CONTENTS

Crystal Structure Control of Lithium Manganese Spinel Oxides and Their Application to Lithium Secondary Battery
Hiromasa IKUTA, Yoshiharu UCHIMOTO and Masataka WAKIHARA
271

Development of the New Inflator for the Driver Side Automobile Airbag
Masaaki ICHINO, Takushi YOKOYAMA, Shingo ODA and Yasunori IWAI
281

Intermolecular Charge-Transfer Interaction and Molecular Complex Formation of the Electrogenerated Organic Dianions
Noriko OKUMURA and Bunji UNO
289

Structure of 1-Propanol Aqueous Solution through Kirkwood-Buff Integrals and Fluctuations
Tetsuo NAKAGAWA
301

Mesomorphic Properties of p-Benzoquinone Derivatives
Hiroshi MATSUTANI, Shinichi SATA and Michio SUGIURA
309

Structure and Thermal Behavior of Water Dissolved in Ethers Studied by FT-IR Spectroscopy
Kyo TAKAOKA, Koichi KOBAYASHI, Masashi TAKAHASHI, Yasunori TARU, Masahisa TAKASAGO and Mototaka SONE
313

Effects of Various Ions on the Synthesis of Strontium Phosphates Obtained by Homogeneous Precipitation Method
Chiharu KATO, Kazumi FUJITA and Keizo MATSUDA
321

Determination of the Formation Constants of Aluminum (III) with Gallic Acid Studied by Spectrophotometry
Masahiko KURIHARA, Yuko HAMABE, Mika IKEDA, Hidenori SHINKAWA and Emiko OHYOSHI
329

Inclusion Effects of Cyclodextrin on the Intramolecular Fluorescence Quenching of Naphthylalanine Derivatives
Ken-ichiro MIYOSHI, Kanji KUBO, Tetsutaro IGARASHI and Tadamitsu SAKURAI
333

Photochemical Reaction of Azoxybenzenes in the Presence of Acetic Acid
Jiro YAMAMOTO, Ryuji HAMADA and Takasi TSUBOI
339

Preparation of Fulvic Acid and Low-molecular Organic Acids by Oxidation of Weathered Coal Humic Acid
Toshiyuki SHINOZUKA, Akira ITO, Osamu SASAKI, Yuki YAZAWA and Tatsuaki YAMAGUCHI
345

Characteristics of Humic and Fulvic Acids Extracted from Weathered Coal of China
Parida YAMADA, Taeko AKIBA, Yuki YAZAWA and Tatsuaki YAMAGUCHI
351

Synthesis of Cross-Linked Starch with Acrylic Acid
Kazuo OGAWA, Choichiro SHIMASAKI, Toshiaki YOSHIMURA, Shin ONO and Isao YAMAZAKI
359

Polymerization of Cyclic Ethers Initiated by the Reaction of Cyclic Ether with Hexafluoropropylene Oxide
Yasuyuki MASUBUCHI, Tokio HAGIWARA, Youichi IKEGAYA, Seiji KAWATA and Noriyuki YONEZAWA
365

Syntheses of Novel Net-worked Hybrid Copolymers with Alternative Tantalum-Organic Moieties
Ryoichi KUDO, Hideo MATSUI and Masakuni YOSHIHARA
371

The Relationship between the Change in Urushiol by Repetitive ``KUROME'' of the Urushi Liquid and Natural Drying Property Occurring in a Low Humidity Environment
Kisuke NAGASE, Yukio KAMIYA, Kengo HODUMI and Tetsuo MIYAKOSHI
377

Analysis of Wood-Vinegars Prepared from Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) Sapwood and Its Components
Yoh-ichi MATSUSHITA, Kazuhiro SUGAMOTO, Ken-ichi HIDAKA and Takanao MATSUI
385

Incorporation with Possible Regular Arrangement of Silver Ion in Interlayer Region of Mg/Al Layered Double Hydroxide with Interlayer Thiosulfate Ion
Eiji KANEZAKI and Kazuki MAEDA
393

