Abstract: This disclosure relates to a composition that includes at least one first ruthenium removal rate enhancer; at least one copper removal rate inhibitor; at least one low-k removal rate inhibitor; and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed are an adhesive film and a display member including the same. The adhesive film includes a matrix including a (meth)acrylic copolymer containing hydroxyl group and nanoparticles dispersed in the matrix, wherein a difference in cohesive energy between the matrix and the nanoparticles is about 20,000 J/mol or less.

Abstract: An adhesive tape (1) which requires a smaller amount of adhesive by comparison with conventional adhesive tapes having the same adhesive properties is obtained using a method for producing an adhesive tape, which method comprises the following steps: a) mixing an ASE thickener with water and producing an (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7); b) producing an adhesive dispersion (8) from an adhesive and a solvent; c) providing a textile substrate (2); d) applying the (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7) to the textile substrate; e) applying the adhesive dispersion (8) to the (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7) in order to obtain the adhesive tape; f) drying the obtained adhesive tape; in which method the thickener, in particular the ASE thickener, is saturated with water and the adhesive dispersion (8) is applied after or at the same time as the (ASE) thickener-water mixture (7) is applied.

Abstract: A tape includes a tape base material obtained by kneading, into a PVC resin added with a plasticizer, a stabilizer and a coloring agent, a filler in a particle state such as calcium for improving tearability. A color of the tape base material is set to a receding color other than black by an action of the coloring agent. The tape end portion of the PVC tape is whitened by tearing.

Abstract: A silicone hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive composition that cures to form a silicone hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive contains a polydiorganosiloxane having reactive groups. The reactive groups include a silicon bonded (meth)acryloxyalkyl-functional group in a pendant position and a silicon bonded aliphatically unsaturated hydrocarbon group. An adhesive article, such as a tape, can be formed by coating the silicone hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive composition on a surface of a substrate and curing said composition via hydrosilylation reaction (B-staged cure) to form a silicone hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the surface. The silicone hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive layer contains (meth)acryloxyalkyl-functional groups, which can further react and crosslink via exposure to UV radiation (C-staged cure).

Abstract: A biodegradable label and a method for making the label. The biodegradable label includes from about 40 to about 99 weight percent of a polymer derived from random monomeric repeating units having a structure of wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of CH3 and a C3 to C19 alkyl group. The monomeric units having R1?CH3 is about 75 to about 99 mol percent of the polymer. A resin adapted for forming the label is also disclosed.

Abstract: An epoxy-based glue includes an epoxy material, and a solids component including diamond powder and silicon-carbide particles. The adhesive material may be used to form reaction-bonded silicon-carbide bonding reaction-bonded silicon-carbide parts together. The present disclosure also relates to a method of assembling a product from preforms, including locating an adhesive layer, containing diamond powder, between opposed preform surfaces, carbonizing the layer, and infiltrating molten silicon into the preforms and the carbonized layer to convert the preforms into corresponding reaction-bonded silicon-carbide parts, and to convert the carbonized layer into a reaction-bonded silicon-carbide bonding region with a reduced amount of residual silicon. An assembled product, including at least two reaction-bonded silicon-carbide parts bonded together by processing a diamond-containing adhesive, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A gas generating agent which generates a gas by light irradiation, which has a maximum molar absorption coefficient value of 7000 or more at a wavelength of 240 nm to 450 nm, and which contains a gas generating moiety having a specific structure and an organopolysiloxane group or a fluorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon group in which a number of carbon atoms to which a fluorine atom is directly bound is from 2 to 8 and which optionally contains an ether bond (—O—) in a carbon chain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition comprising a first polymer component C being selected from TFE/PAVE polymers comprising a small amount of chlorinated monomers selected from chlorotrifluoroethylene and dichlorodifluoroethylene and a second optional polymer component D being selected from TFE/PAVE polymers and being free from chlorine. The polymeric composition of the invention is characterized in that it has a total Cl content of from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight. The composition of the invention has very good adhesion on metals and plastics despite a very low total level of chlorine.

Abstract: A flame-retardant hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive composition that includes styrenic block copolymer, tackifying agent, phosphinic acid salt, polyphosphate, optionally an intumescent agent, and optionally plasticizer.

