Abstract: A magnetic nanoparticle, and composites thereof, comprising a ternary host compound comprising a transition metal oxide of size 2-30 nm having two transition metal dopants atom incorporated therein, such that the nanoparticle is converted from superparamagnetic or weak ferromagnetic to strong ferromagnetic material. The strong permanent magnets are formed from non-rare earth materials. The composite material can also include undoped nanoparticles.

Abstract: A method for preparing a hybrid inorganic-organic nanostructured inhibitive pigment, includes premixing a first stock solution containing one or more cations and a second stock solution containing one or more oxoanions to form a premixture under pH control in the presence of polymers as surface modifiers. The premixture is then reacted to form a slurry. The slurry is then quenched to separate nanoparticles from the slurry, followed by surface functionalization in organic inhibitors.

Abstract: Please replace the Abstract of the Disclosure with the following: An elastic fiber treatment agent that contains a smoothing agent, water and an organic phosphoric acid ester salt. The smoothing agent contains a mineral oil with an aniline point of not more than 110° C., a silicone oil, and optionally an ester oil. Assuming that the sum of the content ratios of the smoothing agent, the water, and the organic phosphoric acid ester salt in the elastic fiber treatment agent is 100 parts by mass, the elastic fiber treatment agent contains the mineral oil at a ratio of 20 to 90 parts by mass and the water at a ratio of 0.01 to 2 parts by mass.

Abstract: A positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery and a preparation method therefor, and a lithium ion battery, relating to the technical field of secondary batteries. The positive electrode material comprises a high-nickel multi-element positive electrode material, the high-nickel multi-element positive electrode material is formed by agglomerating multiple primary grains, and the primary grains are distributed in a divergent shape along the diameter direction of the high-nickel multi-element positive electrode material, the aspect ratio L/R of the primary grains in the positive electrode material is greater than or equal to 3, and the radial distribution ratio of the primary grains in the positive electrode material is greater than or equal to 60%. The lithium ion battery containing the positive electrode material has high capacity and greatly improved particle strength.

Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.

Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.

Abstract: Host materials with pentafluorophenyl substitution are described. These compounds are designed for, and used for hosting aza substituted dopants that may be susceptible to intramolecular deprotonation. In addition, the fluorinated substitution aids with electron transport within the emissive layer.

Abstract: Provided is an improved method for forming a coated lithium ion cathode materials specifically for use in a battery. The method comprises forming a first solution comprising a digestible feedstock of a first metal suitable for formation of a cathode oxide precursor and a multi-carboxylic acid. The digestible feedstock is digested to form a first metal salt in solution wherein the first metal salt precipitates as a salt of deprotonated multi-carboxylic acid thereby forming an oxide precursor and a coating metal is added to the oxide precursor. The oxide precursor is heated to form the coated lithium ion cathode material.

Abstract: A crystalline precursor compound for manufacturing a lithium transition metal based oxide powder usable as an active positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries, the precursor having a general formula Li1?a((Niz(Ni0.5Mn0.5)yCox)1?kAk)1+aO2, wherein A comprises at least one element of the group consisting of: Mg, Al, Ca, Si, B, W, Zr, Ti, Nb, Ba, and Sr, with 0.05?x?0.40, 0.25?z?0.85, x+y+z=1, 0?k?0.10, and 0?a?0.053, wherein said crystalline precursor powder has a crystalline size L, expressed in nm, with 15?L?36.

Abstract: A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition includes a silica particle with light upconversion molecules bound to its surface. The method includes obtaining silica particles and light upconversion molecules having sidechains with reactive functional groups. The method further includes binding the light upconversion molecules to surfaces of the silica particles. The article of manufacture includes the composition.

Abstract: Fire retardant and fuel decomposition compositions that include at least one compost accelerator, at least one deliquescent, at least one polymer, at least one fire retardant, at least one polymer, and at least one wetting agent are provided. In one example, the composition includes at least one fire retardant is in a range of 50-75 weight percent, at least one deliquescent is in a range of 5-20 weight percent, at least one polymer is in a range of 0.5-2 weight percent, at least one compost accelerator is in a range of 0.5-2 weight percent, and at least one wetting agent is in a range of 0.1-1 weight percent.

