Abstract: A thermosetting powder coating composition C (PCC C) includes a physical mixture of a thermosetting powder coating composition A (PCC A) with a separate, distinct thermosetting powder coating composition B (PCC B). Also provided are processes for making the thermosetting powder coating composition C and for coating an article with the thermosetting powder coating composition C. A cured thermosetting powder coating composition C (c-PCC C) is also provided so as to obtain articles having coated and cured thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition C. Heat-curing can occur at low temperatures. The cured c-PCC C is a powder coating having at least one desirable property such as excellent resistance to swelling, good smoothness, good chemical resistance, low gloss, and/or low yellowness.

Abstract: Novel microemulsion formulations comprising a surfactant or combination of surfactants are disclosed for improved crude oil cleanup or recovery from subsurface geological formations, especially those containing carbonate cements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of producing a nano Omega-3 microemulsion system includes: (i) preparing a dispersal phase by heating Omega-3; (ii) preparing a carrier by heating a liquid PEG (polyethylene glycol); (iii) adding the carrier to the dispersal phase; (iv) emulsifying as follows: when the temperature arrives at 60° C., adding ACRYSOL K-140 to the mixture of the carrier and dispersal phase in step (iii), continuing to stir at a speed of 500 to 700 rpm, at a temperature of 60 to 80° C., in vacuum, for 3 to 5 hours, controlling the quality of resulting product by dissolving into water and measuring the transparency, the reaction is quenched, the temperature is decreased slowly until it is in the range of 40 to 60° C.; emulsifying for the entire mixture for 30 minutes; (v) filtrating the product by injecting through nanofilter system before filling-packaging.

Abstract: A three component composition consisting of a polyol component (A) including at least two polyols, one with high, one with low molecular weight and water, a polyisocyanate component (B) including a methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) product with an average NCO functionality of at least 2.5, or a methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) product with an average NCO functionality of at least 2 and at least one further polyol with an amount of between 1% and 30% based on the weight of the polyisocyanate component (B), wherein the MDI product and the polyol have reacted at least partially, and a powder component (C) including at least one hydraulic binder, preferably cement and/or calcined paper sludge, preferably a calcium compound selected from calcium hydroxide and/or calcium oxide, and optionally one or more aggregates.

Abstract: Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of a co-extruded plasticized multi-layer PVC packaging film that consists of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), a combination that consists of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) or other thermoplastics or elastomers that can be co-polymerized with PVC, having a plasticizer migration behavior from the film composite, which is reduced compared to comparable mono-layer plasticized PVC films and is maximally restricted to 40 mg/dm2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a blowing agent composition comprising a hydrofluoroolefins (HFO) and a branched hydrocarbon, and a foamable polymer composition comprising the blowing agent composition. Also disclosed is a method of making a polymer foam utilizing a blowing agent composition comprising an HFO and a branched hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Provided are aqueous primer compositions and methods that can be useful for protecting primary structures on an aircraft. The primer composition can contain a thermosetting resin dispersion in water, a coalescent solvent in which the thermosetting resin is at least partially soluble, a first curative that is substantially water-insoluble, and a second curative that is substantially water-soluble. Optionally, the primer composition further contains an epoxy silane, where the primer composition is substantially free of any liquid or water-soluble curatives containing a primary or secondary amine group.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a system comprising: an iodine containing thermoset open-cell shape memory polymer (SMP) foam that is x-ray visible; wherein (a) the SMP foam is configured to expand from a compressed secondary state to an expanded primary state in response to thermal stimulus, (b) the SMP foam is a poly(urethane-urea-amide). Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a very simple and convenient method for producing a porous material of a water-soluble polymer. The herein disclosed method for producing a porous material of a water-soluble polymer includes a step of preparing an emulsion containing a water-soluble polymer, water, and a dispersoid, wherein the water-soluble polymer is dissolved and the dispersoid is dispersed in the emulsion, and a step of evaporating and thereby removing the water and the dispersoid from the emulsion. The boiling point of the dispersoid is higher than the boiling point of water. The solubility of the water-soluble polymer in the dispersoid is lower than the solubility of the water-soluble polymer in water.

Abstract: Adhesion-regulating agents for enhancing the adhesion values of acrylic adhesives, and methods of using adhesion-regulating agents for treating a removable flooring substrate surface for tuning the adhesion of the flooring substrate surface to objects comprising an acrylic adhesive are disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for dynamic thermosetting polymers comprising boroxine crosslinks that exhibit unusual mechanical behavior by being strong, highly malleable, recyclable and fully reprocessable. The disclosure further provides methods of making the thermosetting polymers and applications thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting composition characterized in that it contains (A) a polyester resin of number average molecular weight 1,000-10,000, hydroxyl value 5-200 mg KOH/g and, (B) 0.5-2.0 equivalents relative to the hydroxyl groups of the aforesaid component (A) of a compound (B) which is a blocked aliphatic isocyanate compound having reactivity with the hydroxyl groups of component (A), wherein the blocking is with methyl ethyl ketoxime and/or ?-caprolactam, (C) 0.05-5 parts by weight of a bismuth compound, per 100 parts by weight of total resin solids of component (A) and component (B), and (D) 0.5-50 parts by weight of an organosilicate represented by the following general formula (I) and/or a condensation product thereof, relative to 100 parts by weight of total resin solids of component (A) and component (B) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 in the formula each mean hydrogen atom or 1-10 carbon organic group, and can be the same or different, n is 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a biomedical electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a biomedical electrode that is excellent in conductivity and biocompatibility, is light-weight, can be manufactured at low cost, and can control significant reduction in conductivity even though the biomedical electrode is soaked in water or dried. The present invention was accomplished by a biomedical electrode composition including a polymer compound having both the ionic repeating unit “a” and the repeating unit “b” of (meth)acrylate, in which the ionic repeating unit “a” is a repeating unit of sodium salt, potassium salt, or ammonium salt including a partial structure represented by the following general formula (1), and the repeating unit “b” of (meth)acrylate is a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (2).

Abstract: A flame-retardant polycarbonate-based resin composition, including: a polycarbonate-based resin satisfying requirements (1) and (2); and a flame retardant, wherein the flame retardant is in an amount of from 0.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electron transport region between the second electrode and the emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes a first host and a second host, the first host includes a first compound represented by Formula 1, the second host includes at least one selected from a second compound represented by Formula 2 and a third compound represented by Formula 3, and the hole transport region includes an amine-based compound represented by Formula 40:

Abstract: A solid, ionically conductive, non-electrically conducting polymer material with a plurality of monomers and a plurality of charge transfer complexes, wherein each charge transfer complex is positioned on a monomer.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a polysiloxane having a plurality of siloxane groups and at least one tertiary amide group covalently linked as a pending and/or terminal group to the polysiloxane, as a defoaming agent in a liquid composition.

Abstract: The flame retardant foam is a molded form of a mixture containing at least a cellulose containing powder, a hydrophilic polymer, a foamable thermoplastic resin, a flame retardant, and water. The mixture contains at least one of tricalcium phosphate or silica as a dispersant.

Abstract: A polymeric material for use in thermal insulation is provided. The polymeric material is formed from a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a matrix polymer and within which a microinclusion additive and nanoinclusion additive are dispersed in the form of discrete domains. A porous network is defined in the material that includes a plurality of nanopores having an average cross-sectional dimension of about 800 nanometers or less. The polymeric material exhibits a thermal conductivity of about 0.20 watts per meter-kelvin or less.