Author: claimsbot

1. A process comprising contacting chemical 1,3-propanediol with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein the chemical 1,3-propanediol, before the contacting has an initial color and, after the contacting, has a color that is lower than the initial color.
3. The process of claim 2, wherein the color of the 1,3-propanediol, after hydrogenation, is less than about 10 APHA.
4. The process of claim 2, wherein the color of the 1,3-propanediol, after hydrogenation, is less than about 5 APHA.
5. The process of claim 2, wherein the color of 1,3-propanediol, after hydrogenation, has a color value less than about 15 APHA when treated with 1 wt % sulfuric acid at 170 degrees C. for 10 minutes.
6. The process of claim 1, wherein the catalyst comprises at least one element of Group VIII of the Periodic Table or a metal oxide.
7. The process of claim 6 wherein the hydrogenation catalyst is supported on a support comprised of at least one of carbon, alumina, silica, titania, silica-alumina, silica-titania, titania-alumina, clays, aluminosilicates, water insoluble salts of calcium, barium, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, strontium carbonate, and compounds and combinations thereof.
8. The process of claim 1, wherein the catalyst comprises at least one of RANEY nickel and RANEY cobalt catalyst which is optionally modified with at least one of iron, molybdenum, chromium, palladium, zinc or other modifying elements, or catalysts made as dispersions of these elements, or supported catalysts from the group consisting of palladium on carbon, palladium on calcium carbonate, palladium on barium sulfate, palladium on alumina, palladium on titania, platinum on carbon, platinum on alumina, platinum on silica, iridium on silica, iridium on carbon, iridium on alumina, rhodium on carbon, rhodium on silica, rhodium on alumina, nickel on carbon, nickel on alumina, nickel on silica, rhenium on carbon, rhenium on silica, rhenium on alumina, ruthenium on carbon, ruthenium on alumina, ruthenium on silica, mixed copper oxide, zinc oxides, and chromium oxides.
9. The process of claim 1, wherein the contacting is conducted at a temperature of about 25\xb0-250\xb0 C.
10. The process of claim 8, wherein the contacting is conducted at a temperature of about 80\xb0-130\xb0 C.
11. The process of claim 9, wherein the contacting is conducted at a temperature of about 100\xb0-120\xb0 C.
12. The process of claim 9, wherein the LHSV is at greater than about 0.01 h\u22121.
13. The process of claim 12, wherein the LHSV is greater than about 1.0 h\u22121.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein the LHSV is greater than about 10 h\u22121.
15. The process of claim 12, wherein the contacting is conducted at a pressure of about ambient to about 1000 psig (7000 kPa).
16. The process of claim 15, wherein the contacting is conducted at a pressure of about 200-600 psig (1480-2860 kPa).
17. The process of claim 16, wherein the contacting is conducted at a pressure of about 300-500 psig.
18. The process of claim 15, wherein the amount of hydrogen contacted with the 1,3-propanediol is about 0.05-100 standard cm3 per gram of 1,3-propanediol.
19. The process of claim 18, wherein the amount of hydrogen is about 0.5-2 standard cm3 per gram of 1,3-propanediol.
20. The process of claim 19, wherein the amount of hydrogen is about 0.5-1 standard cm3 per gram of 1,3-propanediol.
21. The process of claim 2, wherein the UV absorption of the 1,3-propanediol is reduced by at least about 50%.
22. The process of claim 2, wherein the UV absorption of the 1,3-propanediol is reduced by at least about 60%.
23. The process of claim 2, wherein the UV absorption of the 1,3-propanediol is reduced by at least about 70%.
24. The process of claim 2, wherein the UV absorption of the 1,3-propanediol, after hydrogenation, at 270 nm is less than about 0.02.
25. The process of claim 2, wherein the UV absorption of the 1,3-propanediol, after hydrogenation, at 270 nm is less than about 0.002.
26. The process of claim 1, wherein the hydrogenated 1,3-propanediol is contacted with a suitable catalyst to produce polyether diol.
27. The process of claim 1, wherein the hydrogenated 1,3 propanediol is contacted with a suitable catalyst to produce polyester diol.
28. A composition comprising: (i) 1,3-propanediol having color and (ii) hydrogenation catalyst, wherein the 1,3-propanediol has an APHA color of less than about 10.
29. The composition of claim 28, wherein the 1,3-propanediol has an APHA color of less than about 5.
30. The composition of claim 28, wherein the catalyst comprises an element of Group VIII of the Periodic Table or a metal oxide.
31. The composition of claim 30, wherein the catalyst is supported by at least one of carbon, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, silica-titania, titania, titania-alumina, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, strontium carbonate, compounds thereof, and combinations thereof.
