Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon composite, which comprises a polymer resin and a carbon material having specific conditions, thereby controlling a dielectric constant. According to the present invention, the carbon composite and a method for controlling a dielectric constant by using the same can be variously applied to a circuit, an electronic material and the like by establishing a correlation between the specific surface area of the carbon material and the dielectric property of the carbon composite.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to novel polyvinyl chloride compositions containing polyvinyl chloride resins, polycarbonate resins and copolyester resins. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to polyvinyl chloride compositions including admixtures of polycarbonates and high glass transition temperature (Tg) copolyesters to increase the Tg and the heat distortion temperature under load (HDTUL) of the polyvinyl chloride compositions.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to novel polyvinyl chloride compositions containing polyvinyl chloride resins, polycarbonate resins and copolyester resins. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to polyvinyl chloride compositions including admixtures of polycarbonates and high glass transition temperature (Tg) copolyesters to increase the Tg and the heat distortion temperature under load (HDTUL) of the polyvinyl chloride compositions.

Abstract: Provided is a dope used when a film containing an acrylic-based resin and a core-shell type graft copolymer is made by a solution casting method, in which turbidity is less likely to occur despite the use of a core-shell type graft copolymer having a core layer with a large particle diameter. A dope for producing a film by a solution casting method contains a thermoplastic acrylic-based resin, a graft copolymer, and a solvent. In this dope, the graft copolymer has a core layer and a shell layer, the core layer has an average particle diameter of 125 to 400 nm, the graft copolymer has a degree of swelling by methyl ethyl ketone of 3.5 or more, and the solvent has a hydrogen bonding term ?H in a Hansen solubility parameter of 6.0 or more and 8.0 or less.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided which includes a resin component, a fibrous filler, and a plate-like filler. With respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component, the content of the fibrous filler is from 30 parts by mass or more to 100 parts by mass or less, the content of the plate-like filler is from 20 parts by mass or more to 80 parts by mass or less, and the total content of the fibrous filler and the plate-like filler is from 50 parts by mass or more to 180 parts by mass or less. The resin component includes an amorphous resin, and the content of the amorphous resin is from 60 parts by mass or more to 100 parts by mass or less.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition which has high rigidity, excellent dimensional stability, and low linear expansion properties. The polycarbonate resin composition contains, relative to 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A), 10 to 100 parts by mass of an acrylonitrile-styrenic copolymer (B), 10 to 100 parts by mass of glass flakes (C) having an average thickness of 0.45 to 1 ?m, and 5 to 50 parts by mass of glass fibers (D) having an elliptical cross section with an ellipticity of more than 1.5 and not more than 8, wherein the mass ratio (D)/(C) of the content of the glass fibers (D) having an elliptical cross section to the content of the glass flakes (C) is 0.1 to 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of aqueous dispersion adhesives on the basis of a mixture of aqueous polyurethane or polyurethane-urea dispersions for bonding foam substrates according to the spray coagulation method.

Abstract: A polyamide resin with an excellent balance of mechanical characteristics such as breaking strength and breaking elongation in a solid state, a molded body containing said polyamide resin, a laminate provided with a film or sheet containing said polyamide resin, a medical device provided with the aforementioned molded body and or the aforementioned laminate, and a production method of the aforementioned polyamide resin are provided. The polyamide resin contains units derived from an aliphatic aminocarboxylic acid and corresponding to a hard segment, dicarbonyl units derived from a linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and aliphatic diamino units each having a prescribed structure and containing an ether bond.

Abstract: A resin composition and an article made from the resin composition are provided. The resin composition comprises: 30 parts by weight of thermosetting resin; 50 to 125 parts by weight of maleimide resin; and 5 to 35 parts by weight of monofunctional long-chain alkyl acrylate monomer. The resin composition is capable of achieving a proper viscosity and a good filling property whiling maintaining a high glass transition temperature.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hardener composition for an epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulation wherein the hardener composition comprises moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D1-NH2, and moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D2-NH—C(O)-Q, wherein D1 is a bivalent group, D2 is a bivalent group, and Q is a univalent group, to epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulations comprising at least one epoxy resin which is a polymer containing, on average, at least two epoxide groups per molecule, and the hardener composition, and at least one of diglycerides which are esters of glycerol with two molecules of fatty acid, monoglycerides which are esters of glycerol with one molecule of fatty acid, or glycerol, or the reaction products of at least one of diglycerides or monoglycerides or glycerol with organic compounds having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of acylesters, acylanhydrides, isocyanates, epoxides, cyclocarbonates,

