Abstract: The use of an effective amount of trans-4-tertbutyl-1-phenylcyclohexanol in waxes to increase the melting point, softening temperature, as well of other properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous pigment preparations containing (A) at least one organic and/or inorganic pigment, (B) a dispersant of formula (I) or (II), or mixtures of the dispersants of formulas (I) and (II), (C) optionally wetting agents, (D) optionally other surfactants and/or dispersants, (E) optionally one or more organic solvents or one or more hydrotropic substances, (F) optionally other additives used conventionally for the production of aqueous pigment dispersions and (G) water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing a particulate solid, a plastic material (such as a thermoplastic polymer) and a compound containing an amide group. The compound is capable of being a dispersant. The invention further relates to novel compounds, and the use of the compound as a dispersant.

Abstract: A method for forming the crosslinkable thermal interface materials disclosed herein comprises a) providing at least one saturated rubber compound, b) providing at least one amine resin, c) crosslinking the at least one saturated rubber compound and the at least one amine resin to form a crosslinked rubber-resin mixture, d) adding at least one thermally conductive filler to the crosslinked rubber-resin mixture, and e) adding a wetting agent to the crosslinked rubber-resin mixture. This method can also further comprise adding at least one phase change material to the crosslinked rubber-resin mixture. The contemplated thermal interface material can be provided as a dispensable liquid paste, a gel, a tape, or a film. Applications of the contemplated thermal interface materials described herein comprise incorporating the materials into a layered material, an electronic component or a finished electronic product.

Abstract: A composite material includes a polymer matrix and a pigment dispersed in the polymer matrix. The pigment includes an alumina hydrate particulate material and a dye. The dye is covalently bonded to a surface of the alumina hydrate particulate material.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an additive package for warm-mix asphalt formulations for the pavement of road surfaces, said additive package comprising a) surfactant component, and b) an asphalt rheology modifying component, wherein said asphalt rheology modifying component comprises at least one of a i) a wax component and ii) a resin component. The invention also relates to a warm mix asphalt having improved compaction at lower temperatures, and to a pavement made from said warm mix asphalt.

Abstract: The invention disclosed in this application, relates to an adhesive formulation and uses thereof, in the manufacture of multilayered assemblies, for various applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a paint particularly for plastic materials, comprising one or more acrylic-based resins that can undergo cross linking by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, one or more photo-initiators to induce cross-linking of said acrylic resin (or more resins) in the presence of UV radiation, and one or more fillers. The invention further relates to a method for painting a substrate, such as the housings of cellphones, in which said paint is applied on the material and is made to undergo cross-linking by means of exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: Coatings and methods are provided. An embodiment of the coating includes microcapsules that contain at least one of a corrosion inhibitor, a film-forming compound, and an indicator. The microcapsules are dispersed in a coating vehicle. A shell of each microcapsule breaks down in the presence of an alkaline condition, resulting from corrosion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for introducing and/or adding non-dry-powder additive materials and/or coating materials with a liquid, solid, semi-solid, or paste-like consistency or in suspended or emulsified form, for example, peroxides, fats, waxes, IV improvers, polymers, or similar materials, to an existing lumpy or particulate material which is moved and mixed, and optionally warmed and reduced to small pieces in a receptacle and/or compressor (1), said material being in particular polymer particles and/or flakes, wood fibers, paper cuttings, or similar materials. According to the invention, the additive material is introduced below the level of the material and/or material particles already in the receptacle (1).

Abstract: There is provided a hydrophilizable wax composition which provides a wax coating layer having a hydrophilic surface and imparts a gloss and long-lasting stain-proofing property on a substrate. The hydrophilizable wax composition can form a hydrophilizable wax coating layer by applying the composition containing a hydrophilizing agent and wax component and wiping off the composition, in which the hydrophilizing agent has hydrolyzable groups which are converted into hydrophilic groups by hydrolysis in the presence of water and are condensed to enable the hydrophilizing agent to have a high molecular weight and is, for example, an organometallic compound having a releasable group by hydrolysis, its oligomer and/or a co-oligomer comprising two or more of the compounds.