Abstract: Disclosed are combinations of substances for stimulus-dependent release of vapor phase corrosion inhibitors including: (1) a matrix; (2) at least one symmetrical or asymmetrical carboxylic acid anhydride of at least one first carboxylic acid, (3) at least one salt of at least one second, highly volatile corrosion-inhibiting carboxylic acid, wherein (2) is a non-volatile anhydride or an anhydride with low volatility with a vapor pressure of preferably lower than 1×10?3 Pa at 25° C. The combination is effective to release the first carboxylic acid(s) by hydrolysis of the anhydride and release the second carboxylic acid(s) of (3) from its salt by proton transfer from first carboxylic acid(s), so that the second carboxylic acid(s) is/are present as a corrosion inhibitor in the vapor phase. Also disclosed are methods for producing and using the combinations for corrosion protection of conventional industrially used metals, in, e.g., packing, storage and transport processes.

Abstract: Solid absorbent compositions and methods for the removal of mercaptan sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams are provided. The compositions may include porous granulated activated carbon particles with internal pore surfaces containing bound trinuclear basic iron (III) acetate complex containing the [Fe3(?3?O)] core structure.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a flame-retardant woody material having low hygroscopicity and excellent flame-retardant performance, and a flame retardant for woody materials therefor. The present invention relates to a flame retardant for woody materials comprising an organic phosphorus compound represented by the following formula (1) and a nitrogen compound represented by the following formula (2); and also relates to a flame-retardant woody material comprising a woody material fireproofed with the flame retardant for woody materials: wherein in the formula (1), R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; X1 and X2 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, or the like; and wherein in the formula (2), R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, or the like.

Abstract: To provide a propellant which has sufficient propelling performance and of which a component to be sprayed imposes low environmental burden, a propellant composition and a sprayer. A propellant composition comprising a propellant containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and a pressurizing agent, and a sprayer comprising the propellant composition, a container in which the propellant composition is contained, and a spray unit to spray the propellant composition to the outside of the container.

Abstract: In a flame retardant composition containing (poly)phosphoric acid amine salts, the amine excess ratio (mol %) represented by formula (I) is 0.01-10 mol %. In the formula, n represents the number of types of amines in the (poly)phosphoric acid amine salt, and A1-An represent the maximum number of dissociation steps of each amine. Here, the maximum number of dissociation steps is the maximum number of dissociation steps with a base dissociation constant pKb at 25° C. in the 0-13 range. B1-Bn represent the number of mol of the amine when an amine is assumed to be present alone in the (poly)phosphoric acid amine salt.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetically-controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor includes: (a) mixing FeCl3 crystal powder with deionized water to obtain a FeCl3 solution; (b) completely immersing a carbon-based microsphere in the FeCl3 solution; transferring the carbon-based microsphere from the FeCl3 solution followed by heating to allow crystallization of FeCl3 on the surface of the carbon-based microsphere to obtain a FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere; (c) heating the FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere in a vacuum chamber until there is no moisture in the vacuum chamber; continuously removing gas in the vacuum chamber and introducing oxygen; and treating the FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere with a laser in an oxygen-enriched environment to obtain the magnetically controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor. A magnetically-controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor is further provided.

Abstract: An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio 1D90/1D10 of a 90% particle size 1D90 to a 10% particle size 1D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution is 3 or less; mixing the composite oxide particles and a lithium compound to obtain a first mixture; subjecting the first mixture to a first heat treatment at a first temperature and a second heat treatment at a second temperature higher than the first temperature to obtain a first heat-treated product; and subjecting the first heat-treated material to a dispersion treatment.

Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio 1D90/1D10 of a 90% particle size 1D90 to a 10% particle size 1D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution of 3 or less; obtaining a raw material mixture containing the composite oxide particles and a lithium compound and having a ratio of a total number of moles of lithium to a total number of moles of metal elements contained in the composite oxide in a range of 1 to 1.3; subjecting the raw material mixture to a heat treatment to obtain a heat-treated material; subjecting the heat-treated material to a dry-dispersion treatment to obtain a first dispersion; and bringing the first dispersion into contact with a liquid medium to obtain a second dispersion.