Abstract: Described herein are ink compositions that will not contaminate recycled plastic materials that come in contact with the inks; labels printed with such inks; and plastic articles having labels printed with such inks; and methods for printing with such inks, and recycled plastic material, such as recycled PET, that has little to no contamination from such inks. For example, during recycling, plastic containers that have been labelled with such inks are subjected to hot caustic wash solutions that cause the ink to separate the labels, When the inks described herein are removed from the label, they form a solid or precipitate, as opposed to dissolving in the hot caustic wash solution. The solid or precipitate is easily separated from the recycled plastic and wash solution, such as by filtration. The separated ink does not contaminate or stain the recycled plastic, or does so to a degree that is tolerable.

Abstract: In one aspect, ?-conjugated asymmetric molecular dyes are described herein comprising a donor (D)-acceptor (A) architecture across a thiazolothiazole electronic bridge. In some embodiments, a ?-conjugated asymmetric molecular dye has a difference between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of at least 1.2 eV. In some embodiments, the HOMO-LUMO offset is 1.2 eV to 5 eV. The ?-conjugated asymmetric molecular dye may also display a change in dipole moment between ground and excited states of at least 5 D.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for use in automotive care. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to water-based compositions comprising a silicone emulsion that are particularly beneficial as a gloss booster, enhancer, and/or sealant.

Abstract: Polymer concrete and polymer mortar compositions and related methods of producing the same are disclosed. The compositions and methods produce economical, ready-mixed polymer concrete(s) and mortar(s) using a combination of thermoset polymers and emulsified polymers, hardeners, coarse and/or fine aggregates, fillers, shrinkage control agents, and other additives. The polymer concrete and polymer mortars utilize recycled materials.

Abstract: Provided are a pavement coating material and a preparation method thereof. The method for preparing a pavement coating material, includes: S1, adding a film-forming aid to a pure acrylic emulsion and mixing, to obtain an organic material; S2, adding a silane coupling agent to a silica sol and mixing, to obtain an inorganic material; S3, adding a part of a dispersant and a nano-catalyst to deionized water and mixing, to obtain a catalyst aqueous solution; and S4, mixing the organic material and the inorganic material by stirring to obtain a mixed base material, adding the catalyst aqueous solution, a hollow microbead, titanium dioxide, and carbon black sequentially to the mixed base material and mixing, to obtain a mixture, and adding a remaining part of the dispersant and a defoamer to the mixture and mixing, to obtain the pavement coating material.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is directed to passivated silver nanoparticle coatings and methods of making the same. A method may comprise obtaining a substrate having a surface, exposing the surface to a plurality of silver nanoparticles, applying a nucleating agent to the silver nanoparticles to form a plurality of silver cores, and passivating the silver cores by applying a sulfidation agent to the silver cores to form silver sulfide shells around the silver cores, thereby forming a coating comprising a plurality of sulfidated silver nanoparticles having a core-shell structure. The method may be used to form a coating comprising a plurality of sulfidated silver nanoparticles having a core-shell structure.

Abstract: An adhesion promoter composition is including one or more reactive silanes, one or more swelling agents, and one or more organic solvents, where the one or more reactive silanes forms a complex with the one or more swelling agents is disclosed. The one or more reactive silanes may include an amine functional group, an epoxy functional group, a mercapto functional group, an isocyanate functional group, or a combination thereof. The one or more swelling agents is selected from a group which may include phenol or naphthol derivatives. A composite part including the adhesion promoter composition and a method for applying the adhesion promoter composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Adsorbent particles including: porous carrier particles containing an organic polymer; polyethylenimine attached to a surface of the porous carrier particles; and a diglycolic acid residue bonded to an amino group of the polyethylenimine. A most frequent pore size of the porous carrier particles exceeds 10 nm.

Abstract: A conductive composition for bonding includes a mix of copper powder carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid has a branched carbon chain. The copper powder comprises first and second copper particles. The first copper particles have a volume-based cumulative particle size D50 of 0.11 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m at a cumulative volume of 50 vol % in a region of particle sizes of less than 1 ?m in a particle size distribution of the copper powder. The second copper particles have a volume-based cumulative particle size D50 of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less at a cumulative volume of 50 vol % in a region of particle sizes of 1 ?m or more in the particle size distribution of the copper powder. The carboxylic acid is contained in an amount of 6 parts or more and 24 parts or less per 100 parts by mass.