Abstract: An additive for improving the early resistance to driving rain of physically curing coating compositions based on aqueous acrylate dispersions, which have been adjusted to an alkaline pH, is characterized by a basically adjusted aqueous bees wax emulsion containing an aqueous dispersion and at least one representative of the group comprising 1,3-dihydroxy-2,2,4-trimethylpentane and esters thereof, butyl diglycol acetate and methoxypropanol as film-forming agents, as well as optionally a pigment and optionally an ammonium acrylate as pigment disperser.

Abstract: The invention relates to a one-component structural adhesive having a flow limit of at least 1500 Pa and an initial adhesion of more than 30 g/cm2, which contains at least one thickening agent and/or at least one filler. The invention further relates to the manufacture of such one-component structural adhesives and to the use of one or more thickening agents and/or one or more fillers for the manufacture of solid to kneadable one-component structural adhesive compounds having high initial adhesion.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions intended to be applied to the surfaces of freshly poured mortars and/or concretes, before the beginning of the setting, in order simultaneously to prevent the evaporation of the water present in said mortars and/or concretes, which is necessary for their setting and then for their hardening, and in order to create, on said treated surfaces, high adhesiveness for the finishing materials intended to cover them, these compositions being provided in the form of aqueous emulsions comprising at least one paraffin wax (a), alone or in combination with at least one hydrocarbon compound (b) and/or with at least one other hydrocarbon compound (c) different from the hydrocarbon compound (b), and also comprising at least one latex (d) formed of a colloidal aqueous emulsion of at least one polymer, and at least one pulverulent inorganic or organic filler (e).

Abstract: The binder is produced based on natural bitumen, or bitumen from the oil industry, and comprises a first additive which is constituted by a hydrocarbon wax whose melting point is greater than 85° C. This binder further comprises a fatty acid ester wax which is of synthetic, vegetable or fossil vegetable origin and which has a melting point of less than 85° C. Use in the production of sealing coatings for buildings or civil engineering works, coatings for traffic routes or urban amenities.

Abstract: Metallocene-catalyzed polyolefins comprising wax and polymer formulations with and without filler are particularly suitable for use in precision casting processes and hollow core production. The invention relates to wax formulations comprising: a) metallocene-catalyzed polyolefins having a melting point of from 80° C. to 150° C., a viscosity of from 60 to 20 000 mpa·s at 140° C. and a melt flow index (MFI) of from 30 to 3 000 g/10 min under a load of 2.16 kg and at a test temperature of 230° C., b) waxes and wax derivatives having a melting point of from 80° C. to 165° C. and a viscosity of from 50 to 30 000 mPa·s at 140° C., c) low density polyolefins (LDPE) having a melting point of from 80° C. to 150° C. and a melt flow index (MFI) of from 30 g/10 min to 3 000 g/10 min measured under a load of 2.16 kg and at a temperature of 230° C. The wax formulations are used, in particular, for cutting model production processes and hollow core production in the dental, jewelry and precision engineering sectors.

Abstract: A water in oil emulsion wax composition composed of natural and synthetic waxes, surfactants, suspending agents, and aluminum oxide particles of high purity of 0.20 micrometer or less containing no magnesium oxide and being agglomerate free together with a aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent producing a wax having cleaning properties and an enhanced high gloss surface from a single application.

Abstract: A solvent based paste wax polish composition for metallic, plastic, and painted surfaces containing a blend of synthetic and natural waxes, a blend of silicone fluids, blend of solvents, zinc oxide nanoparticles UV agent having a particle size of 100 nanometers or less, alumina nanoparticles polishing agent having a particle size of 200 nanometers or less, and hydrophobically modified silica nanoparticles of 50 nanometers or less producing a polish having cleaning properties and an enhanced high glossed finish from a single application while exhibiting reduced white dry polish residue during the waxing process.

Abstract: A barrier coating for paper and a method of making the coated paper using a wax coating composition containing an inorganic mineral filler is provided. The inorganic mineral filler imparts a viscosity to the wax coating composition similar to the viscosity of the wax coating composition in the absence of the inorganic mineral filler. Coated paper products are also provided.

Abstract: An initial chemical composition comprising selected surfactants, dispersants, and degreasers that liquefy, disperse, demulsify, degrease, inhibit corrosion and scale formation, and lower the pour point of a petroleum, coal, Fischer-Tropsch synthesized, or naturally occurring paraffin-based wax and asphaltene. Such a product is capable of converting crystalline wax (paraffin) in, for example, slop oil into an amorphous form of wax at room temperature, allowing the wax to be dissolved in, for example, crude oil without the need for heating, and maintaining it in solution at room temperature, substantially reducing, indeed in some applications, preventing, for example, wax build-up in pipelines, processing and transportation equipment, etc., and the recovery of the hydrocarbons in the slop oil. In a second aspect of the invention, the pre-blend addition of a hydrotrope-demulsifier, a chelating agent and a wax plasticizer can result in a BS&W of zero for the recovered hydrocarbon blend.