Abstract: A film adhesive containing: an epoxy resin (A); an epoxy resin curing agent (B); and a phenoxy resin (C), wherein a content of the epoxy resin curing agent (B) in the film adhesive is 0.30 to 12.0 mass %; and wherein a light transmittance T1 of the film adhesive at a wavelength of 400 nm is 90% or less, a light transmittance T2 of a cured product obtained by thermally curing the film adhesive at a wavelength of 400 nm is 85% or more, and T1<T2 is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is a resin film that has a stress integral value of greater than 10 MPa and 1000 MPa or less when uniaxially stretched at a tensile speed of 300 mm/min at 25° C. until it breaks. The resin film showing these properties is supple and durable.

Abstract: 1) A sealant composition comprising: from 20% to 45% by weight of a silyl polymer (A); from 30% to 55% by weight of a filler (B); and from 0.05% to 5% by weight of an antioxidant composition (C) consisting, on the basis of the total number of moles of the compounds present in the composition (C), of 20 to 100 mol % of a secondary diarylamine (C1) and from 0 to 80 mol % of a hindered phenol (C2). 2) The use for adhesive bonding and sealing in the fields of building construction, the motor vehicle, railroad or aerospace industries, and shipbuilding.

Abstract: A shaped abrasive particle including a body having a first major surface, a second major surface, and a side surface joined to the first major surface and the second major surface, and the body has at least one partial cut extending from the side surface into the interior of the body.

Abstract: Refrigerant comprising from more than 84% to less than 91% by weight of HFO-1234yf; from more than 7% to less than 15% by weight of HFO-1132(E); and from more than 1% to 2.5% by weight of CO2.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein compositions of sub-zero salt-water eutectic phase change materials which exhibit two crystallisation processes on cooling. Furthermore, there is disclosed additives which can be used to alter the phase change transitions of one or more of these crystallisation processes.

Abstract: The heat-conducting resin sheet according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a thermally conductive plate-shaped particle, a thermally conductive spherical particle, and a resin, wherein the heat-conducting resin sheet has a thermal conductivity of 5 W/m·K or more and a 30% compressive strength B of 1500 kPa or less as measured at a compression rate of 1.0 mm/min. Furthermore, a volume ratio of the thermally conductive plate-shaped particle to the thermally conductive spherical particle (volume of thermally conductive plate-shaped particle/volume of thermally conductive spherical particle) is 30/70 to 90/10, and the total volume of the thermally conductive plate-shaped particle and the thermally conductive spherical particle is 30 to 90% by volume. According to the present invention, there can be provided a heat-conducting resin sheet that is excellent in the thermal conductivity and flexibility and can suppress the increase in the stress even when compressed quickly.

Abstract: A wellbore fluid composition includes an aqueous base fluid and mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). The MSNs are encapsulated in a surfactant. A method of drilling a wellbore includes circulating an aqueous drilling fluid into the wellbore while drilling and recovering shale cuttings from the aqueous drilling fluid. The aqueous drilling fluid includes mesoporous silica nanoparticles encapsulated by a surfactant.

Abstract: A composition is for making a drilling fluid a non-invasive drilling fluid. The composition has a first component comprising particles having a scratch hardness above 2 Mohs and a second component comprising particles selected from the group of fragmented seeds of Tamarindus indica, comminuted bark from Litsea glutinosa, or comminuted Ocimum tenuiflorum. Also disclosed is a non-invasive drilling fluid having the composition, and a method for drilling a wellbore.

Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing method for recovering oil from a low-temperature subterranean oil formation is disclosed. Before, during, or after inducing hydraulic fracturing within the formation, a particulate, degradable polyester diverting agent is introduced into the formation in an amount effective to improve oil production from the formation. The diverting agent is allowed to degrade, and oil is recovered. The diverting agent has a melting point greater than the average temperature of the formation and is selected from: (i) ethylene glycol succinates; (ii) acid-terminated ethylene glycol succinates; (iii) acid-terminated polyglycolic acids; (iv) acid-terminated polylactic acids; and (v) mixtures of any of (i) through (iv) with a half acid ester.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method comprising: adding a composition comprising a photochromic dye to a sample having an opioid compound to form a reacted product; illuminating an electromagnetic ray having a wavelength between about 100 nm to about 600 nm on the photochromic dye; and detecting the opioid compound in the sample.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer includes a quantum dot, a halogen element, and a coordination compound that can coordinate to the quantum dot, the coordination compound includes a compound having one or more and n or less (where n is a plural number) carbon-hydrogen bonds, or a compound having n chain structures with different elements bonded at any two coordination positions of an element that can substantially have a coordination number of four or greater, and a mass ratio between the coordination compound and the quantum dot is 0.5 or less.

