Abstract: A method for preparing a flowable liquid fertilizer, the method comprising the steps of providing a solution of potassium calcium polyphosphate; and introducing a water-soluble calcium salt to the aqueous solution of tetrapotassium pyrophosphate to form the flowable liquid fertilizer in the form of an aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: A cement-reduced construction composition comprises a) a cementitious binder comprising one or more calcium silicate mineral phases and one or more calcium aluminate mineral phases, and having a Blaine surface area of at least 3800 cm2/g; b) a fine material having a Dv90 of less than 200 ?m, selected from alkali-activatable binders, rock powders and inorganic pigments, or mixtures thereof; c) optionally, an extraneous aluminate source; d) a sulfate source; and e) a polyol. The composition contains a controlled amount of available aluminate, calculated as Al(OH)4?, from the calcium aluminate mineral phases plus the optional extraneous aluminate source; and the molar ratio of total available aluminate to sulfate is 0.4 to 2.0. The construction composition further comprises f) an ettringite formation controller and g) a co-retarder.

Abstract: A composition for aqueous ink jet contains a specific dye which is one or more coloring materials selected from the group consisting of C. I. Acid Black 172 and C. I. Acid Black 194, and a specific aromatic compound which is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae (1) to (4) below. The content of the specific aromatic compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the specific dye is 0.2 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to slow- and controlled-release fertilizers (S-CRF), and more particularly to a microelement amino acid chelate-urea formaldehyde (UF) slow-release fertilizer and a method for preparing the same by reactive extrusion. The microelement amino acid chelate-UF slow-release fertilizer includes a biodegradable UF polymer and a microelement amino acid chelate. The macromolecular chains of the biodegradable UF polymer interpenetrate in the cross-linked network structure of the chelate, so as to form a polymer composite with a semi-interpenetrating network structure.

Abstract: A method of enhancing nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer recovery and, particularly, to using sewage sludge and corn stover to enhance nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer recovery. The methods can further use ferric chloride as a catalyst to further enhance nitrogen recovery. The fertilizer can be produced by hydrothermally carbonizing a mixture including about 20% of sewage sludge and about 30% of corn stover.

Abstract: An ink set includes an inkjet ink and a cleaning solution. The inkjet ink contains a first aqueous medium, a carbon black, a dispersing resin, a first zwitterionic surfactant having an amidoalkylbetaine structure, and a first sugar alcohol. The carbon black has an oil absorption number of at least 130 mL/100 g and no greater than 165 mL/100 g. A ratio of a content of the dispersing resin to a content of the carbon black is at least 12.0% by mass and no greater than 19.0% by mass. The cleaning solution contains a second aqueous medium, a second zwitterionic surfactant having an amidoalkylbetaine structure, and a second sugar alcohol.

Abstract: Fertilizers that contain urea-aldehyde condensates. The fertilizer can be spherical and can be formed using a granulation and/or spheronization technique and optionally can be an extruded fertilizer that is spheronized.

Abstract: A process of plant fertilization includes adsorbing phosphorus from an anthropogenic phosphorus source onto a plurality of particles of phosphorus adsorbent and then applying the plurality of particles of phosphorus adsorbent to a plant medium. A composition includes a soil amendment and a plant medium. The soil amendment includes a plurality of particles of phosphorus adsorbent and phosphorus from an anthropogenic phosphorus source adsorbed onto the particles. A process includes adsorbing a first amount of phosphorus from a phosphorus source onto a plurality of particles of phosphorus adsorbent to saturate the particles of phosphorus adsorbent with phosphorus. The process also includes processing the particles to maintain the first amount of phosphorus on the particles and permit additional adsorption of phosphorus onto the particles. The process further includes adsorbing an additional amount of phosphorus from the phosphorus source onto the particles to saturate the particles with phosphorus.

Abstract: Provided are an ink jet ink composition including water and particles including a polymer having an anionic group, a photo-acid generator, and a sensitizer, wherein a value obtained by subtracting a photo-acid generator amount G being a number of millimoles of the photo-acid generator per 1 g of the particles from an anionic group value A being a number of millimoles of the anionic group per 1 g of the particles is ?0.20 or more and 0.20 or less, and the sensitizer is at least one of compounds represented by Formula (S1) to Formula (S3); a method for producing the ink jet ink composition; and an image-forming method. R11, R12, R21, R31, R32, R33, and R34 each independently represent a substituent; n11, n12, n21, n33, and n34 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4; and R22 and R23 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: Provided are an ink set which is used for recording an image on a surface having a surface energy of 40 mN/m or greater and included in an impermeable base material, the ink set including an ink containing water, a colorant, and resin particles, and a pretreatment liquid containing water and resin particles, in which the resin particles contained in the pretreatment liquid include at least one of a mixture of acrylic resin particles and polyester resin particles or composite particles including an acrylic resin and a polyester resin, and the resin particles contained in the ink include at least one of acrylic resin particles or polyurethane resin particles; an image recording method; a method of producing a laminate; an image recorded material; and a laminate.

