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Disclosed is a tie coat which is formed on a surface of a base or an undercoating film prior to formation of an organopolysiloxane-based antifouling coating film and is formed from a moisture-curing organopolysiloxane-based composition comprising (b1) organopolysiloxane having condensing functional groups at both ends of a molecule and / or (b2) a curing composition formed by subjecting the component (b1) and an extender pigment selected from the group consisting of silica, calcium carbonate, talc, mica, clay, kaolin and barium sulfate to contact treatment with heating or without heating. Also disclosed is a composite coating film wherein on a surface of the above tie coat is formed a finish coat formed from a three-pack type organopolysiloxane-based curing composition comprising (c1) a main agent comprising the component (b1), (c2) a curing agent component comprising tetraalkoxysilicate or its condensate and (c3) a curing accelerator component comprising a metallic compound. Further disclosed is a composite coating film wherein an epoxy-based sealer coat, the tie coat and the finish coat are formed in this order on a surface of an old antifouling coating film (G). There is provided by the invention a tie coat capable of forming a composite coating film having excellent interlaminar bond property. The composite coating film is favorably formed on a surface of a base, an undercoating film, an old antifouling coating film or the like, has excellent interlaminar bond strength and antifouling property and is preferably used for coating outer surfaces of ships, submerged parts of marine structures, water supply / drainage channels of atomic power plant, etc.

An alkali-developable photosensitive resin composition comprises a carboxyl group-containing urethane resin having a biphenyl novolak structure, a photopolymerization initiator, and aluminum hydroxide and / or a phosphorus-containing compound. The composition may be formulated as a photocurable and thermosetting resin composition by further incorporating therein a thermosetting component having a plurality of cyclic ether groups and / or cyclic thioether groups in the molecule, besides the components described above. The photosensitive resin composition may further contain a colorant. By using the photosensitive resin composition or a dry film thereof, a printed wiring board having a flame-retardant cured film, such as a solder resist, formed from the halogen-free composition can be provided while imposing little burden on the environment, the cured film being flame-retardant and reduced in warpage and having various excellent properties including bending characteristics, resistance to soldering heat, and resistance to gold plating.

A cleaning composition for semiconductor components comprises a water-soluble polymer (a) having a specific molecular weight and a compound (b) represented by the following formula (1): NR4OH  (1) wherein each R is independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms. A process for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises chemical mechanical polishing a semiconductor component, and cleaning the semiconductor component with the cleaning composition for semiconductor components. The cleaning composition exerts a high cleaning effect on impurities remaining on a polished surface of a semiconductor component after chemical mechanical polishing, and becomes little burden on the environment.

A water-based coating formulation for an electrode plate of an electricity storage device, said water-based coating formulation being adapted to form a coating film layer on the electrode plate, contains at least one resin binder having a saponification degree of 40% or higher and selected from unmodified and modified polyvinyl alcohols and unmodified and modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers, a conductive material, and a specific polybasic acid or its acid anhydride in a water-based medium containing water as a polar solvent. Per parts by mass of the conductive material (2), the resin binder is from 0.1 to 3 parts by mass and the polybasic acid or the like is from 0.01 to 6 parts by mass. The coating formulation has a solids content of from 0.02 mass % to 40 mass %.

The present invention provides machinery used to create products (for instance disposable products). The machinery is operated at high speed, with the machine occupying a small footprint. Materials can be fed into the manufacturing process vertically (from above or below), using assembly stations to feed completed components into the system at appropriate stations. Additionally, restocking of raw components can be accomplished by robotic means of transferring the raw material from staging areas into infeeding or splicing stations, without the need for human operators.

The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet provided with a non-toluene-based PSA layer and having superior adhesion properties. A PSA sheet 8 is provided with a release liner 87 having, on at least a first side thereof, a release layer composed of a silicone-based release agent, and a PSA layer 85 provided on the release layer. A PSA composition that composes the PSA layer 85 contains a water-dispersed acrylic polymer and a tackifier resin emulsion prepared using a solvent that does not contain an aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic solvent. The release layer has an amount of silicone that transfers to Single-Sided Adhesive Tape No. 31B manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation of 10 kcps or less per unit surface area equivalent to a circle having a diameter of 30 mm when determined as X-ray intensity of silicon by X-ray fluorescence analysis.

