisfactorily high cracking activity and middle fraction yield as well as the low pour point of the fuel base material (the middle fraction) all together. The catalyst of the present invention comprises a USY zeolite derived from NaY used as the raw material and having a peak intensity of 30 or lower, appearing on the 111 surface upon X-ray diffraction, and a noble metal of Group VIII of the periodic table. | 07-08-2010 |
20100160152 | DESULFURIZATION SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON FUEL - A system is provided for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon fuel containing a light amount of methanol and a slight amount of water. The desulfurization system uses a Y-type zeolite-based desulfurizing agent containing at least copper arranged upstream of the system and an X-type zeolite-based desulfurizing agent containing at least silver arranged downstream of the system and thus can maintain desulfurization effect for a long period of time. | 06-24-2010 |
20100147238 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION FOR DIESEL ENGINE - The invention provides lubricant compositions for diesel engines having a regenerative DPF, which prolong life of the DPF by inhibiting accumulation of components depositable on DPF inner walls, diesel engine systems having a regenerative DPF with prolonged life, and a method for inhibiting accumulation of components depositing on the DPF in the system. The present composition is for diesel engines having a regenerative DPF and running on diesel fuel with <10 mass ppm sulfur, contains a base oil and additives including (A) metal detergent, (B) ashless dispersant, and (C) phosphorus-based anti-wear agent, and satisfies the conditions of a sulfated ash content of 0.4-2 mass %, an atomic ratio of metal from component (A) to the total phosphorus of 0.2-3, an atomic ratio of the total boron to metal from component (A) of 0.2-2, and an atomic ratio of the total sulfur to metal from component (A) of 0-4. | 06-17-2010 |
20100137176 | OPERATING OIL FOR BUFFER - The shock absorber fluid according to the invention is characterized by comprising a lubricating base oil that has a urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. The shock absorber fluid according to the invention can exhibit a high level of all properties including viscosity-temperature characteristic, shear stability and antifoaming property. | 06-03-2010 |
20100132772 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NANO-ARRAY ELECTRODE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a nano-array electrode with a controlled nano-structure by filling a compound having an electron-accepting structure or an electron donating structure into the fine pores of an anodic-oxide porous alumina film obtained by anodically oxidizing aluminum in electrolyte. The spaces defined between the nano-arrays formed of the compound by removing the alumina film are filled with a compound having an electron-donating structure if the nano-arrays have an electron-accepting structure and a compound having an electron-accepting structure if the nano-arrays have an electron-donating structure. A high-performance, high-efficiency photoelectric converting device comprising a nano-array electrode manufactured by the method is also disclosed. | 06-03-2010 |
20100130395 | LUBRICANT BASE OIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by having an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. The process for production of a lubricating base oil according to the invention is characterized by comprising a step of hydrocracking/hydroisomerization of a stock oil containing normal paraffins, until the obtained treatment product has an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. A lubricating oil composition according to the invention is characterized by comprising the lubricating base oil of the invention. | 05-27-2010 |
20100129284 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND RECOVERING CARBON DIOXIDE - When the production of hydrogen and the recovery of carbon dioxide are simultaneously performed by using as a raw material a carbon-containing fuel, the increase of the system cost is suppressed and the efficiency is improved. Disclosed is a method for producing hydrogen and recovering carbon dioxide which method produces hydrogen from a carbon-containing fuel and recovers carbon dioxide, including: a hydrogen-containing gas producing step of obtaining a hydrogen-containing gas that contains hydrogen and carbon dioxide by reforming a carbon-containing fuel; a PSA step of separating, by using a pressure swing adsorption apparatus, the hydrogen-containing gas into a first hydrogen-enriched gas that is a gas enriched in hydrogen and a PSA offgas that is a gas enriched in the components other than hydrogen; and a step of obtaining, by treating the PSA offgas with a hydrogen separation membrane and a carbon dioxide separation membrane, a second hydrogen-enriched gas that is a gas enriched in hydrogen and a carbon dioxide-enriched gas that is a gas enriched in carbon dioxide. Also disclosed is an apparatus for embodying the method. | 05-27-2010 |
20100122935 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID FUEL - The present invention provides a method of producing a liquid fuel enabling production of middle distillate at a high yield from a feed oil containing paraffinic hydrocarbons having 20 to 100 carbon atoms as main components without losing the high cracking activity and also enabling provision of high quality gas oil included in the middle distillate. | 05-20-2010 |