32. The composition of claim 31, wherein the catalyst is at least one of RANEY nickel and RANEY cobalt catalysts which is optionally modified with iron, molybdenum, chromium, palladium zinc or other modifying elements, or catalysts made as dispersions of these elements, or supported catalysts from the group consisting of palladium on carbon, palladium on calcium carbonate, palladium on barium sulfate, palladium on alumina, palladium on titania, platinum on carbon, platinum on alumina, platinum on silica, iridium on silica, iridium on carbon, iridium on alumina, rhodium on carbon, rhodium on silica, rhodium on alumina, nickel on carbon, nickel on alumina, nickel on silica, rhenium on carbon, rhenium on silica, rhenium on alumina, ruthenium on carbon, ruthenium on alumina, ruthenium on silica, mixed copper oxide, zinc oxides, and chromium oxides.
33. The composition of claim 28, containing about 2%-20% catalyst.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A superabrasive wire saw-wound structure comprising:
a superabrasive wire saw formed with an average diameter D and including a core wire, a bonding material surrounding a surface of said core wire, and a plurality of superabrasive grains bonded to the surface of said core wire with said bonding material; and
a reel portion including a peripheral surface having one end and the other end, said superabrasive wire saw to be unreeled successively toward a workpiece being wound around said peripheral surface reciprocatingly between said one end and said other end to be multi-layered, wherein
a pitch P for winding said superabrasive wire saw around said peripheral surface between said one end and said other end satisfies a relation of 1.1D<P<(312) D.
2. The superabrasive wire saw-wound structure according to claim 1, wherein each of said superabrasive grains is provided to partly project from a surface of said bonding material.
3. The superabrasive wire saw-wound structure according to claim 1, wherein said pitch P further satisfies a relation of 1.2D<P<(312) D.
4. The superabrasive wire saw-wound structure according to claim 1, wherein said core wire having an average diameter d1, each of said superabrasive grains having an average diameter d2, and the average diameters d1 and d2 satisfy a relation of 0.02<d2d1<0.5.
5. The superabrasive wire saw-wound structure according to claim claim 1, wherein said bonding material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a resin bond, an electrodeposition, a metal bond, and a vitrified bond.
6. The superabrasive wire saw-wound structure according to claim claim 1, wherein said bonding material is a resin bond.
7. The superabrasive wire saw-wound structure according to claim 1, wherein said bonding material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of alkyd resin, phenol resin, formalin resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, polyimide resin, epoxy resin, melamine resin, urea resin, unsaturated polyester resin, acrylic resin, polyesterimide resin, polyamid-imide resin, polyester urethane resin, bismaleimide resin, bismaleimide triazine resin, cyanato ester resin, polyetherimide, polyparabanic acid, and aromatic polyamide.
8. A cutting device with a superabrasive wire saw comprising a superabrasive wire saw supplier provided by using the superabrasive wire saw-wound structure recited in claim 1.
9. A method of winding a superabrasive wire saw comprising the steps of:
preparing a superabrasive wire saw formed with an average diameter D and including a core wire, a bonding material surrounding a surface of said core wire, and a plurality of superabrasive grains bonded to the surface of said core wire with said bonding material, and a reel portion including a peripheral surface having one end and the other end; and
winding said superabrasive wire saw around said peripheral surface reciprocatingly between said one end and said other end to be multi-layered, wherein
said step of winding said superabrasive wire saw includes the step of winding said superabrasive wire saw such that a pitch P for winding said superabrasive wire saw between said one end and said other end satisfies a relation of 1.1D<P<(312)D.
10. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 9, wherein each of said superabrasive grains is provided to partly project from a surface of said bonding material.
11. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 9, wherein said step of winding said superabrasive wire saw includes the step of winding said superabrasive wire saw such that said pitch P satisfies a relation of 1.2D<P<(312) D.
12. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 9, wherein said core wire having an average diameter d1, each of said superabrasive grains having an average diameter d2, and the average diameters d1 and d2 satisfy a relation of 0.02<d2d1<0.5.
13. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 9, wherein said step of winding said superabrasive wire saw includes the step of winding said superabrasive wire saw with winding tension corresponding to 5% to 50%, both inclusive, of a breaking strength of said superabrasive wire saw.
14. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 13, wherein said step of winding said superabrasive wire saw includes the step of winding said superabrasive wire saw with winding tension corresponding to 10% to 20%, both inclusive, of a breaking strength of said superabrasive wire saw.
15. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 9, wherein said bonding material is a resin bond.
16. The method of winding a superabrasive wire saw according to claim 9, wherein said bonding material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of alkyd resin, phenol resin, formalin resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, polyimide resin, epoxy resin, melamine resin, urea resin, unsaturated polyester resin, acrylic resin, polyesterimide resin, polyamid-imide resin, polyester urethane resin, bismaleimide resin, bismaleimide triazine resin, cyanato ester resin, polyetherimide, polyparabanic acid, and aromatic polyamide.

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information detected based on an activity performed along with capturing an image;
an analysis unit configured to analyze an imaging situation of the image based on the information; and
an image quality adjustment unit configured to perform, based on the analyzed imaging situation, image quality adjustment processing on image data corresponding to the imaging situation.
2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the image quality adjustment processing is processing of reducing deterioration in image quality estimated based on the analyzed imaging situation.
3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information detected based on an activity of a user during capturing an image.
4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire at least any of a pressure value, motion information, and position information based on an activity performed along with capturing an image.