Abstract: A quantum dot composition includes a quantum dot, and a ligand bonded to a surface of the quantum dot, wherein the ligand includes a head portion bonded to the surface of the quantum dot and containing a polar solvent dissociative functional group, and a tail portion connected to the head portion. A quantum dot composition according to an embodiment is used to form an emission layer of a light emitting element to enhance luminous efficiency of the light emitting element including an emission layer formed through the quantum dot composition.

Abstract: The invention refers in a first aspect to self-supporting film comprising green luminescent crystals (1), red luminescent crystals (2), and a polymer (3). The green luminescent crystals (1) are perovskite crystals. The red luminescent crystals (2) are zincblende or wurzite, preferably zincblende, crystals. A second aspect of the invention refers to a solid polymer composition (100). A third aspect of the invention refers to a light emitting device comprising either the solid polymer composition (100) or the self-supporting film.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a quantum dot and a method for manufacturing a quantum dot capable of enhancing the EQE. A method for manufacturing the quantum dot of the present invention includes steps of: generating a core and coating a shell on a surface of the core, wherein in the step of coating the shell, an acidic compound and a zinc halide compound are blended in a shell raw material. In the present invention, the step of coating the shell is divided into at least a first half and a second half. In the first half, a shell raw material in which the acidic compound is blended and the zinc halide compound is not blended is used, while in the second half, it is preferable that the shell is coated a plurality of times using the shell raw material in which both the acidic compound and the zinc halide compound are blended.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal including an anion of an inorganic metal salt and a first organic ligand bound to a surface of the semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the first organic ligand includes a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aromatic ring group and a carboxylate, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 aromatic hetero cyclic group and a carboxylate, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Low drift, rainfastness, high uptake and ULV tank mix adjuvant formulation The instant invention refers to a tank mix adjuvant formulation comprising providing improved drift, high uptake and rainfastness to an agrochemical formulation comprising at least one agrochemical pesticide. Further the invention is directed to the tank mix of an agrochemical formulation comprising at least one pesticide with the adjuvant combination, as well as the use of both the adjuvant formulation and the ready tank mix for ULV applications and conventional spray volume applications.

Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic layer which has high contrast and can suppress hue change of an image reflected by surroundings relative to an original image when used in a viewing angle control system, an optical film using the light absorption anisotropic layer, a viewing angle control system, and an image display device. The light absorption anisotropic layer is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystalline compound, a dichroic substance, and an alignment agent. The liquid crystalline compound is in a liquid crystal state of a smectic phase, a content of the dichroic substance is 5.0% by mass or more with respect to a total solid content mass of the liquid crystal composition, and an angle ? between a transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic layer and a normal direction of a surface of the light absorption anisotropic layer is between 0° and 45°.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising (A) dye compounds and (B) a liquid-crystal material, wherein the dye compounds (A) include an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) and an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2) in a specific proportion and further include a dye compound which is neither the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) nor the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2). The present invention further relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising the (A) and (B) components and further containing (C) a. photocurable compound and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, a cured object obtained from the liquid-crystal composition, and a light-modulating element in which the liquid-crystal composition or the cured object is sandwiched therein.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hydrogen production system using a biochar oven, the system including: a vertical pyrolysis furnace into which a pyrolysis target including at least one of waste plastic and fossil fuel is supplied in a free fall scheme by its own weight; a plate-shaped flameless heater configured to heat the vertical pyrolysis furnace such that a high-temperature atmosphere of 800 to 1300° C.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating heat, power, and for processing mixed waste streams, using pyrolysis and one or more pyrolysis systems. A pyrolysis system configured to receive material for pyrolysis, comprising a heating chamber configured to receive a waste gas stream for heating the material and one or more ports for metering fuel and oxidizer to the heating chamber for combustion. A pyrolysis chamber holds the material during pyrolysis in isolation from the hot gas in the heating chamber and is disposed inside the heating chamber to circumferentially heat the material for pyrolysis. A screw conveyer conveys the material through the pyrolysis chamber.

