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A method for reducing odor is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises modifying the surface of silica particles with a transition metal so that the silica particles are bonded to the transition metal through a covalent or coordinate bond. The method further comprises contacting the modified silica particles with an odorous compound, the transition metal facilitating the capture of the odorous compound.

Coated oral dosage forms for the delivery of nicotine in any form to a subject by rapid intraoral delivery of nicotine comprising at least one core, nicotine in any form and/or a nicotine mimicking agent, at least one coating layer and optionally at least one or more other additives, wherein said at last one coating layer is buffered, whereby is used at least one amino acid as buffering agent. Also contemplated are a method for the delivery of nicotine in any form, a method for the reduction of the urge to smoke or use tobacco as well as a method for producing said coated product and use of the same for obtaining a rapid intraoral uptake of nicotine.

This invention relates to a novel process for treating and removing undesirable impurities from oil and gas well fracturing fluid. A method for treating fracturing water comprising: (a) passing contaminated fracturing water containing solids and liquid through a mechanical separator to remove solids from the liquid; (b) treating the fracturing water liquid with an alkaline agent to increase the pH of the liquid to a level of above 9; (c)) adding a coagulant to the fracturing water to form an agglomerate and separating the agglomerate from the fracturing water; (d) reducing the pH of the fracturing water of step (c)) to a level of less than about 5.5; and (e) adding an oxidizing agent to the fracturing water of step (d) to oxidize oxidizable impurities in the fracturing water.

An oil recovery process is disclosed which uses an alkali(s) and a particular class of alkylaryl sulfonate surfactants. The surfactants are derived from an alpha-olefin stream having a broad distribution of even carbon numbers ranging from 12 to 28 or more. The olefin stream is reacted with aromatic feedstock, such as benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, or a mixture thereof to form alkylates, and then reacted with SO3 to form sulfonic acids. Alternatively, the surfactant can be formed by first reacting an alpha-olefin stream having a broad distribution of carbon numbers ranging from 12 to 28 or more with SO3 to form the olefin sulfonic acid that is subsequently used to alkylate an aromatic feedstock. The use of alkali(s) and broad distribution alpha-olefins sulfonate based surfactant has the improvements of requiring ultra-low surfactant concentrations and providing ultra-low interfacial tensions over a wide range of alkali concentrations with crude oils, especially waxy crude oil, having a broad distribution of carbon numbers.

Topically-applied binder materials for imparting wet strength to soft, absorbent paper sheets, such as are useful as household paper towels and the like, include an epoxy-reactive polymer, such as a carboxyl-functional polymer, and an epoxy-functional polymer. These binder materials can be cured at ambient temperature over a period of days and do not impart objectionable odor to final product when wetted.

The invention discloses a soil conditioner produced from ardealite as well as a producing method and a using method of the soil conditioner. The soil conditioner contains ardealite, humic acid, ferrous sulfate, urea and sulfuric acid which are mixed and shaped to granules. The soil conditioner is produced from ardealite which is the main raw material and added with a certain amount of nutrient elements and has the characteristics of conditioning the soil structure, adjusting pH of soil, activating the activity of nutrient elements of the soil, supplementing trace elements such as calcium, sulphur, ferrum and zinc in the soil, and the like; and the soil conditioner is suitable to conditioning of saline-alkali soil. The soil conditioner has the advantages of lowering the pH of surface soil, the content of water-soluble Na<+> and exchangeable Na<+> in the soil, the alkalisation degree and the volume weight of the soil, and enhancing the soil infiltration, the utilization rate of fertilizers and the soil productivity. A method for conditioning saline-alkali land, which is effective, economical, practical and consistent with the actual situations, is successfully proposed.

The invention relates to an agriculture used biological organic fertilizer, in particular to a biological organic fertilizer which has effects of curbing salt and improving soil. The invention is characterized in that the fertilizer comprises the following raw materials by weight: humic acid of 10 to 45 percent, organic matters of 10 to 50 percent, plant straw of 10 to 45 percent, medical stone of 10 to 20 percent, oil shale of 10 to 20 percent, bio-fungus of 0.5 to 5 percent, nicotine of 0.5 to 2 percent, sophora flavescens ait of 0.2 to 3 percent, and acetic acid of 0.5 to 5 percent. The invention can effectively improve the soil and promote the growth of plants.