To provide a working fluid for a heat cycle, which is nonflammable, little influential to the environment and excellent in heat cycle characteristics, and a Rankine cycle system, a heat pump cycle system and a refrigeration cycle system, which have high capacity and efficiency.A working fluid for a heat cycle containing HFE-347, and a Rankine cycle system using the working fluid for a heat cycle of the present invention, a heat pump cycle system using the working fluid for a heat cycle of the present invention and a refrigeration cycle system using the working fluid for a heat cycle of the present invention.

The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet provided with a non-toluene-based PSA layer and having superior adhesion properties. A PSA sheet 8 is provided with a release liner 87 having, on at least a first side thereof, a release layer composed of a silicone-based release agent, and a PSA layer 85 provided on the release layer. A PSA composition that composes the PSA layer 85 contains a water-dispersed acrylic polymer and a tackifier resin emulsion prepared without using an organic solvent. The release layer has an amount of silicone that transfers to Single-Sided Adhesive Tape No. 31B manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation of 10 kcps or less per unit surface area equivalent to a circle having a diameter of 30 mm when determined as X-ray intensity of silicon by X-ray fluorescence analysis.

Disclosed is a tie coat which is formed on a surface of a base or an undercoating film prior to formation of an organopolysiloxane-based antifouling coating film and is formed from a moisture-curing organopolysiloxane-based composition comprising (b1) organopolysiloxane having condensing functional groups at both ends of a molecule and / or (b2) a curing composition formed by subjecting the component (b1) and an extender pigment to contact treatment with heating or without heating, as well as a composite coating film including the tie coat.

The invention refers to a blocking piece, comprising at least two parts, at least one part being designed for multiple use and at least one part being designed for single use, wherein a surface for supporting one face of an optical article to be blocked is constituted at least in part by the reusable part and at least in part by the single use part.

A machine for producing disposable products anticipates when a current run of a product size is coming to an end, and therefore begins loading of material rolls intended for the next product size or code that will be run. An integrated production facility layout automatically orders and stocks raw material based on production plans, and commands a production machine to produce specific products of differing configurations, and automatically loads appropriately sized raw materials into the process.

A production method of cellulose film wherein cellulose film is produced by preparing a polymer solution through dissolving cellulose ester in a solvent containing a prescribed organic solvent as the main component, forming a filmy object from the prepared polymer solution, and evaporating the solvent in the filmy object; the residual amount of the organic solvent is reduced while the film quality is not degraded, and the production efficiency is degraded to a least possible extent; a poor solvent, highest in boiling point among the materials contained in the solvent, is added in the content ranging from 0.1 wt % to 1.0 wt %, taking the total amount of the solvent in the prepared polymer solution to be 100 wt %; and the solubility of cellulose ester in the poor solvent is inferior to the solubility of the cellulose ester in the organic solvent which is the main component of the solvent.

A novel cyclic carboxylic acid formed by the addition reaction of an unsaturated carboxylic acid with a conjugated diene compound and a metal salt thereof are disclosed. A compounding agent (A) for an antifouling paint comprising one or more substances selected from the novel cyclic carboxylic acid, a derivative of the cyclic carboxylic acid (except a metal salt), a metal salt of the cyclic carboxylic acid and a metal salt of a derivative of the cyclic carboxylic acid, and an antifouling paint composition comprising the compounding agent (A) and a copolymer (B) for a self-polishing type antifouling paint are also disclosed. The antifouling paint composition can form an antifouling coating film which is a small burden to the environment, is uniformly eroded at a given rate, is capable of maintaining excellent antifouling performance for a long period of time and is applicable to ships or the like used in the highly fouling sea area.

