Abstract: A method for modifying a fine particle dispersion liquid has excellent dispersibility and dispersion stability. In this method for modifying a fine particle dispersion liquid having improved fine particle dispersibility, impurities included in an agglomeration of fine particles contained in the fine particle dispersion liquid are released into the dispersion liquid by applying physical energy to the agglomeration and performing dispersion processing for dispersion into particles that are smaller than the agglomeration of fine particles. The impurities are removed from the dispersion liquid by means of a removal unit provided with a filtration membrane before reagglomeration is caused by the impurities.

Abstract: Zinc oxide compositions as well as techniques for doping ZnO particles for sunscreen applications are provided herein. A method includes selecting one or more dopants to be incorporated into one or more zinc oxide particles in a sunscreen composition, wherein the one or more dopants comprise chromium, cobalt, gallium, and/or tin, and wherein said selecting is based on one or more optical properties associated with each of the dopants, and incorporating the selected dopants into the zinc oxide particles to create the sunscreen composition. A composition includes multiple zinc oxide particles suspended within a medium forming sunscreen composition, and one or more dopants incorporated into each of the multiple zinc oxide particles, wherein the one or more dopants comprise chromium, cobalt, gallium, and/or tin, and wherein each of the dopants imparts one or more optical properties to the zinc oxide particle within which the dopant is incorporated.

Abstract: A controller of a heat pump water heating system drives circulation pumps, and uses a heat pump unit to increase a temperature of tank water within a hot water storage tank via a plate heat exchanger if the temperature of the tank water detected from a temperature sensor is lower than a heat source switch tank temperature, and the controller stops one of the circulation pump, drives other circulation pumps, and uses a boiler to increase the temperature of the tank water within the hot water storage tank via the plate heat exchanger in a shorter time than that of a case in which the heat pump unit is used to increase the temperature if the temperature of the tank water detected from the temperature sensor is equal to or higher than the heat source switch tank temperature.

Abstract: A coated steel sheet comprises: a steel sheet; a primer coating film which is arranged on the steel sheet and comprises an anti-corrosive pigment and an aggregate composed of primary particles; and a top coating film which is arranged on the primer coating film. The anti-corrosive pigment comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a bivalent tin salt, a trivalent vanadium salt, a tetravalent vanadium salt, a tetravalent molybdenum salt, an oxycarboxylic acid salt, an ascorbic acid, a phosphorous acid salt and a hypophosphorous acid salt.

Abstract: The antifouling coating is a composite material consisting of fluorinated electroactive bipolymers and magnetic particles. This composite material is coated on a solid surface to make a smooth durable grassy coating. The coating generates electrical current when an electrolytic liquid flows over it, which prevents bacterial cells from attaching to the surface. It prevents virus and protein attachment. It also prevents chemical corrosion of a surface. The composite material itself, and the antifouling method that uses fluoride compounds and electrical current that is generated by the fluid flow are disclosed for a patent. The composite material can be applied to medical devices, biomedical devices, industrial equipment, ship's hulls, food processing equipment, food processors, drinking water distribution systems, and home electrical appliances.

Abstract: A composition for the creation of a protective barrier on a wide variety of materials to prevent the deterioration and degradation caused by exposure to moisture and sun over time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that melanoidins, and higher molecular weight fractions of products containing melanoidins, provide significant corrosive inhibition, which render these melanoidins suitable for use as anticorrosive agents in corrosive environments. In addition to being highly anticorrosive, the melanoidins of the present invention are environmentally friendly and non-toxic, and can be found in animal food and in human foodstuffs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a modified asphalt composition including a styrenic block copolymer and a vegetable wax as modifier. With lower viscosity at high temperatures as compared to the asphalt composition modified only with the styrenic block copolymer, it can be manufactured and used at lower temperatures. Also, with higher ductility at low temperatures, it can minimize fatigue crack even in cold weathers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that melanoidins, and higher molecular weight fractions of products containing melanoidins, provide significant corrosive inhibition, which render these melanoidins suitable for use as anticorrosive agents in corrosive environments. In addition to being highly anticorrosive, the melanoidins of the present invention are environmentally friendly and non-toxic, and can be found in animal food and in human foodstuffs.

Abstract: This invention relates to a stable aqueous wax dispersion comprising A) from 5 to 65% by weight of micronized wax, the wax comprising an amide wax, polyethylene wax, modified polyethylene wax, polyethylene/amide wax, polyethylene/polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) wax, polypropylene wax, modified polypropylene wax, polyethylene/polypropylene wax,polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) wax or copolymers thereof or any mixture thereof having a mean particle size of from 1 to 100 ?m and an acid number of less then 10 mg of KOH/g of wax and B) 0.

Abstract: A method of treatment for inhibiting sulfur-based corrosion or scaling or for removing scaling from a surface including inhibiting corrosion caused by sulfur-containing materials, reducing corrosion caused by sulfur-containing materials, inhibiting scaling caused by sulfur-containing and sulfur-containing materials in gas, liquid or solid phase or any combination of multiple phases of materials, reducing scaling caused by sulfur-containing and sulfur-containing materials, and removing scaling caused by sulfur-containing and sulfur-containing materials. The method involves contacting sulfur-containing materials with a composition containing a turpentine liquid. The method also involves contacting corrodible surfaces or surfaces prone to scaling with a composition containing a turpentine liquid.

