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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for separating a high-pressure natural gas, which can stably feed methane used for a fuel and the like, and other components in a natural gas used for raw materials for petrochemical plants to onsite places where these are consumed; and to provide a separation apparatus used therefor.SOLUTION: The separation apparatus has: a fractionating column 10 using a high-pressure natural gas or a city gas in a gas pipe line as a raw material, accumulating high-boiling point components in the raw material gas in the lower part thereof in a liquid state, and accumulating a methane-rich gas in the upper part thereof, by the cryogenic separation; a heat exchanger 2 cooling the raw material gas; a reboiler 1 cooling the raw material gas having passed through the heat exchanger 2; a raw material gas expanding means (raw material gas expanding valve 3) adiabatically expanding the raw material gas having passed through the reboiler 1; a first product gas flow path M making the methane-rich gas in the fractionating column upper part pass through the heat exchanger 2 and leading it outside as a first product gas; and a second product gas flow path E making the high-boiling point components in the fractionating column lower part pass through the heat exchanger 2 and leading it outside as a second product gas.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a phenolic polymer having flame retardancy and softening point in the same level as in conventional phenol aralkyl resins; and to provide a composition thereof and a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: The phenolic polymer is obtained by reacting phenols represented by formula (1), an aromatic compound represented by formula (2), and a condensate of m-xylene/formaldehyde/methanol under the conditions in which the molecular ratio of the aromatic compound to the phenols is 0.10 to 0.20; and the condensate of m-xylene/formaldehyde/methanol having an oxgen content of 10 to 20 wt.%, a viscosity at 25°C of 70 to 150 mPa s, and a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 350 is used in 35 to 50 wt.% to the weight of the phenols. In the formula (1), Ris a hydrogen atom, a 1-6C alkyl group or an aryl group, and in the formula (2), X is a halogen, an OH group or an OCHgroup.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oxygen concentrator capable of guaranteeing a flow rate as prescribed, while securing the oxygen concentration of oxygen-enriched gas regardless of the environmental condition.SOLUTION: The oxygen concentrator includes a mass flow controller 22 including a mass flowmeter and a flow control valve, and a CPU 32 that corrects the flow rate set in the mass flow controller 22 to an accurate flow rate value at the air pressure of the usage environment based on the air pressure of the usage environment detected by an air pressure sensor 37, whereby the flow rate set in the mass flow controller 22 is corrected to a flow rate value that is based on the volume of a gas at the air pressure of the usage environment. Thus, oxygen-enriched gas can be supplied at the accurate flow rate matching the air pressure of the usage environment. Thus, an oxygen inhalation treatment as prescribed by the doctor can be achieved regardless of the altitude and temperature of a usage location. The oxygen concentration will not be lowered even in an environment at a high altitude or high temperatures, and the oxygen inhalation treatment with a stably maintained oxygen concentration can be carried out.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface hardening device for a ferrous material, which can reduce treatment time, further, can suppress the consumption of an atmospheric gas, and can extend the maintenance period of a furnace wall as well.SOLUTION: The surface hardening device includes: an atmospheric pressure plasma decomposition apparatus 1 into which an ammonia-containing gas is introduce, and which decomposes the ammonia-containing gas with plasma to generate a nitrogen radical and/or nitrogen ion-containing gas; and a heating treatment furnace 2 in which the ferrous material 3 is made to be present in heating space 24 under atmospheric pressure, the nitrogen radical and/or nitrogen ion-containing gas is introduced, and which makes them act on the ferrous material 3 to form a nitrided hardened layer on the surface thereof. Thereby, by glow discharge of high output, an ammonia decomposition rate is improved, a thick nitrided hardened layer can be obtained in a short time, the reduction of treatment time can be achieved compared with the conventional case, further, the using amount of an ammonia gas is reduced, and the damage of a furnace wall can be remarkably reduced as well.