Abstract: According to one of various aspects of the present invention, a slurry for a flexible electrode contains a component (a) dispersed in an aqueous emulsion. The emulsion includes one or more polymer components selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, urethane polymers, fluorine polymers, urea polymers, chloroprene polymers, and butadiene polymers. The emulsion has a pH of 6.5 to 8.0. In the slurry, the total of the polymer component(s) and the component (a) is 20 to 30% by mass. Of the total of the polymer component(s) and the component (a) in the slurry, the polymer component(s) is 60 to 85% by mass, and the component (a) is 15 to 40% by mass. Component (a) is carbon black having a DBP absorption amount under uncompressed conditions of 150 to 300 mL/100 g and a BET specific surface area of 35 to 140 m2/g.

Abstract: Discussed is a paste composition for an electrode of a solar cell, the paste including a conductive powder, an organic vehicle, and an inorganic composition formed by including a plurality of metal compounds including a gallium compound including gallium as a component of a main network former of the inorganic composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surface functionalized titanium dioxide nanoparticles, a method for its production, a coating composition, comprising the surface functionalized titanium dioxide nanoparticles and the use of the coating composition for coating holo-grams, wave guides and solar panels. Holograms are bright and visible from any angle, when printed with the coating composition, comprising the surface functionalized tita-nium dioxide nanoparticles.

Abstract: 3D printable ink compositions for forming objects, films and coatings are provided. Also provided are methods of printing the ink compositions and methods for making the ink compositions. The ink compositions include an elastic polymer binder and may have high loadings of solid particles.

Abstract: To provide an aqueous ink composition for ballpoint pen having excellent ink discharge properties at the initial writing (initial touch) even after exposure of the pen tip for a long period of time. The aqueous ink composition for ballpoint pen contains at least 0.1 to 5% by mass of a graft compound of an allyl alcohol-maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer composed of: (a) a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether unit represented by Formula (I), (b) a maleic anhydride unit, and (c) a styrene unit, the allyl alcohol-maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer having the composition ratio (a):(b):(c) of 25 to 75:25 to 75:0 to 50% by mol and having a mass average molecular weight from 1000 to 50000, and polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl alcohol; 5 to 40% by mass of resin particles; and water; wherein in Formula (I), R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbons, and m is a positive number of 5 to 50.

Abstract: A textile printing ink jet ink composition includes a dioxazine pigment, a resin particle, and a lubricant, wherein the content of the dioxazine pigment is 0.5 to 1.5 mass % based on the total amount of the ink composition.

Abstract: A radiation-curable ink jet ink set includes a radiation-curable dark-colored ink having a surface tension ?1 and a radiation-curable light-colored ink having a surface tension ?2. The surface tensions of the radiation-curable inks satisfy ?1>?2.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an aqueous pigment dispersion for adjustment of ink for ink jet recording in which the optical density OD of plain paper and the gloss value of photographic paper are compatible with each other at a high level. Another object of the present invention is to provide an ink for ink jet recording obtained by using the aqueous pigment dispersion. The present invention relates to an aqueous pigment dispersion including an aqueous medium, a dispersion (A), and a dispersion (B), wherein the dispersion (A) contains a pigment (a) and a pigment dispersant resin, and has a volume average particle diameter of 40 nm or more and less than 70 nm, and wherein the dispersion (B) contains a self-dispersing pigment (b), and has a volume average particle diameter of 70 nm or more and 210 nm or less.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, an ink jet recording method includes depositing a resin liquid onto a non-absorption or low-absorption recording media and depositing an aqueous ink composition onto the recording medium by using an ink jet method, the recording medium including the resin liquid deposited on the recording medium, the aqueous ink composition having a total content of organic solvents of less than or equal to 12.0 mass % relative to the total mass of the aqueous ink composition.

