Abstract: The control over the wettability of any surface fundamentally determines its interaction with water. In this regard, artificial surfaces with high water repellency has been of particular interest. The present invention relates to the synthesis and applications of a ceramic composite comprising phosphates of the lanthanide/rare earth series and organic phosphonic acids leading to superhydrophobic materials that offer non-wetting, multi-substrate compatible, additive compatible and antibacterial coatings with high water contact angles >150°.

Abstract: A polymerizable composition is described comprising at least one monomer, oligomer, polymer, or a combination thereof comprising ethylenically unsaturated groups; and at least one cyclic imide monomer comprising an ?, ?-unsaturated carbonyl. The cyclic imide monomer comprises an imide group and the ?, ?-unsaturated carbonyl in a heterocyclic ring wherein the ring comprises at least 6 covalently bonded atoms. Also described are cyclic imide monomers, (e.g. hardcoat) compositions, methods of making a coated substrate, cyclic imide monomers, and methods of making cyclic imide monomers.

Abstract: Provided herein are coated substrates. Also provided herein are methods for attaching phosphonates, phosphonic acids, or derivatives thereof to an organic or an inorganic substrate (e.g., a metal oxide substrate) via phosphonate chemistry to form the coated substrates provided herein.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to improving the adhesion between a base substrate and a resilient material layer. Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is performed to deposit a silicon compound layer on a base substrate. A resilient material layer is formed on the surface of the silicon compound layer. An object formed by the method may include the base substrate, a silicon compound layer on the base substrate, and the resilient material layer on a surface of the silicon compound layer. By having a silicon compound layer with a surface roughness and thickness, adhesion between the base substrate and the resilient material layer can be significantly improved.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a multifunctional coating for operation at temperatures in excess of 150° C., and up to 300+° C. The multifunctional coating includes: a) one or more polysilazanes (i.e., a group of silicon-based polymers) that include inorganic and/or organic functionalized polysilazane; b) one or more secondary polymeric additives one or more secondary polymeric additives (e.g., siloxane compounds and/or polysilane compounds); c) one or more optional functionalized nanoparticles and/or fillers; d) one or more optional additive polymers that include: i) Polysulfones (PSF) such as Polyethersulfone (PES) and/or Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); ii) Polyimides (PI); iii) Polybenzimidazole (PBI); iv) Polybenzoxazoles (PBO); and/or v) fluoropolymers including Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), and/or hexafluoropropylene (HFP); e) one or more optional additives (e.g.

Abstract: Methods of temporarily enhancing the luster and/or brilliance of a piece of jewelry, a gem stone, or a piece of jewelry including a gem stone including applying a non-aqueous composition to the piece of jewelry, the gem stone, or the piece of jewelry including a gem stone.

Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing composition comprises, consists of, or consists essentially of a liquid carrier, abrasive particles in the liquid carrier, a pyrophosphate compound, and a sulfonate compound or a compound including a quaternary ammonium group.

Abstract: A noble metal surface cleaning paste, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof are provided. Raw materials of preparing the cleaning paste include an abrasive, a thickening agent, and water. A weight ratio of the abrasive : the thickening agent : the water is 100: (0.1-5): 100. According to the cleaning paste, by a purely physical method, i.e., friction action between various tiny particles and a noble metal surface, an effect of removing an oxide layer and dirt on the surface is achieved. The cleaning paste does not contain any corrosive chemical component and thus not cause any damage to skin and the surface. The cleaning paste is mainly for cleaning oxidized noble metal surfaces, so that noble metal products that have been oxidized and darkened become glossy again. The cleaning paste is stable in property and can be stored for a long time without affecting its use effect.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for detaching two substrates bonded by an adhesive, in particular by treating with a debonding agent. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the method in recycling parts of the electronic devices. The method comprises the steps of: (1) treating two substrates bonded by an adhesive with a debonding agent comprising acetone and/or oleic acid at a temperature from 20° C. to 90° C., and (2) removing the substrates from the adhesive.