Abstract: A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particles generated when sanding the hardened joint compound. Airborne dust reducing additives include oils, surfactants, solvents, waxes, and other petroleum derivatives. The additive can be added to conventional ready-mixed joint compounds and to setting type joint compounds. A method of reducing the quantity of airborne dust generated when sanding a fully hardened joint compound includes mixing a sufficient quantity of the dust reducing additive with the joint compound prior to when the joint compound has been applied to the wall.

Abstract: A water based spray wax composition containing a microemulsion of a cationic wax nanoparticles, a quaternary silicone compound and zinc oxide nanoparticles providing long lasting protection of paint, glass, and metal, plastic, rubber, or elastomeric trim surfaces. The use of microemulsions or nanometer sized particles in the primary ingredients provides a transparent spray wax composition, which provides excellent coverage due to a significantly larger surface area, due to the nanoparticles used in the formulation. It also enables the wax particles to penetrate and fill small cracks and crevices for improved appearance, and durability of the spray wax properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid protectant composition composed of a cationic microemulsion of a natural wax (carnauba wax) nanometer sized particles and zinc oxide nanometer sized particles in combination with a quaternary siloxane compound. The protectant composition of the present invention cleans, protects preserves and enhances the appearances of leather or vinyl surfaces used for covering items in the home or in vehicles. The product is easy to apply to both smooth and textured surfaces and has a transparent appearance. The product dries quickly and does not leave an oily residue. Utilization of nano technology to select components having nano sized particles provides a uniform deposition of the product leaving a thin film having exceptional protection properties. Unlike conventional protectants, the invention of the instant composition dries quickly and leaves no oily residue behind.

Abstract: A wax composition for application to a wet surfaces utilizing a polymeric emulsion with a cross-linked copolymer of acrylic acid and C10-30 alkyl acrylate whereby upon application to the surface to be waxed the hydrophilic portion of the polymer instantly collapses releasing the oil phase and providing immediate coverage of the application surface forming a film upon drying, and buffing the waxed surface with an absorbent material leaves a protective coating of wax of the surface which does not easily re-emulsify or wash off when further exposed to water.

Abstract: A method for preserving wood by contacting wood with an aqueous composition comprising a paraffin wax, at least one nonionic surfactant, and at least one organic wood preservative.

Abstract: A wax composition for application to a wet surfaces utilizing a polymeric emulsion with a cross-linked copolymer of acrylic acid and C10-30 alkyl acrylate whereby upon application to the surface to be waxed the hydrophilic portion of the polymer instantly collapses releasing the oil phase and providing immediate coverage of the application surface forming a film upon drying, and buffing the waxed surface with an absorbent material leaves a protective coating of wax of the surface which does not easily re-emulsify or wash off when further exposed to water.

Abstract: A wax composition comprises at least three amide waxes A, B, and C, where amide wax A is the reaction product of alkylenediamine with linear fatty acids or with mixtures composed of fatty acids, amide wax B is the reaction product of alkylenediamine with 12-hydroxystearic acid, and amide wax C is the reaction product of alkylenediamine with 12-hydroxystearic acid and with linear fatty acids. The wax composition is suitable as a processing aid in engineering thermoplastics or for the preparation of solvent-based wax pastes or the preparation of wax micronizates for coatings or for the preparation of aqueous dispersions.

Abstract: A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought about through a crosslinking reaction between the at least one rubber compound composition and the at least one amine resin composition. Once the foundation composition that comprises at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin, and at least one thermally conductive filler has been prepared, the composition must be compared to the needs of the electronic component, vendor, or electronic product to determine if a phase change material is needed to change some of the physical properties of the composition.

Abstract: The invention proposes to produce a mixture that is shrink-resistant, or has a freely selectable degree of shrinkage, and can be used as a molding compound, and a method for producing a corresponding oxide-ceramic sintered body. The molding compound comprises an intermetallic compound and a wax. In the method for producing an oxide-ceramic sintered body, a green body is molded from a molding compound of this type, dewaxed and sintered in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a ceramic sintered body. The molding compound is suited for producing dentures and dental fillings.