20100119894 | REFORMER SYSTEM, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND THEIR OPERATION METHOD - In fuel cell system | 05-13-2010 |
20100093578 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition improved in fuel-saving properties by reducing lubrication resistance within the same viscosity grade oils. The lubricating oil composition comprises a lubricating base oil and a viscosity index improver with a PSSI of 30 or lower blended such that the viscosity index of the composition is 160 or greater and the 100° C. kinematic viscosity loss after shearing is 15 percent or less. | 04-15-2010 |
20100089795 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS, AND GASOLINE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS - The fluid catalytic cracking process according to the present invention includes a first step of feeding a feedstock to a first fluid catalytic cracker, and catalytically cracking the feedstock in the first fluid catalytic cracker, so as to produce a fraction (LCO) having a boiling range of 221 to 343° C. and having a total aromatic content of 40 to 80 volume %; and a second step of feeding an oil to be processed containing the fraction to a second fluid catalytic cracker having a reaction zone, a separation zone, a stripping zone, and a regeneration zone, and catalytically cracking the oil in the reaction zone of the second fluid catalytic cracker, in the presence of a cracking catalyst, at an outlet temperature of the reaction zone of 550 to 750° C., a contact time between the oil and the catalyst of 0.1 to 1 second, and a catalyst/oil ratio of 20 to 40 wt/wt. | 04-15-2010 |
20100086814 | CATALYST FOR REDUCING CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATION - Disclosed in a catalyst which enables to reduce the carbon monoxide concentration in a product gas to 5 ppm by volume or less when carbon monoxide in a raw material gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide is selectively oxidized. The catalyst comprises a support of an inorganic oxide and ruthenium loaded thereon, and the relative loading depth X(Ru) of ruthenium in the radial direction in a redial cross-section of the catalyst satisfies the requirement defined by the following formula (1) | 04-08-2010 |
20100085522 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transparent liquid crystal display device which is less in display characteristics and viewing angle dependency and can provide bright images and high contrasts. The transparent liquid crystal display device comprises at least: a backlight; a polarizer; a second optical anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 180 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a first optical anisotropic layer with a retardation of 20 to 140 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a homogeneously aligned liquid crystal cell comprising upper and lower substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper and lower substrates; a third optical anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 200 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; and a polarizer, arranged in piles in this order from the backlight, wherein the first optical anisotropic layer comprising at least a liquid crystal film with a fixed nematic hybrid liquid crystal alignment structure. | 04-08-2010 |
20100068572 | DESULFURIZATION AGENT FOR KEROSENE, METHOD FOR DESULFURIZATION AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE AGENT - A desulfurization agent for kerosene is provided that can remove efficiently the sulfurs contained in kerosene under low pressure conditions and thus is excellent in an effect to inhibit carbon deposition. The desulfurization agent contains 45 to 75 percent by mass of nickel oxide, 3 to 40 percent by mass of zinc oxide, 10 to 25 percent by mass of silica, 5 percent by mass or less of alumina and 0.1 percent by mass or less of sodium and has a BET specific surface area of 200 m2/g or greater. | 03-18-2010 |
20100053972 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT LIGHT REFLECTANCE AND STRENGTH - A resin composition obtained by melt-kneading a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester and titanium oxide particles maintains the polyester heat resistance and moldability, and achieves white light reflectance and weld portion mechanical strength. The composition includes 100 parts by mass of a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester, 8 to 42 parts by mass of titanium oxide particles formed by surface treating 97 to 85 mass % of titanium oxide obtained by a method including roasting with 3 to 15 mass % of aluminum oxide, 25 to 50 parts by mass of glass fibers, and 0 to 8 parts by mass of other inorganic fillers. The composition is obtained by undergoing a melt-kneading step including feeding at least a part of the glass fibers using a twin screw extruder from a position which is 30% or more downstream based on a total length of a cylinder of the twin screw extruder. | 03-04-2010 |