Abstract: A granite stone powder phosphoric acid-based geopolymer and a preparation method thereof are provided. The granite stone powder phosphoric acid-based geopolymer is prepared from following raw materials in parts by weight: 35-70 parts of granite stone powder, 15-50 parts of metakaolin, 8-50 parts of fly ash, 8-30 parts of acid activation solution and 8-30 parts of solvent.

Abstract: An agricultural formulation for conveying nutrients to a plant includes dendrimer nanoparticles, spherical nanoparticles, and an active ingredient.

Abstract: This disclosure includes the following components, all intended for the purpose of enhancing plant growth and performance: the capabilities of 1-octen-3-ol, which is a metabolite of Trichoderma strains and formulations thereof, a method for formulating this component or other highly effective compounds into stable formulations, and other materials which are expected to be effective with such components and methods. T. afroharzianum (formerly T. harzianum) produces 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom alcohol) and that at very low concentrations in aerial solution enhances plant growth and productivity, a result that could be duplicated by seed treatments at low concentrations.

Abstract: A rotary composter includes a rotatable composting drum, a motor for rotating the drum, an aeration system for supplying air to the drum and an open-loop computerized controller for controlling one or both of the motor and the aeration system based on animal growth data. The rotary composter may also have a wireless nitrogen gas sensor for sensing an amount of nitrogen gas in the drum and a load cell for measuring a mass inside the drum to enable the controller to further control one or both of the motor and the aeration system based on signals from the nitrogen gas sensor and the load cell.

Abstract: A quinacridone solid solution pigment that allows a colored product to have high chroma and a properly yellowish hue and has a controlled particle diameter, and a method for producing the quinacridone solid solution pigment. In the method, a water-containing crude quinacridone solid solution is produced by a co-cyclization reaction of a diarylaminoterepththalic acid and a dialkylarylaminoterephthalic acid in polyphosphoric acid, then the resulting water-containing crude quinacridone solid solution having a mass ratio of unsubstituted quinacridone to a 2,9-dialkylquinacridone of 85:15 to 60:40 is dried, thereby obtaining a powdery, crude quinacridone solid solution having a water content of less than 1%. Then, the resulting powdery, crude quinacridone solid solution is heated in a liquid medium that does not dissolve the crude quinacridone solid solution. Also, a pigment dispersion liquid and an inkjet ink each containing the obtained quinacridone solid solution pigment are provided.

Abstract: An inkjet textile printing ink includes coloring particles and an aqueous medium. The coloring particles each include a core and a shell layer covering the core. The core contains a polyester resin and a dye. The shell layer contains a specific resin with a non-ring-opened oxazoline group and an amide ester group. The polyester resin preferably includes a non-crystalline polyester resin.

Abstract: A curing agent for disposal of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash and a preparation method and use method thereof are provided. In the present disclosure, a loofah nanofiber crystal, a rice husk ash (RHA), sodium hydroxide, and water are adopted as raw materials to prepare the curing agent, and the curing agent can effectively realize the safe disposal and curing of heavy metals in an MSWI fly ash. The highest curing rates of the curing agent for heavy metals Pb2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Cr3+, and Cu2+ can reach 99.7%, 99.4%, 99.5%, 98.7%, and 99.5%, respectively. The special three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked network structure of the loofah nanofiber crystal and the excellent physical and chemical adsorption properties and ion exchange capacity of the RHA are fully used in the curing agent of the present disclosure.

Abstract: An ink set includes a process color ink set including a yellow ink, a magenta ink, a cyan ink, and a black ink as process color inks, and a light ink having a color similar to a corresponding one of the process color inks in the process color ink set. The yellow ink, the magenta ink, and the cyan ink each have a maximum absorption wavelength, and each have a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength. A maximum absorbance in a visible light wavelength range of the light ink is 70% or less of a maximum absorbance in the visible light wavelength range of the corresponding one of the process color inks.

Abstract: Methods of forming a fertilizer composition having slow-release nitrogen compounds with a molten process are disclosed. The methods include mixing of a polyethylene wax with urea, formaldehyde, and one or more of an acid catalyst and emulsifier to form a molten methylene urea mixture. The contents of the molten methylene urea mixture react to form slow-release nitrogen compounds. Fertilizer compositions formed of, or including, the slow-release nitrogen compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous fluorescent ink and a preparation method and use thereof. The aqueous fluorescent ink provided by the present disclosure includes 0.10%-0.14% of polystyrene micro-spheres, 0.010%-0.014% of fluorescent dyes, 0.4%-0.6% of surfactants, and the balance of water. The present disclosure uses polystyrene micro-spheres as a fluorescent dye carrier, which is colorless and transparent under ordinary daylight and completely invisible, and displays fluorescence only when irradiated by ultraviolet light and has high fluorescence intensity. The surfactant makes the polystyrene fluorescent micro-spheres uniformly dispersed in the fluorescent ink, and the stability of the fluorescent ink is improved. Water is used as a solvent, which has excellent safety and environmental friendliness. The accuracy of the printed patterns can reach 30 ?m, which can help realize large-format ultra-high-precision patterned anti-counterfeiting encryption printing.