Abstract: A method for producing a hydrophilic aerogel granule is provided, which includes the steps of: mixing for the siloxane solvent mixture preparation, hydrolysis with proper acid catalyst, condensation dispersion by introducing a proper alkali catalyst into the mixture and dispersing it with hydrophobic dispersion solvent to obtain wet gel, aging under a specific temperature, disintegration dispersion for disintegrating the wet gel and dispersing it in the dispersion solvent, high temperature solvent exchange under ambient temperature with dispersion solvent, and solvent evaporation for removing the dispersion solvent.

Abstract: A method of damping mechanical vibration includes applying on a source of mechanical vibration a formulation including an aqueous polymer emulsion prepared by an emulsion polymerization reaction of at least one emulsion-polymerizable monomer and a support resin.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging device includes an ultrasound transducer module disposed within a housing and a flowable acoustic damping material disposed on at least one surface located within an interior of the housing. The flowable acoustic damping material may be a Teflon™-containing gel material, in contact with at least one internal surface of the imaging device to provide acoustic damping.

Abstract: Described are porous sintered bodies and methods of making porous sintered bodies by steps that include an injection molding step.

Abstract: A repulpable insulated container assembly having a container formed of paper such as corrugated cardboard or varying paper materials and defining an interior; and a repulpable insert placed within the interior of the container and formed of a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer.

Abstract: A repulpable insulated container assembly having a container formed of paper such as corrugated cardboard or varying paper materials and defining an interior; and a repulpable insert placed within the interior of the container and formed of a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer.

Abstract: A geopolymer thermal energy storage (TES) concrete product comprising at least one binder; at least one alkali activator; at least one fine aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity; and at least one coarse aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity.

Abstract: A glass sheet contains, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, SiO2: 65-75%, Al2O3: 0-20%, MgO: 0-5%, CaO: 2-20%, Na2O: 5-20%, K2O: 0-10%, total iron in terms of Fe2O3 (t-Fe2O3): 0.2-1.0%, TiO2: 0.65-1.5%, and CeO2: 0.1-2.0%. A ratio of the content of MgO to RO is 0.20 or less, where RO is a total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO. Fe-redox is from 30 to 57%. The glass sheet has a visible light transmittance Tv_A of 65% or more, a solar transmittance Te of 50% or less, and a dominant wavelength Dw of transmitted light of from 508 to 580 nm, in terms of a 3.9-mm thickness of the glass sheet. A value of A=([t-Fe2O3]×Fe-redox)/[TiO2] is from 20 to 40, where [t-Fe2O3] is the content of t-Fe2O3 and [TiO2] is the content of TiO2.

Abstract: A method of forming a dual cure three-dimensional object by additive manufacturing may be carried out by mixing a first precursor liquid and a second precursor liquid to produce a polymerizable liquid comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component (e.g., a second reactive component) that is different from the first component (e.g., that does not contain a cationic photoinitiator, or is further solidified by a different physical mechanism, or further reacted, polymerized or chain extended by a different chemical reaction). In the foregoing: (i?) at least one reactant of the second solidifiable component is contained in the first precursor liquid, and (ii?) at least one reactant or catalyst of the second solidifiable component is contained in the second precursor liquid. Once mixed, the three-dimensional object may be formed from the resin by a dual cure additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: An agglomerate is provided that can include an aluminosilicate (ash) base material and one or more of a binding agent or leach reduction agent. Each of the agglomerate and binding agent can include no more than about 25 wt. % cement.

Abstract: The invention describes a composite material for heat storage comprising a thermochemical material (TCM) encapsulated in a water vapour permeable polymeric material. The thermochemical material preferably comprises at least one salt, at least one salt hydrate or a mixture of these, wherein the salt is preferably capable of binding water in an exothermic reaction, such as calcium chloride. Encapsulation in a water vapour permeable polymeric material results in an improved stability, cyclability of the thermochemical material, a reduced regeneration temperature and reduced corrosion of the environment. The composite according to the invention is particularly suitable for energy storage, preferably in the field of building and construction, and more preferably in the seasonal storage of solar energy.

Abstract: This soundproof member is mounted to a drive device provided with a rotating body and comprises: an elastic member having a base material consisting of a resin or elastomer, the elastic member also having a magnetic filler contained in the base material so as to be interconnected and oriented in one direction; and a mass disposed on a surface with the elastic member provided therebetween, the surface extending in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body, the mass being supported by the elastic member.