Abstract: A method for making hydrophobic sand including coating sand with a wax blend so as to form a coated sand with advanced hydrophobic properties, wherein a weight ratio of the wax blend to total coated sand weight is about 0.05%–10%, and the wax blend includes a weight ratio of about 50.01% to 99.99% of a main wax, and about 49.99% to 0.01% of a secondary wax.

Abstract: A method for making a concrete shaped product more resistant to efflorescence, including forming a mixture of a wax blend with a concrete mix into a shaped product, the wax blend including a weight ratio of 50.01% to 99.99% of a main wax and 0.01% to 49.99% of a secondary wax.

Abstract: An improved surface material is particularly suited for non-turf baseball field applications such as the pitcher's mound and base paths. The material generally comprises clay, wax and sand and has a putty-like consistency. Cleats can penetrate the material but are not likely to pull it out in clumps upon removal of the cleats. Method for forming the surface includes spraying emulsified wax on a surface and mixing it with the surface material.

Abstract: A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particles generated when sanding the hardened joint compound. Airborne dust reducing additives include oils, surfactants, solvents, waxes, and other petroleum derivatives. The additive can be added to conventional ready-mixed joint compounds and to setting type joint compounds. A method of reducing the quantity of airborne dust generated when sanding a fully hardened joint compound includes mixing a sufficient quantity of the dust reducing additive with the joint compound prior to when the joint compound has been applied to the wall.

Abstract: A paraffin wax candle composition comprising a mixture of a hard paraffin wax and a soft paraffin wax the hard wax having a penetration value as measured by the Needle Penetration Test as defined in ASTM D 1321 of no more than 25 and the soft wax having a penetration value of no less than 45, the composition itself having a penetration value between 30 and 50.

Abstract: A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought about through a crosslinking reaction between the at least one rubber compound composition and the at least one amine resin composition. Once the foundation composition that comprises at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin, and at least one thermally conductive filler has been prepared, the composition must be compared to the needs of the electronic component, vendor, or electronic product to determine if a phase change material is needed to change some of the physical properties of the composition.

Abstract: Pigment concentrates comprising at least one pigment and one polyolefin wax prepared from one or more olefins by catalysis with a single-site catalyst comprising a transition metal of groups 5 to 8 of the Periodic Table, where the complex contains not more than one cyclopentadienyl system per transition metal atom, the concentrates comprising a thermoplastic, if desired, and additives, if desired.

Abstract: A modeling composition consisting of a wax-based and oil-based binder, a filler, and a coloring agent, wherein the filler is substantially a light filler comprised of hollow microbeads. The binder is comprised of solid wax, pasty wax, and a liquid component of a wax base, an oil base, or a wax and oil base. The binder is present in the modeling composition in an amount of 45 to 90% by weight. The modeling composition can be used as play dough for children or as a therapeutic composition in the medical field for training and rehabilitation.

Abstract: Coating composition comprising mineral pigment, for creating a matt or silk coated paper with decreased ink scuff tendency. The coating composition also comprises organic particles, which particles in an amount of 0.5-9.5 weight-% calculated on said mineral pigment, exhibit a particle size of more than 2 &mgr;m and at the most 50 &mgr;m. The invention also relates to a paper which is coated with said coating composition.

Abstract: Wax compositions suitable for use in making construction boards are prepared by blending a wax or oil having a low n-paraffin content with a wax having a higher n-paraffin content to provide a wax composition having at least 21 wt % of n-paraffins.

Abstract: An improved surface material is particularly suited for non-turf baseball field applications such as the pitcher's mound and base paths. The material generally comprises clay, wax and sand and has a putty-like consistency. Cleats can penetrate the material but are not likely to pull it out in clumps upon removal of the cleats. Method for forming the surface includes spraying emulsified wax on a surface and mixing it with the surface material.

Abstract: A powder coating composition incorporating a wax in post-blended form, the composition incorporating the wax and the same composition without the wax being separated, preferably widely separated, in a triboelectric reference series indicative of the extent to which powder coating compositions may be distinguishable from one another when electrically charged. The powder coating composition incorporating a wax in post-blended form is especially suitable for coating articles having recessed portions. A quantitative basis is given for determining separation in the triboelectric reference series, and preferred minimum separation criteria are given. The effects obtainable using post-blended wax may be enhanced by the use, as further post-blended additives, of a combination of aluminium oxide and aluminium hydroxide.