An electro thermal fluidized bed furnace is adapted to be used in a process for continuously heat treating of fine particulate matter, such as carbon black material, by continuously introducing a non-reactive fluidizing gas through the nozzles of the furnace at a pre-determined rate, continuously introducing untreated carbon black material through the feed pipe of the furnace at a predetermined rate so that it forms a fluidized bed, energizing the electrode so as to heat the fluidized bed, and continuously collecting the treated carbon black from the discharge pipe. The carbon black collected from the discharge pipe exhibits properties of having the PAHs and sulfur removed, the carbon black has been graphitized, the moisture pick-up by the carbon black has been eliminated and the carbon black is more oxidation resistant, Furthermore, the resultant furnace carbon backs have a particle size of 7-100 nm and an oil absorption number of 50-300 ml/100 g., while the thermal blacks have a particle size of 200-500 nm and an oil absorption number of less than 50 ml/100 g. All of these properties result in thermally modified carbon blacks having such properties and of such purity so as to provide improved performance properties in food contact type applications, moisture cured polymer systems, zinc-carbon dry cell battery applications, and semi-conductive wire and cable applications.

The invention provides a safe and reliable compound conditioner for reducing the heavy-metal mobility and bioavailability of soil or sludge compost and a preparation method thereof. The compound conditioner is a powdery compound prepared by adding heavy-metal auxiliary passivating agent to alkaline agent, wherein, the heavy-metal auxiliary passivating agent includes precipitating agent and absorbing agent; and the compound conditioner comprises the following components by the mixing proportion (weight percentage): 78% to 91% of alkaline agent, 5% to 13% of precipitating agent and 4% to 9% of absorbing agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) drying and pulverizing one, two or more than two substances among soda-manufacturing waste residue, lime and fly ash and sieving by a 60-mesh sieve to obtain an alkaline powdery substance as the alkaline agent; (2) mixing the alkaline agent, the precipitating agent and the absorbing agent by the above mixing proportion; and (3) drying and pulverizing the mixed products and sieving by a 200-mesh sieve to obtain the powdery compound conditioner. The invention can greatly reduce the environmental risk caused by the prior art and realize the sustainable development of green circular economy, industry and agriculture by recycling the industrial waste at the same time.

A new tooth whitening composition provides sustained release of high levels of whitening agent and is moisture-activated without significant swelling. A preferred system for applying the composition to the teeth is flexible, self-adhesive, and well-tolerated by users. In certain embodiments the tooth whitening composition comprises a mixture of tooth whitening agents, with a first whitening agent selected so as to release peroxide gradually upon contact with moisture and produce an alkaline pH, and a second whitening agent selected so as to release peroxide rapidly upon contact with moisture.

The invention discloses a preparation method for a polysiloxanes-amidopolyether block copolymer, comprising the steps of preparation of an intermediate of alpha, omega-hydrosiloxane, preparation of an intermediate of alpha, omega-polysiloxanes diepoxide, and preparation of the polysiloxanes-amidopolyether block copolymer. The polysiloxanes-amidopolyether block copolymer provided in the invention enables a textile finishing agent to be stable under condition of high temperature, a polyelectrolyte, a high pH value or a high shear force without breaking emulsion, sticking to a roller or a cylinder and producing oil marks, allows textiles finished to be returned for repairing, and is widely used in fields like chemical fiber, natural fiber and blended products thereof, etc.

Disclosed is a mediator-less microbial fuel cell comprising a cathode compartment, an anode compartment, with or without glass wool and glass bead for separating the two compartments, an element for feeding air to the cathode compartment, and an element for feeding wastewater to the anode compartment. The cell further comprises an element for controlling the distance between the cathode compartment and the anode compartment. Graphite felt or graphite felt coated with a metal such as platinum is used as an electrode of the cathode compartment, and a buffer solution is used in the anode compartment. A mediator-less microbial fuel cell according to the present invention can be operated without using an expensive cation-exchange membrane, of which efficiency is by no means inferior to prior wastewater treatment methods.

