Abstract: Coatings and methods of using and producing the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a coating includes a first ligand and a second ligand different than the first ligand. The first ligand includes a first carboxylic moiety, a first aromatic moiety, and a first linking moiety connecting the first carboxylic moiety to the first aromatic moiety. the first linking moiety includes an alkene. The second ligand includes a second carboxylic moiety. The coating includes a metal that is a lanthanoid metal, and the coating includes a coating resin.

Abstract: Disclosed are curable coating compositions, and methods of cathodic corrosion protection using the compositions. For example, a curable coating composition comprising a mixed salt of magnesium thiodialkanoate, and a method for applying the coating composition, which when applied onto a steel or other ferrous substrate provides an anticorrosive coating, effective for improving resistance to cathodic disbondment.

Abstract: In one aspect, microporous membranes are described herein demonstrating composite architectures and properties suitable for electronic and/or optical applications. In some embodiments, a composite membrane described herein includes a microporous polymeric matrix or substrate having an interconnected pore structure and an index of refraction and an electrically conductive coating deposited over one or more surfaces of the microporous polymeric matrix. In other embodiments, the pores are filled and the membranes are substantially transparent.

Abstract: An adhesion promoter for non-conductive surfaces is disclosed that combines a polyolefin with co-resins in a colloidal suspension in water. The colloidal suspension in water is prepared from mixing a solid-powder composition that includes the polyolefin and the co-resins with water. The colloidal suspension in water is applied to a low surface energy, non-conductive substrate, such as thermoplastic olefins, in order to make the substrates conductive for electrostatic painting.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition comprising a) a metal complex comprising an organic acid or anion thereof coordinated to a metal ion; and b) a polymer, wherein there is no covalent bond between said metal complex and the polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an infrared transmitting ink composition for an ink jet, a method for forming a bezel pattern by using the same, a bezel pattern formed thereby, and a display substrate comprising the same, wherein the infrared transmitting ink composition enables the check of align markers through an infrared camera and the detection of pressure marks through non-destructive inspection even after the bezel pattern is printed on the display substrate, has excellent storage stability, curing sensitivity, and adhesion with a basic material, and can improve an ink jet process performance. The infrared transmitting ink composition for an ink jet comprises: a lactam black pigment, a perylene black pigment, or a combination thereof; a dispersant; an epoxy compound; an oxetane compound; a photo-polymerization initiator; and an organic solvent.

Abstract: A radiation-curable ink jet composition includes monomers, the monomers including 86% by mass or more of one or more monofunctional monomers relative to all the monomers, where a glass transition temperature of the radiation-curable ink jet composition calculated from glass transition temperatures of all the monomers is 42° C. or higher.

Abstract: There are provided an ink jet ink composition including water; and particles including a chain polymer including Unit (1), Unit (2), and a hydrophilic group and a polymerizable group, and an image forming method. Cy1 and Cy2 each independently represent a divalent organic group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms including a ring, Y1 and Y2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a —NR1— group, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, *1 in Unit (1) represents a bonding position to a structural unit other than Unit (1), and *2 in Unit (2) represents a bonding position to a structural unit other than Unit (2).

Abstract: Reinforced conductive nanoink formulations are disclosed including a carrier, metallic nanostructures dispersed in the carrier, and a reinforcement fiber. Methods of depositing and manufacturing using reinforced nanoinks are also disclosed.

Abstract: This present invention relates to oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes in dispersions, especially for use in epoxy compositions. The dispersions can include materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics or aqueous dispersions of open-ended carbon nanotubes with additives. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a dispersion of oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes with epoxy that are resistant to weather and/or crack propagation.

Abstract: A barrier coating composition comprising a starch material characterised in that the starch material has a weight average molecular weight of 50.000 to 1.000.000 Dalton and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of no more than 120° C.