Abstract: A hydrophobic treatment method is used in which at least one sheet filled with a gelled silicic acid is tilted at least two degrees with respect to a horizontal direction in a hydrophobizing solution, and the gelled silicic acid is hydrophobized. A manufacturing method for a sheet-like member is also used. The manufacturing method includes: a sol preparing step of adjusting the pH of a water glass aqueous solution to obtain a sol solution of silicic acid; an adding step of adding the sol solution to a fiber; a gel step of polymerizing and gelling the sol solution; a hydrophobic treatment step of hydrophobizing the gel with the hydrophobic treatment method; and a drying step of drying the hydrophobized gel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.

Abstract: A flame-retardant and abrasion-resistant composite is provided, and includes a nano-porous material and a polymer. The nano-porous material includes a plurality of powder having a particle size of less than 20 micrometers. A specific surface area of the powder is 50 to 3,000 m2/g. An amount of the powder is 50 parts per million to 30 wt %. The nano-porous material is dispersedly bound to the polymer and a limiting oxygen index of the composite is greater than or equal to 24%.

Abstract: For isolation barrier with magnetics, an apparatus includes an isolation laminate including a dielectric core having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface; at least one conductive layer configured as a first transformer coil overlying the first surface; a first dielectric layer surrounding the at least one conductive layer; a first magnetic layer overlying the at least one conductive layer; at least one additional conductive layer configured as a second transformer coil overlying the second surface; a second dielectric layer surrounding the at least one additional conductive layer; and a second magnetic layer overlying the at least one additional conductive layer. Methods for forming the isolation barriers and additional apparatus arrangements are also described.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a fly ash containing construction material having improved strength and water resistance. The fly ash containing material includes fly ash, an alkali solution comprising sodium hydroxide, and water. The invention further provides a geopolymerization method of forming a fly ash containing material.

Abstract: A method for assembling a reinforced non-compressible pipe support by inserting a plurality of generally cylindrical holes in a first sheet of insulation in a pre-determined pattern, inserting a similar group of holes in at least a second sheet of insulation so that the holes of both sheets line up when the first sheet is placed against a pre-determined cylindrical or flat form and the second sheet is placed on top of the first sheet thereby forming contiguous voids where mating holes are positioned adjacent each other, applying a pressurized flowable material to fill each void along its longitudinal axis, and curing the material until it forms a hardened material thereby forming the plurality of sheets into a non-compressible arcuate body having an inner radius of curvature that fits against a pipe or into a rectilinear block. Multiples sheets may be adhered and thermoplastic or resin used to fuse them together.

Abstract: Aerogel compositions, methods for preparing the aerogel compositions, articles of manufacture that include or are made from the aerogel compositions are described and uses thereof. The aerogels include a branched polyimide matrix with little to no crosslinked polymers.

Abstract: A curable composition, includes a diluent, an epoxy functionalized resin derived from a nutshell oil, an epoxy-rubber copolymer adduct, and a curing agent. There is disclosed a method for making the curable composition, a method of imbuing improved flexibility to a curable composition and a method for improving oily metal adhesion of a curable composition. The method of imbuing improved flexibility to a curable composition includes providing a curable composition, adding an epoxy functionalized resin derived from a nutshell oil and adding a liquid modified hydrocarbon resin derived from a nutshell oil.

Abstract: Disclosed are multilayered aerogel nanocomposite materials, and methods of making and using them.

Abstract: A sound absorption material preparation method, a sound absorption material and a filling method thereof. The preparation method comprises: S1, preparing a non-foaming material slurry; S2, producing a combustible material framework and a cover-shape container, and placing the combustible material framework into the cover-shape container; S3, forming the non-foamed material slurry in the cover-shape container to form a wet formed body; S4, drying the wet formed body to form a dry formed body; and S5, calcining the dry formed body, wherein the combustible material framework is burned off during the calcining step to form connected channels with a three-dimensional structure in the sound absorption material. The preparation method is simple in operation. Connected channels with a three-dimensional structure are formed in the sound absorption material so that the sound absorption effect is improved.

