Abstract: This application relates to a sodium-ion battery and an electric apparatus containing the same. The sodium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode current collector. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode current collector. A coating is provided on a surface of the negative electrode current collector, the coating includes a carbon material, and the carbon material includes carbon nanotubes. The sodium-ion battery can effectively enhance the suppression of sodium dendrites and improve the cycling performance. In addition, it is unnecessary to additionally provide a negative electrode active material layer, reducing the costs of the sodium-ion battery and improving the energy density of the sodium-ion battery.

Abstract: An integrated structure of an ultrafast response hydrogen sensor includes: a gas path chamber; a gas extractor fixed to a gas inlet of the gas path chamber; and a first hydrogen sensor and a second hydrogen sensor provided inside the gas path chamber; wherein the gas extractor is located in an identical straight line with the first hydrogen sensor and the second hydrogen sensor; the first hydrogen sensor and the second hydrogen sensor each have an Port A and a Port B, and DC voltage is applied to the Port A of the first hydrogen sensor and the Port B of the second hydrogen sensor, and the Port B of the first hydrogen sensor is connected to the Port A of the second hydrogen sensor to form a shared port, and the shared port serves as a voltage output port.

Abstract: This application provides an electrolyte, a sodium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus. The electrolyte includes a sodium salt and an organic solvent. The organic solvent includes a fluorinated organic substance, an ether organic substance, and a coordinating organic substance, where the coordinating organic substance includes a plurality of functional groups capable of coordinating with transition metal. The electrolyte provided in this application can improve cycling performance of sodium-ion batteries in high-temperature environments.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer arranged on the positive current collector, and the positive active material layer contains a sodium ion active material. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative film layer arranged on at least one surface of the negative current collector, and the negative film layer contains a carbon material. The electrolyte is arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and the electrolyte contains a sodium borate.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer arranged on the positive current collector, and the positive active material layer contains a sodium ion active material. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a metal film layer arranged on at least one surface of the negative current collector. A nucleation overpotential of sodium on the negative electrode plate is smaller than or equal to 35 mV. The electrolyte is arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and the electrolyte contains a sodium borate.

Abstract: An operation instruction generating circuit and a consumable chip. The operation instruction generating circuit includes: a power-on initialization module, connected to a signal wire and used for generating an initialization signal according to a signal transmitted by the signal wire; a middle signal generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the signal wire and used for combining, according to the initialization signal, the signal transmitted by the signal wire to generate a middle signal; and an instruction generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the middle signal generating module and used for generating an operation instruction according to the initialization signal and the middle signal or according to the initialization signal, the middle signal, and the signal transmitted by the signal wire. By the operation instruction generating circuit, the consumable chip is enabled to accurately respond to actions of a printing imaging device in time.

Abstract: An operation instruction generating circuit and a consumable chip. The operation instruction generating circuit includes: a power-on initialization module, connected to a signal wire and used for generating an initialization signal according to a signal transmitted by the signal wire; a middle signal generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the signal wire and used for combining, according to the initialization signal, the signal transmitted by the signal wire to generate a middle signal; and an instruction generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the middle signal generating module and used for generating an operation instruction according to the initialization signal and the middle signal or according to the initialization signal, the middle signal,and the signal transmitted by the signal wire. By the operation instruction generating circuit, the consumable chip is enabled to accurately respond to actions of a printing imaging device in time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous copolymer dispersion comprising an emulsion copolymer and two hydrophobic aromatic ketones, wherein the aromatic ketones are, based on the dry weight of the copolymer, from 0.1 to 3 wt % benzophenone and from 0.1 to 4 wt % a benzophenone derivative; wherein the dispersion comprises 0 or less than 0.1 wt % hydrophilic aromatic ketone. The copolymer dispersion is suitable for preparation of aqueous coating compositions which yields a relatively hard surface to provide not only short term but also long term dirt pick up resistance effects, after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous copolymer dispersion comprising an emulsion copolymer and two hydrophobic aromatic ketones, wherein the aromatic ketones are, based on the dry weight of the copolymer, from 0.1 to 3 wt % benzophenone and from 0.1 to 4 wt % a benzophenone derivative; wherein the dispersion comprises 0 or less than 0.1 wt % hydrophilic aromatic ketone. The copolymer dispersion is suitable for preparation of aqueous coating compositions which yields a relatively hard surface to provide not only short term but also long term dirt pick up resistance effects, after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: An aqueous copolymer dispersion, wherein said copolymer is obtained from a mixture of monomers comprising, in percentage by weight based on the dry weight of copolymer: a) 89 to 99.93% at least one ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer, b) 0.05 to 5% at least one ethylenically unsaturated phosphorus containing monomer without phosphonate functional group, or salts thereof, c) 0.01 to 3% at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying at least one alkoxysilane functionality, and d) 0.01 to 3% at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying at least one functionality selected from sulfur based acids, or the salts thereof.

Abstract: The quality of a mastic coating system for bituminous substrates is improved through the use of a topcoat composition and/or tiecoat composition comprising a water-insoluble latex polymer. The latex polymer has a Tg of from −25° C. to 20° C. and is prepared from a monomer mixture comprising: (a) at least 20% by weight of at least one hydrophobic monomer selected from the group consisting of (C8 to C24) alkyl (meth)acrylates; (b) 0 or up to 45% by weight of at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; wherein the weight of (a) and (b) together constitute at least 25% by weight of said monomer mix (c) 0 or up to 75% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting (C1 to C4) alkyl (meth)acrylates; and (d) 0 or up to 5% by weight of at least one monomer selected from acrylic or methacrylic acid; wherein when (b) is not present in the monomer mix the amount of (d) is in the range from 0 or up to less than 3% by weight.