Abstract: To provide a PSA sheet capable of providing good concealment to an adherend whose surface to which the PSA sheet is applied has been processed. Provided is a PSA sheet having a PSA layer. The PSA layer has a light transmittance of 20% or lower and an L* value of 20 or higher and 70 or lower, defined in the L*a*b* color space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically conductive adhesive composition including: a conductive powder (A) and a curable component (B) which has a content of 20 5 parts by mass or more when an amount of the conductive powder (A) is 100 parts by mass; and a phosphoric acid-containing curable component (C) having a general formula of formula (1) or (2), and having a molecular weight within a range of 150 to 1000, in which the phosphoric acid-containing curable component (C) has a content of 0.01 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less when a total amount of the conductive powder (A) and the 10 curable component (B) is 100 parts by mass.

Abstract: There are provided optical bonding particles capable of improving the visibility and controlling gaps with high accuracy. The optical bonding particles according to the present invention include silicone particles and coating particles or a coating layer disposed on the surface of the silicone particles, and in the optical bonding particles, the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index of the silicone particles and the refractive index of the coating particles or the refractive index of the coating layer is 0.03 or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a low-viscosity thermosetting starch adhesive for particleboards, and a preparation method therefore, belonging to the technical field of adhesive preparation. The adhesive of the present invention selects N-hydroxyethyl acrylamide or acetoxyethyl methacrylate as the crosslinking monomer, which has a low degree of crosslinking in the process of adhesive preparation to avoid the problem of increasing viscosity, but can cross-link quickly during the hot pressing process, forming a network structure, and improving the water resistance of the adhesive; and furthermore, itaconic acid is added to promote the self-crosslinking reaction of the crosslinking monomer in the hot-pressing process, thus further improving the water resistance.

Abstract: A two-part formulation of a high strength acrylic adhesive that includes a Part A and Part B. The Part A includes at least one curable monomer of: Part A acrylate monomer, methacrylate monomer, acrylic acid monomer, methacrylic acid monomer, or a combination thereof; a Part A impact modifier; and a Part A adhesion promoter. A Part B includes impact modifier, a Part B adhesion promoter, and an induction agent. A polyvinyl acetal resin is present in at least one of Part A or Part B, and present from 1 to 30 total weight percent. A process of applying the resulting adhesive to bond substrates and a resulting structure are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive, particularly to a pressure sensitive hot melt positioning adhesive for use on feminine sanitary pads or adult incontinent products having improved peel values on fabrics made from Lyocell fibers, particularly eucalyptus-based Lyocell fibers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides epoxy adhesive compositions with increased adhesion to surfaces, including metal surfaces, comprising a catechol modifier and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive comprising a reaction product of (A) an aliphatic polyisocyanate having a molecular weight of from 132 to 700; and (B) a polyaspartate comprising a reaction product of (B1) a polyamine having a molecular weight of at least 240, and (B2) a Michael addition receptor, wherein viscosity @ 23° C. according to ASTM D1084-16, remains below 150 cps after four hours, and wherein the adhesive develops an acceptable bond strength to a substrate, defined as having a minimum of 150 g/in. measured @ 23° C. according to ASTM D 1876-01 or substrate tear, in less than five days after the substrate is laminated with the adhesive. The inventive flexible packaging adhesives are free of aromatic amines and may find use in multilayer laminates for a variety of industries, including the food processing, cosmetics, and detergents industries.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive film which comprises a layer of an adhesive that comprises one or more polymers and at least one peroxide, characterized in that the adhesive comprises at last 50% by weight of thermoplastic polymers that do not have C?C multiple bonds, in that at least one peroxide has the general structural formula R—O—O—R?, wherein R and R? each represent organyl groups or together represent a cyclic organyl group, and in that the peroxide in solution has a 1-minute half-life temperature of less than 200° C. In a preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic polymer is a polyurethane and the peroxide is a dicumyl peroxide.

Abstract: An adhesive composition and a surface protective film using the same are provided. The adhesive composition comprises a urethane resin containing a hydroxyl group; an isocyanate-based curing agent; a (meth)acrylate copolymer of a monomer mixture including a (meth)acrylate monomer containing a hydroxyl group, a (meth)acrylate monomer containing a fluorine based substituent, an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having an alkyl group of 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and an antistatic agent.

Abstract: A packaging material includes a metal foil layer laminated on an inner side of a substrate layer, a sealant layer laminated on an inner side of the metal foil layer, and a colored adhesive layer provided between the metal foil layer and the substrate layer. The colored adhesive layer contains a color pigment. The substrate layer is 2.0% to 5.0% both in the hot water shrinkage in a machine direction (MD) and the hot water shrinkage in a transverse direction (TD), 1.5% or less in the difference between the hot water shrinkage in the MD and the hot water shrinkage in the TD, 1.5 GPa to 3 GPa both in an elastic modulus in the MD and an elastic modulus in the TD, is 320 MPa or more in at least one of breaking strength in the MD and breaking strength in the TD.