20100051854 | REFRIGERATOR OIL AND WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE - The refrigerating machine oil of the invention is characterized by comprising an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and fatty acids with a content of a C10-C13 branched fatty acid of 50% by mole or greater. The working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine of the invention is characterized in that the working fluid composition comprises an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and fatty acids with a content of a C10-C13 branched fatty acid of 50% by mole or greater, and a refrigerant. | 03-04-2010 |
20100048835 | SULFONIC ACID GROUP-CONTAINING CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL - A sulfonic acid group-containing carbonaceous material that is useful as a solid acid catalyst for various reactions such as hydration of olefins and acidolysis reaction of hydroperoxide and also useful as a proton conductor material having excellent proton conductivity is provided. In addition, an economical and environmentally friendly method for producing methyl ethyl ketone is provided. A sulfonic acid group-containing carbonaceous material having high catalytic activities for various acid catalyst reactions and also having high proton conductivity can be obtained by carbonization and sulfonation of a phenolic resin. | 02-25-2010 |
20100046071 | LATENT IMAGE FORMING FILM, LATENT IMAGE IDENTIFYING KIT AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING LATENT IMAGE - A latent image forming film comprising: a reflective layer; and a polarization converting and rotating layer placed on a surface of the reflective layer, the polarization converting and rotating layer changing an ellipticity of polarized incident light and concurrently rotating a polarization direction of the polarized incident light. | 02-25-2010 |
20100038583 | REFRIGERATOR OIL AND WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATOR - The refrigerating machine oil of the invention is characterized by comprising an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a fatty acid with a C | 02-18-2010 |
20100026936 | Elliptical Polarizer and Vertical Alignment Type Liquid Crystal Display Device Comprising the Same - An elliptical polarizer with excellent viewing angle characteristics is provided which comprises at least a first polarizer, a first optical anisotropic layer, a second optical anisotropic layer, and a third optical anisotropic layer, laminated in this order, wherein the first optical anisotropic layer satisfies [1] 50≦Re1≦500, the second optical anisotropic layer satisfies [2] 0≦Re2≦20 and [3] −500≦Rth2≦−30, and the third optical anisotropic layer satisfies [4] 100≦Re 3≦180 wherein Re and Rth indicate the retardation values in the plane and thickness direction, respectively, of each of the optical anisotropic layers. | 02-04-2010 |
20100026450 | IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - An identification medium is to be observed via a linearly polarizing filter and includes a first liquid crystal layer that changes the wavelength of light according to the rotational angle of the linearly polarizing filter, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a light absorbing layer that is provided below the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. | 02-04-2010 |
20100011923 | METHOD OF MINIMAL QUANTITY LUBRICATION CUTTING/GRINDING PROCESSING AND OIL COMPOSITION USED THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method of minimal quantity lubrication cutting and grinding that can improve cutting and grinding properties and extend the life of tools. The minimal quantity lubrication cutting and grinding method of the present invention comprises supplying a compressed fluid containing 0.1 to 15 percent by volume of oxygen together with a cutting and grinding oil (particularly preferably an oil composition comprising an ester) to processing spots of a workpiece. | 01-21-2010 |
20100007827 | WIRE-GRID POLARIZER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE WIRE-GRID POLARIZER, RETARDATION FILM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE RETARDATION FILM - A method for producing a wire-grid polarizer includes the steps of preparing a resin film including a concave part formed thereon, the concave part having a submicron-sized grating pattern, the resin film having a visible light transmittance of 80% or more; filling the concave part with an electroconductive nano-material having an average diameter equal to or smaller than one-half of an average line width of the concave part; and removing the electroconductive non-material which has not been filled into the concave part. | 01-14-2010 |
20100006134 | NANOTUBE-SHAPED TITANIA AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A nanotube-shaped titania having an aspect ratio of 6 or greater can be produced by anodizing a titanium metal or an alloy containing mainly titanium in an electrolyte solution containing a halogen atom-containing ion, such as a perchloric acid aqueous solution. | 01-14-2010 |
20090305178 | TWO-FLUID SPRAY BURNER - An object of the present invention is to provide a two-fluid spray burner in which liquid fuel can be stably supplied without causing large fluctuation in flow rate of supplied liquid fuel even when the flow rate of supplied liquid fuel is low. In a two-fluid spray burner ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090291401 | BURNER - An object of the present invention is to provide a burner such as a two-fluid spray burner which can produce a large amount of combustion exhaust gas with a simple structure, does not cause unburned gas and accidental fire, and furthermore can provide shortened flame and a uniform distribution of the flow rate of the combustion exhaust gas. Accordingly, the burner includes: a cylindrical combustion air passage ( | 11-26-2009 |