Abstract: A weather-resistive coating composition comprises from 21 to 25 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0, from 28 to 32 weight percent of polyol, from 4 to 8 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200, from 38 to 42 weight percent of filler having a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers, and from 0.01 to 0.03 weight percent of a catalyst, wherein the coating composition has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury, and the coating composition is a component of a building wall or roofing structure.

Abstract: A hydrophilic polyurethane comprising polymerized units of: (a) a water-soluble polyol having hydroxyl functionality from two to four and a weight-average molecular weight from 800 to 16,000; and (b) an aliphatic polyisocyanate having isocyanate functionality from two to six; wherein polymerized ethylene oxide units comprise at least 85 wt % of said hydrophilic polyurethane; and wherein a product of weight fraction of polymerized ethylene oxide units and polyethylene oxide mean molecular weight is from 4,200 to 16,000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a patterned polyimide coverlay on a substrate. The method includes: providing a polyimide dry film including a carrier and a non-photosensitive polyimide layer on the carrier, the non-photosensitive polyimide layer containing (i) a polyimide precursor or soluble polyimide and (ii) a solvent; forming a predetermined pattern in the polyimide dry film; laminating the patterned polyimide dry film onto a substrate in such a manner that the non-photosensitive polyimide layer faces the substrate; and forming a patterned polyimide coverlay by heating.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an aqueous coating agent composition (in particular, an aqueous coating composition for lubricating films that contains a solid lubricant) which as a whole is excellent in terms of flowability, applicability, and storage stability and which is capable of forming satisfactory and smooth coating films effective in stick-slip inhibition. [Solution] The problem can be solved with an aqueous coating agent composition which comprises (A) a curable resin in an aqueous emulsion form, (B) a surfactant, (C) solid particles, (D) one or more nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds, (E) a film-forming silicone in an aqueous emulsion form, and (F) water. In particular, it is preferable that the (C) component comprise a solid lubricant. In view of the environmental regulations, it is especially preferable that the (D) component be 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone.

Abstract: Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

Abstract: A combination comprising a substrate and cured coating composition formed of the hydrolysis product of an epoxy functional alkoxy silane in combination with one or more monoaromatic (mono- or di) glycidyl ethers, the cured coating providing improved adhesion as compared to previous known UV curable coatings. The coating composition includes at least one monoaromatic di- or monoglycidyl ethers, and most preferably includes resorcinol diglycidyl ether.

Abstract: A polishing liquid containing abrasive grains, a hydroxy acid, a polyol, a cationic compound, and a liquid medium, in which a zeta potential of the abrasive grains is positive and a weight average molecular weight of the cationic compound is less than 1000.

Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing composition for polishing dielectric substrates includes colloidal silica abrasive particles stabilized with polyalkoxylated organosilanes.

Abstract: Self-fusing silicone tapes contain neutral corrosion inhibitors therein such as salts of acids. Such tapes provide protection in an acid gas environment as well as under thermal insulation. The same also allows inspection of protected structure without removing the protection apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for reactive hot melt resin and a reactive hot melt film prepared from the resin, which resin composition includes a polyurethane resin having a linear structure, an isocyanate blocking agent having a plurality of functional groups, a reaction catalyst, a reaction retardant, etc. Preferably, the resin composition includes a polyurethane resin and an isocyanate blocking agent used as a latent curing agent, which are main components; a catalyst for accelerating the reaction; and a reaction retardant for securing long-term storability. Particularly, the composition for reactive hot melt resin further includes a heat-resistance enhancer, preferably nanosilica, for preventing the resin from melting down during no-sew press treatment to provide a performance to help maintenance of adhesion.