Abstract: This invention relates to an oil resistant adhesive composition, comprising at least one crystalline polyester polyol; at least one first amorphous aromatic polyester polyol having a glass transition temperature less than 0° C.; at least one second amorphous aromatic polyester polyol having a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to 0° C.; and at least one polyisocyanate. The oil resistant adhesive composition has excellent oil resistance and can be well applied to be used in wearable devices.

Abstract: Provided herein is a two-component thermal interface material.

Abstract: A roofing system includes a roofing membrane. The roofing membrane has a surface energy of 40 mN/m or less. The roofing system includes a roofing substrate. The roofing system includes an adhesive disposed between the roofing membrane and the roofing substrate. The adhesive includes a styrenic block copolymer. The styrenic block copolymer is present in an amount of 0.5 wt. % to 30 wt. % based on a total weight of the adhesive. The adhesive includes asphalt. The asphalt is present in an amount of 70 wt. % to 99.5 wt. % based on the total weight of the adhesive. A ratio of the styrenic block copolymer to the asphalt in the adhesive is 1:11 to 1:3.

Abstract: There is provided a composition comprising a slurry of capsules, the capsules having shells comprising silica and said shells encapsulating phase change materials (PCM); and a cementitious binder. There is also provided a method for preparing said composition.

Abstract: A hydrohaloolefin composition includes a hydrohaloolefin as a main component, further includes 1,1,2,3-tetrafluorobutane, in which a content of the 1,1,2,3-tetrafluorobutane is 0.001 to 0.1% by mass with respect to a total amount of organic compounds.

Abstract: Disproportionation in a refrigerant comprising HFO-1132 is suppressed. A composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf), and propane.

Abstract: An object is to provide a novel low-GWP mixed refrigerant. As a solution to achieve the object, a composition containing a refrigerant that contains 1,1-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132a), difluoromethane (R32), and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234ze) is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for exchanging heat with an object said method comprising using a heat transfer fluid wherein said heat transfer fluid comprises one or more chemical compounds having the general formula: Rf—O—CF2—O—CX?CYZ (I) wherein Rf can be any C2-C6 linear, branched or C5C6 cyclic saturated carbon chain which can be partially or fully fluorinated, and can comprise 0-5 Oxygen atoms which, when present, are all engaged in ether bonds, and wherein X, Y and Z can be independently selected from halogens or hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of X, Y or Z is a halogen.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-conductive sheet including: a binder component that is a mixture of a silicone matrix (A) and a hydrocarbon compound (B); and a heat-conductive filler (C) dispersed in the binder component, wherein the heat-conductive sheet has a compression ratio at 80° C. and 0.276 MPa of 15% or more and a shape retention.

Abstract: A treatment fluid can include a base fluid and a lost-circulation package. The lost-circulation package can include plurality of pieces of a first lost-circulation material and a second lost-circulation material. The plurality of pieces can be an open-cell, natural or biodegradable material, for example natural sponges such as loofah. The plurality of pieces can enter permeable areas of a subterranean formation and form a mesh-like matrix that the second lost-circulation material can be retained within. The second lost-circulation material can be insoluble particles such as ground walnut shells or include ingredients that form a cementitious substance. The first and second lost-circulation materials can form a plug and provide adequate fluid loss control. The treatment fluid can be used in an oil and gas operation.

Abstract: A wellbore fluid composition is provided that includes an aqueous base fluid and at least one ethylene ammonium salt having a number average molecular weight in a range of 250 to 500 grams per mole. A method of drilling a wellbore is also provided. the method includes circulating an aqueous drilling fluid into the wellbore while drilling, wherein the aqueous drilling fluid includes at least one ethylene ammonium salt. The aqueous drilling fluid further includes a pH value from 6.5 to 7.5. The method of drilling a wellbore further includes recovering shale cuttings while maintaining wellbore stability.

Abstract: Reactivity mapping methods are provided. A method may include: analyzing each of a group of inorganic particles to generate data about physical and/or chemical properties of the inorganic particles; and generating correlations between the properties of inorganic particles based on the data.

