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Composite particles made of a binder and filler material are provided for use in subterranean formations. The filler is finely divided mineral and optional fiber. The particles are proppants useful to prop open subterranean formation fractures. The particles are also useful for water filtration and artificial turf for sports fields. Methods of making the composite particles are also disclosed.< / PTEXT>

Wood preservative compositions are disclosed. Treatment of lumber, plywood, and other wood products with a novel composition comprising the boron source composition, a melamine binder resin, and a urea casein activator resin protects lumber, plywood, and other wood products from attack by termites, fungi, fire and flame. The preservative can be formed by combining a source of boron such as boric acid and the water-soluble salts thereof, a melamine binder resin, and a urea casein resin. A wood preservative is characterized by a weight ratio of the urea casing activator resin to the melamine binder resin ranging from about 1:20 to 1:4 and a weight ratio of the boron source composition to the melamine binder resin ranging from about 1.3:1 to 9.6:1.

A composition such as a water-based consumer product comprises material (e.g. perfume) encapsulated within shell capsules, each capsule comprising an encapsulating wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, with a coating on the inner surface and / or outer surface of the shell wall, the composition further comprising surfactant and / or solvent. The coating can improve the barrier properties of the shell and can enhance retention of the encapsulated materials within the shell.

Methods and devices are provided for forming thin-films from solid group IIIA-based particles. In one embodiment, a method is provided for bandgap grading in a thin-film device using such particles. The method may be comprised of providing a bandgap grading material comprising of an alloy having: a) a IIIA material and b) a group IA-based material, wherein the alloy has a higher melting temperature than a melting temperature of the IIIA material in elemental form. A precursor material may be deposited on a substrate to form a precursor layer. The precursor material comprising group IB, IIIA, and / or VIA based particles. The bandgap grading material of the alloy may be deposited after depositing the precursor material. The alloy in the grading material may react after the precursor layer has begun to sinter and thus maintains a higher concentration of IIIA material in a portion of the compound film that forms above a portion that sinters first.

Methods and devices are provided for forming thin-films from solid group IIIA-based particles. In one embodiment, a process for forming solid particles is provided. The method includes providing a first suspension of solid and / or liquid particles containing at least one group IIIA element. A material may be added to substantially increase the melting point of at least one set of group IIIA-containing particles in the suspension into higher-melting solid particles comprising an alloy of the group IIIA element and at least a part of the added material. The suspension may be deposited onto a substrate to form a precursor layer on the substrate and the precursor layer is reacted in a suitable atmosphere to form a film.

A brush having antimicrobial characteristics that inhibit bacterial growth. The antimicrobial agents, compounds or chemicals are embedded in either the body or bristles or both of the brush. Further, the present invention is a method of manufacturing a brush having antimicrobial characteristics that inhibit bacterial growth. An antimicrobial additive is incorporated in resin concentrate form into the amorphous zones of the molecular structure of the polymer from which brush handles are injection molded, thereby incorporating the antimicrobial agent into the brush handle. The antimicrobial additive in the body of the brush, incorporated in the manner above, results in substantive controlled migration from the body to the bristles, until a point of equilibrium is reached. The invention is suitable for any brush in which bristles are embedded in plastic, including toothbrushes, hair brushes, scrub brushes, toilet bowl brushes, cosmetic brushes, lip-color brushes, etc.

An aerosol solution composition for use in an aerosol inhaler comprises an active material, a propellant containing a hydrofluoroalkane, a cosolvent and optionally a low volatility component to increase the mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of the aerosol particles on actuation of the inhaler. The composition is stabilized by using a small amount of mineral acid and a suitable can having part or all of its internal metallic surfaces made of stainless steel, anodized aluminium or lined with an inert organic coating.

The invention relates to a thin film coated array and the process of fabricating and using the array including methods of etching, depositing a thin film coating, preparing and using the thin film coated array.