20090291336 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATING METHOD - There are provided an SOFC system using kerosene as a reforming raw material, the SOFC system being capable of effectively cooling the cell and capable of being stably operated with no decreased efficiency, and an operating method thereof. The solid oxide fuel cell system includes reforming means for reforming kerosene to obtain a reformed gas, a methanation catalyst layer disposed downstream of the reforming means and capable of promoting a methanation reaction, cooling means for cooling the methanation catalyst layer, and a solid oxide fuel cell disposed downstream of the methanation catalyst layer. The operating method of a solid oxide fuel cell system includes reforming kerosene to obtain a reformed gas, performing a methanation reaction to increase a methane amount in the reformed gas, and supplying a gas obtained in the methanation to a solid oxide fuel cell. | 11-26-2009 |
20090288336 | GAS OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a gas oil composition that can achieve environment load reduction, low temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together and is suitably used in a winter season. The gas oil composition comprises an Ft synthetic base oil in an amount of 60 percent by mass or more on the basis of the total mass of the composition and has a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an aromatic content of 10 percent by volume or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm or less, an end point of 360° C. or lower, an insoluble content after an oxidation stability test of 0.5 mg/100 mL or less, an HFRR wear scar diameter (WS1.4) of 400 μm or smaller and a specific relation in normal paraffin contents and the total content thereof. | 11-26-2009 |
20090284689 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transmissive liquid crystal display device which is less in variation in displaying characteristics, bright in displaying image, high in contrast and less in viewing angle dependency. The liquid crystal display comprises at least a specific first optically anisotropic layer with a fixed nematic hybrid orientation structure and a specific second optically anisotropic layer. | 11-19-2009 |
20090275491 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition with excellent torque capacity and shifting characteristics suitable for use as automatic or continuously variable transmission fluids, which composition comprises a base oil and, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, (A) a sulfonate detergent in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3 percent by mass in terms of metal (MeA); (B) a salicylate detergent in an amount of 0 or more than 0 and 0.1 percent by mass or less, in terms of metal (MeB); and (C) a boron-containing succinimide type ashless dispersant in an amount of 0.001 to 0.1 percent by mass in terms of boron (BoC); (MeB)/(MeA) being 0, or greater than 0 and 1.5 or less, and (MeA)/(BoC) being from 0.001 to 20. | 11-05-2009 |
20090268375 | RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE - The present invention provides a raw coke having such a structure that the graphitized product resulting from graphitization of the raw coke at a temperature of 2800° C. under an inactive gas atmosphere will have ratios of the crystallite size to the lattice constant of 360 or less in the (002) plane and 1500 or less in the (110) plane, as a raw coke providing active carbon produced by alkali-activating the raw coke, which is reduced in remaining alkali content and can simplify washing operation because washing liquid can easily pass through the activated carbon, or as a raw coke for the production of needle coke. | 10-29-2009 |
20090250662 | Wholly Aromatic Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polyester Resin Composition, Injection Molded Article Thereof, and Optical Device Using the Molded Article - Disclosed is a resin composition produced by melt-kneading a white pigment and a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester. The resin composition can retain the excellent heat resistance and moldability of the wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester and have a satisfactory level of white light reflectance. The resin composition comprises 35 to 100 parts by weight of a white pigment particle and 100 parts by weight of a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester, wherein the white pigment particle comprises 3 to 15 mass % of aluminum oxide and 97 to 85 mass % of a white pigment produced by a process including a roasting step and having a surface treated with the aluminum oxide (provided that the sum total of the white pigment and aluminum oxide is defined as 100 mass %). The resin composition can be produced by a process including a melt-kneading step. | 10-08-2009 |
