Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing a low VOC (volatile organic compound) coating composition. The process can comprise mixing a solvent borne coating component and a low or zero VOC waterborne coating component in the presence of a low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol. The present invention can be used to produce low VOC coatings for automotive original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and refinish coating applications, industrial coating applications on equipments and structures, or architectural coating applications on buildings or other structures. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for applying a shatterproof coating to the surface of a glass item, comprising the following steps: (a) applying, on at least one portion of the surface of a glass item, a polymerisable composition comprising (i) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resins, polyester resins, acrylic resins, silicone resins and/or their mixes, in water or in an organic solvent; (ii) an adhesion promoter based on an organosilane compound; (iii) possibly a UV photo-initiator; (b) evaporating the water or the organic solvent; (c) polymerising said composition, forming on the glass item a shatterproof coating film capable of containing the dispersion of the glass fragments that may form in the event of the breakage of the item. The process also preferably comprises a step for the application of an additional anti-wear coating film on top of the shatterproof coating.

Abstract: A transparent fire resistant glazing comprising an intumescent interlayer, wherein the intumescent interlayer comprises an alkali metal silicate and a foam improvement additive, wherein the foam improvement additive comprises a polymer and/or oligomer and/or salts thereof, wherein said polymer, oligomer and/or salts thereof each contain at least one organic moiety having at least one hydrogen-bondable functional group covalently attached thereto.

Abstract: The present teachings provide a composition that includes a functionalized polyfluoropolyether and functionalized polybutadiene in a weight ratio of functionalized polyfluoropolyether/functionalized polybutadiene of from about 20/80 to about 80/20 in a solvent. The composition can be used to form a surface layer having a water contact angle of greater than about 90° and a hexanedecane contact angle greater than about 45°.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent substrate that significantly prevents the progress of a crack in a thin-plate glass and the rupture of the glass, and is excellent in bending property and flexibility. A transparent substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a thin-plate glass having a thickness of 10 ?m to 100 ?m; and a resin layer on at least one side of the thin-plate glass, wherein a shrinkage stress of the resin layer on the thin-plate glass is 5 MPa or more.

Abstract: Glass sheets according to the invention, in particular lacquered glass sheets, are covered with a coating of enamel. This coating comprises between 11 and 40% of organic material. Such glass sheets may be heat treated and, before heat treatment, may be handled and transported without damaging the coating, may be cut and ground without causing the coating to peel off or to be damaged at the borders of the cutting line, and offer a good resistance under running water, avoiding the peeling off or destruction of the coating during edges grinding or storage or transportation.

Abstract: A heat ray shielding glass for vehicle, including a glass substrate and a heat ray shielding film formed on at least one surface of the glass substrate, in which the heat ray shielding film includes: conductive oxide ultrafine particles dispersed in the film; and a silica binder for binding the ultrafine particles to each other, the silica binder including solid contents produced by hydrolysis and polycondensation of tetraalkoxysilane and trialkoxysilane.

Abstract: The invention refers to the fields of chemistry and mechanical engineering, relates to a permanent coating, which have a functionalization of the surfaces for the avoidance or reduction of ice growth on this surface. The object of the present solution is to disclose a permanent coating that is durable and reliably inhibits and/or prevents an icing of the surface. The object is attained through a permanent coating of surfaces for inhibiting and/or preventing icing down to ambient temperatures of ?10° C., in which the coating comprises polymers with main chains and side chains, wherein the polymer main chains are hydrophobic and the side chains are hydrophilic and the polymer main chains have entered into a chemical and/or chemically-coordinative and/or physical interaction with the surface to be coated and the side chains are arranged on the polymer main chain essentially in the direction away from the surface and at least do not permanently interact with one another.

Abstract: Disclosed are a protected alcohol or derivative thereof, a surface-modified organic-inorganic hybrid glass, and preparation methods thereof. More specifically, disclosed are a protected alcohol or derivative thereof and a surface-modified organic-inorganic hybrid glass, which are prepared by allowing a silane compound, having vinyl or a vinyl derivative, to react with an alcohol or derivative thereof or with an organic-inorganic hybrid glass, in the presence of an acid catalyst, a transition metal catalyst and an organic solvent, so as to introduce an organic group thereto even at room temperature, as well as preparation methods thereof. The disclosed invention allows a functional group to be effectively introduced into alcohol or a derivative thereof or into an organic-inorganic hybrid glass, not only high temperatures but also room temperature, and thus is highly effective in introducing compounds having a thermally sensitive functional group, for example, natural compounds or proteins.

