Abstract: The present invention provides an ink set comprising at least three color inks, which are yellow ink whose hue angle H°, as defined in the CIELAB color space on a recording medium (PM photographic paper; same below), is in a range of about 80° to about 110°, magenta ink whose hue angle H° is in a range of about 330° to about 360°, and cyan ink whose hue angle H° is in a range of about 230° to about 260°, and further comprising ink (A) and/or ink (B) described below. With the present ink set, it is possible to provide a highly reliable ink set that can be used in inkjet recording and can produce printed matter having a wide color reproduction range, high color saturation, good graininess, and an adequate glossy look.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-based catalyst inks and their use for manufacture of catalyst-coated substrates. According to the present invention, a catalyst layer is applied to the hydrophobic surface of a substrate by using a water-based catalyst ink comprising an electrocatalyst, an ionomer and water. The catalyst ink also comprises a highly volatile surfactant having a vapor pressure at ambient temperature in the range of 1 to 600 Pa. The use of this surfactant allows applying the water-based ink to the hydrophobic surface of a variety of substrates, such as gas diffusion layers, advanced ionomer membranes and polymer substrates. The required coating deposit can be applied in one coating pass and the resulting catalyst layer exhibits improved performance due to the absence of residual surfactant in the catalyst layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene. The catalyst composition comprises a molecular sieve and at least one oxide of a metal from Group 4, optionally in combination with at least one metal from Groups 2 and 3, of the Periodic Table of Elements.

Abstract: Catalyst compositions useful for the polymerization of olefins are disclosed. These compositions comprise a Group 8-10 metal complex comprising a bidentate or variable denticity ligand comprising one or two nitrogen donor atom or atoms independently substituted by an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring(s), wherein the ortho positions of said ring(s) are substituted by aryl or heteroaryl groups. Also disclosed are processes for the polymerization of olefins using the catalyst compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing supported zinc dicarboxylate catalysts with high activity for the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides by supporting zinc dicarboxylate on silica support. The zinc dicarboxylate may be synthesized from zinc oxide and dicarboxylic acid such as succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid and suberic acid. The silica support can be selected from the group consisting of aerosil, silica gel for chromatography or reagent grade silicon dioxide. The supporting process is performed in a planetary ball grinder under vacuum.

Abstract: Process for preparing a nickel/ligand catalyst in which a crude ligand mixture is contacted with at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) a weakly acidic organic resin, (ii) a weakly basic organic resin, (iii) a high-surface-area organic resin, (iv) activated carbon, (v) aluminosilicate zeolite, (vi) a two phase solvent system for liquid-liquid extraction and (vii) a Lewis acid; recovering a solution containing a ligand of the formula (R1O)2POZOP(OR1)2; and contacting the solution with nickel chloride in the presence of a nitrile solvent and a reducing metal which is more electropositive than nickel to produce the nickel/ligand catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed is a new titanium based catalyst system for (co)-polymerizing ethylene or ethylene with alpha-olefin having 3 to 10 carbons. The catalyst is obtained by contacting a magnesium halide support with an aluminum compound and with a titanium halide compound and then treating the resulting solid with a magnesium-amide complex. The catalyst system is suitable for producing ethylene polymer and co-polymer with narrow molecular weight distribution as well as improved branching compositional distribution.

Abstract: A carbon nanocapsule supported catalysts. At least one kind of catalytic metal particle is deposited to a carbon nanocapsule, wherein the carbon nanocapsule has the following formula: F(?M)n, in which F is the carbon nanocapsule, M is the catalytic metal particle, and n is the number of the catalytic metal particle. By applying the carbon nanocapsule as a catalyst support, the catalytic behavior of the catalytic metal particle is specialized, the dispersion is improved, and the catalytic effect is enhanced.

Abstract: Catalyst systems useful for olefin polymerization are disclosed. The catalysts include a bimetallic complex that incorporates two linked indenoindolyl groups, each of which is pi-bonded through its cyclopentadienyl ring to one of the metals. Compared with conventional indenoindolyl complexes, the bimetallic complexes of the invention have enhanced ability to give polyolefins with desirably low melt indices. Certain bimetallic indenoindolyl complexes also provide a way to broaden polymer molecular weight distribution and thereby improve processability simply by regulating the amounts of comonomer and activator used in the polymerization.

Abstract: A catalyst composition prepared from (a) titanium tetrahydrocarbyloxide, (b) zirconium tetrahydrocarbyloxide, and (c) tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide, wherein the molar ratio of Zr:Ti is from about 0.02:1 to about 5:1 and the molar ratio of TAAH:(Ti+Zr) is from about 0.05:1 to about 2:1.