20090237860 | FEEDSTOCK COMPOSITION AND RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE - The present invention provides feedstock compositions for use of the production of an activated carbon for electric double layer capacitor electrodes or the production of needle coke, comprising a first heavy oil with an initial boiling point of 300° C. or higher, an asphalten content of 12 percent by mass or less, a saturate content of 50 percent by mass or more and a sulfur content of 0.3 percent by mass or less, produced as a residue resulting from vacuum-distillation of a petroleum-based oil and a second heavy oil with an initial boiling point of 150° C. or higher and a sulfur content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, produced by subjecting a hydrocarbon oil to fluidized catalytic cracking. | 09-24-2009 |
20090235575 | Gas Oil Composition - The present invention provides a gas oil composition for winter use, which can achieve environment load reduction, excellent low-temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together. The gas oil composition comprises on the basis of the total mass thereof, an FT synthetic base oil and/or a hydrotreated animal or vegetable oil with specific characteristics in an amount of 70 percent by volume or more and 98 percent by volume or less, a petroleum base oil with specific characteristics in an amount of 2 percent by volume or more and 30 percent by volume or less and a cold flow improver comprising an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and/or a compound with a surface active effect. | 09-24-2009 |
20090208673 | Liquid Crystalline Composition with Improved Adhesivity, Liquid Crystal Film Comprising the Composition, and Liquid Crystal Display Device Equipped with the Film - The present invention provides a liquid crystal film with improved adhesivity to a tacky adhesive or an adhesive, formed from a liquid crystalline composition comprising a specific (meth)acrylic compound having an oxetane group and a liquid crystalline compound having an oxetane group. | 08-20-2009 |
20090197131 | INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An indirect inside reforming SOFC system that enables elimination of the use of hydrogen storage equipment for anode protection at start-up, etc. There is provided an indirect inside reforming solid oxide fuel cell comprising a first reformer for producing a reformate gas from a hydrocarbon fuel with the use of steam reforming reaction; a solid oxide fuel cell for power generation from the reformate gas obtained by the first reformer; and a container for housing both of the first reformer and the solid oxide fuel cell, wherein the first reformer is disposed at a position receiving heat radiation from the solid oxide fuel cell. Further, there is provided an indirect inside reforming solid oxide fuel cell system comprising the indirect inside reforming solid oxide fuel cell and further comprising a second reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel to thereby produce a reformate gas, disposed outside the container; and a line leading the reformate gas obtained by the second reformer from the second reformer to an anode of the solid oxide fuel cell. | 08-06-2009 |
20090185111 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device comprising at least: a backlight; a polarizer; a first optically anisotropic layer with a retardation of 210 to 300 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a second optically anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 140 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a third optically anisotropic layer with negative optical anisotropy; a liquid crystal cell comprising upper and lower substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper and lower substrates; a fourth optically anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 140 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a first optically anisotropic layer with a retardation of 210 to 300 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; and a polarizer, arranged in piles in this order from the backlight, the second optically anisotropic layer comprising at least a liquid crystal film with a fixed nematic hybrid liquid crystal orientation structure. The liquid crystal display device provides bright images and is high in contrast and less in viewing angle dependency. | 07-23-2009 |
20090177020 | Process for Production of Aromatic Hydrocarbons - The present invention provides a process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons at a sufficiently high yield, from a light hydrocarbon containing mainly hydrocarbons having 7 or fewer carbon atoms. The process of the present invention comprises bringing a feedstock containing mainly light hydrocarbons having 2 to 7 carbon atoms into contact with a catalyst composition comprising at least a gallium-containing crystalline aluminosilicate wherein a reaction step for converting the feedstock to aromatic hydrocarbons comprises at least two or more reaction layers formed of the catalyst composition, arranged in series and heating means arranged either between or in the reaction layers, the amount of the catalyst in the first stage reaction layer is 30 percent by volume or less of the total catalyst volume, and/or the yield of the aromatics in the product outflowing from the first reaction layer is from 0.5 to 30 percent by mass. | 07-09-2009 |