Abstract: A process for securely binding the adjoining fibers of a fibrous material in the absence of the use of phenol-formaldehyde reaction product is provided. A curable binding composition comprising an intermediate reaction product capable of undergoing free-radical polymerization as well as an esterification crosslinking reaction is provided. The intermediate reaction product is formed by the reaction of (i) at least one anhydride having at least one unsaturated double bond capable of undergoing free-radical polymerization, and (ii) at least one polyol crosslinker. When applied to a fibrous material, the binding composition comprising the intermediate reaction product is cured in the presence of a free-radical initiator and a polyol crosslinker wherein the double bonds present in the intermediate reaction product undergo free-radical polymerization and hydroxyl and carboxylic acid end groups undergo crosslinking to form a cured binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for coating substrates, which comprises the steps: a) provision of a substrate which is not natural stone and/or natural ashlar, b) application of a composition comprising a silane of the general formula (Z1)Si(OR)3, where Z1 is R, OR or Gly (Gly=3-glycidyloxypropyl) and R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and all radicals R can be identical or different, oxide particles selected from among the oxides of Ti, Si, Zr, Al, Y, Sn, Zn, Ce and mixtures thereof, with bound organic radicals SiR?3 being present on the surface of the oxide particles, where R? has the general formula CnX1+2n where n=1 to 20, X=hydrogen and/or fluorine, all radicals R? can be identical or different and the organic radicals SiR?3 being able to be split off, and an initiator to at least one surface of the substrate and c) drying of the composition applied in step b), and a coated substrate which can be obtained by the abovementioned process.

Abstract: A soil resistant laminate composition and a soil resistant treatment use composition are provided. In particular, a laminate composition comprising a multilayer composition of a clean surface and a dried layer of a soil resistant agent are disclosed. Soil resistant agents according to the invention include copolymers of a maleic/olefin, an olefin/acrylate and combinations thereof and are suitable for delivery with a water or other organic solvent carrier. A kit and methods for treating a clean surface using a soil resistant laminate composition and a soil resistant treatment use composition are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: A process for securely binding the adjoining fibers of a fibrous material in the absence of the use of a phenol-formaldehyde reaction product is provided. A curable binding composition comprising a water-soluble intermediate reaction product having hydroxyl and carboxylic acid end groups that is capable of undergoing an esterification crosslinking reaction is provided. The intermediate reaction product is formed by the reaction of (i) a polyanhydride, and (ii) certain polyol crosslinkers other than an alkanolamine. Such crosslinkers have been found to yield a bound product that displays improved color (i.e., lighter color). Particularly preferred crosslinkers are triethylene glycol and tripropylene glycol. When applied to a fibrous material, the intermediate reaction product is reacted with crosslinking to form a cured reaction product. In a preferred embodiment the securely bound fibrous product is building insulation of good color that well resists water.

Abstract: Methods and compositions effective for at least a week for prevention of microbial colony growth on a surface, for example an inanimate surface, where the surface is covered with a dry or substantially dry film formed from a composition comprising a polyvinyl alcohol and a quaternary ammonium compound. The film may be formed in situ by coating the surface with a solution or emulsion comprising a polyvinyl alcohol and a quaternary ammonium compound and then causing or allowing it to dry or substantially dry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glass fiber-silsesquioxane composite molded article containing glass fibers and a cured material of a silsesquioxane polymer composited therewith, wherein the silsesquioxane has a polyhedral structure or a partially polyhedral structure. The glass fiber-silsesquioxane composite molded article is preferably obtained by impregnating glass fibers with a composition containing at least one of silsesquioxanes represented by formula (A-1) to (A-3) and at least one of a curing agent, a polymerization initiator, and a hydrosilylation catalyst, or the silsesquioxane polymer and allowing a curing reaction to proceed.

Abstract: An acrylate-based curable printing medium is disclosed. Acrylates, in the form of monomers, dimers, trimers and oligomers, as well as resins, form an interpenetrating polymer network by crosslinking, which is effected by heat, and optionally peroxide curing agents. Formulations can be tailored to achieve desired properties of the cured polymer including film hardness, burnout properties, and adhesion to glass. Such properties are adjusted by manipulating the relative proportions of the acrylic monomers, oligomers and resins that are used as a ceramic medium or vehicle.