Abstract: Method of making color changing inkjet inks for security printing applications use photochromic materials that cause the inkjet ink to print marks that are colorless under ambient light and appear in a color when exposed to sunlight or UV light (covert). In another embodiment, the printed mark appears in a first color under ambient light, and changes to a second color when exposed to sunlight or UV light (overt). The methods of making the photochromic inks produce ink components that are stable and maintain their color changing capability for the shelf life of the printed material. The inkjet ink formulations are suitable for use on porous and non-porous surfaces, such as plain paper, coated paper, Teslin, polymer film, ceramic or metal, for example.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an electrophoretic ink, a method for preparing an electrophoretic ink, an electrophoretic display comprising the electrophoretic ink, a smart window comprising the electrophoretic ink as well as the use of the electrophoretic ink in electrophoretic displays or smart windows and the use of at least one surface-treated silica for improving the bistability of an electrophoretic ink.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photocrosslinkable fluoropolymer coating composition, a coating layer comprising a photocrosslinked fluoropolymer and a process for forming the coating layer. Coating layers comprising the crosslinked fluoropolymer have low dielectric constants, low water absorptivity, good adhesion to conventional electronic device substrates, and are able to be photoimaged so as to provide the very fine features needed for modern electronic devices.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided, which includes an oligomer formed by reacting bisphenol epoxy resin monomer, aliphatic diglycidyl ether, anhydride compound, and catalyst, wherein the molar ratio of epoxy groups of the bisphenol epoxy resin monomer and aliphatic diglycidyl ether to anhydride groups of the anhydride compound is between 3.5:1 and 8.8:1. The bisphenol epoxy resin monomer and aliphatic diglycidyl ether have a molar ratio of 0.3:1 to 1.3:1, and the viscosity of the resin composition is 20 Pa·s to 80 Pa·s at 25° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a powder coating composition capable of forming a uniform coating film being superior in edge cover property and superior in insulation property. In addition, by a method for forming a coating film in which the coating composition according to the present invention is used, heating can be performed at low temperature. The powder coating composition comprises a bisphenol A type epoxy resin (A), a phenolic curing agent (B), and a curing accelerator (C) as coating film forming components.

Abstract: A one-component coating composition comprises a polyester resin, an acrylic resin, and a blocked isocyanate resin, wherein the coat formed from the one-component coating composition has a formaldehyde content of less than 10 ppm. A substrate is coated with the one-component coating composition.

Abstract: A coating system including at least one reactive resin system RH, at least one thixotropic assistant TH selected from the group consisting of urea preparations HZ and fibers FS and at least one inorganic aggregate AZ having a particle size in the range from 0.2 to 3.0 mm. The coating system has a viscosity as measured with a shear rate of 1 s?1 of 9000-100,000 Pas and a viscosity as measured with a shear rate of 100 s?1 of 400-15,000 Pas. The coating system is notable for high surface roughness and for reliable and long-term bonding of the aggregates to the coating with no need for sealing. There is also no need for the coating to be subsequently strewn with aggregates such as sand, for example.

Abstract: An anti-settling agent composition for aqueous coating materials, comprising [A] a polyamide which is obtained by polymerizing a diamine having 2-12 carbon atoms and an excess amount, relative to diamine, of either a dicarboxylic acid having 4-36 carbon atoms or a mixture of a dicarboxylic acid having 4-36 carbon atoms and a monocarboxylic acid having 2-22 carbon atoms, and [B] a hydrophobic organic compound which is a hydrocarbon modified with 1-3 hydroxyl groups and/or carboxyl groups and having 10-54 carbon atoms, and which has a freezing point of 20° C. or less or does not have a definite freezing point. The anti-settling agent is able to be easily dispersed in a coating material even if directly added into the coating material without being diluted when added into the coating material, and which imparts the coating material with excellent anti-settling properties.

Abstract: A hard coating composition applied to an optical element body formed of organic glass. The hard coating composition contains a hydrolyzate of alkoxysilane as a main agent, a polyvalent organic carboxylic acid and a nitrogen-containing compound as auxiliary agents, and a metal oxide colloid as a refractive index control agent. The alkoxysilane contains a epoxy group-containing trialkoxysilane as a first component, tetraalkoxysilane as a second component, and a sulfide bonded tetraalkoxysilane as a third component. The hard coating composition has practical abrasion resistance by the first component and the second component, and a blending amount of the third component is an amount not impairing the practical abrasion resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing composition, and more particularly, to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition used to chemically and mechanically polish a semiconductor wafer. The polishing composition of the present invention, by comprising anion-modified silica polishing particles in which the zeta potential (?) is ??10 mV, can exhibit excellent polishing performance, and more specifically, which can achieve a high polishing rate with respect to an indium-containing polishing substrate, while improving the dispersibility of the composition and reducing residual defects on the substrate.