Abstract: A self-disinfecting coating (1) for surfaces: is provided that includes a base matrix (2) and a loading solution (3), the matrix (2) in turn includes a gel base (10) and a gel fluid (7), and the loading solution (3) comprises an active disinfectant ingredient (4), in such a way that the base matrix (2) is able to absorb and retain the active ingredient (4) while maintaining, on the free surface of the coating (1), a sufficient concentration of active ingredient (4), thus maintaining the surface disinfected. The gel base (10) may include a protein of collagen, albumin or elastin and glycerine as the plasticising agent (6). The loading solution (3) may include elemental iodine as an active ingredient (4) and ethanol as the loading solvent (8). The self-disinfecting coating (1) may include a base substrate (11) that includes therein the base matrix (2) and loading solution (3).

Abstract: The present invention deals with a formulation comprising at least one ethoxylated C13-C19 sorbitan monoester, saturated or not; and carnauba wax. Furthermore, the present invention pertains to a coating dilution comprising said formulation and the use of the formulation or of the coating dilution as a cold-end coating on a glass-container.

Abstract: A method of carbon mineralization includes exposing a solution including a plurality of metal salts and a surfactant to carbon dioxide at a pressure in a range from 300 to 700 pounds per square inch (PSI) to form a carbonated solution. The method further includes adding a base to the carbonated solution until the pH is above 10 to form a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture to form mineral precipitates. The carbon dioxide reacts with the metal salts to form the mineral precipitates. The surfactant includes a tertiary amine including one alkyl group and two ethoxylate groups including two or more ethoxy units. The mineral precipitates include calcite, portlandite, brucite and halite. The mineral precipitates are in the form of particles having an average size in a range from 1 to 75 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to DNA-based electrochromic hydrogels and a device comprising the same. An electrochromic hydrogel containing DNA and a bipyridine-based compound and an electrochromic device including the same rapidly and stably change color at a low voltage and may exhibit high electrochromic efficiency.

Abstract: An inkjet treatment liquid includes emulsified particles containing a silicone oil and an aqueous medium, in which the silicone oil includes an ionic functional group-containing silicone oil and an unmodified silicone oil.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a DNA-based biodegradable resin composition. The DNA resin composition prepared by combining DNA as a polymer and Bipyridine-based compound as a flocculant has excellent physical properties and biodegradability, so it can be used as a bioplastic material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink composition, a kit comprising components of the ink composition, a method of manufacturing a deformable conductor utilizing the ink composition, a deformable conductor obtainable by the method, an electronic device, in particular a wearable and/or stretchable electronic device, comprising the deformable conductor, a method of manufactuing a conductor, a conductor obtainable by the method and an electronic device comprising the conductor. The ink composition comprises a source of transition metal ions, a reducing agent and a polymer and/or a polymer precursor, the polymer precursor comprising a polymerizable terminal multiple bond. The method of manufacturing a deformable conductor comprises the steps of applying the ink composition on at least a part of a surface of a deformable substrate and thermally treating and/or irradiating the ink composition.

Abstract: Silicone polyurea block copolymers are prepared by copolymerizing: (a) a diamine composition that includes a polyethylene glycol diamine, and optionally, a dipiperidyl alkane; (b) a monofunctional silicone isocyanate; and (c) a diisocyanate. Compositions useful as passivating coatings comprising the block copolymer are also provided, and substrates coated with the compositions. Methods of preparing and using the compositions are also described.

Abstract: A foam is described. The foam comprising a polymer matrix including at least one of chitin, chitosan, or chitosan oligosaccharide. The polymer matrix is porous. The foam further comprising alginate. The foam has a density of less than 1 g/cm3. A method of making foam is described. The method comprising dissolving at least one of chitin, chitosan, or chitosan oligosaccharide in a first solution, dissolving alginate in a second solution that is alkaline and separate from the first solution, mixing the first solution and the second solution together to form a foam precursor, and drying the foam precursor to form the foam.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are used to seal and close a deeply located waste repository such that waste and byproducts thereof within the deeply located waste repository are prevented from migrating upwards past a modified cap-zone over geologically relevant time. The waste repository is located within a deep geologic formation. The modified cap-zone is located above the deep geologic formation and below a terrestrial surface of the Earth. The modified cap-zone is a portion of a cap-zone that gets modified by: (1) having at least one radial-hole made into the cap-zone; (2) reaming away portions of the cap-zone rock from around a wellbore that passes through the cap-zone to form a void-volume; (3) filling the void-volume with a crushed rock composite; (4) melting the crushed rock within the void-volume and native and intact rock of the cap-zone; and then (5) cooling that formally melted rock to yield the modified cap-zone.

Abstract: Various embodiments include cementitious compositions with low levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon dioxide, as a result of its production and/or use compared to conventional cementitious materials, such as portland cement. Various embodiments include any cementitious material or materials with low embodied carbon, as well as any material produced using this cement.