Abstract: A transition metal compound of Groups to 10 of the Periodic Table, represented by the following formula (1): wherein M represents a transition metal of Groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table; L, electrically neutral, represents a hetero atom-containing hydrocarbon group represented by the following formula (2) wherein R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having form 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenohydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hetero atom-containing group, and optionally these groups are bonded to each other to form a ring; R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having form 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenohydrocarbon group having from 1 to 40 carton atoms, or a hetero atom-containing group; L? electrically neutral, represents a hetero atom-containing hydrocarbon group represented by the following formula (3) wherein R7 to R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group

Abstract: Disclosed are polymerization catalyst activator compounds which include a Group 13 atom, preferably boron or aluminum, bonded to at least one heterocyclic groups. The heterocyclic group preferably contains one or more heteroatoms selected from Group 15 and/or 16, and may be unsubstituted or substituted. Preferably, the heterocyclic ligand is substituted with a halogen atom or a halogen containing group, where the halogen is preferably fluorine. Also disclosed are olefin(s) polymerization processes utilizing the invention.

Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are useful as catalysts, particularly in the polymerization of addition polymerizable monomers such as olefinic or vinyl monomers. The compounds are complexes of a mid-transition metal coordinated to at least two ligands, at least one of which is an unsaturated nitrogenous ligand. Depending on ligand substitution, stereospecific catalysts can be provided, including isospecific catalysts and syndiospecific catalysts. Catalyst systems containing the novel compounds in combination with a catalyst activator are provided as well, as are methods of using the novel compounds in the preparation of polyolefins.

Abstract: A modified supported olefin polymerization catalyst modified by prepolymerization with an olefin or an olefin mixture different from the olefin or olefin mixture of the subsequent olefin polymerization. The polymerization catalyst is a metallocene, and the melting or softening point of the polyolefin made using the catalyst is at least 20° C. lower than that of the prepolymerized polyolefin.

Abstract: Compositions including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide-based nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide based nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are also provided. The compositions and rigid porous structures of the invention can be used either as catalyst and/or catalyst supports in fluid phase catalytic chemical reactions. Processes for making supported catalyst for selected fluid phase catalytic reactions are also provided. The fluid phase catalytic reactions catalyzed include hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurisation, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodemetallisation, hydrodeoxigenation, hydrodearomatization, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, isomerization, alkylation, dealkylation and transalkylation.

Abstract: A photocatalyst which comprises an oxysulfide containing at least one transition metal; a preferable photocatalyst which also comprises a rare earth element such as Sm in addition to the above and wherein the transition metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti and Nb; a more preferable photocatalyst which further comprises a promoter comprising a transition metal such as Pt loaded on each of the above photocatalyst; and a catalyst for use in the decomposition of water by a light which comprises one of the above oxysulfide photocatalysts.

Abstract: Catalysts for copolymerization of olefins and styrenes, comprising (A) a transition metal compound, (B) an oxygen-containing compound and/or a compound capable of reacting with a transition metal compound to form an ionic complex, (C) a specific compound such as a reaction product of triphenylmethyl alcohol and triisobutylaluminium, and optionally (D) an alkylating agent, and methods for producing olefin-styrene copolymers in the presence of such catalysts, which catalysts have the advantages of enhancing the copolymerization activity and reducing the amount of the promoter such as oxygen-containing compounds, etc, and using them, olefin-styrene copolymers can be produced efficiently and inexpensively.

Abstract: A process for making ethylene copolymers is disclosed. Ethylene copolymerizes with an ?-olefin in the presence of a catalyst system comprising an activator and a silica-supported, bridged indenoindolyl metal complex having “open architecture.” The supported complex incorporates comonomers with exceptional efficiency, and the process gives ethylene copolymers having high molecular weights (Mw>100K) and very low densities (<0.910 g/cm3). Open architecture catalysts that include bridging through the indolyl nitrogen of the indenoindolyl framework are also described. Additionally, supported and unsupported indeno[1,2-b]indolyl catalysts provide exceptional activities in the preparation of elastomeric polypropylene and ethylene copolymers.

Abstract: A novel fluorescent ink is provided which contains at least a coloring material and an aqueous liquid medium for dissolving the coloring material, wherein the coloring material comprises C.I. Acid Red 52 and at least one direct dye, the content of the C.I. Acid Red 52 ranging from 0.1 to 0.4% by weight based on the total amount of the ink, and the content of the direct dye ranging from 0.15 to 0.4% by weight based on the total amount of the ink, and the weight ratio of the direct dye to the C.I. Acid Red 52 is not higher than 1.6. This fluorescent ink is capable of forming prints with fluorescence of high intensity and with high water resistance.

Abstract: A catalyst system comprising a primary catalyst chosen from one or more homogeneous or heterogeneous, inorganic, organic or complex metal-containing compound; and one or more phenolic activator/modifier(s). The catalyst system can be used for the preparation of allylic alcohols by rearrangement of corresponding epoxides, the subsequent Oppenauer type oxidation of allylic alcohols to alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, and/or the preparation of alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds by rearrangement of epoxides to corresponding allylic alcohols followed by the subsequent Oppenauer type oxidation of allylic alcohols in a one pot process.