Abstract: A synthesis method for making an isocyanate based organic xerogel having a low density (i.e. <400 kg/m3) and a small pore size (<150 nm) in combination with a specific surface area >100 m2/g is disclosed. The synthesis method avoiding or reducing gel shrinkage during the solvent removal step is characterized by the step wherein the organic solvent used to synthesize the isocyanate based organic xerogel is replaced by water such that during the solvent removal step only water needs to be removed to dry the porous network and to obtain the isocyanate based organic xerogel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides advantageous graphene/graphite stabilized composites (e.g., graphene/graphite stabilized emulsion-templated foam composites), and improved methods for fabricating such graphene/graphite stabilized composites. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved methods for fabricating pristine, graphene/graphite/polymer composite foams derived from emulsions stabilized by graphene/graphite kinetic trapping. In exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides that, instead of viewing the insolubility of pristine graphene/graphite as an obstacle to be overcome, it is utilized as a means to create or fabricate water/oil emulsions, with graphene/graphite stabilizing the spheres formed. These emulsions are then the frameworks used to make foam composites that have shown bulk conductivities up to about 2 S/m, as well as compressive moduli up to about 100 MPa and breaking strengths of over 1200 psi, with densities as low as about 0.25 g/cm3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulating structure including at least one baffle, to an article of wear and a sleeping bag including such a thermal insulating structure, and to a method for manufacturing such a thermal insulating structure. In some embodiments, the baffle includes a plurality of natural and/or synthetic down fibers and a plurality of low-melt fibers, wherein the low-melt fibers have been melted to the natural and/or synthetic down fibers by heating inside the baffle.

Abstract: An aircraft comprises at least one thermal insulation component, which is made of a nano-porous material, the pore structure of which is open-pored such that when the aircraft is in flight operation, a pressure in the pores of the thermal insulation component corresponds to the ambient pressure at the flight altitude of the aircraft.

Abstract: A method for producing an aerogel granule having a hydrophobic-hydrophilic bipolar core-shell structure combines an aerogel precursor having a hydrophilic structure with another aerogel precursor having a hydrophobic structure. The method comprises the steps of: mixing a hydrophilic alkoxysilane compound, a hydrophobic alkyl-substituted alkoxysilane compound, and an organic solvent to form a mixture; adding an acidic catalyst to the mixture to perform hydrolysis; adding a basic catalyst to the hydrolyzed mixture to perform condensation, and during the condensation adding a dispersion solvent to the hydrolyzed mixture and stirring the hydrolyzed mixture to gelate so as to form the aerogel granule having a hydrophobic-hydrophilic bipolar core-shell structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: an interior film in which a first ultraviolet-curable resin layer having a three-dimensional pattern formed thereon, a substrate layer, a second ultraviolet-curable resin layer having a horizontal hairline pattern formed thereon, a primer layer, and a metal layer are sequentially stacked; and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A heat-insulation sheet includes a first silica xerogel layer, a second silica xerogel layer, and a composite layer. The first silica xerogel layer includes a first silica xerogel, and the second silica xerogel layer includes a second silica xerogel. The composite layer is located between the first silica xerogel layer and the second silica xerogel layer, and includes at least one type of unwoven fabric fibers, and a third silica xerogel. The third silica xerogel is located in a spatial volume of the unwoven fabric fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an extrusion process for the production of expandable vinyl aromatic polymer granulate comprising mixing first and second additives with first and second polymer components, respectively, in dedicated mixers.

Abstract: A staple cartridge is disclosed. The staple cartridge can include a cartridge body, a plurality of staples, and an implantable layer including a plurality of foam fragments, wherein the foam fragments are fused together to form a unitary body. The implantable layer can further include a plurality of intrastitial voids intermediate the foam fragments and/or a plurality of interstitial voids within the foam fragments. A method of forming an implantable layer for use with a surgical stapler is also disclosed. The method can include the steps of obtaining a plurality of foam fragments, heating the foam fragments, and compressing the foam fragments. A method of forming an implantable layer for use with a surgical stapler can also include lyophilizing a solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid thermally insulating material, essentially free of phyllosilicates, comprising (a) from 70 to 98% by volume of hydrophobic silica aerogel particles having an intrinsic density between 110 and 210 kg/m, (b) from 0.3 to 12% by volume of an organic binder formed by at least one organic polymer (b1) and at least one surfactant (b2), or by an amphiphilic organic polymer (b3), these volume fractions being determined by image analysis on thin sections of the solid material and being given relative to the total volume of the material, the aerogel particles having a particle size distribution that has at least two maxima, with a first maximum corresponding to an equivalent diameter (d) of less than 200 ?m, preferably between 25 ?m and 150 ?m, and a second maximum corresponding to an equivalent diameter (D) between 400 ?m and 10 mm, preferably between 500 ?m and 5 mm. It also relates to a thermally insulating product containing at least one layer of this material.

Abstract: A heat-insulation sheet includes a first silica xerogel layer, a second silica xerogel layer, and a composite layer. The first silica xerogel layer includes a first silica xerogel, and the second silica xerogel layer includes a second silica xerogel. The composite layer is located between the first silica xerogel layer and the second silica xerogel layer, and includes at least one type of unwoven fabric fibers, and a third silica xerogel. The third silica xerogel is located in a spatial volume of the unwoven fabric fibers.