A solid phase mixed solvent polymer, compositions and methods for removing and retaining solvated organic compounds and inorganic ions from water, wastewater, superficial and ground water, soil and other environmental sources, a soil amendment and method resulting from adhesively coating the polymer onto sand along with at least one ion exchange material, and methods for the containment, reduction, and prevention of organic leaching from soils, agricultural, industrial, and commercial environments, and in particular, sports and athletic turf facilities such as golf courses where pesticides are frequently applied.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to an article having a liquid-impregnated surface. The surface includes a matrix of solid features (e.g., non-toxic and / or edible features) spaced sufficiently close to stably contain a liquid therebetween or therewithin, wherein the liquid is non-toxic and / or edible. The article may contain, for example, a food or other consumer product, such as ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise.

In a process for producing a biocompatible stent, a tubular substrate of the stent adapted for diametric expansion has a layer of a noble metal oxide formed over at least the outer surface of greater diameter of the substrate, the substrate being composed of a metal or an alloy thereof that is non-noble or less-noble than the layer's noble metal. An interface region adapted to prevent corrosion and to provide a firm bond between the surface of the substrate and the noble metal oxide layer is established, at least in part, by forming the noble metal oxide layer with a progressively varying concentration of noble metal-to-oxide with depth of the layer such that a surface of pure noble metal and negligible oxide of the layer is in closest proximity to the surface of the substrate. In one embodiment of the process, the interface region is established by forming the surface of pure noble metal and negligible oxide thereof in direct contact with the metal or alloy of the substrate surface. In another, the interface region is established by first creating an oxide of the substrate metal or alloy thereof at the substrate surface, and then forming the noble metal oxide layer as above, but in contact with the substrate metal or alloy oxide. Alternatively, the noble metal oxide layer has no progressively varying concentration but simply overlies an oxide of the substrate metal or alloy.

A lithium secondary battery of excellent high temperature cycle characteristic using, as a positive electrode material, a surface-covering lithium manganese composite oxide capable of stably suppressing the leaching of Mn even at high temperature and high voltage without lowering the electric conductivity, in which the positive electrode material for the lithium secondary battery is a lithium transition metal composite oxide having a hexagonal layered structure and represented by a compositional formula: LiMnxM1-xO2 (in which 0.3≦x≦0.6, M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Li, B, Mg, Al, Co, and Ni), or a lithium transition metal composite oxide having a cubic spinel structure and represented by a compositional formula: LiMnyN1-yO4 (in which 1.5≦y≦1.9, N is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Al, and Ni), and the lithium transition metal composite oxide has a metal fluoride and a lithium phosphate compound on the surface thereof.

Mechanically strong, water-disintegrable agglomerates made from a particulate calcium source, a water-soluble binder and optionally containing a primary plant nutrient source and / or micronutrient source and a process for forming such agglomerates are disclosed. The agglomerates may be used as a soil liming agent and for introducing nutrient values into cultivated soil. Also disclosed is a method for introducing nutrient values into cultivated soil so as to inhibit leaching of the nutrient values from the soil and improve utilization of the nutrient values by plants grown in the soil.

The invention relates to a method for separating and recovering valuable elements from neodymium-iron-boron wastes, comprising the following steps of: with the neodymium-iron-boron wastes as raw materials, carrying out air oxidation; finely grinding; carrying out acid decomposition; purifying iron slag; extracting, and separating; precipitating through carbonic acid; washing, and dewatering; burning rare earth; extracting and recovering cobalt and copper; precipitating the cobalt through the carbonic acid, and the like so as to obtain high-purity single rare earth oxide and high-purity cobaltcarbonate. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the preferential leaching of rare earth elements contained in the neodymium-iron-boron wastes is realized and the leaching of iron is inhibited in the acid decomposition process; after hydrochloric acid is added to the neodymium-iron-boron wastes, air oxidation pretreatment is carried out so that a part of metallic iron powder is transformed into iron dichloride which is then oxidized into iron oxide red difficult to dissolve in the hydrochloric acid; and iron elements are mostly separated in the shape of the iron slag in the acid decomposition process, and therefore the purity of products is greatly enhanced.