Abstract: A cement composition including a hydraulic cement material, a latent-hydraulic cement material, and a non-hydraulic cement material. Also provided is a method including combining, at a jobsite, the cement composition comprising the hydraulic cement material, the latent-hydraulic cement material, and the non-hydraulic cement material with water to provide a cement slurry, and allowing the cement slurry to harden in the presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) to provide a hardened cement.

Abstract: A disintegrable rubber seal includes a rubber composite, which contains a rubber matrix including a crosslinked rubber; and an energetic filler configured to generate heat upon activation to disintegrate the rubber matrix. The energetic filler contains a metal and a metal oxide. A weight ratio of the energetic filler to the rubber matrix is about 6:1 to about 1:1.

Abstract: A wellbore treatment fluid is disclosed herein, the fluid comprising a butenediol vinyl alcohol copolymer. Also, a wellbore treatment fluid comprises a dissolvable material capable of forming a gel upon hydration, the dissolvable material having a cylindrical cross-sectional shape. Methods of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a treatment fluid comprising a butenediol vinyl alcohol copolymer, and creating a plug with the treatment fluid.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes solid compositions comprising a paraffin inhibitor and a corrosion inhibitor. The paraffin inhibitors include polymers having various repeat units containing one or more ester moieties. The corrosion inhibitors can be imidazoline compounds, quaternary ammonium compounds, or a combination thereof. These solid compositions can be used to treat subterranean hydrocarbon-containing reservoir and can inhibit or reduce paraffin deposition in the reservoir and/or inhibit or reduce corrosion in a piece of equipment in contact with the reservoir.

Abstract: Solvent mixtures for downhole elemental sulfur removal and formation stimulation, and methods for utilizing such solvent mixtures, are described herein. One method includes providing a solvent mixture that includes an elemental sulfur solvent fraction and an odorant fraction that includes a lactate ester solvent. The method also includes injecting the solvent mixture into a hydrocarbon well such that the elemental sulfur solvent fraction of the solvent mixture dissolves elemental sulfur deposited on well components, and contacting the solvent mixture with water such that the lactate ester solvent within the odorant fraction reacts with the water to generate lactic acid. The method further includes stimulating a formation through which the hydrocarbon well extends by flowing the solvent mixture including the lactic acid through the hydrocarbon well and into the formation.

Abstract: A method for limiting and/or preventing the migration of fines in a geological formation, in particular a subterranean formation, the method including bringing the formation into contact with one or more copolymers including at most 40 mol % of repeating units derived from a cationic monomer.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for using lubricants in subterranean formations, and specifically lubricants that comprise certain oils, surfactants and solvents, and methods for their use, are provided. In one embodiment, the methods include introducing a treatment fluid that includes a base fluid and a lubricant including at least one vegetable oil, at least one nonionic surfactant, and at least one cosolvent into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.

Abstract: A viscosity reducer composition may include one or more polycyclic compounds, one or more polymers covalently attached to one or more polyaromatic compounds, one or more rheology modifiers, one or more surfactants, and an aqueous solution.

Abstract: Embodiments of treating fluid comprising hydrocarbons, water, and polymer being produced from a hydrocarbon-bearing formation are provided. One embodiment comprises adding a concentration of a viscosity reducer to the fluid to degrade the polymer present in the fluid and adding a concentration of a neutralizer to the fluid to neutralize the viscosity reducer in the fluid. The viscosity reducer is buffered at a pH of 7 or less (e.g., at a pH of from 2 to 7, such as at a pH of from 3.5 to 7, or at a pH of from 5 to 7). The addition of the concentration of the viscosity reducer is in a sufficient quantity to allow for complete chemical degradation of the polymer prior to the addition of the concentration of the neutralizer in the fluid such that excess viscosity reducer is present in the fluid.

Abstract: A method of stimulating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation may include generating a foamed fracturing fluid with foam quality of at least 20% and introducing the foamed fracturing fluid into the formation under a pressure greater than the fracturing pressure of the formation. The foamed fracturing fluid may comprise a zwitterionic surfactant, a nanoparticle, and a gas phase. The surfactant may have a structure that includes a quaternary ammonium cation and a carboxylate group. Another method of stimulating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation may include introducing a foaming composition into the hydrocarbon-bearing formation under a pressure greater than the fracturing pressure of the formation and generating a foam with a quality of at least 20% by injecting a gas phase inside the formation. The foaming composition may include a surfactant, a nanoparticle, and a gas phase. The surfactant may have a quaternary ammonium cation and a carboxylate group in the structure.