Abstract: To provide a surface treating agent and a composition for surface treatment capable of forming a coating film excellent in the water/oil repellency, the efficiency for removal of oil-and-fat stains, alkali resistance and heat resistance and having a low coefficient of friction; a method for treating the surface of an article by using the surface treating agent or the composition for surface treatment; an article having surface treatment applied; and a novel fluorinated ether compound useful as a surface treating agent. A surface treating agent comprising a compound represented by the following formula (A): RFO(CF2CF2O)aCF2C(O)N(H)b(-Q-OC(O)C(R)?CH2)2-b??(A) wherein RF is a C1-20 perfluoro monovalent saturated hydrocarbon group or the like; a is an integer of from 1 to 200; b is 0 or 1; Q is a C1-6 alkylene group or the like; and R is a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group.

Abstract: The present teachings provide a composition that includes a functionalized polyfluoropolyether and functionalized polybutadiene in a weight ratio of functionalized polyfluoropolyether/functionalized polybutadiene of from about 20/80 to about 80/20 in a solvent. The composition can be used to form a surface layer having a water contact angle of greater than about 90° and a hexanedecane contact angle greater than about 45°.

Abstract: A process for producing multicoat paint systems comprising applying to substrates including unprimed substrates, substrates coated with an uncured primer or substrates coated with a cured primer, one first color and/or effect coat, one second color and/or effect coat, and one transparent coat, and jointly curing wet films of these coatings and also where appropriate the uncured primer.

Abstract: Compositions include a polymer and silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous continuous liquid phase. The polymer is a water-soluble copolymer of acrylic acid and an acrylamide, or a salt of the same. Methods of making and using the compositions to coat a substrate are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for obtaining a hydrophobic/oleophobic coating on a substrate of a glass, ceramic or vitroceramic material by applying a priming layer obtained from a priming agent of formula: (X1)3-q(R1)qSi—R3-Si(X2)3-q,(R2)q, the variables of which are defined in the specification and then depositing a hydrophobic coating containing a fluorinated alkylsilane.

Abstract: A process for preparing polyurethane carpet backings uses a filled polyurethane-forming composition that contains a mixture of certain metal acetylacetonate and sulfur-containing organotin catalysts. The mixture of catalysts is particularly beneficial in instances where the composition is processed at temperatures of above 30 to about 500 C, as long pot life is provided together with a rapid thermally-induced cure.

Abstract: A copolymer Tradenamed HexiLok is applied in the form of an ink as a decorative and protective outer covering to glassware and other tableware. It serves also as an adhesion coating to which a cross-linked ethylene acrylic acid copolymer is applied, to serve as a shock absorber and shard retention agent, in the event of breakage of the wares. The impact resistance of drinking glasses can be improved ten-fold with a 5 mil outer coating. The use of UV light as a curing agent in a 2-stage curing process, enables high production rates. The tough HexiLok ink serves to hermetically seal the decorated surface of the wares, enabling the use of non-FDA approved decorating agents.

Abstract: Inorganic substrates with a hydrophobic surface layer of a fluorinated material having the following structure are disclosed: where A is an oxygen radical or a chemical bond; n is 1 to 20; Y is H, F, CnH2n+1 or CnF2n+1; X is H or F; b is at least 1, m is 0 to 50, and p is 1 to 20. The fluorinated material can be directly adhered to the inorganic substrate or can be indirectly adhered to the inorganic substrate through an intermediate organometallic coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing or reducing deposit forming of superabsorbent material and/or oil onto guide rollers during the process of applying a superabsorbent water-in-oil emulsion onto a yarn wherein the oil is a mixture comprising saturated hydrocarbons, characterized in that the at least 70 wt % of the hydrocarbons have 20 to 32 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A composition which cures in ambient conditions to form a film substantially impenetrable to heavy metals, contains water, a water-miscible organic solvent, a water-borne primary resin having a glass transition temperature of 25 degrees C. or less, and a hydrophobic surfactant.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a honeycomb structural body which makes the profile of a cross section perpendicular to the length direction thereof less likely to generate dispersion, and also makes the thickness of its sealing material layer thinner, and a sealing material that is suitably used in the manufacturing method of the honeycomb structural body.

Abstract: Material treatment compositions for various materials and methods of treating the same is disclosed. A material treatment composition includes at least one silane-containing material, at least one base-containing material, and at least one solvent to enhance the strength of a material contacted by the composition.

Abstract: Liquid compositions are disclosed that include a photocatalytic material and a hydrophilic binder that includes an essentially completely hydrolyzed organosilicate. Also disclosed are methods of making such compositions, methods of coating a substrate with a hydrophilic composition, and substrates coated with such compositions. The compositions may, for example, be embodied as stable one-pack compositions.