Abstract: A sealer composition includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes water and a hydroxyl functionalized acrylic resin. The second component includes an epoxy silane cross-linker. Characteristically, the first component and second component are mixed at most 40 hours prior to application of the sealer composition to a substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid polymerizable composition including a phosphine oxide or a phosphine sulphide monomer composition with mineral nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed therein, as well as its use for the preparation of a transparent polymeric material having a high refractive index and its use in the optical field.

Abstract: A surface marker resin formulation is provided that includes a linear aromatic polyester or a co-polymer thereof present in an amount of 10 to 45 total weight percent. The resin is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent. A colorant package is also dissolved or dispersed in the solvent. Upon drying of the solvent a mark is provided on a surface that can alert a user as to relative movement between articles defining the surface. A process of marking a surface includes two articles being brought into a pre-selected alignment to define a surface. A continuous bead is applied to the surface. The solvent evaporates to a state of dry-to-touch in a time of between 1 and 30 minutes to mark the surface.

Abstract: Cutin-based devices, coatings and methods of producing such devices and coatings are presented herein. Cutin-like materials (CLMs) are presented which mimic and adapt coatings found in nature for the next generation of functional coatings. Cutin has several advantages including excellent UV resistance, natural resistance to bacteria and viruses, noncorrosive, and stability under abrupt changes in temperature and environment. CLMs can be engineered at the nanoscale and readily impregnated with metals and metal oxides materials.

Abstract: A composition comprising a compound having the general formula (I): F—[CF2]n—(O[CF2]n)m-(L)p-SH?? (Formula (I)) Each n is independently from 2 to 4, m is from 3 to 30, p is 0 or 1 and L represents a linker having the formula Oq(CF2)r(CH2)s, wherein q is 0 or 1, r is from 0 to 4 and s is from 0 to 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polysilsesquioxane resin composition for a flexible substrate. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polysilsesquioxane resin composition for a flexible substrate, having excellent heat resistance and transparency, the resin composition being usable for a flexible display substrate. More specifically, a transparent thin film can be formed, excellent transmittance is exhibited in the visible range even after curing, heat resistance is excellent, and flexibility and crack resistance can be controlled. Compared to a conventional polyimide-based substrate material, the present invention has excellent insulation characteristics and passivation characteristics, which can be satisfied simultaneously, and is advantageous for productivity since release characteristics are ensured during a delamination process from a glass substrate.

Abstract: A method of forming an asphalt mixture can include mixing a bio-source material and a bitumen source to form a bitumen mixture. The bitumen mixture can be mixed with a catalyst to form the asphalt mixture. Particles can be added to the asphalt mixture to form a roofing-grade asphalt mixture. In an embodiment, the bitumen source material can have a softening point of at least approximately 93° C. and a penetration distance no greater than approximately 25 dmm. In another embodiment, the roofing-grade asphalt mixture can have a softening point of at least approximately 104° C., a penetration distance no greater than approximately 12 dmm, a viscosity of at least approximately 3000 cps at a temperature of 204° C., or any combination thereof. The asphalt mixture can be applied to a base material to form a roofing product. The asphalt mixture can be applied as a pavement product.

Abstract: Slurry compositions useable in chemical mechanical polishing processes, as well as methods of making and methods of using the same, are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adhering flexible substrates, the connecting adhesive layer being formed in a thin manner. The invention further relates to a composite substrate, wherein the two substrates are connected by a thin flexible adhesive layer.

Abstract: An adhesive tape structure can suppress protrusion of adhesive agent and blocking. The adhesive tape structure includes adhesive tapes each provided with a base film, an adhesive film, and a cover film laminated in this order, and a linking tape linking the adhesive tapes and configured such that the cover films of the adhesive tapes are integrally released. The adhesive tapes each have a part having a predetermined length completely removed from an edge portion of the adhesive film on a release initiation side in a cover film release direction; the adhesive tape thus has gaps in the edge portions of the adhesive films.

