Devices and methods for provided both an antimicrobial vapor such as hydrogen peroxide and/or peracetic acid and water vapor in an enclosed or partially enclosed space are described. The device and method provided is for the reduction or elimination of microbes from air and surfaces in contact with air within an enclosed or partially enclosed space using hydrogen peroxide or peracetic acid in the vapor phase and also provide for humidity from water vapor. The device and method are directed towards a release of an antimicrobial vapor and water vapor through a permeable container/barrier containing a matrix into which water and an antimicrobial vapor producing material are absorbed.

[Problem] To provide a particulate water-absorbing agent that can significantly reduce re-wet even when pressure is applied to the particulate water-absorbing agent from the outside when the particulate water-absorbing agent is in a swollen state.

[Solution] A particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a surface-crosslinked polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin as a main component and satisfying the following expression (1).

AAP(2.06 kPa)+RCAP(2.06 kPa)≥0.58×CRC+55.6  (1),

wherein AAP (2.06 kPa) represents absorption capacity (g/g) under a pressure of 2.06 kPa, RCAP (2.06 kPa) represents retention capacity against pressure after swelling (g/g), and CRC represents absorption capacity without pressure (g/g).

This inorganic fiber sheet contains a glass fiber as a main component, while containing 3 to 20% by mass of an organic fiber having an aspect ratio of 300 to 2000 with respect to a total amount of the inorganic fiber sheet.

This inorganic fiber sheet contains a glass fiber as a main component, while containing 3 to 20% by mass of an organic fiber having an aspect ratio of 300 to 2000 with respect to a total amount of the inorganic fiber sheet.

The present disclosure relates to a cucurbituril-polyethylenimine-silica complex, a method for preparing the same and a carbon dioxide absorbent containing the same. According to the present disclosure, a cucurbituril-polyethylenimine-silica complex may be prepared by forming a complex wherein a cucurbituril is bound to polyethylenimine and including the same inside silica, and it may be used as a carbon dioxide absorbent with superior thermal stability and prevented formation of urea.

The present disclosure relates to a porous liquid or a porous liquid enzyme system that includes a high surface area solid and a liquid film substantially covering the high surface area solid. The porous liquid or porous liquid enzyme may be contacted with a fluid that is immiscible with the liquid film such that a liquid-fluid interface is formed. The liquid film may facilitate mass transfer of a substance or substrate across the liquid-fluid interface. The present disclosure also provides methods of performing liquid-based extractions and enzymatic reactions utilizing the porous liquid or porous liquid enzyme of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also provides methods for selecting the components of the porous liquid or a porous liquid enzyme system and methods of self-replenishing the used liquid coating.

The present invention relates to monolithic bodies, uses thereof and processes for the preparation thereof. Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to the use of a monolithic body in the preparation of a radioactive substance, for example a radiopharmaceutical, as part of a microfluidic flow system and a process for the preparation of such a monolithic body.

An object of the invention is to provide a deodorizing filter superior in air-permeability as well as in deodorizing performance with respect to an unpleasant malodorous gas. A further object is to provide such a deodorizing filter and a deodorizing mask that do not have an unpleasant odor in themselves, or even after storage in a hermetically closed environment do not develop unpleasant odor or discoloration, and may be used comfortably. A deodorizing filter for a mask of the invention is provided with 2 or more layers of deodorizing fiber layers including a fiber and a chemisorption-type deodorizer, in which the deodorizing fiber layer contains a polyethylene resin fiber, and the thickness of the deodorizing fiber layer is from 0.15 to 0.4 mm, and the basis weight of the deodorizing fiber layer is from 20 to 45 g/m.sup.2.

The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer, and a preparation method thereof. More specifically, it relates to a super absorbent polymer prepared such that agglomeration between pulverized particles is suppressed, and drying efficiency and uniformity of particle size distribution are improved by including a carboxylic acid-based additive having a specific structure and hydrophobic particles before drying the hydrogel polymer, and a preparation method thereof.

Provided is a porous glass filter obtained by heat-treating alkali borosilicate glass containing an alkali oxide (R.sub.2O), boron trioxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3), and silica (SiO.sub.2) as a composition at a glass transition temperature to phase-separate the alkali borosilicate glass into an alkali boro (R.sub.2O—B.sub.2O.sub.3) phase and silica (SiO.sub.2) phase, and obtained by thermal treatment or acid treatment to dissolve an alkali boro (R.sub.2O—B.sub.2O.sub.3) phase. The manufacturing method includes: a glass forming step of melting and cooling alkali oxide (R.sub.2O), boron trioxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3), and silica (SiO.sub.2) to manufacture an alkali borosilicate glass; a phase separation step of heat-treating the alkali borosilicate glass at a glass transition temperature to phase separation of the alkali borosilicate glass into an alkali borosilicate (R.sub.2O—B.sub.2O.sub.3) phase and a silica (SiO.sub.2) phase; a micropore generation step of generating micropores by the dissolving alkali boro (R.sub.2O—B.sub.2O.sub.3) phase by heat-treating or acid-treating the phase-separated alkali borosilicate glass.