Abstract: A process for obtaining fish gelatin characterized because it comprises: (a) cleaning of fish skins; (b) washing of skins with water; (c) treating with diluted alkali solution with constant agitation; (d) washing of skins with water until the wash water is in a pH range between 6.8 and 7.2; (e) treating with diluted organic acid solution with constant agitation; (f) washing of skins with water until the wash water is in a pH range between 6.8 and 7.2 and subsequent runoff; (g) extracting gelatin by mixing the skins in an organic acid solution with a concentration of 0.2 to 0.3 weight percent by volume at a temperature of 55 to 65° C. and for 260 to 340 minutes; (h) filtering to remove skin debris and impurities; (i) drying; and (j) grinding.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape excellent in unevenness followability. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the present invention includes: a base material layer; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on at least one side of the base material layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a dimensional change ratio at 23° C. of from 0.20 to 0.39.

Abstract: Curable epoxy/thiol resin compositions, methods of curing, methods of bonding substrates, and tapes including the cured polymeric material, wherein the curable epoxy/thiol resin composition includes: an epoxy resin component comprising an epoxy resin having at least two epoxide groups per molecule; a thiol component comprising a polythiol compound having at least two primary thiol groups; a silane-functionalized adhesion promoter; a nitrogen-containing catalyst for curing the epoxy resin; and optionally a cure inhibitor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an adhesive tape (1), in particular a wrapping tape for wrapping around cables in automobiles. A strip-shaped carrier (2) is provided with a UV cross-linkable adhesive coating (5). In addition to an acrylate-based pressure-sensitive adhesive with embedded photoinitiators, the adhesive coating (5) comprises at least one additive. The photoinitiators are activated for cross-linking by irradiation with a UV light source (6) emitting in the range of its activation wavelength. According to the invention, the additive has at least in the range of the activation wavelength of the photoinitiators an absorbance (E) of 0.1 to 0.7, preferably between 0.2 and 0.6.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive sheet. The adhesive sheet according to the present invention utilizes an acrylic resin composition without using a separate primer layer. As a result, the present invention can provide excellent adhesion, high reliability due to its excellent light resistance under the sunlight exposure, and excellent elastic modulus. Therefore, it can be easily used as an adhesive material in various fields such as building materials and automobiles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive sheet. As the adhesive sheet of one embodiment of the present invention retains the properties of conventional adhesive sheet, such as excellent adhesion and durability in high temperature and humidity environment, it can be utilized for manufacturing large-scale electrodes at low prices, and the electrodes manufactured above can be used for various applications such as solar cell, display, and touch panel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to CNT filled polymer composite system possessing a high thermal conductivity and high temperature stability so that it is a highly thermally conductive for use in 3D and 4D integration for joining device sub-laminate layers. The CNT/polymer composite also has a CTE close to that of Si, enabling a reduced wafer structural warping during high temperature processing cycling. The composition is tailored to be suitable for coating, curing and patterning by means conventionally known in the art.

Abstract: Adhesive hot-melt formulations with a main polymeric component, of at least one isotactic metallocene butene-1 polymer composition, that has a low viscosity, and that has a bimodal composition, directly obtained during polymerization, in two consecutive and separate reaction steps. Moreover, said hot-melts include less than 5% by weight of at least one viscosity modifier that is not solid at room temperature. Such unusually low level of said additives, surprisingly allows to attain substantially improved levels both of high adhesiveness and cohesion. The adhesive hot-melt formulations include less than 5% by weight of a polyethylene wax or of a blend of polyethylene waxes, that characterized by a highly linear/non-branched structure and by an exceptionally low Polydispersity Index. The presence of such peculiar polyethylene waxes, that are partially incompatible with the butene-1 polymer composition, allows to use the disclosed hot-melt formulations even in the presence of fibrous or perforated substrates.

Abstract: A solid thermoplastic semi-crystalline friction-activated adhesive composition comprising the mixture of: (a) from about 50 to about 100 parts by weight of a semi-crystalline adhesive polymer that comprises: (1) crystalline monomer having an alkyl carbon length of at least 16 carbon atoms; (2) non-crystalline monomer having a homopolymer Tg below about 80° C.; (3) waxy, soft monomer having an average pendant alkyl carbon length of at least 14 carbon atoms; (4) monomer having acid or base functionality; (5) functional or non-functional macromere having a Tm from about 40 to about 120° C.; (b) 0 to about 50 parts by weight of tackifier; (c) 0 to about 50 parts by weight of crystalline additive; (d) 0 to about 50 parts by weight of filler; (e) 0 to about 30 parts by weight of oil; and (f) 0 to about 50 parts by weight of one surfactant. Also glue crayons and other application devices comprising such adhesive compositions.