Abstract: A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought about through a crosslinking reaction between the at least one rubber compound composition and the at least one amine resin composition. Once the foundation composition that comprises at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin, and at least one thermally conductive filler has been prepared, the composition must be compared to the needs of the electronic component, vendor, or electronic product to determine if a phase change material and/or at least one solvent is needed to change some of the physical properties of the composition.

Abstract: A wax or polish also known as a surface protectant where ones primary reason for applying it is to impart a long lasting and specific scent or fragrance to a surface, such as that of an automobile, or any other surface of choice. As a secondary consideration the product will also offer surface protection from the elements.

Abstract: An initial chemical composition comprising selected surfactants, dispersants, and degreasers that liquefy, disperse, demulsify, degrease, inhibit corrosion and scale formation, and lower the pour point of a petroleum, coal, Fischer-Tropsch synthesized, or naturally occurring paraffin-based wax and asphaltene. Such a product is capable of converting crystalline wax (paraffin) in, for example, slop oil into an amorphous form of wax at room temperature, allowing the wax to be dissolved in, for example, crude oil without the need for heating, and maintaining it in solution at room temperature, substantially reducing, indeed in some applications, preventing, for example, wax build-up in pipelines, processing and transportation equipment, etc., and the recovery of the hydrocarbons in the slop oil. In a second aspect of the invention, the pre-blend addition of a hydrotrope-demulsifier, a chelating agent and a wax plasticizer can result in a BS&W of zero for the recovered hydrocarbon blend.

Abstract: A matting agent composition comprises silica and wax wherein the composition has a median particle size in the range of about 2-12 microns, a wax content in the range of about 15-30 wt. % and the silica has a pore volume in the range of about 0.8 to 1.4 cc/g. The matting agent is particularly suitable for radiation curable coatings. The matting agent has been shown to be particularly efficient in such coatings, as well as shows consistent gloss over varying coat weights.

Abstract: Dispersible pigment granules are produced by mixing an aqueous suspension of an organic pigment with an aqueous emulsion of a wax-like additive. The aqueous emulsion is then allowed to coagulate and the resulting aqueous dispersion is spray dried.

Abstract: A multi-layer wax bar for waxing a surf board, that includes both a higher melting point base coat wax and a second topcoat wax in the same bar. The two waxes are bonded together so that the surfer can carry a single bar of wax into the water and use it to apply both the base coat and the topcoat of wax.

Abstract: The invention provides for the use of mixtures of waxes which comprise a) a homopolymer or copolymer of C2-C18 &agr;-olefins, prepared by means of metallocene catalysis, and, as auxiliaries, one or more other waxes selected from the group consisting of b) PE waxes, c) PTFE waxes, d) PP waxes, e) amide waxes, f) FT paraffins, g) montan waxes, h) natural waxes, i) macrocrystalline and microcrystalline paraffins, j) polar polyolefin waxes, or k) sorbitan esters for improving the properties of coating materials.

Abstract: The invention pertains to pigment granulates for the coloring of asphalt, bitumen, bituminous materials, tar, and plastics as well as processes to manufacture such granulates. The mixture to be granulated comprises a mixture containing one or more pigments, at least one agent to promote the coloring and distribution in homopolar media and/or at least one dispersant for polar systems as well as one or more solvents if necessary.

Abstract: A fluorescent lubricant that is applied to an associated object in a liquid state and dries to a solid coating is formulated from a solid lubricant present in a concentration of about 60 percent to about 80 percent of the fluorescent lubricant. The solid lubricant is a solid at room temperature. A diluent for and compatible with the solid lubricant is present in a concentration of about 10 percent to about 40 percent of the fluorescent lubricant. An optical brightener is present in a concentration of about 0.1 percent to about 5.0 percent and a fluorescent dye is present in a concentration of about 0.1 percent to about 5.0 percent of the fluorescent lubricant. The fluorescent lubricant is heated to a temperature above about 130 degrees F., is applied to the associated object and cools to form solid, lubricating fluorescent coating on the associated object. A method for coating an object with a lubricating fluorescent coating is also disclosed.