Abstract: Textile fabrics consolidated with a binder that is made from a binder system are described. The binder system may include: a) 30% or less by dry weight of at least one polymer based on polyvinyl alcohol; b) 70% or more by dry weight of at least one starch, wherein the at least one starch comprises 50% by weight or more of one or more natural starches based on the total weight of the at least one starch; c) 0 to 10% by dry weight of at least one crosslinker; d) 0 to 10% by dry weight of at least one filler; and e) 0 to 10% by dry weight of at least one additive, wherein a sum of components a) through e) is 100% by dry weight of the binder system. Method of making the textile fabrics consolidated with binders made from the binder systems are also described.

Abstract: The invention describes compositions that include amine-containing silsesquioxane or an amine-containing alkyltrialkoxysilane and a thermoplastic elastomer as well as methods of preparation of the compositions that are useful as self-bonding adhesives for various substrates.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive film including a resin having a silsesquioxane in a side chain and a urethane bond in a main chain, together with a method for forming the same. The inventive adhesive film has excellent stretchability and strength, with the film surface having higher adhesion and thinner film thickness.

Abstract: The formula of the flameless automatic food heating agent comprises 1 to 5 parts of aluminum powder, 3 to 10 parts of carbon powder, 5 to 25 parts of magnesium powder, 10 to 25 parts of iron powder and 1 to 5 parts of anticoagulant. The preparing of the flameless automatic food heating agent bags (3) comprises the following steps: placing two pieces of food heating agent bags (3) in two sides of a sealed food packaging (2) before putting into a water-proof heating bag (1); adding water into the water-proof heating bag (1) to let food heating agent bags (3) to absorb water; bending an opening side of the water-proof heating bag (1) to seal the opening side; vaporizing water in the water-proof heating bag (1); placing the water-proof heating bag (1) for 10 to 15 minutes; heating food in the sealed food packaging (2) to 60° C. to 80° C.

Abstract: A date palm seed lost circulation material (LCM) is provided having a date palm seed admixture of date palm seed particles of various sizes. The date palm seed particles may have a size greater than about 2380 microns in a range of about 40% to about 42% by weight, particles having a size greater than about 595 microns and less than about 2381 microns in a range of about 46% to about 48% by weight, particles having a size greater than about 400 microns and less than about 596 microns in a range of about 4% to about 6% by weight, particles having a size less than about 210 microns in a range of about 4% to about 6% by weight, and particles having a size less than about 149 microns in a range of about 1% to about 3% by weight. Methods of lost circulation control using and manufacture of a date palm seed LCM are also provided.

Abstract: A date palm seed lost circulation material (LCM) is provided having a date palm seed admixture of date palm seed particles of various sizes. The date palm seed particles may have a size greater than about 2380 microns in a range of about 40% to about 42% by weight, particles having a size greater than about 595 microns and less than about 2381 microns in a range of about 46% to about 48% by weight, particles having a size greater than about 400 microns and less than about 596 microns in a range of about 4% to about 6% by weight, particles having a size less than about 210 microns in a range of about 4% to about 6% by weight, and particles having a size less than about 149 microns in a range of about 1% to about 3% by weight. Methods of lost circulation control using and manufacture of a date palm seed LCM are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a foam fracturing fluid with double interface layers of a phlogisticated air-liquid CO2 for shale gas development, and a preparation method thereof. The foam fracturing fluid is prepared from a liquid CO2 phase, a gas phase and a nano-enhancer; the liquid CO2 phase is formed by dissolving a mixture of gas-soluble foaming agents in liquid CO2; the gas phase is a gas mixture of phlogisticated air and saturated vapor of the liquid CO2; the nano-enhancer is an aqueous solution of a mixture of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, a cosolvent and a water-soluble surfactant. In the fracturing fluid prepared by the present disclosure, the phlogisticated air was encapsulated by the liquid CO2 to form an interface layer, the liquid CO2 was further encapsulated by the nano-enhancer to form the other interface layer, which enhanced the structural stability of the fracturing fluid while achieving high viscosity and thermal stability.