Abstract: Compounds originally isolated from marine fungi are useful as antifouling (antibacterial and/or anti-larval settlement) agents. The compounds are 3-chloro-2,5-dihydroxy benzyl alcohol, cyclo-(Pro-Phe),3-methyl-N-(2-phenylethyl) butanamide, and succinic acid. The compounds are non-toxic or low-toxic. They can be used alone or in combination, as active ingredients for making environment-friendly antifouling formulations/coatings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wood composition containing olefin and raw wood materials, the use of said olefins for rendering raw wood materials water repellent, and a method for producing wood materials therefrom. The raw wood materials contain or are made of lignocellulose and are provided in the form of fibers, strands, or chips.

Abstract: The invention is directed to fluid-containing pouches and to methods for forming fluid-containing pouches. In one embodiment, the invention is to a fluid-containing pouch, comprising first and second opposing sheets, and a fluid (e.g., a calibrant fluid, a reactant fluid or a wash fluid) disposed between the first and second opposing sheets. The first sheet and the second sheet have a substantially liquid and gas impermeable perimeter seal. The sheets may be sealed, for example, by one or more of heat crimping, pressure crimping, heat and pressure crimping, ultrasonic welding, metal-to-metal welding or laser welding. Fluid-containing pouches sealed according to the disclosed methods and apparatuses show substantially improvement in terms of reduced gas exchange, notably CO2 pressurization levels.

Abstract: Process for the passivation of metallic surfaces, in particular of strip metals, by treatment of the surface with an acidic, aqueous preparation which comprises at least one water-soluble acid group-containing polymer and at least one wax.

Abstract: Anti-microbial compositions, polymers and paints having incorporated therein at least one phenolic complex. Preferably a chloroxylenol complex is utilized for topical treatment of a patient with a bacterial or viral skin infection.

Abstract: A protective coating is formed on a metallic material surface by applying a treating agent comprising water, an alkali silicate, and, optionally, a lubricating component to the surface and drying the treating agent. The coating film thereby formed has excellent anti-galling and rust preventive properties. If a lubricating component is present, the coating film also has excellent self-lubricating properties.

Abstract: A liquid for the preparation of powder mixtures on the basis of hard metals, comprising water and an inhibitor, wherein the inhibitor is in the form of at least one of the following materials: polyvinyllactam or wax emulsion, or the inhibitor is in the form of at least one of the following materials: carboxylic acid, amines or their derivatives.

Abstract: A method of protecting a surface includes applying to the surface a protective composition containing an aqueous wax emulsion. The composition prevents or reduces degradation of the surface of equipment in a facility where the surface is contacted by alkali metal silicate solutions. The compositions are useful, for example, in facilities for treating poultry or other meat carcasses with alkali metal silicates, in facilities for manufacturing detergents, in paper mills, and in any other facility using liquid alkali metal silicate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a phosphate gel for passivation, which is used for the acid washing and phosphate coating of a corroded metal surface. The phosphate gel contains phosphate and gum.

Abstract: A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and work quality requirements for parts around tires, parts with pockets, and plate-bonded parts, and having volatile organic solvent of not more than 10 mass %. A rustproofing composition has 5 to 60 mass % of the overall composition of at least one kind of heat-polymerized drying oil in which oil having an iodine value of not less than 130 is heat-polymerized, and 1 to 50 mass % of the overall composition of at least one kind of wax selected from natural waxes and synthetic waxes, and/or at least one kind of rustproofing additive dissolved or dispersed in mineral oil type lubricant based oils, synthetic lubricant based materials or liquid saturated-hydrocarbon mixtures vegetable oil based semidrying oils, and vegetable oil based nondrying oils. In the rustproofing composition, nonvolatile content at 105° C. for 3 hours is not less than 90 mass %.

Abstract: A non-carcinogenic corrosion inhibiting additive includes an anodic corrosion inhibitor and/or a cathodic corrosion inhibitor and a solubility enhancer for the inhibitors in the form of a metal complexing agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising component (A) which comprises at least one water-soluble component comprising at least one functional group that undergoes a crosslinking reaction, preferably upon drying and/or heating; component (B) which comprises at least one film-forming material, preferably a latex material; and component (C) which comprises at least one component that provides at least one of moisture and/or water barrier properties and/or vapor barrier properties greater than that provided by the combination of components (A) and (B) alone.

Abstract: Composite bi-fold doors and other composite closures having improved assemblies are described, wherein the assemblies provide enhanced strength and durability of the doors and their construction while simultaneously maintaining their aesthetics. Additional improved bi-fold door and semi-solid door assemblies are also provided, which allow for the dimensional adjustment of the height of the doors by the installer as necessary, while simultaneously maintaining the structural integrity of the doors following the height adjustment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a paint and/or a coating composition including anti-corrosive pigment comprises a metal salt comprising a metal cation and an anion and a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide where the molar ratio of the total metal to the anion is in the range of 1:4 to 1:120.