Abstract: A process for producing a hydrophilic member, includes: coating a surface of a base material with a hydrophilic composition containing at least (a) a catalyst, (b) a hydrophilic polymer and (c) a metal alkoxide; and drying the composition, wherein a temperature for the drying is from 10° C. to 60° C.

Abstract: Substantially environmentally inert materials that include substrates coated with a green-colored barrier layer containing at least a film forming polymer; organic pigment green 7; and yellow iron oxide pigment are disclosed. In the layer, the organic pigment green 7 and the yellow iron oxide pigment are present in the layer in a weight ratio of about 1:about 3 to about 1:about 5. Suitable substrates include crumb rubber, sand, chipped rubber and other particulate substrates. Related compositions, methods and recreation fields upon which such materials have been disposed are also described.

Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid material comprising two phases: a first, mineral phase comprising a structured mesoporous network with open porosity; and a second, organic phase comprising an organic polymer, said organic phase being essentially not present inside the pores of the structured mesoporous network. Membrane and electrode comprising this material. Fuel cell comprising at least one such membrane and/or at least one such electrode. Process for preparing said hybrid material.

Abstract: A coating technique for amorphous fluoropolymer involves adding amorphous fluoropolymer resin to a solvent. The resin solvent mixture is heated to a predetermined temperature above room temperature. The amorphous fluoropolymer resin is dissolved in a heated solvent, and the liquid coating solution is applied to a substrate. The solvent is then removed from the applied liquid coating solution. The coating technique may be employed in connection with liquid core waveguides.

Abstract: The invention relates to high-reactivity polyurethane compositions which contain uretdione groups and cure at low baking temperatures, to a process for the preparation and to their use for producing coating materials, especially surface coatings and adhesives, and also plastics.

Abstract: A process for the production of an aqueous dispersion of metal nano particles comprising palladium is provided. The process comprises the admixture of a water soluble organic polymer, a palladium salt and a first reducing agent to an aqueous liquid. The first reducing agent is a metal-containing polymer which has reducing properties or a saccharide which has reducing properties. The nano particles can include a second metal. The dispersions can be used as catalysts for electroless plating, to produce heterogeneous catalysts and in the production of anti-microbial devices and compositions.

Abstract: A surface treatment process comprises (a) providing at least one substrate having at least one major surface; (b) combining (1) at least one curable oligomeric or polymeric polysilazane comprising at least one chemically reactive site, and (2) at least one fluorochemical compound comprising (i) at least one organofluorine or heteroorganofluorine moiety that comprises at least about six perfluorinated carbon atoms, and (ii) at least one functional group that is capable of reacting with the polysilazane through at least one of the chemically reactive sites; (c) allowing or inducing the polysilazane and the fluorochemical compound to react to form at least one curable organofluorine-modified polysilazane; (d) applying the curable organofluorine-modified polysilazane or its precursors to at least a portion of at least one major surface of the substrate; and (e) curing the curable organofluorine-modified polysilazane to form a surface treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed are formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable, alkaline, aqueous binder compositions, curable to formaldehyde-free, water-insoluble thermoset polyester resins, and uses thereof as binders for non-woven fibers and fiber materials.

Abstract: A composition comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) or (II): wherein: Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by one to three oxygen atoms, r and q are each independently an integer of 1 to 3, j is 0 or 1, or a mixture thereof, x is from about 1 to about 2, Z is —O—, —S—, or —NR—, R is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms X is hydrogen or M, and M is an ammonium ion, an alkali metal ion, or an alkanolammonium ion, and its use in providing surface properties to substrates is disclosed.