Abstract: A method of inverting the phase arrangement of the silicone phase and the acrylic phase in a silicone acrylic hybrid composition, the silicone acrylic hybrid composition comprising: a) a silicone acrylic hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive, and b) a solvent, wherein the phase arrangement of the silicone phase and the acrylic phase in the initial silicone acrylic hybrid composition forming a continuous external phase and a discontinuous internal phase is determined by the solvent, comprising the step of adding an activator to the silicone acrylic hybrid composition, wherein the activator a) is liquid at 20° C. and 1013 mbar, b) has a boiling point which is higher than the boiling point of the solvent and/or has a vapor pressure at 20° C.

Abstract: Amphiphilic graft copolymers comprise a polypropylene backbone and hybrid micromolecule side-chains based on organo-functional silanes (PP-g-XSiOA) in the presence of a co-agent, for example, difunctional metallic diacrylate monomers, where “X” is an organic group or an organo-functional group, and “A” is a metal, an inorganic oxide, an inorganic hydroxide, or any other inorganic material. X may be derived from a compound selected from the group consisting of epoxy, amino, acrylate, methacryloxy, and vinyl; and A is selected from the group consisting of: silicon, (Si), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), silver (Ag), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), tin (Sn); oxides thereof; hydroxides thereof; and mixtures of the foregoing. These copolymers are suitable for forming medical devices and/or as additives to base polymeric formulations for medical devices for improving laser marking, antimicrobial resistance, adhesive free bond strength, paintability and dyeability.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for bonding parts, comprising the following steps (a) Providing a two-component adhesive composition precursor, comprising a first part (A) comprising at least one epoxy curing agent and preferably at least one first dye; a second part (B) comprising at least one second dye different from the at least one first dye and at least one epoxy resin; (b) Mixing part (A) and part (B) of the two-component adhesive composition precursor so as to obtain an adhesive composition; (c) Applying the adhesive composition onto a first part; (d) Applying a second part onto the adhesive composition applied to the first part; and then performing a first curing step at a first temperature, wherein the adhesive composition undergoes a first colour change; or (e) Performing a first curing step at a first temperature, wherein the adhesive composition undergoes a first colour change, and then applying a second part onto the adhesive composition applied to the first part; (f) Perform a second c

Abstract: A process comprising a) mixing i) an isocyanate reactive component that contains from 2 to 100 weight percent of an aminobenzoate terminated composition wherein the isocyanate reactive component does not contain a solvent; and ii) an isocyanate terminated component having an isocyanate functionality of from 2 to 6 wherein the isocyanate terminated component does not contain a solvent; at a stoichiometric ratio of NCO to reactive hydrogen in the range of from 0.9 to 2.5; to form an adhesive composition; b) applying the adhesive composition to a primary substrate; and c) laminating the primary substrate with a secondary film to form a laminate structure, is disclosed. The laminate structure can be used as a laminating adhesive.

Abstract: A transparent sealing compound, in particular for use in a wall penetration of lines or in a splice site of a cable set. In order to have greater flexibility the sealing compound consists of a radiation crosslinked, in particular UV-crosslinked, poly (alkyl acrylate). The sealing compound is crosslinked such that its elongation amounts to more than 1000% for a material thickness of 1.5 mm according to ISO 527-2/1BA/300 and its shear strength is less than 1000 min according to DIN EN 1943 (tested per method A, 625 mm2 contact surface area).

Abstract: Compositions and methods are configured to reduce flammability in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system having R32 refrigerant included in the refrigerant composition. Refrigerant compositions and methods can be used for retrofitting, servicing, controlling flammability, improving performance, lubricant solubility and miscibility, and improving the safety of an HVAC system.

Abstract: Described herein is a working fluid for a thermodynamic cycle that includes CO2 as main component and one or more of the compounds selected from the group including: TiCl4, TiBr4, SnCl4, SnBr4, VCl4, VBr4, GeCl4, metal carbonyls, by way of example Ni(CO)4.