Abstract: Provided is a double-sided adhesive tape or sheet which is light-weight and has excellent strength and insulating properties even when the thickness of the tape or sheet is small. This double-sided adhesive tape or sheet comprises a laminate including a support and two adhesive agent layers formed on opposite surfaces of the support, wherein the support contains a polypropylene resin, the adhesive agent layers contain an acrylic polymer, the laminate has a total thickness (Ds) of 4-15 ?m, the value of the ratio Dp/Ds of the thickness (Dp) of the support to the total thickness (Ds) of the laminate is 0.15-0.6, and the laminate has a density of 0.90-1.10 g/cm3.

Abstract: A curative containing two or more primary hydroxyl groups per molecule and one or more moieties derived from a secondary hydroxyl-containing polyol such as polypropylene glycol is prepared in a multistage process wherein the secondary hydroxyl-containing polyol is end-capped with an excess of a reactant such as a polybasic acid and the resulting functionalized intermediate is then reacted with a polyol such as glycerin or diethylene glycol containing primary hydroxyl groups. Such curatives may be used in combination with isocyanate-functionalized polyurethane prepolymers to provide two component adhesives useful for laminating thin films and/or foils.

Abstract: A composition and method for safely and easily melting snow and ice is disclosed. The composition includes a pellet comprising an active ingredient; and a base comprising a water-soluble film-forming material, the pellet being attached to the base.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention refrigerant compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise HFC-32, HFC-125, HFO-1234yf, HFC-134a, and CO2. The refrigerant compositions are useful in processes to produce cooling and heating, in methods for replacing refrigerant R-410A or R-22, and in refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump systems. These inventive compositions are non-flammable and match cooling performance for R-22 and R-410A within ±15%. Additionally, these compositions may serve as replacements for R-404A, R-507, R407A, R407C and/or R-407F in refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump systems. The compositions as described herein have unexpected flammability properties.

Abstract: A fluorocarbon resin composition is applicable to produce high-frequency circuit boards including a polytetrafluoroethylene resin; a fluorine-containing copolymer such as poly fluoroalkoxy and fluorinated ethylene propylene; low molecular-weight PTFE micro-powders and inorganic powders; in particular the temperature of pressing copper foil substrates is lowered from 350° C. to 250° C. via a lowering temperature rate of 1 to 4° C./min to improve the crystallinity of the fluorocarbon resin composition as well as improve the copper foil substrate with a high thermal conductivity and a wide range of dielectric constant.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a tubular circumferential wall and partition walls forming a honeycomb-shaped cross-section and defining a plurality of cells extending inside the circumferential wall in an axial direction of the circumferential wall. The partition walls are constructed by a frame portion, formed by a plurality of ceramic particles arranged in a shape corresponding to the partition walls, and a filling portion, formed by metal silicon filling a gap between ceramic particles in the frame portion. The frame portion is maintained in a shape corresponding to the partition walls by the filling portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat spreader. The heat spreader comprises a copper substrate layer, and at least one layer of graphene deposited on the copper substrate layer.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a spacer fluid may comprise a base fluid and a surfactant package. The surfactant package may comprise one or more surfactants, where the surfactant package comprises a first surfactant having the chemical structure R—(OC2H4)x—OH. R may be a hydrocarbyl group having from 9 to 20 carbon atom, and x may be an integer from 5 and 15. The first surfactant may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of from 12 to 13.5.

Abstract: Compositions may contain an oleaginous base fluid, and a branched amidoamine surfactant prepared from the reaction of an alkylene amine or an oligoalkylene amine and a branched acid having a C4 to C24 primary hydrocarbon chain, and having one or more C1 to C24 branches. Methods may include emplacing a wellbore fluid into a wellbore, wherein the wellbore fluid contains an oleaginous base fluid; and a branched amidoamine surfactant prepared from the reaction of an alkylene amine or an oligoalkylene amine and a branched acid having a C4 to C24 primary hydrocarbon chain, and having one or more C1 to C24 branches.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrocrushing drilling system containing an electrocrushing drill bit with electrodes through which a voltage may be discharged that are at least 0.4 inches apart at their closest spacing and an electrocrushing drilling fluid including a polar oil, a non-polar oil, or a combination thereof and water. The disclosure further relates to methods of electrocrushing drilling using such a system.

Abstract: Provided is a glass bead suspension. The glass bead suspension comprises water, a synthetic hectorite having an empirical formula of Si8Mg5.45Li0.4H4O24Na0.7, and glass beads.

Abstract: An aqueous modified acid composition for industrial activities, said composition comprising: an alkanolamine and strong acid in a molar ratio of not less than 1:15, preferably not less than 1:10; it can also further comprise a metal iodide or iodate. Said composition demonstrates advantages over known conventional acids and modified acids.