Abstract: The present application provides an aqueous fluid containing a gas-generating compound such as an azo compound, a hydrazide compound, or a semicarbazide compound. The aqueous fluid may also contain an amine compound, an oxidizer, or viscosifier, and a foaming surfactant. The aqueous composition may be storable at pH of less than about 5 without any appreciable gas generation, and may be activated to produce gas when mixed with a wellbore fluid for use in downhole applications.

Abstract: Lost circulation compositions, systems, and methods of using the same are described. A lost circulation composition comprises a water-swellable starch graft copolymer; and a carrier fluid. A method for bridging a lost circulation zone comprises providing a lost circulation composition comprising a water-swellable starch graft copolymer and a carrier fluid. Then introducing the lost circulation composition into a wellbore within a subterranean formation, wherein the subterranean formation comprises a lost circulation zone. Finally the lost circulation composition is placed into the lost circulation zone.

Abstract: Compositions and methods of using of such compositions to, for example, inhibit of the formation of gas hydrate agglomerates are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a low-dosage hydrate inhibitor additive into a fluid, wherein the low-dosage hydrate inhibitor additive comprises a quaternary or tertiary ammonium cation moiety, a lipophilic tail, and a sulfonate anion moiety; and exposing the low-dosage hydrate inhibitor additive to a temperature above about 200° F.

Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Compositions comprising non-halogenated solvents for use in various aspects of a life cycle of an oil and/or gas well, and related methods, are provided. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a solvent blend and one or more surfactants. In some embodiments, the solvent blend comprises a first type of solvent (e.g., a terpene) and a second type of solvent (e.g., a non-halogenated solvent). The composition may comprise about 90 wt % to 99.9 wt % of the solvent blend, and about 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of one or more surfactants, versus the total weight of the composition. In some embodiments, compositions can be used in methods for treating an oil and/or gas well, having a wellbore that comprises one or more fluids. A composition may be delivered into the wellbore, passing through the one or more fluids to reduce residues comprising asphaltenes, paraffins or combinations thereof on or near the wellbore.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a polymeric scale inhibitor that is a polycarboxylic acid copolymer comprising acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and styrene sulfonic acid. The polymeric scale inhibitor compositions are particularly suitable for high pressure/high temperature scale inhibition treatment of oil, gas, geothermal production wells and/or subterranean formations.

Abstract: Certain sugars, when exposed to high temperatures, undergo oxidation to produce acidic species. Certain sugar alcohols are also acid precursors. The acidification process is a function of temperature, salinity, pH, and/or the presence of an agent, such as an accelerator or a retarder. The rate of acidification may be controlled within a filter cake breaker fluid in order to achieve a predetermined fluid pH after a selectable period of time. The time controllable nature of the acidification allows the development of filter cake breaker fluids with an engineered activity delay.

Abstract: A Janus graphene nanosheet (JGN) surfactant formed from a two-dimensional graphene oxide sheet and functionalized to produce an amphiphilic graphene nanosheet. The JGN may be a component of a nanofluid utilized in nanofluid flooding for oil recovery. The JGN may also be used as solid surfactants to form emulsions for oil recovery.

Abstract: A waste material improvement and reuse method involves identifying an available material having a crush resistance that does not meet a requirement for use as proppant, but which can be improved to meet the requirement, and modifying a surface of the available material to improve the crush resistance to meet the requirement by applying a binding agent and/or an encapsulating agent to the available material, forming clumps of particles of the available material and increasing crush resistance.

Abstract: A proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing in a subterranean formation to prop a fracture therein includes a material which is adapted to sequester at least one target species formed external to the subterranean formation and formed external to the proppant and the material.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of increasing production from a hydrocarbon containing formation by adding a proppant to the formation, wherein a treatment fluid comprising a colloidal silica nanoparticle is added to the formation before, during or after the time the proppant is added to the formation.