A method of modular design suitable for use, for example, in a CAD program is provided. In one aspect, the method is embodied in a CAD program specifically configured to support modular design, or more specifically, concurrent and consistent design of multiple installation assemblies of a product. Each installation assembly consists of a reference assembly and a Bill-of-Material (BOM) assembly. The BOM assembly contains component models that are the modular elements to be designed. The reference assembly contains referenced assemblies that are installed to make up the design environment for the component models in the BOM assembly. The BOM assembly in one installation assembly can be reused as a referenced assembly in the reference assembly of another installation assembly. Any changes made to the BOM assembly are automatically reflected in the reference assembly that contains the same BOM assembly as a referenced assembly.

The invention presented is a mechanical apparatus and method for protecting plants. The apparatus includes a surface which bugs and crustaceans will not crawl up and over. Additionally, the shield is coupled with a wall that extends beneath the surface of the garden and prevents the entrance of gophers and moles. The shield is preferably placed around the border of a garden or located on the surface of a plant pot.

The invention discloses a method for improving the cooking and eating quality of brown rice by using Lactic acid bacteria fermentation, which belongs to the technical field of food processing. The method comprises the steps of mixing activated lactic acid bacteria with water and brown rice, loading the mixture into a one-way outgassing container, removing excess air or filling up the container, and sealing the container and performing fermentation. The invention is very simple and easy to operate, and has very low energy consumption. It is suitable to be up scaled for industrial production and will significantly promote brown rice to become a staple food.

A planar antenna has a circuit pattern including an antenna part and a connection terminal part on a plastic film, in which the circuit pattern has a metal layer and a heat-sealable conductive layer provided on a surface layer of a connection terminal part of the metal layer. The planar antenna is obtained by forming a circuit pattern including a metal layer on a plastic film, providing a heat-sealable conductive layer in a connection terminal part of the circuit pattern, and then removing an unnecessary part with etching.

A method of modular design suitable for use, for example, in a CAD program is provided. In one aspect, the method is embodied in a CAD program specifically configured to support modular design, or more specifically, concurrent and consistent design of multiple installation assemblies of a product. Each installation assembly consists of a reference assembly and a Bill-of-Material (BOM) assembly. The BOM assembly contains component models that are the modular elements to be designed. The reference assembly contains referenced assemblies that are installed to make up the design environment for the component models in the BOM assembly. The BOM assembly in one installation assembly can be reused as a referenced assembly in the reference assembly of another installation assembly. Any changes made to the BOM assembly are automatically reflected in the reference assembly that contains the same BOM assembly as a referenced assembly.

The present invention provides a water-soluble lubricating oil including a water-soluble base (A) and a corrosion inhibitor (B). The water-soluble base (A) contains at least one polyether (A1). A 0.1% by weight aqueous solution of the water-soluble lubricating oil has a surface tension of 31 mN / m or higher.

[Means to solve problem] A novel cyclic carboxylic acid formed by the addition reaction of an unsaturated carboxylic acid with a conjugated diene compound and a metal salt thereof are disclosed. A compounding agent (A) for an antifouling paint comprising one or more substances selected from the novel cyclic carboxylic acid, a derivative of the cyclic carboxylic acid (except a metal salt), a metal salt of the cyclic carboxylic acid and a metal salt of a derivative of the cyclic carboxylic acid, and an antifouling paint composition comprising the compounding agent (A) and a copolymer (B) for a self-polishing type antifouling paint are also disclosed. [Effect] The antifouling paint composition can form an antifouling coating film which is a small burden to the environment, is uniformly eroded at a given rate, is capable of maintaining excellent antifouling performance for a long period of time and is applicable to ships or the like used in the highly fouling sea area.