A special controlled-release fertilizer for long-acting corn and its preparation method. The fertilizer core accounts for 80-92% of the total weight of the fertilizer, wherein the weight sum of nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer calculated by pure nitrogen, phosphorus pentoxide and potassium chloride is the fertilizer 25%-50% of the total weight, the weight ratio is: 2-4:1-2:1-3; the coating coating accounts for 8-20% of the total weight of the fertilizer, including: 69.5-93% sulfur, 530 % polyethylene wax, 0.5-2% leveling agent. Melt sulfur, add montmorillonite and stir evenly, then add leveling agent, stir evenly to form molten sulfur. The molten sulfur and polyethylene wax are simultaneously sprayed on the surface of the fertilizer core to form a slow-release coating layer. The process occupies less land, requires less investment in equipment, and consumes less energy. It has the characteristics that one fertilization can meet the nutrient needs of corn throughout the growth period. The fertilizer effect is long and safe, and fertilization is simple.

The invention discloses a fully synthetic cutting fluid which comprises anion active agent, non-ionic surface active agent, polyethylene glycol, borax, bactericide, foam suppressor, pH regulator, water and additive; wherein, the additive is prepared by the following method: the surface active agents are dissolved by acetone, the mixed solution is added with toluene and heated up to 50-60 DEG C, and the reaction system is dripped with acrylate monomer as well as azodiisobutyronitrile (AIBN) or ammonium persulfate (APS) evocating agent; after that, the temperature is preserved for 3-5h, the reaction stops, and organic solvent is removed, so that the additive is obtained. Compared with the existing fully synthetic cutting fluid, the fully synthetic cutting fluid of the invention can completely inhibit leaching of cobalt element in hard alloy containing cobalt when metal is processed, well solves the problem of separating the cobalt in the existing fully synthetic cutting fluid, and is environment-friendly and efficient.

The invention discloses a method for direct recovery and restoration of a lithium ion battery positive electrode material, and belongs to the field of resource recycling. According to the method, waste positive electrode pieces of lithium cobaltate or lithium nickel manganese cobalt multi-element layered oxide or a positive electrode piece leftover material and defective products are used as a positive electrode material; the materials are classified according to the type of binder by component analysis, the binder is directly damaged, cleaning and separation of the positive electrode material and a current collector are realized; by use of a heavy liquid separation principle, the positive electrode and a conductive agent are separated; the positive electrode failure mechanism is studied by use of SEM (scanning electron microscope), XRD (X-ray diffraction), STEM (scanning transmission electron microscope), XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and other analysis means; chemical components of the positive electrode material with the layered structure not damaged can be repaired by high temperature roasting, the layered structure of the positive electrode material with disordered and defective crystal lattice can be repaired by dissolving with a hydrothermal reaction and then precipitation, and the positive electrode material with good charge discharge performances can be again obtained. The method avoids the dissolving leaching process, reduces waste liquid generation, and simplifies the technological process.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to an article having a liquid-impregnated surface. The surface includes a matrix of solid features (e.g., non-toxic and / or edible features) spaced sufficiently close to stably contain a liquid therebetween or therewithin, wherein the liquid is non-toxic and / or edible. The article may contain, for example, a food or other consumer product, such as ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise.

The present invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising of pH sensitive polymers used for taste masking highly bitter drugs. The pH sensitive polymer acts as a reverse enteric coating, which is soluble in the acidic pH range 1.0 to 3.0 normally found in the stomach but is insoluble in the pH range 3.5 to 7 thus inhibiting the release of the bitter drug at the pH of saliva and also at the pH of reconstitution medium in case of liquid orals.

The present invention discloses a substantially amorphous pharmaceutical composition comprising a drug that can exist in a variety of polymorphic forms and a pH sensitive polymer, which inhibits the crystallization of the drug during formulation and reconstitution. Polymers of higher molecular weight are more effective at lower loading, especially when the drug polymer matrix is prepared by the solvent evaporation or solvent extraction technique. The compositions used as dry syrups maintain bioavailability of the drug and effectively mask the taste of the drug when the composition is reconstituted.