5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
the information acquisition unit includes a pressure information acquisition unit configured to acquire a pressure value received during imaging of at least either one of the user and a subject, and
the analysis unit is configured to judge, based on the pressure value, whether or not imaging is performed in water.
6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
the information acquisition unit includes a motion information acquisition unit configured to acquire motion information of at least either one of the user and a subject, and
the analysis unit is configured to analyze, based on the motion information, the activity performed along with capturing the image.
7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein
the motion information acquisition unit is configured to acquire a frequency of vibration as the motion information,
the analysis unit is configured to conclude, if the frequency of the vibration is equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency, that the activity is an imaging situation with vibration, and
the image quality adjustment unit is configured to perform processing of correcting vibration of the image data based on the frequency of the vibration, if it is concluded that the activity is the imaging situation with vibration.
8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
the information acquisition unit includes a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information during imaging of at least either one of the user and a subject, and
the analysis unit is configured to analyze, based on the position information, the activity performed along with capturing the image.
9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the analysis unit is configured to analyze the imaging situation of the image based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit and information extracted by analyzing a feature of a subject in the image.
10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
an effect processing unit configured to perform, based on the analyzed imaging situation, effect processing on the image data corresponding to the imaging situation.
11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
an audio adjustment unit configured to perform, based on the analyzed imaging situation, audio adjustment processing on audio data recorded along with capturing the image.
12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
an image data recording unit configured to capture an image and record the image as image data.
13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the image data.
14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
an image data acquisition unit configured to acquire the image data corresponding to the imaging situation.
15. An image processing method, comprising:
acquiring information detected based on an activity performed along with capturing an image;
analyzing an imaging situation of the image based on the information; and
performing, based on the analyzed imaging situation, image quality adjustment processing on image data corresponding to the imaging situation.
16. A program that causes an information processing apparatus to function as:
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information detected based on an activity performed along with capturing an image;
an analysis unit configured to analyze an imaging situation of the image based on the information; and
an image quality adjustment unit configured to perform, based on the analyzed imaging situation, image quality adjustment processing on image data corresponding to the imaging situation.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of preparing a pre-cooked meat product having reduced warmed-over flavor on reheating, comprising:
mixing into the meat a composition comprising an MDA-suppressing composition;
so that the MDA-suppressing substance is brought into substantial contact with meat lipids; and,
cooking the meat.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising grinding the meat before mixing in the MDA-suppressing composition.
3. The method of claim 1 where the mixing comprising injecting the MDA-suppressing substance into the meat.
4. The method of claim 1 where the MDA-suppressing substance comprises a cooked vegetable selected from the group of onion, garlic, leek, and shallot.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising adding soy-protein isolate to the meat.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising adding water to the meat.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising adding rosemary extract to the meat.
8. A method of preparing a pre-cooked meat product having reduced warmed-over flavor on reheating, comprising:
grinding the meat;
mixing into the meat a composition comprising a cooked-onion composition; and,
cooking the meat.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising adding soy-protein isolate to the meat.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising adding water to the meat.
11. The method of claim 8 further comprising adding rosemary extract to the meat.
12. A pre-cooked meat product having reduced warmed-over flavor on reheating, the pre-cooked meat product having reduced warmed-over flavor on reheating prepared by a process comprising:
grinding the meat;
mixing into the meat a cooked-onion composition; and,
cooking the meat.
13. The product of claim 12 where the process further comprises adding soy protein isolate to the meat.
14. The product of claim 12 where the process further comprises adding water to the meat and composition.
15. The product of claim 12 where the process further comprises adding rosemary extract to the meat.
16. A pre-cooked meat product having reduced warmed-over flavor on reheating, the pre-cooked meat product having reduced warmed-over flavor on reheating prepared by a process comprising:
mixing into the meat a composition comprising an MDA-suppressing composition;
so that the MDA-suppressing substance is brought into substantial contact with meat lipids; and,
cooking the meat.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising grinding the meat before mixing in the MDA-suppressing composition.
18. The method of claim 16 where the mixing comprising injecting the MDA-suppressing substance into the meat.
19. The method of claim 16 where the MDA-suppressing substance comprises a cooked vegetable selected from the group of onion, garlic, leek, and shallot.
20. The method of claim 16 further comprising adding soy-protein isolate to the meat.
21. The method of claim 16 further comprising adding water to the meat.
22. The method of claim 16 further comprising adding rosemary extract to the meat.
23. A method of reducing warmed-over flavor in pre-cooked meat comprising incorporating into the meat a composition comprising cooked-onion composition before cooking the meat.
24. The method of claim 23 further comprising adding soy protein isolate to the meat and composition.
25. The method of claim 23 further comprising adding water to the meat and composition.
26. The method of claim 23 further comprising adding rosemary extract to the meat and composition.
27. A method of reducing warmed-over flavor in pre-cooked meat comprising incorporating into the meat a cooked-onion composition and soy protein isolate before cooking the meat.
28. The method of claim 27 further comprising adding water to the meat and composition.
29. The method of claim 27 further comprising adding rosemary extract to the meat and composition.