20090176979 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYSACCHARIDE AND/OR MONOSACCHARIDE BY HYDROLYSIS OF DIFFERENT POLYSACCHARIDE - The object is to produce a polysaccharide and/or a monosaccharide efficiently by hydrolyzing a different polysaccharide efficiently. The hydrolysis of a polysaccharide is an important means for producing a monosaccharide that can be used as a starting material for the production of ethanol, the solubilization of a water-insoluble polysaccharide, and the production of a useful water-soluble low-polymeric saccharide or the like. For achieving the object, a polysaccharide to be hydrolyzed is reacted with water in the presence of a carbonaceous material having sulfonic acid group therein to cause the hydrolysis of the polysaccharide to be hydrolyzed, thereby producing a other polysaccharide and/or a monosaccharide. | 07-09-2009 |
20090156770 | Retardation film and liquid crystal display device using the same - A retardation film, formed by stretching a film including a norbornene-based, ring-opening polymer containing a structural unit (A) represented by a formula (1), has high transparency, excellent wavelength dispersion characteristics in a single layer, is capable of providing specific retardation to broadband light, is extremely adhesive to other materials, is capable of attaining optical characteristics that are unique among negative birefringence characteristics, and is capable of providing a reverse dispersion of birefringence wavelength dispersion characteristics. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal display device using the foregoing film. | 06-18-2009 |
20090137850 | Method for Hydrating Olefins - A novel olefin hydration method is provided for efficiently producing alcohols by hydration of olefins containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst. Thus, alcohols are produced by hydrating olefins containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms at reaction temperature of 100 to 250° C. in the presence of a solid acid catalyst consisting of carbonaceous materials containing sulfonic acid groups obtained from an organic matter by carbonization and sulfonation. In carrying out this method, the organic matter is preferably an aromatic hydrocarbon or a saccharide, the olefin is preferably propylene or a butenes, and the hydration reaction temperature is not lower than 120° C., more preferably not lower than 150° C. | 05-28-2009 |
20090131291 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition which is less in evaporation loss even having a low viscosity and excellent in lubricating properties such as low-temperature viscosity characteristics and anti-seizure properties and in oxidation stability, suitable for use in engines, automatic transmissions, manual transmissions, final reduction gear units, and continuously variable transmissions. The lubricating oil composition comprises (A) a lubricating base oil and (B) a poly(meth)acrylate additive in such an amount that the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of the composition (Vc) is from 3 to 15 mm | 05-21-2009 |
20090126264 | Fuel Composition - The present invention provides a fuel composition capable of suppressing reduction of fuel consumption, maintaining the excellent exhaust gas properties of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil. The fuel composition comprises a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil and a petroleum-based hydrocarbon mixture A having the following properties (1) to (5) in an amount of 10 to 30 percent by volume on the basis of the total mass of the composition: (1) 15° C. density: 800 Kg/cm | 05-21-2009 |
20090123755 | CONTINUOUS EMULSIFICATION METHOD AND EMULSIFICATION APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an emulsification method and an emulsification apparatus, capable of attaining easy control of particle size and particle size distribution, and simple scale-up and maintenance, and providing an emulsifying amount sufficient for industrial production. Namely, the method comprises continuously and successively passing two or more types of liquids which are substantially immiscible with each other through two or more mesh members disposed at certain intervals in the presence of an emulsifier to thereby perform emulsification, and the emulsification apparatus as an apparatus for carrying out the method comprises liquid feed pumps for feeding two or more types of liquids which are substantially immiscible with each other, and a cylindrical flow passage to which the two or more types of liquids are fed by the liquid feed pumps, the cylindrical flow passage including a predetermined number of wire gauzes disposed therein at a predetermined interval. | 05-14-2009 |
20090118116 | Catalyst and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A method of manufacturing a catalyst by suspending a titanium-containing silicate porous material in a solution with a metal salt being dissolved therein, and then by exposing the solution to ultra violet light to precipitate metal fine particles on the surface of the porous material. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117424 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND REFORMER - There are provided an indirect internal reforming-type SOFC in which a reformer is heated by radiation heat from a SOFC, wherein the heat receiving area of a reformer can be easily made large and stable operation is possible without decreasing the efficiency, and a reformer suitable to the SOFC. The indirect internal reforming-type solid oxide fuel cell comprising a reformer capable of reforming kerosene and a solid oxide fuel cell which uses as a fuel a reformed gas obtained by the reformer is characterized in that the indirect internal reforming-type solid oxide fuel cell comprises a plurality of solid oxide fuel cell stacks; the reformer comprises a plurality of reaction tubes packed with a reforming catalyst capable of steam-reforming kerosene; and the reaction tubes are arranged in two rows with the tubes spaced from each other and form a staggered arrangement in a location interposed between the stacks. The reformer capable of reforming kerosene is characterized in that the reformer has a plurality of reaction tubes packed with a reforming catalyst; and the reaction tubes are arranged in two rows with the tubes spaced from each other and form a staggered arrangement. | 05-07-2009 |