Abstract: Described herein are processes for hydroisomerising an unconventional feedstock using a hydroisomerisation catalyst comprising zeolite SSZ-91, zeolite SSZ-32, or zeolite SSZ-32x to provide a diesel fuel.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of selectively reacting and removing disulfides and reducing corrosivity in petroleum matrixes with an acid wash composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves application of heterogeneous hydrogen donors (DHH) or solid hydrogen transfer agents (SHTA) prepared from a polymer with units containing the structure of naphthalene, phenanthrene or anthracene, which can be supported, anchored or in physical mixture with metal oxides such as alumina, silica, titania or kaolin and/or mixture of them, to be used in beds combined with an ULSD or non-ULSD HDS catalyst, to obtain ultra-low sulfur diesel in cuts and/or streams derived from petroleum and/or a mixture thereof, such as SRGO, kerosine, jet fuel, naphtha, etc. The SHTA of the present disclosure provide an additional amount of hydrogen atoms facilitating the removal of refractory sulfur compounds in the HDS process.

Abstract: A system and process for generating, on-site, a sustained C6+C7 aromatic rich solvent stream for tar solvation within the olefin plant employing a two-fuel oil tower system receiving a hydrocarbon feed from a quench water separator drum, where the two-fuel oil tower system is configured to make a sufficient solvent stream containing C6+C7 aromatic rich hydrocarbons that is recycled and mixed with quench water going to the quench water separator drum to assist in removing tar molecules out of the quench water.

Abstract: Process and plant for producing hydrocarbon products from a solid renewable feed-stock, where in a thermal decomposition section such as a pyrolysis section for the treatment of the solid renewable feedstock, a pyrolysis off-gas stream and a pyrolysis oil stream are generated, and where after hydroprocessing of the pyrolysis oil in a hydroprocessing section, a hydrogen-rich stream and an off-gas stream comprising hydrocarbons are produced. A portion of the hydrogen-rich stream is used as a recycle gas stream in the hydroprocessing section for the production of said hydrocarbon products, such as naphtha and diesel, and another portion may be used for hydrogen production in a hydrogen producing unit, while the off-gas stream is used together with the pyrolysis off-stream in the hydrogen producing unit. The produced hydrogen, i.e. make-up hydrogen, is used in the hydroprocessing section.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for converting waste solid sustainable carbon material to chemical products is described herein. The methods add hydrocarbon derived from fossil sources to gas derived from gasifying waste solid sustainable carbon material to enhance hydrogen availability, and in some cases carbon availability, for production of the chemical products. Carbon dioxide made by the process is at least partially sequestered to yield a chemical manufacturing process with environmental burden substantially less than conventional processes. Use of the hydrocarbon boosts yield of final products.

Abstract: Fuel additive compositions having at least one acylated detergent, at least one Mannich detergent, and at least one polyether and/or polyetheramine. The acylated detergent may be the reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent and a nitrogen containing compound having at least one amino group, that may optionally be quaternizable, and at least one oxygen or nitrogen atom capable of reacting with the hydrocarbyl-substituted acylating agent. The compositions are useful for reducing the formation of carbonaceous deposits and/or cleaning carbonaceous deposits in an engine, such as a gasoline direct injection engine.

Abstract: A treatment system for remediating some forms of sulfur, CO2, and other contaminants/impurities from a gas stream includes at least one of a process vessel and a treatment coil. Each of the vessel and treatment coil have internals, different in design from each other, which promote intimate mixing and extended contact time between a treatment composition and a gas being treated. The vessel, which additionally facilitates vapor/liquid separation, operates about one-half to two-thirds full of liquid treatment composition. In some embodiments, the treatment coil is a serpentine arrangement of piping, into which the atomized treatment composition is injected on a continuous basis.