Abstract: A thermal interface material, a process of forming a thermal interface, the thermal interface including the thermal interface material, and an article of manufacture including the thermal interface material, where the thermal interface material includes polar nanoparticles embedded in one or more carrier materials. The polar nanoparticles may have a diameter of approximately 50-60 nanometers or less, and near-field radiative coupling between the polar nanoparticles. The process of forming the thermal interface including: obtaining the polar nanoparticles; adding the polar nanoparticles to one or more carrier materials to form a carrier mixture, where the polar nanoparticles are embedded in the one or more carrier materials; creating a thermal interface material using the carrier mixture; applying the thermal interface material to a first electronics component and a second electronics component; and compressing the electronics components, where the compressing densely packing the polar nanoparticles.

Abstract: A lubricant including a fluid medium and at least one intercalation compound of a metal chalcogenide having molecular formula MX2, where M is a metallic element such as tungsten (W), and X is a chalcogen element such as sulfur (S), wherein the intercalation compound has a fullerene-like hollow structure or tubular-like structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of amphiphilic sequenced copolymers as an agent for controlling the filtrate in a fluid (F) injected under pressure into an underground formation, comprising—at least one chain (C) soluble in the fluid (F); and—at least one block (B) that is insoluble in the fluid (F).

Abstract: Methods are provided to inhibit scale formation in oil or gas production systems. In one embodiment, the scale inhibiting treatment comprises: A) an AAA terpolymer and B) a polycarboxylate such as a polyepoxy succinic acid (PESA). The treatment can be added to these systems in the well area itself, to the well annulus and its associated tubes, casings, etc., to the oil or gas bearing subterranean formation, to injection conduits for injection of steam or fracking fluid to the subterranean formation, to the produced water, or to equipment in fluid contact with the produced water.

Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation are described. The methods include introducing a treatment fluid that includes a friction reducing polymer (e.g., a cationic friction reducing polymer) into the subterranean formation. The cationic friction reducing polymer is allowed to degrade and release choline chloride or polyDADMAC, which can each act as a clay stabilizer.

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: The present disclosure provides systems for generating tunable white light. The systems include a plurality of LED strings that generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing nanoparticles of a photoluminescent material, including the successive steps of: a) forming nanometer-range particles of said photoluminescent material; b) forming a dispersion containing the particles in a non-aqueous solvent, the dispersion further containing at least one surface agent; c) placing the dispersion in an autoclave at a pressure in the range from 2 MPa to 100 MPa; and d) recovering the particles.

Abstract: An etching composition may include a peracetic acid mixture, a fluorine compound, an organic solvent (e.g., acetate-series organic solvent), and water. The etching composition may be used to selectively etch silicon-germanium (SiGe).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful, e.g., for selectively removing tantalum (Ta) and/or tantalum nitride (TaN) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.

Abstract: Maleic anhydride homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, maleic acid homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, methods for preparing the same, and methods of inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibitors may exclude phosphorus and may contain a hydrolysate of a maleic anhydride homopolymer or a hydrolysate of a maleic acid homopolymer. The maleic acid homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic acid repeating units and the maleic anhydride homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic anhydride repeating units.

Abstract: A flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a flame-retardant compound, and an article of manufacture. The flame-retardant compound includes a tetrazine moiety and at least one ligand comprising a brominated moiety. The process includes providing starting materials, which include a nitrile compound, a bromine source, and hydrazine. The process also includes reacting the starting materials to form a tetrazine flame retardant. The article of manufacture includes a polymer and a flame-retardant compound having a tetrazine moiety and at least one ligand comprising a brominated moiety.

Abstract: A high-efficiency food waste carbonization process using a carbonizer specially designed to function at a specific range of temperatures to work efficiently, with minimal energy input and designed to reduce volume and to produce charcoal that may be used as a fuel. The invention is designed to work with high-moisture materials such as food waste.

Abstract: Provided is a conversion process for an organic oil, relating to the field of biomass utilization, energy and chemical industry. The conversion process is carried out in presence of an aqueous slurry and a catalyst selected from the group consisting of an iron oxide compound, a waste agent resulting from use of an iron oxide compound as desulfurizer, and a regeneration product of the waste agent, under a controlled molar ratio of iron element to sulfur element. It is found that free radical condensation polymerization of organic oil during cracking process can be blocked effectively by using carbonylation, and hydrogenation is achieved with active hydrogen produced from the conversion of CO and water. In the conversion process, organic material, especially biomass solid, can be directly converted without dehydration, and water can be additionally added to the biomass liquid or the mineral oil.