The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet that has reduced amounts of toluene emission and TVOC emission, and demonstrates superior adhesion properties. This PSA sheet is provided with a release liner having, on at least a first side thereof, a release layer composed of a silicone-based release agent, and a PSA layer provided on the release layer. The PSA layer contains a PSA component that is synthesized in an aqueous solvent or ethyl acetate. The release layer has an amount of silicone that transfers to Single-Sided Adhesive Tape No. 31B (Nitto Denko Corp.) of 10 kcps or less per unit surface area equivalent to a circle having a diameter of 30 mm when determined as X-ray intensity of silicon by X-ray fluorescence analysis.

A chromium-free surface-treated metal sheet includes a metal sheet, a surface-treatment coating that contains a polycarboxylic acid type polymer and a zirconium compound and that is formed on at least one surface of the metal sheet, and a coating that contains a polyester resin, a phenol resin and an acid catalyst and that is formed on the surface-treatment coating. The surface-treated metal sheet can be used for producing cans and can lids maintaining excellent dent resistance even for acidic beverages, without permitting the organic resin film formed on the coating to be peeled even under high-temperature and wet environments during a sterilization treatment or the like, and maintaining excellent hot water-resistant adhering property.

A method for preparing a rosuvastatin calcium intermediate, including a) contacting a halogenated ethene with magnesium metal to obtain a halogenated ethene Grignard reagent, and carrying out a Grignard reaction between the halogenated ethene Grignard reagent and R-epichlorohydrin; b) adding sodium cyanide for carrying out a nucleophilic substitution reaction; c) adding alcohol for carrying out an alcoholysis reaction; d) adding a basic solvent for carrying out protection of a first hydroxyl group; e) selectively oxidizing a second hydroxyl group; and f) adding triphenylphosphine in alkaline condition for carrying out a Wittig reaction.

Provided are: a capsule for non-ferrous metal collection that can collect a non-ferrous metal; and a method for collecting a non-ferrous metal using same. The capsule for non-ferrous metal collection comprises capsule contents and a covering section covering the capsule contents, and collects a non-ferrous metal within the capsule for non-ferrous metal collection by means of the capsule for non-ferrous metal collection being immersed in a solution containing a non-ferrous metal.

A feed assembly for a foot-pedal operated riveter and a method of using the same is disclosed. The feed assembly includes a rivet stop that has a tip that separates a lowermost fastener from a second from lowermost fastener when the riveter is in a non-operational position. This rivet stop prevents fasteners from sliding down a raceway on the feed assembly. When the riveter is moved into an operational position, the rivet stop moves out of the way and permits the second from lowermost fastener to slide into position for subsequent installation. The rivet stop thus enables automatic reloading of the riveter during operation.

A turbine includes a rotor having at least two rotor members for rotating in a plane, the rotor members being substantially diametrically arranged and attached to an axis situated substantially transversely to the plane, and drive unit coupled to the axis, wherein the rotor members include a fluid contact member, that is hingingly connected to an arm which is attached to the axis, characterized in that the fluid contact members are adapted to hinge between a fluid-active position in which the members project transversely to the plane and a fluid-transparent position in which the members extend mainly parallel to the plane.

A cell freeze-drying system, comprising: a temperature-elevated nitrogen supplier, a freeze-drying operation box, and a gas discharger, which are connected in that order using a first connection pipe. The temperature-elevated nitrogen supplier supplies warmed nitrogen to the freeze-drying operation box. A cell sample frozen by liquid nitrogen is placed in the freeze-drying operation box, and then the freeze-drying operation box, which is preset to a temperature suitable for placing the cell sample frozen by liquid nitrogen, is warmed up in a preset mode while continuously being supplied with the warmed nitrogen to sublimate solid state water in the cell sample into gaseous water. The gas discharger is used to discharge the gaseous nitrogen and the gaseous water. Further disclosed is a cell freeze-drying method. The invention can effectively address an issue of cell damage and contamination during freeze-drying, and realizes safety, efficiency, and low costs for cell freeze-drying.

A metal nanoparticle including, a core portion which includes at least one metal element, and organic compounds which adsorb onto the surface of the core portion. The organic compounds have a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion within their molecules. The hydrophilic portion is forming a coordinate bond with the surface of the core portion through O atoms.