Abstract: A battery includes a case, at least one of a first battery cell and a second battery cell disposed in the case, and a graphite sheet disposed at at least one of a position between the case and the first battery cell and a position between the first battery cell and the second battery cell. The graphite sheet has a terminal portion for taking out an electrical signal.

Abstract: Use of a foamed geopolymer as a fire-resistant sealant material, a method of sealing an aperture or cavity for housing services in a building comprising (i) applying a curable foamed geopolymer composition to the aperture or cavity; and (ii) curing the foamed geopolymer composition, thereby creating a seal in the aperture or cavity; and wherein the cured foamed geopolymer has fire-resistant properties, and a kit of parts for preparing a foamed geopolymer for use as a fire-resistant sealant material, comprising (i) a container holding a dry mixture of components suitable for preparing a foamed geopolymer including a blowing agent and (ii) a container holding an aqueous alkaline liquid mixture of components suitable for preparing a geopolymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composite structure that is generally planar in shape. The composite structure has one or more layers; at least one of the layers includes one or more types of fibers. In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a composite structure including a hydrophobic support layer and a hydrophilic reservoir layer. The hydrophilic reservoir layer includes a composition that is liquid at temperatures below 30-35 degrees Celsius and that is a hydrogel at temperatures above 30-35 degrees Celsius. In order to better control the phase change of the composition and, therefore, to insulate the hydrophilic reservoir layer from warmth, the hydrophobic support layer may have a thermal conductivity that is 5 to 30 times less, in watts per meter kelvin, than water.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods particularly suited for drying tissue grade paper. In certain embodiments, a wet web, such as a web exiting a tissue manufacturing machine, is transferred to an air floatation dryer with specially arranged air bars and impingement nozzles described herein where the wet web is dried while still at least partly supported by an air-permeable belt. In certain embodiments, the specially arranged air floatation dryer comprises one or more air floatation dryer units through which the wet web is conveyed by way of a supporting endless loop or belt of air-permeable construction. The air bars and opposing impingement nozzles are so arranged as to force the web into contact with the belt and then subsequently lift the web from the belt surface in a repetitive and alternating fashion as the web and belt travel through the dryer.

Abstract: Provided herein is porous material which includes, as a framework of a porous structure, ZrO2 particles and a dissimilar material present on the surfaces of the ZrO2 particles. The dissimilar material includes at least one oxide selected from a first group of oxides and at least one oxide selected from a second group of oxides, or both. The first group of oxides includes, but is not limited to, SiO2, TiO2, La2O3, Al2O3, SrCO3, Gd2O3, Nb2O5, Y2O3, and a complex oxide including two or more of these oxides. The second group of oxides includes, but is not limited to, SiO2, TiO2, La2O3, Al2O3, SrCO3, Gd203, Nb2O5, Y2O3, and a complex oxide including two or more of the oxides, and ZrO2.

Abstract: A blowable insulation material comprising natural fibers and short cut synthetic fibers or fiber balls. The natural fibers and short cut synthetic fibers or fiber balls are individually treated with a water repellent to impart water repellency to the fibers, and later aerodynamically blended together. The water repellent fibers constitute a part or most of the blowable insulation material, thus enhancing the durability of the structure as well as water repellency, which may be advantageous during washing or laundering.

Abstract: Provided are a preparation method of a silica aerogel-containing blanket which includes mixing a water glass solution, a polar organic solvent, and a silazane-based surface modifier to prepare a sol, preparing a silica gel-base material composite by immersion and gelation of a base material for a blanket in the sol, and drying the silica gel-base material composite, and a silica aerogel-containing blanket prepared by using the preparation method. A silica aerogel-containing blanket having a high degree of hydrophobicity as well as excellent physical properties, particularly, low tap density, high porosity, and excellent mechanical flexibility may be prepared by the minimal use of a surface modifier without a surface modification step by the above method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing porous materials, which comprises providing a mixture comprising a composition (A) comprising components suitable to form an organic gel and a solvent mixture (B), reacting the components in the composition (A) in the presence of the solvent mixture (B) to form a gel and drying of the gel, wherein the solvent mixture (B) is a mixture of at least two solvents and the solvent mixture has a Hansen solubility parameter ?H in the range of 3.0 to 5.0 MPa-1, determined using the parameter ?H of each solvent of the solvent mixture (B). The invention further relates to the porous materials which can be obtained in this way and the use of the porous materials as thermal insulation material and in vacuum insulation panels.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article produced from the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a polycarbonate resin; a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer; inorganic fillers comprising talc and wollastonite; maleic anhydride-modified olefin wax; and a phosphorus compound represented by the following Formula 1, wherein a weight ratio of the talc to the wollastonite ranges from about 1:0.1 to about 1:0.9, and a weight ratio of the talc to the phosphorus compound ranges from about 1:0.005 to about 1:0.05: wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C10 alkyl group and R3 is a C10 to C30 alkyl group. The thermoplastic resin composition can have excellent properties in terms of impact resistance, stiffness, dimensional stability, appearance, and balance therebetween.