Abstract: An improved curable formaldehyde-free binding composition is provided. Such curable composition comprises the reaction product of a polyanhydride and a polyol crosslinker and a lower molecular weight anhydride. Initially, the polyanhydride is modified through reaction with a polyol (e.g., a glycol or an alkanolamine) and subsequently is grafted with the lower molecular weight anhydride (e.g., maleic anhydride) to form a water-soluble or water-dispersible curable reaction product. The composition is well suited for binding fibrous materials (e.g., a mat of glass fibers) or for bonding together non-fibrous materials. The binder composition displays an advantageous viscosity so as to facilitate a flowable application with ease combined with an adequately high molecular weight to satisfactorily undergo service as a binder following curing even when harsh environmental conditions (e.g., hot humid air) are encountered for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of at least one cation of an element selected from Group IIA elements, transition metals, Group IIB elements, Group IIIA elements, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, As, Sb, Bi, Te, and Po and at least one polyester resin, which can be used as a low VOC binder for the manufacture of fibrous insulation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethane compositions which are based on polyurethane polymers having isocyanate groups and comprise at least one tertiary amine and an anhydridosilane. Such compositions are suitable especially as elastic adhesives, sealants and coatings for glass and ceramic substrates. They are notable in that, with optimal adhesive properties, they are employable within a wide temperature range, including the low-temperature range, and additionally have a very good storage stability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for tinting an optical substrate. The method includes the steps of applying a coating composition containing: • a polymerisable monomer having a polyoxyalkylene backbone containing at least four contiguous oxyalkylene units, and • an abrasion resistant agent and/or a high crosslinking polymerisable monomer to the optical substrate, polymerizing the coating composition to form an abrasion resistant coating layer, and introducing a tinting compound into the coating layer to thereby tint the optical substrate. The invention also provides a coating composition and an optical substrate that is tinted according to the method of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to anti-stick coatings for cooking utensils, which exhibit improved properties of hydrophobicity and resistance to high temperature. The present invention also relates to a culinary article comprising a support coated in said coating, and a process for applying on the support such a coating according to the invention.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, there are articles including hydrophobic composite coating and methods of forming a hydrophobic composite coating. The method of forming a hydrophobic composite coating can include providing a substrate, wherein the substrate can include at least one region. The method can also include providing a dispersion including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a stabilizer, a hydrophobic polymer, and a solvent, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes can be selected from the group consisting of single wall carbon nanotubes and multiple wall carbon nanotubes, and wherein each of the plurality of carbon nanotubes has an aspect ratio of at least about 10. The method can further include applying the dispersion to the one region to form a coated substrate and heating the coated substrate to form a hydrophobic composite coating such that the hydrophobic composite coating has a water contact angle of at least about 120°.

Abstract: A method for forming self-cleaning coating comprising hydrophobically-modified particles. Micro- or nano-particles are treated with a hydrophobic agent and an additive to form larger particles with the hydrophobic agent and the additive bonded thereto. A binder or crosslinker is attached to the larger particles by forming chemical bonds with at least one of the additive, the hydrophobic agent, and the particles, thus forming a coating material capable of forming self-cleaning coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to the following types of composite membranes; composites or composite membranes obtained by adding a metal salt, e.g. from ZrOCl2, to a solvent, especially DMSO, for dissolving one or more polymers in an organic solvent or in aqueous systems, in addition to the subsequent precipitation in the matrix of the thus produced composite-membrane by post-treatment thereof in an acid or in a salt solution, especially phosphoric acid. The invention also relates to composites or composite membranes obtained by subsequent ion exchange of finished polymer membranes with a suitable salt cation, especially ZrO2+, wherein the polymer membrane is, optionally, swollen with an organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvent with water prior to the ion exchange and the subsequent precipitation of a low soluble salt, e.g. from Zr3(PO4)4, in the membrane by post-treatment thereof in an acid or in a salt solution, especially phosphoric acid.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of aqueous dispersions of carboxylated anionic polyurethanes free from volatile aminines, useful for the preparation of coatings for leather, paper, metals, textiles and plastics.

Abstract: A method for providing a coated vehicle transparency, includes the steps of: (a) providing a vehicle transparency having a vision area and a non-vision area; and (b) applying a sound dampening coating composition to at least a portion of the non-vision area of the transparency. The coating composition can an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared from components including: (i) a functional material selected from (a) a nitrile functional material, (b) an amide functional material, and (c) a carbamate functional material; (ii) a polyoxyalkylene acrylate; and (iii) a filler material.

Abstract: Powder coating materials which comprise high-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonates based on dialkyl or diaryl carbonates or on phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene and on aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic or aromatic diols or polyols.

Abstract: Compositions and methods of preparing functional thin films or surface coatings with low non-specific binding are described. The thin films contain specified functional groups and non-specific binding repellant components. The thin films are either covalently bound to or passively adsorbed to various solid substrates. The specified functional group provides specified activity for the thin film modified solid surfaces and non-specific binding repellant components significantly reduce the non-specific binding to the thin film modified solid surfaces. Non-specific binding repellant components do not affect specified functional group's activity in the thin films. In these methods, specified functional groups are anchored to the solid substrates through a spacer.