Asymmetric Oxidation of Aromatic Sulfides with Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes of Polyphenol-Appended beta-Cyclodextrin Derivatives
Hidetake SAKURABA, Hiroshi MAEKAWA, Satoshi TAKIZAWA, Sachiko IRIUCHIJIMA and Manami YAMADA
399

Polyaddition of Bifunctional Isoprene Prepolymer Terminated with Hydroxy Groups and Diisocyanates
Hiroaki KOUZAI and Takashi MITSUMATA
409

Physicochemical Properties of the Firmiana Platanifolia Mucilages
Yukiko FUKAGAWA, Hiroaki KOUZAI and Yasuaki KOZAI
415

The Effect of Metals Loaded on Activated Carbon on the Removal of NO₂
Takashi SHIRAKASHI, Takami MOTEKI, Tomohiro ABE, Toshiyasu TAMURA and Sachio YOSHIHARA
421

Distribution Characteristics of Fractionated Phosphorus in the Sediment Mud of the Tidal River
Hideki TATSUMOTO, Takahide NARITA and Masami AIKAWA
427

Catalytic Performance in NO Reduction and Loading State of Precious Metal for Pt-Rh Loading Catalysts on Oxygen Storage Components
Hiroshi YAMADA, Seiji MIYOSHI, Kenji OKAMOTO, Hirosuke SUMIDA and Akihide TAKAMI
435

Cracking of Polypropylene to Light Oil in Supercritical Water
Tetsuji MATSUI and Masashi OHNISHI
441

Development of New Method for Measuring of Ice Packing Factor in Ice Storage Tank by Sensing of Electric-Conductivity of Aqueous Solution--Application to Ice-on-Coil Type Ice Storage Tank--
Kazuo AIZAWA, Hidemasa OGOSHI, Kanetoshi HAYASHI, Katsuya MAEYAMA and Noriyuki YONEZAWA
449

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Low-Temperature Synthesis of Monazite-Type Lanthanum Orthovanadate (LaVO₄) from Aqueous Solution
Keiji DAIMON, Wu MIN, Yasuo HIKICHI, Naoto WADA, Takashi MATSUBARA and Toshitaka OTA
455

Removal of Copper (II) and Cadmium (II) in Water by Use of Roasted Coffee Beans
Mayumi MINAMISAWA, Sugiko NAKAJIMA, Yuki MITSUE, Kazue MIYAZAWA, Keiko UENO, Ai HATORI, Saeko MIYAJIMA, Makie HOSHINO, Shoichiro YOSHIDA and Nobuharu TAKAI
459

The Oxygen Transfer Reaction of 4-Acetylazoxybenzenes in Sulfuric Acid
Jiro YAMAMOTO, Kenji HAMANAKA and Takasi TSUBOI
463

The Kolbe-Schmitt Reaction in Aqueous Solutions
Naoki MORINAGA, Mikiko UCHIGASHIMA, Mohammad Abdur RAHIM, Kazutoshi ONISHI, Kazufumi TAKAHASHI and Yoshio KOSUGI
467

A Convenient Method of Generation of Nitrile Oxides by Iodosylbenzene and Its Reaction
Seiji TANAKA, Miki ITO, Keiki KISHIKAWA, Shigeo KOHMOTO and Makoto YAMAMOTO
471

Regioselective Aldol Addition Reaction of Nitroalkane Dianions
Seiji TANAKA, Kazunori KAWASAKI, Mariko HIRAO, Keiki KISHIKAWA, Shigeo KOHMOTO and Makoto YAMAMOTO
475

Antioxidative Effect of Taheebo Extract
Hiroshi SHIMOFURUYA, Asami FUJII, Ikukatsu SUZUKI and Yoshihiko KUNIEDA
481

Perovskite Oxide LaCoO₃ Prepared by Solid-state Reaction, Pyrolysis of a Co-Precipitated Precursor or Pyrolysis of a Heteronuclear Complex
Susumu NAKAYAMA, Tadashi TERADA, Shinichi KAKITA, Shinji IMAI and Masatomi SAKAMOTO
485