A composition in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: composite fibers composed of inorganic particles and fibers; and at least one of (i) different-type inorganic particles which are different in type from the inorganic particles, (ii) different-type fibers which are different in type from the fibers, and (iii) organic particles.

A composition in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: composite fibers composed of inorganic particles and fibers; and at least one of (i) different-type inorganic particles which are different in type from the inorganic particles, (ii) different-type fibers which are different in type from the fibers, and (iii) organic particles.

Provided is an air cleaning system including: an ozone generation unit that generates ozone gas; and a discharge unit that atomizes or vaporizes an aqueous alcohol solution and discharges the aqueous alcohol solution. A mole fraction of an alcohol included in the aqueous alcohol solution with respect to the aqueous alcohol solution is 0.05 or more and 0.35 or less. A hydroxyl radical is generated through a reaction of the ozone gas with the aqueous alcohol solution that has been atomized or vaporized.

The invention aims to provide a crosslinked polymer having excellent moisture retention properties, an excellent ethanol absorption capacity, excellent adhesiveness to the skin when applied to the skin as a cosmetic, and a high concentration of an effective component. The invention relates to a N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer including: a structural unit derived from a N-vinyl lactam; and a structural unit derived from a crosslinking agent, the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer having an ethanol absorption capacity of 3 to 40 g per 1 g of the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer, the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer containing a particle having an aspect ratio determined by the following method of 1.15 to 10 in a proportion of 10% to 100% (by number) of the total number of the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer and having a proportion of an extractable of 35 mass % or less in 100 mass % of the entire polymer, the method being “method of measuring aspect ratio” in which the aspect ratio is determined as a value obtained by measuring the major and minor axes of a primary particle of the N-vinyl lactam-based cross-linked polymer with an optical or electron microscope and dividing the major axis by the minor axis.

The invention aims to provide a crosslinked polymer having excellent moisture retention properties, an excellent ethanol absorption capacity, excellent adhesiveness to the skin when applied to the skin as a cosmetic, and a high concentration of an effective component. The invention relates to a N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer including: a structural unit derived from a N-vinyl lactam; and a structural unit derived from a crosslinking agent, the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer having an ethanol absorption capacity of 3 to 40 g per 1 g of the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer, the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer containing a particle having an aspect ratio determined by the following method of 1.15 to 10 in a proportion of 10% to 100% (by number) of the total number of the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer and having a proportion of an extractable of 35 mass % or less in 100 mass % of the entire polymer, the method being “method of measuring aspect ratio” in which the aspect ratio is determined as a value obtained by measuring the major and minor axes of a primary particle of the N-vinyl lactam-based cross-linked polymer with an optical or electron microscope and dividing the major axis by the minor axis.

The present disclosure relates to a unique and novel antibacterial and antiviral decontamination system that can be integrated into an existing HVAC system in a vehicle, and that can be used to decontaminate and sanitize the interior of the vehicle in a safe, efficient and thorough manner. The system may be controlled manually via a switch within the cabin of the vehicle, or remotely via, for example, a smart device. The system comprises a replaceable and refillable cartridge that contains an antibacterial, antiviral, sanitizing solution, and a vaporizer that is used to vaporize the solution into a fine mist that is then dispersed throughout the interior of the vehicle via the existing HVAC system.

A method for releasing an aldehyde or ketone of formula (2) by allowing a hydrolase to act on a compound of formula (1) is disclosed. The compound of formula (1) is used as a flavor or fragrance precursor. In formulas (1) and (2), each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group which may have a substituent, an alkenyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, or an aralkyl group which may have a substituent; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 may form a ring; Ar represents an aryl group which may have a substituent:

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A method for releasing an aldehyde or ketone of formula (2) by allowing a hydrolase to act on a compound of formula (1) is disclosed. The compound of formula (1) is used as a flavor or fragrance precursor. In formulas (1) and (2), each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group which may have a substituent, an alkenyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, or an aralkyl group which may have a substituent; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 may form a ring; Ar represents an aryl group which may have a substituent:

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A volatile composition having: (i) greater than 30% of a scented hydrophobic material by weight of the volatile composition, wherein the scented hydrophobic material comprises one or more volatile compounds; and (ii) greater than 20% of a regulating scent intensity (RIS) composition by weight of the volatile composition.

The RIS composition has at least two of: a first regulating scent intensity component (RIS component) having a high average vapor pressure (VP); a second RIS component having a medium average VP; and a third RIS component having a low average VP;

The average VP of each of said one or more volatile compounds is lower than at least one of the high, medium and low average VPs of the first, second and third RIS components at the same temperature.

A scent intensity regulating composition (RIS composition). The RIS composition includes at least two of:

a first scent intensity regulating component (RIS component) having an average vapor pressure (VP) greater than 0.3 Torr at 25° C.;
a second RIS component having an average VP from 0.07 to 0.3 Torr at 25° C.; and
a third RIS component having an average VP from 0.0099 to 0.07 Torr at 25° C.

Each of the first, second, and third RIS components is characterized by an Odor Detection Threshold (ODT) of greater than 20 ppb.