Abstract: Provided are a preparation method of a silica aerogel-containing blanket which includes mixing a water glass solution, a polar organic solvent, and a silazane-based surface modifier to prepare a sol, preparing a silica gel-base material composite by immersion and gelation of a base material for a blanket in the sol, and drying the silica gel-base material composite, and a silica aerogel-containing blanket prepared by using the preparation method. A silica aerogel-containing blanket having a high degree of hydrophobicity as well as excellent physical properties, particularly, low tap density, high porosity, and excellent mechanical flexibility may be prepared by the minimal use of a surface modifier without a surface modification step by the above method.

Abstract: Compositions include an aerogel component and have low thermal conductivity. Methods for preparing slurries or composites include, for example combining the aerogel component with a surfactant, binder and other ingredients, such as, for instance, fibers. The compositions can be slurries that can be used in coating applications or self supporting rigid composites.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process comprising reacting polyisocyanate with active hydrogen-containing compound in the presence of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene at a temperature of at least 135° F. (57.2° C.) or a temperature of 135° F. (57.2° C.) to 150° F. (65.6° C.) to obtain as a result thereof, foamed reaction product, wherein the thermal conductivity of the foamed reaction product exhibits no appreciable change at any of the foaming temperatures within this range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aerogel composite and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the aerogel composite of the present invention comprises the following steps; preparing a hydrophobic gel (step 1); dispersing fiber in a solvent to prepare a solution (step 2); adding the hydrophobic gel above in the solution of step 2 and stirring the mixture to prepare a fiber and hydrophobic gel mixed solution (step 3); separating floc from the mixed solution of step 3 (step 4); and drying the floc (step 5). According to the preparation method of the aerogel composite of the present invention, a high performance aerogel composite having various shapes can be prepared.

Abstract: A cord-shaped heater 10 has a plurality of conductive wires 5a that are covered with an insulating film 5b. The insulating film 5b includes a silicone resin. A quantity of the silicone resin included in the insulating film 5b is 40 to 80% by a weight ratio. The conductive wires 5a are wound around a core material 3 in a state of being paralleled together. An insulation body layer 7 is formed on an outer periphery of the conductive wires. A part or all of the insulation body layer 7 is formed of a heat-fusing material. A sheet-shaped heater 31 is wherein the cord-shaped heater 10 is arranged on a substrate 11.

Abstract: In certain non-limiting, aspects, the present invention relates to storage stable premixes of a polyol suitable for polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam preparation having, at least, 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (1336mzzm) as the blowing agent and optional one or more additional additives and/or auxiliary blowing agents in amounts suitable for polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam preparation.

Abstract: A heat insulation material is provided that is produced by drying a fibrous matrix impregnated with a solution of pseudo-peptides of formula (I), wherein: R is a side-chain of a natural or synthetic amino acid, R1 is either a linear or branched (C1-C3)alkyl group, or a linear or branched (C1-C3)alcoxy group, or an aryl group, or an aryl(C1-C3)alkyl group, or an aryloxy group, or a saturated or unsaturated heterocycle, n=1 or 2, and A is an aromatic or heteroaromatic group with at least one cycle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite focusing wedge for ultrasonic non-destructive testing/inspection. The composite wedge comprises a base made of machined or cast material, and a lens made of a material which is cast in liquid form and subsequently solidifies. The acoustic velocity in the base material is less than that in the lens material. The castable lens material conforms exactly to a convex machined or cast surface of the base, thereby forming a concave lower surface of the lens. A flat ultrasonic probe is coupled to a planar upper surface of the lens. The minimum distance between the lower concave and upper planar surfaces of the lens is less than one acoustic wavelength in the lens material. The ringdown time of reverberations between the two surfaces is then sufficiently short that there is no interference between the reverberations and signals from sub-surface flaws in the object being tested.