Abstract: Techniques provided herein relate to regulating at least one operating parameter of a paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) operation and controlling the quality of the produced bitumen in response to a determined concentration of at least one residual metal in a PFT process stream. Determination of the residual metal concentration is based on acquired NIR spectral measurements of the PFT process stream. An alkaline agent dosage in primary extraction operation can be for example regulated in response to a difference between a determined calcium concentration and a calcium concentration specification.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a process for converting a hydrocarbon feed includes introducing a hydrocarbon feed comprising a C2-C50 acyclic alkane and a C3-C50 cyclic alkane to a catalyst composition in a reactor. The process further includes converting the hydrocarbon feed in the reactor under reactor conditions to a product mixture comprising at least one of a C6-C9 aromatic product or a C12+ distillate product.

Abstract: A method of treating/cooling a process fluid includes spraying a working fluid into a stream of the process fluid to form a mixed fluid and separating the working fluid from the mixed fluid to form a treated/cooled process fluid and a separated working fluid. The separated working fluid is conditioned to form a recycled working fluid and sprayed into the stream of the process fluid. A variant includes indirectly cooling a process fluid using a cooled working fluid. The spraying may use a working fluid in the form of microdroplets with Sauter Mean Diameter no greater than 100 microns onto a selected fluid.

Abstract: A system for processing fuel to remove sulfur species through the oxidation of the sulfur species is described which includes one or more (and preferably two or more processing units). Additionally, a method of removing sulfur species through the oxidation of the sulfur species is also described. The system and the method rely on the use of aqueous feed and does not require the removal (through sorption or the like) at each or between each processing unit. Such a configuration for numerous reasons is economically advantageous.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow for characterization of feeds, intermediate effluents, and/or products during lubricant base stock production. More generally, the systems and methods can allow for characterization of aromatics in various types of hydroprocessed intermediate effluents and/or products. In some aspects, the characterization can include measuring a fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectrum for a sample, and then generating a representation of the spectrum by fitting the measured spectrum to a linear combination of spectra corresponding to compounds or compound classes. As the hydroprocessing process continues, additional measured spectra and comparing the fit quality of the representation to the subsequently measured spectra. When the fit quality falls below a threshold value, the loss in fit quality indicates a change in the number and/or distribution of aromatics in the sample.

Abstract: Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing solvent dewaxing using a dewaxing solvent that is not fully miscible with the feed being dewaxed. It has been unexpectedly discovered that by operating with a ketone solvent mixture that is beyond the miscibility limit by a small amount, the rate of solvent dewaxing can be substantially increased. Additionally, the difference between the filtration temperature during solvent dewaxing and the pour point of the resulting dewaxed product is unexpectedly reduced. The dewaxing solvent beyond the miscibility limit can correspond to, for example, a solvent mixture where the weight percent of methyl ethyl ketone is beyond the miscibility limit by 0.1 vol % to 5.0 vol %.

Abstract: A process and method for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas and regenerating ferric ions consumed in the hydrogen sulfide scrubbing process at low pH. A two-scrubber regenerative chemical scrubbing system for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas that provides an economical system for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas at low pH without the need for chelating agents. An oxide of manganese is used as a catalyst to enhance the regeneration of ferric ions in an aqueous solution under acidic conditions in the presence of oxygen. The process may further include contacting the aqueous solution with a second gas comprising air to replenish the dissolved oxygen in the aqueous solution. The regenerated solution comprising ferric ions can be reused to treat additional hydrogen sulfide containing gases.

Abstract: A biomass solid fuel with reduced self-heating. An apparatus for manufacturing a biomass solid fuel including a carbonization furnace for carbonizing a biomass molded block to obtain a biomass solid fuel; a yield calculator for calculating a yield of the biomass solid fuel and/or a temperature detector for measuring a temperature of the carbonization furnace; and a controller for controlling a heat source of the carbonization furnace; in which the controller controls the heat source based on a correlation between (i) a self-heating property of the biomass solid fuel and (ii) the yield and/or the temperature of the carbonization furnace.