The invention discloses a method for treating high magnesium laterite-nickel ores. The method comprises the following steps of preliminary treatment of ore, pressurized leaching, iron purification of leach solution, deposition of nickel and cobalt, condensation and crystallization, production of light magnesium oxide by low-temperature thermal decomposition of crystals and regeneration of nitric acid. Under mild conditions of low temperature and pressure, leaching ratios of nickel and cobalt both reach 95 percent, the leaching ratio of magnesium reaches 98 percent, the iron content in the leach solution is less than 1g / L, and no silicon dioxide is leached out. The method can fully recover nickel, cobalt and magnesium, and the magnesium is generated in the form of light magnesium oxide, and the leaching agent-nitric acid can be recovered and regenerated for n, thereby better resolving the problems of highly efficient leaching-out of nickel and cobalt and reasonable utilization of magnesium; moreover, the technical flow is simple and has low requirements on equipment, and in the process of leaching out, the scab phenomenon does not occur in a high-pressure pan, so that the method is applied to the large-scale industrial production.

A solid phase mixed solvent polymer, compositions and methods for removing and retaining solvated organic compounds and inorganic ions from water, wastewater, superficial and ground water, soil and other environmental sources, a soil amendment and method resulting from adhesively coating the polymer onto sand along with at least one ion exchange material, and methods for the containment, reduction, and prevention of organic leaching from soils, agricultural, industrial, and commercial environments, and in particular, sports and athletic turf facilities such as golf courses where pesticides are frequently applied.

The invention relates to a long-acting fertilizer specially used for dry-farming sweet potatoes and a preparation method for the long-acting fertilizer. The fertilizer is granular and comprises three layers of structures, namely a fertilizer kernel, a wrapping film coating layer and a water-retaining agent coating layer in sequence from inside to outside. The kernel of the long-acting fertilizer specially used for the dry-farming sweet potatoes contains effective components such as a nitrogen fertilizer, a phosphorus fertilizer, a potassic fertilizer and a composite micro fertilizer which are specially suitable for the sweet potatoes; the wrapping film coating layer controls the speed of water entering a film and controls and regulates release of nutrition; the water-retaining agent coating layer can effectively retain water in soil and rainwater; lateral seepage runoff and water evaporation are alleviated, and front and middle-stage growth of the sweet potatoes is guaranteed. The preparation method for the fertilizer is implemented through one-time spraying; the technically occupied space is small, the equipment investment is small, the preparation process is simple and the energy consumption is low; the wrapping film material is low in cost, so that the price of the fertilizer is greatly reduced.

The present invention discloses coating compositions with taste masking property, comprising a blend of pH sensitive polymers and optionally a pH independent polymer or a blend of the pH sensitive polymer and pH independent polymer used for taste masking of highly bitter drugs. The pH sensitive polymers used comprise the acid soluble polymers and the enteric polymers. The process for the preparation of taste masked pharmaceutical compositions of the bitter drugs comprising the said coating compositions is disclosed. The concomitant use of the polymers inhibits the release of the bitter drug at the pH of saliva. The said coating compositions deliver substantial amount of the bitter drug immediately with improved palatability.

A medical container is excellent in solvent resistance, low gas permeability and heat resistance. A treating method for producing such medical containers is also disclosed.The medical container includes a polyethylene naphthalate resin and includes a liquid-contact part which is on an inner surface of the container, the liquid-contact part being resistant to leaching of a component of the container as a result of being irradiated with light and / or plasma. The light for irradiation may have a wavelength in the range of 350 to 450 nm. The medical container may be a vial or a syringe. The treating method for producing a medical container includes irradiating a liquid-contact part of a polyethylene naphthalate medical container with light and / or plasma.

lead-free solder which is significantly less susceptible to copper leaching when used in a molten state in which coil ends of copper wire are dipped comprises 1.5-8 mass % of Cu, 0.01-2 mass % of Co, optionally 0.01-1 mass % of Ni, and a remainder of Sn and has a liquidus temperature of 420 DEG C. or below. The solder may further comprise at least one oxidation-inhibiting element selected from the group consisting of P, Ge, and Ga in a total amount of 0.001-0.5 mass %, and / or Ag in an amount of 0.05-2 mass % as a wettability-improving element.