20090111723 | Multifunctional hydrocarbon oil composition - A multifunctional, high-performance hydrocarbon composition is demanded. Concretely, a metalworking oil composition having high workability even under a severer lubricating condition while resisting to high productivity, and further capable of suppressing deterioration of working environments or degradation of quality of a product without rise of lubricant cost, a metalworking oil composition for minimal quantitative lubrication system, which is excellent in characteristics as a water-insoluble lubricant for nonferrous metalworking and also in characteristics as a lubricant for cutting/grinding by minimal quantitative lubrication method, and can attain improvement in working efficiency and a further extended tool life, an electric discharge machining oil improved in working environments such as odor or skin roughness and further improved in processing rate, particularly processing rate in high-level finish, a rust preventing oil composition improved in resin compatibility, and a detergent excellent in adaptability with organic material are demanded. | 04-30-2009 |
20090099400 | Solid phosphoric acid catalyst and methods of olefin dimerization reaction with the same - A solid phosphoric acid catalyst which has high activity and attains high dimer selectivity in olefin dimerization reactions; and efficient methods of olefin dimerization reaction. The solid phosphoric acid catalyst comprises a carrier and phosphoric acid supported thereon. When the solid phosphoric acid catalyst is heated at 250° C. for 20 minutes, heating loss of water is 50 mass % or more based on diphosphorus pentaoxide (P | 04-16-2009 |
20090099345 | Carbon-Based Solid Acid, Catalyst Comprising the Solid Acid, and Reaction Using the Solid Acid as Catalyst - A carbon-based solid acid which has high activity and high thermal stability and is useful as an acid catalyst for various reactions such as hydration of olefins. | 04-16-2009 |
20090096960 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transmissive liquid crystal display device comprises at least a backlight, a polarizer, a first optically anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 140 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, a second optically anisotropic layer with negative retardation, a homogeneously oriented liquid crystal cell comprising upper and lower substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper and lower substrates, a third optically anisotropic layer with a retardation of 130 to 210 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; and a polarizer, arranged in piles in this order from the backlight, the first optically anisotropic layer comprising at least a liquid crystal film with a fixed nematic hybrid liquid crystal orientation structure, and is less in display characteristic variation, bright in display, high in contrast, and less in viewing angle dependence. | 04-16-2009 |
20090087705 | REFORMING APPARATUS FOR FUEL CELL - In a reforming apparatus, for use in a fuel cell, for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas, a reformer generates the reformed gas from the raw fuel. A shift reactor reduces carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas through a shift reaction. A selective oxidation unit reduces the carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas that has passed through the shift reactor by performing selective oxidation on the carbon monoxide. A reforming reaction tube houses linearly the reformer, the shift reactor and the selective oxidation unit in this order. A combustion means produces combustion exhaust gas by combusting the raw fuel. An outer casing is placed around the reforming reaction tube, and the outer casing has a larger diameter than that of the reforming reaction tube. A heated flow passage through which the combustion exhaust gas passes to heat the reforming reaction tube is formed between the reforming reaction tube and the outer casing. | 04-02-2009 |
20090075852 | Low Ash Engine Oil Composition - The present invention provides a low ash engine oil composition which, despite the low ash content, has engine detergency which enables the composition to pass severe detergency tests for diesel engine oils. The engine oil composition contains 0.6 percent by mass or less of a sulfated ash and comprises a low ash engine oil composition with a sulfated ash content of 0.6 percent by mass or less, which comprises: a lubricating base oil with a % C | 03-19-2009 |