Abstract: A method to reduce the viscosity of viscosified treatment fluids is disclosed herein. The method includes a water soluble polymer, a breaker system containing at least one aliphatic azo-compound, mixing the viscosified treatment fluid and the breaker composition and allowing the viscosified treatment fluid and the breaker composition to interact whereby the viscosity of the viscosified treatment is reduced. The application of the process in the production of oil and gas and to the treatment fluids is also discussed.

Abstract: A process for producing a photochromic eyewear lens. In one embodiment at least a layer of modified photochromic poly(urea-urethane) is formed by combining photochromic material and the reaction product of a polyurethane pre-polymer and a mixture of diethyltoluene diamine and one or more polyols, plus catalyst. The mixture comprises both NH2 and OH reactive groups, with at least 0.04 equivalent weights of OH reactive species available for reaction with each 1.0 equivalent weight of excess NCO reactive species available in the pre-polymer. The lens comprising the modified photochromic poly(urea-urethane) can exhibit faster fade-back rates and better photochromic performance than lenses with non-modified poly(urea-urethane).

Abstract: A core/shell nanoparticle with enhanced emission comprises a fluorescent conjugated polymer core that is encapsulated by an amphiphilic block copolymer shell. The core/shell nanoparticle structure confines the electronic charge to improve quantum yield and is water soluble to enable low-cost and environmentally friendly processing.

Abstract: A color conversion composition is configured to convert incident light into light having a wavelength longer than that of the incident light. The color conversion composition includes: an organic luminescent material (A) having a full width at half maximum of a peak of 10 nm or larger and 50 nm or smaller, the peak indicating a maximum radiant intensity in an emission spectrum; and a resin (B) having an alicyclic structure, a ratio of a repeating unit having the alicyclic structure in the resin being 50% by weight or higher in a total amount of the resin.

Abstract: A luminescent substance particle includes BaSnO3:Zn having a perovskite-type structure, a content of Zn (zinc) being more than 0.0% by mass and less than 8.0% by mass. Alternatively, a luminescent substance particle includes BaSnO3:Mg having a perovskite-type structure, a content of Mg (magnesium) being more than 0.0% by mass and less than 0.1% by mass.

Abstract: Described herein is an etching solution comprising water; an oxidizer; a water-miscible organic solvent; a fluoride ion source; a corrosion inhibitor and optionally, a surfactant, optionally a buffer, optionally a chelating agent. Such compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon-germanium over germanium from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.

Abstract: Etching compositions suitable for the selective removal of silicon over silicon-germanium from a microelectronic device comprising: water; at least one of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound and an amine compound; water-miscible solvent; optionally surfactant and optionally corrosion inhibitor; and the method of using the etching composition for the selective removal.

Abstract: Described herein are liquid crystal compositions and derivative mixtures thereof that can allow for the adjustment of their refractive indices by the application of an electric field. In addition, selectively dimmable reverse-mode polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) elements and devices using the aforementioned compositions are also described, which are transparent when no voltage is applied and opaque when a voltage is applied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which contains at least two polymerisable compounds or reactive mesogens (RM) and at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formula IIA, IIB and IIC, in which R2A, R2B, R2C, L1-6, ring B, Z2, Z2, p, q and v have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS effect, especially for the use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilised) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type.

Abstract: A polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I) and a compound represented by general formula (II) and can be used for a liquid crystal display device imparted with liquid crystal aligning ability by polymerization. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition is required to cause no precipitation in a wide temperature range and have a low viscosity corresponding to fast switching, and a liquid crystal display device using the composition is required to have more stable alignment after polymerization and to cause no defect in display characteristics. In the present invention, the problems can be solved using a specified compound.

Abstract: A transparent composition comprising polycarbonate and a mixture of flame retardants, wherein the flame retardants are aryl phosphate ester of hydroquinone and tris(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-s-triazine.