Abstract: Proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing and methods for making the proppants are provided. An exemplary proppant includes a proppant particle, and a first layer of active well treatment chemical disposed on the proppant particle.

Abstract: Provided is a photochromic compound represented by the following General Formula 1. In General Formula 1, Az represents a monovalent azine ring group which is unsubstituted or has a substituent, L represents a divalent or higher linking group, D represents a photochromic dye structure, a and c each independently represent an integer of 1 or more, b represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more; and when there are a plurality of Az's in General Formula 1, the plurality of Az's may be the same as or different from each other, and when there are a plurality of L's in General Formula 1, the plurality of L's may be the same as or different from each other.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a support, and a wavelength conversion layer that includes a phosphor particle group and a sealing member to seal the phosphor particle group and that is provided directly or through an other layer on the support. A predetermined region, in which a cross-sectional area rate of the phosphor particle group is not less than 50%, is included in an arbitrary cross section of the wavelength conversion layer taken parallel to a thickness direction thereof. The predetermined region includes a rectangular region with a width of 700 ?m and a thickness of 50 ?m from a bottom surface of the wavelength conversion layer when a thickness of the wavelength conversion layer is not less than 50 ?m, or a rectangular region with a width of 700 ?m and a thickness equal to the thickness of the wavelength conversion layer when it is less than 50 ?m.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a phosphor powder of the present invention, in which the phosphor powder contains an inorganic compound in which Eu as an activator is solid-soluted in a crystal represented by Ba26Si51O2N84 or in an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as the crystal represented by Ba26Si51O2N84, the method including: a mixing step of mixing a raw material containing each element constituting the inorganic compound to obtain a raw material mixture blended such that b=51 and a/b>(26?c)/51 are satisfied when molar ratios of Ba, Si, and Eu in the raw material mixture are respectively a, b, and c; a firing step of firing the raw material mixture to obtain a fired product; and a cleaning treatment step of subjecting the fired product to an acid treatment and/or a water treatment.

Abstract: A composition includes a plurality of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals and an ammonium halide-containing copolymer or a guanidinium halide-containing copolymer. The ammonium halide-containing copolymer and guanidinium halide-containing copolymer can include repeating units defined herein. The composition can be particularly useful for color tuning perovskite nanocrystals, and can be well-suited for light emitting applications, including light emitting diodes.

Abstract: A phosphor powder of the present invention is a phosphor powder which contains an inorganic compound in which Eu as an activator is solid-soluted in a crystal represented by Ba26Si51O2N84 or in an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as the crystal represented by Ba26Si51O2N84, and which is constituted such that in an emission spectrum obtained by irradiating the phosphor powder with excitation light having a wavelength of 450 nm, when a luminescence intensity at a peak wavelength in a range of equal to or more than 750 nm and equal to or less than 950 nm is P0, and when a luminescence intensity at a peak wavelength in a range of equal to or more than 520 nm and equal to or less than 600 nm is P1, 0.01?P1/P0?0.12 is satisfied by P0 and P1.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a light emission or a luminescent material and applications thereof. The said material comprises a spherical core, a spherical shell deposited at outer surface of the spherical core, and further a rod shell deposited at outer surface of the spherical shell. The said spherical core comprises Indium phosphide particle with substantially spherical appearance or condition. The said spherical shell comprises Cadmium selenium deposited at outer surface of the spherical core with corresponded spherical appearance or condition. The rod shell comprises cadmium sulfide deposited at outer surface of the spherical shell with its structure extended in lengthwise longer than crosswise to a rod appearance or condition. The luminescent material provided by the present invention has a Type II NCs structure using cadmium selenium as the spherical shell to emit near-infrared light.

Abstract: A method of preparing a quantum dot, an optical member including the quantum dot prepared using the method, and an electronic device including the quantum dot are provided. The method includes forming a first particle including a core and a protective shell from a quantum dot composition including a precursor containing a tellurium (Te) element, a precursor containing a Group II element, and a precursor containing a Group VI element; purifying the first particle; and forming a second particle including a first shell by mixing the first particle with a first shell composition including the precursor containing a Group II element and the precursor containing a Group VI element and forming the first shell from the protective shell.