Abstract: A hexavalent chromium-free surface treating agent for Sn- or Al-based coated steel sheet, comprising a trivalent chromium compound (A), a water-dispersible silica (B), a lubricity imparting component (C) made of one or more waxes of polyolefin wax, fluorine-containing wax and paraffin wax, and water, a mass ratio on the solid content basis of the water-dispersible silica (B) to the lubricity imparting component (C), (B)/(C), being within a range from 5/95 to 95/5.

Abstract: A method comprising adding a suspension of a wood-property-enhancing substance to a wood product precursor. The suspension may be added to the wood product precursor in a production line prior to making a finished wood product. The suspension may be manufactured at a site where the wood product precursor is produced. A finished wood product may be made from the wood product precursor. An article is also described comprising a finished wood product made by adding a suspension of a wood-property-enhancing substance to a wood product precursor.

Abstract: For decreasing the corrosivity of a water-containing corrosive crude oil mixture, a composition capable of dispersing water in the crude oil is included in the crude oil mixture, such that in use the amount of water at a surface between the crude oil and a corrosion-sensitive material is decreased. Compositions to be used for decreasing the corrosivity of a water-containing corrosive crude oil mixture and applications of the proposed anti-corrosion measures are also described.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to temporary corrosion resistant coatings and films upon metal substrates, e.g., metal tools and dies. The temporary coatings and films will not adversely chemically alter the surface of the underlying substrate. The coatings/films comprise a mixture of at least one of an acrylic, water, an oil, silica, at least one silicate, surfactants and optionally one or more buffering materials and waxes.

Abstract: A flowable and pumpable aqueous semifinished product of gassing stability for the production of paints and lacquers comprises water, a pre-stabilized metallic pigment and an anticorrosive pigment.

Abstract: A method of preparing a scented ink composition comprising the steps of first preparing a mixture which includes a polymer component consisting of a water soluble polymer selected form the group consisting of acrylic, styrene-maleic anhydride, sulfonated polyester, polyamide, and polyurethene. A color component which is selected from the group consisting of a pigment and a dye, and a solvent component comprising water are also provided. The mixture is then agitated. An oil-based fragrance is then blended into this mixture to produce a scented mixture and is then agitated. A microemulsion of the oil-based fragrance in water is created, wherein the resin stabilizes the microdroplets of the oil-based fragrance by coating the microdroplets. Preferably, the microdroplets of the oil-based fragrance have a diameter of from about 0.1 to about 1.0 micrometers.

Abstract: An aqueous composition containing at least 2% by weight of pregelatinized starch and, as an emulsion, at least 1% or vegetable wax or oil, preferably chosen from carnauba wax, jojoba oil and candelilla wax. Also a process for applying a layer of this composition and in drying it so as to obtain a dry film having; a surface density of between 1 and 2.5 g/m2. Treating a metal surface with the composition provides temporary corrosion protection and prelubrication.

Abstract: A chromium-free agent for treating metallic surface comprising the following (i)-(iv):

Abstract: The invention relates to a paint and/or a coating composition comprising anti-corrosive composition comprises at least one oxyaminophosphate pigment and at least one oxynitrite, oxymetalphosphate, oxyborate or oxysilicate. A method for the oxyaminophosphate pigment is provided.

Abstract: Entirely asphaltic, micro-crystalline wax- and aluminum-based coating compositions, which are fully flexible and accommodate any expansion or contraction in steel structures, are prepared from various combinations of components, e.g. those selected from microcrystalline wax, naphthenic and paraffinic oils, oil-soluble alkali-metal sulfonate, gilsonite, linseed oil, naphthenic acid, solvent, a viscosity modifier, aluminum paste, attapulgite, emulsifier, milled cellulose fiber, ground mica, and silica gel, according to a described stepwise mixing procedure.

Abstract: A aqueous ink for a ball-point pen which is stable over time and has high pigment dispersion stability, includes a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, water, xanthane gum of about 0.01 to about 0.2 wt. % and a sodium alginate of about 0.2 to about 0.6 wt. % of a total amount of the ink.

Abstract: The invention provides a sunscreen formulation including conventional UVB sunscreening agents and zinc oxide having an average particle size in the order of 150 to 800 nm. Preferably the zinc oxide used is pigment grade. Most preferably, zinc oxide prepared by the French process is used, although that produced by the American process is also suitable. The average particle size of the zinc oxide is most preferably in the order of 200-400 nm. Throughout this specification, the term “pigment grade” is used to define zinc oxide that has been produced by the French or American process. A further embodiment of the invention is a method of reducing or preventing the harmful effects of solar radiation on skin by applying inventive sunscreen formulation. A further embodiment of the invention relates to a sunscreen composition having a sun protection factor greater than 30 including zinc oxide having an average particle size of 150 to 800 nm.