Abstract: Provided are methods for diagnosing, monitoring and mitigating microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). The methods employ steps to determine the nature and concentration of biological signatures, formed through metabolism of microorganisms, and correlating the biological signatures with MIC. Based on such analyses, appropriate MIC mitigation strategies may be implemented so as to efficiently target MIC at sites of interest. The methods advantageously allow selection of appropriate MIC mitigation treatments that correspond to the level of severity of the MIC and based on historical data correlating particular biological signatures with particular MIC risk.

Abstract: Methods for preparing and using invert emulsions and treatment fluids including the invert emulsions are provided herein. In one or more embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise providing an aqueous fluid comprising water and one or more water-soluble monomers; providing an oil-based fluid comprising a solvent and one or more polymerization surfactants, wherein the solvent comprises a linear or branched dibasic ester; combining the aqueous fluid and the oil-based fluid to form an invert emulsion that comprises an aqueous phase comprising the aqueous fluid and an oil phase comprising the oil-based fluid; and polymerizing at least a portion of the one or more water-soluble monomers in the invert emulsion.

Abstract: Sandstone formations of oil and gas and geothermal wells may be successfully stimulated with a fluid containing GLDA or salt and HF or a HF-generating component and an organophosphonate component. The organophosphonate acts as a sequestering agent and reduces the amount of metal fluoride precipitates produced.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for treating a subterranean formation. One such method includes preparing an emulsion comprising: an aqueous liquid; a multifunction hydrolysable oil; a co-solvent; and a surfactant. The method further includes combining the emulsion with a carrier fluid to provide a treatment fluid. The method additionally includes introducing the treatment fluid to the subterranean formation. The method also includes contacting hydrocarbons within the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid, and hydrolyzing the multifunction hydrolysable oil to provide an organic acid and an alcohol within the subterranean formation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescently-tagged (co)polymer useful as a scale inhibitor in industrial water systems. Said (co)polymer comprises a (i) reactive fluorescent compound selected from a benzodiazole compound (ii) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, and (iii) optionally, at least one monoethylenically unsaturated acid-free monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescently-tagged (co)polymer useful as a scale inhibitor in industrial water systems. Said (co)polymer comprises a (i) reactive fluorescent compound selected from a diazole compound (ii) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, and (iii) optionally, at least one monoethylenically unsaturated acid-free monomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color conversion composition which contains the following components (A) and (B): Component (A): at least one light-emitting material Component (B): a resin having a partial structure represented by general formula (1) and a partial structure represented by general formula (2) in a molecular structure. where Z1 and Z2 may be the same or different, and are hydrogen atom, or an organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. where Y1 to Y4 may be the same or different, and are hydrogen atom, or an organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and at least one of Y1 to Y4 is a group including an alicyclic hydrocarbon structure.

Abstract: An organic long-persistent luminescent composition containing a first organic compound, a second organic compound and a third organic compound and satisfying the following expression (1) is a long-persistent luminescent material that facilitates emission color control. ES1(A) represents a lowest excited singlet energy level of emission from the first organic compound and the second organic compound, ES1(B) represents a lowest excited singlet energy level of the third organic compound. ES1(B)?ES1(A)?0.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a seed including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a first Group II-VI compound, a quantum well surrounding the seed, the quantum well including a second semiconductor nanocrystal including a Group IIIA metal except aluminum and a Group V element, and a shell disposed on the quantum well, the shell including a third semiconductor nanocrystal including a second Group II-VI compound, wherein the quantum dot does not include cadmium, an energy bandgap of the second semiconductor nanocrystal is smaller than an energy bandgap of the first semiconductor nanocrystal and an energy bandgap of the third semiconductor nanocrystal, and an ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectrum curve of the quantum dot does not have an inflection point within a wavelength range of about 450 nanometers (nm) to about 600 nm, and a quantum dot composite and a device including the same.

Abstract: The invention provides a self-oriented material, a self-oriented liquid crystal material and a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal panel. The self-oriented material provided by the invention can be used for carrying out alignment on liquid crystal molecules, and a polyimide alignment layer is not required to he arranged in the liquid crystal panel when the self-oriented material is added into the liquid crystal material. The self-oriented liquid crystal material disclosed by the invention contains the self-oriented material, the self-oriented material can be used for carrying out alignment on liquid crystal molecules, therefore a polyimide alignment layer is not required to be arranged in the liquid crystal panel.