20090068379 | DIOXETANE COMPOUND, CATIONICALLY POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A novel dioxetane compound is provided having a cationically polymerizable oxetane group, which compound is excellent in compatibility with a liquid crystalline compound and a non-liquid crystalline compound. An optical film is also provided with excellent liquid crystal orientation retention properties and mechanical strength, produced by aligning a composition of the dioxetane compound and a cationically polymerizable compound in a liquid crystal orientation and fixing the liquid crystal orientation by polymerization. Further, a liquid crystal display device is provided with the optical film. | 03-12-2009 |
20090061242 | Carbon Fiber Composite Transfer Member with Reflective Surfaces - A method of transporting precision equipment materials without absorption of thermal energy through the heat sensitive material or device such as flat panel displays. The transfer member has a carbon fiber reinforced composite material body with a layer of metal film on the top and bottom surfaces of the transfer member that provides a reflective surface. Flat panel displays, for example, release radiant thermal energy that is absorbed by the carbon fiber reinforced composite which is detrimental to the flat panel display. The reflective surface created by the metal film prevents the energy absorption by the carbon fiber reinforced composite. A glass fiber and epoxy layer on the metal film surface protects the metal film. | 03-05-2009 |
20090044444 | Gas Oil Composition - The present invention provides a gas oil composition for use in a diesel engine with a geometric compression ratio of 16 or less, equipped with a supercharger and an EGR, containing an FT synthetic base oil and having a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm by mass or less, a bulk modulus of 1250 MPa or greater and 1450 MPa or less, a saybolt color of +22 or greater, a lubricity of 400 μm or less, an initial boiling point of 140° C. or higher and an end point of 380° C. or lower in distillation characteristics, and the following characteristics (1) to (3) in each fraction range wherein: (1) the cetane number in a fraction range of lower than 200° C. is 40 or greater and less than 60; (2) the cetane number in a fraction range of 200° C. or higher and lower than 280° C. is 60 or greater and less than 80; and (3) the cetane number in a fraction range of 280° C. or higher is 50 or greater. The gas oil composition is used in a summer or winter season, suitable for both diesel combustion and homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion. | 02-19-2009 |
20090018038 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITIONS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS - A lubricating oil composition for automatic transmissions wherein the mass ratio of phosphorus:calcium:boron:sulfur determined by elemental analysis is 1:(0.1 to 2):(0.06 to 2):(0.2 to 20), the concentration of phosphorus is from 0.01 to 0.06 percent by mass, the concentration of the sulfur derived from a base oil is from 0 to 0.1 percent by mass, and the concentration of the sulfur derived from sulfur-based additives is from 0.01 to 0.15 percent by mass, based on the total amount of the composition. The lubricating oil composition can prevent the occurrence of scratch phenomenon even over a long period of time when used in a metal belt type continuously variable automatic transmission. | 01-15-2009 |
20090011298 | Hydrogen Production Apparatus, Fuel Cell System and Operation Method Thereof - There are provided a hydrogen production apparatus, a fuel cell system and operation method thereof, which can more reliably suppress degradation due to oxidation of a catalyst in a hydrogen production apparatus even when start-ups and shutdowns are repeated without a purge operation during the shutdowns. The hydrogen production apparatus includes a reforming part, a shift reaction part, and a selective oxidation reaction part having a selective oxidation catalyst bed packed with a selective oxidation catalyst, wherein the hydrogen production apparatus has an oxygen absorbent bed packed with an oxygen absorbent capable of absorbing oxygen and capable of being regenerated by a reducing gas, and the oxygen absorbent bed and the selective oxidation catalyst bed are stacked with the oxygen absorbent bed on the downstream side, and the hydrogen production apparatus has means for opening the downstream of the oxygen absorbent bed to the atmosphere. The fuel cell system has this hydrogen production apparatus. The operation method of this fuel cell system includes opening the downstream of the oxygen absorbent bed to the atmosphere upon shutdown of the fuel cell system, and regenerating the oxygen absorbent using a hydrogen-containing gas during hydrogen production by the hydrogen production apparatus. | 01-08-2009 |
20080318820 | Oil Composition for Use in Trace Oil Supply Cutting/Grinding Work - This invention provides an oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system, characterized by comprising an ester oil with a kinematic viscosity of 0.5-20 mm | 12-25-2008 |
20080306321 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID HYDROCARBON WITH HYDROCRACKING CATALYST - Provided is a process and catalyst for hydrocracking paraffinic hydrocarbons which provides satisfactorily high cracking activity and middle distillate yield as well as the low pour point of the resulting gas oil all together. The catalyst of the present invention comprises a crystalline aluminosilicate, alumina-boria and a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table. | 12-11-2008 |