Abstract: A treatment system for remediating some forms of sulfur, CO2, and other impurities/contaminants from a gas stream includes at least one of a process vessel and a treatment coil. Each of the vessel and treatment coil have internals, different in design from each other, which promote intimate mixing and extended contact time between a treatment composition and a gas being treated. The vessel, which additionally facilitates vapor/liquid separation, operates about one-half to two-thirds full of liquid treatment composition. In some embodiments, the treatment coil is a serpentine arrangement of piping, into which the atomized treatment composition is injected on a continuous basis.

Abstract: A briquette for use as a mineral charge in a cupola furnace for the production of mineral wool fibres is produced by combining: a) recycled waste mineral wool selected from i) waste mineral wool comprising uncured sugar containing binder, ii) waste mineral wool comprising cured binder, iii) waste mineral wool without binder and iv) combination thereof, b) cement, and c) additional sugar(s) to form a mouldable mixture and moulding and curing the mouldable mixture to form the briquette.

Abstract: A motor configured to power an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising a lubricant oil composition including a polyalkylene glycol (PAG) base oil, at least one of a poly-alpha-olefin (PAO) and an ester, and an additive package that includes at least a sulfur-based extreme pressure agent.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition may be used for lubrication of a shock absorber. The composition may include a base oil (A), a zinc dithiophosphate (B), and an alkenylsuccinic imide (C). The lubricating oil composition can be more preferably applied to lubrication of a shock absorber. Based on the total lubricating oil composition mass, a content of the component (C) in terms of nitrogen atoms is in a range of from 0.001 to 0.09 mass %, and/or a content of the component (B) in terms of zinc atoms is in a range of from 0.005 to 1.0 mass %.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lubricating oil composition comprising or resulting from the admixing of: a) 50 to 99 mass % of one or more base oils; b) 0.1 to 15 mass % of one or more functionalized olefin copolymer having an Mn of from 10,000 to 35,000 g/mol; c) 0.1 to 20 mass % of one or more detergents wherein the detergent comprises at least one calcium detergent having a TBN of more than 100 mg KOH/g; at least one calcium detergent having a TBN of 100 mg KOH/g or less; and at least one magnesium detergent, where the difference in the TBN's for the Ca detergents is at least 100 mg KOH/g; d) 0.01 to 40 mass % of one or more dispersants wherein the dispersants comprise at least one borated dispersant and at least one non borated dispersant; e) 0.01 to 20 of mass % sulfurized fatty acid ester; f) 0.01 to 5 mass % of one or more amine or phenol based antioxidants; and g) 0.001 to 15 mass % of molybdenum containing compound, where the lubricating oil composition has: 1) a sulfated ash content of 0.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-aqueous secondary battery includes the steps of preparing a case main body, preparing a lid, applying a lubricant to a contact location, and assembling a lid to an open end of the case main body. In the step of preparing a lid, a lid to be fitted to the open end of the case main body is prepared. In the step of applying a lubricant, the lubricant is applied to at least a portion of the contact location at which the case main body and the lid are in contact with each other. In the step of assembling the lid to the open end, the lid is assembled to the open end with the lubricant having been applied to the contact location. The lubricant may be a solvent used in a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for non-aqueous secondary batteries.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lubricating composition comprising or resulting from the admixing of: base oil, detergent, and one or more metal alkanoates having a quaternary carbon atom at the 2 position, the 2? position, or both the 2 and 2? positions, where the lubricating composition preferably has an adhesive wear of 100 hours or more, a foam volume of 70 ml or less at 24° C., and 50 ml or less at 93.5° C., and, optionally, a total base number of 7 mgKOH/g or more.

Abstract: A food grade lubricant composition includes an emulsion having 85%-95% w/w water, 1%-4% w/w polyalphaolefin 4, 1%-4% w/w sorbitan monolaurate, 2%-5% w/w polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate, and a food grade preservative.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the compounds of formula (I) as an odoriferous substance.

Abstract: A fabric spray composition comprising an ingredient comprising at least one ethoxylate unit and at least one carbon derived from carbon capture.

Abstract: Fabric compositions, such as fabric conditioner compositions for providing softening benefits to fabric are disclosed herein. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, provided is a fabric conditioner composition that includes from about 20 to about 70 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioner composition, of a softening agent comprising a clay; from about 25 to about 70 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioner composition, of a filler selected from a metal sulfate, a metal carbonate, and a combination of two or more thereof; and from about 1 to about 15 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioner composition, of a polyol.