Injectable insulin formulations that are capable of modifying the amount of insulin released based on the patient's tissue glucose levels, methods for making and using these formulations are described herein. The formulation may be administered via subcutaneous, intradermal or intramuscular administration. In one preferred embodiment, the formulations are administered via subcutaneous injection. The formulations contain insulin, an oxidizing agent or enzyme and a reducing agent or enzyme, a diluent and optionally one or more thickening agents. If a thickening agent is present in the formulation, the thickening agent increases the viscosity of the formulation following administration. Preferably the formulation contains an insulin, a diluent, glucose oxidase and peroxidase. Following administration to a patient, the insulin is released from the formulations as a function of the patient's tissue glucose level, which in turn maintains the patient's blood glucose level within an optimum range. The formulation is often referred to as a “smart” formulation since it modifies its release rate of insulin according to the patient's needs at a particular time. In a preferred embodiment, the formulation is designed to release insulin into the systemic circulation over time with a basal release profile following injection in a patient. In another embodiment, the formulation is designed to release insulin into the systemic circulation over time with a non-basal release profile following injection in a patient, such as a regular human insulin release profile or a prandial release profile.

The invention discloses a heavy metal composite passivating agent used for paddy soil and a preparation method thereof. The heavy metal composite passivating agent is prepared from three raw materials, namely meerschaum mineral powder, iron and manganese oxides and quicklime, in proportion by the following steps of: A, preparing the meerschaum mineral powder; B preparing the iron and manganese oxides; and C, uniformly mixing the raw materials prepared in the steps A and B with the quicklime to obtain the composite passivating agent. The heavy metal composite passivating agent has a reasonable formula, the method is easy and simple to operate; and the heavy metal composite passivating agent can reduce 70.5 to 95.0 percent of the content of the effective components of meerschaum with heavy metal activity, the iron and manganese oxides (Fe2O3+MnO2), calcium oxide (CaO) and the like in the soil, and also has multiple functions of passivating soil heavy metals, restoring acidified soil and the like, can reduce the contents of active cadmium and lead in the soil of a polluted paddy field by 39.7 to 53.8 percent and 49.9 to 59.1 percent respectively, lower the contents of the cadmium and the lead in agriculture products by 35.1 to 46.9 percent and 35.3 to 53.1 percent respectively, and simultaneously improve the pH value of the soil by 0.22 and 0.43. The heavy metal composite passivating agent is mainly used for paddy production of extensive heavy metal pollution zones, and can also be used for the productions of corns, vegetables and the like planted in paddy fields.

The invention relates to a crystallizer casting powder for high-aluminum steel continuous casting. The casting powder comprises the following elementary components in percentage by weight: not less than15% but not more than 40% of CaO, not less than 3% but not more than 15% of SiO2, not less than 10% but not more than 20% of Al2O3, not more than 3% of MgO, not more than 3% of Fe2O3, not less than6% but not more than 15% of F, not more than 1.5% of Na2O, not less than 3% but not more than 10% of Li2O, not less than 5% but not more than 20% of BaO, not more than 5% of SrO, not more than 5% o B2O3, not less than 2% but not more than 15% of C, and the balance of impurities. The preparation method of the casting powder comprises the following steps of: calculating and weighing the required raw materials according to ratio ranges of the elementary components, mixing and uniformly smelting the mixture in an ore heating furnace, cooling, crushing, adding required carbon materials, carrying out fine grinding, and finally drying and granulating in a spray granule drying tower. The casting powder has the capability of reducing the reactivity of slag steel so that the performance deterioration of the casting powder caused by the reaction of the slag steel can be slowed, the interfacial tension of the slag steel is improved so as to prevent slag entrainment, excellent casting blank lubricating and heat-transfer controlling characters are ensured, the capability of absorbing Al2O3 inclusions is improved, and a high-aluminum steel casting blank which has excellent surface quality and high quality can be cast.

The present invention relates to aqueous personal care, household care, and/or fabric care compositions comprising the instant copolymers. Also disclosed are methods for the rheological modification of aqueous personal care, household care, and/or fabric care compositions comprising the instant copolymers.

Apparatus is provided including an assembly (22) and a control unit (36). The assembly (22) includes a housing (34) configured to be applied to a nerve (20) of a subject, and at least one cathode (30) and at least one Peltier cooler (32), which are fixed to the housing (34). The control unit (36) is configured to drive the cathode (30) to apply an activating current to the nerve (20) that generates action potentials traveling in first and second directions (38 and 40) in the nerve (20), and the Peltier cooler (32) to cool the nerve (20) sufficiently to block propagation of at least a portion of the cathode-generated action potentials traveling in the second direction (40). Other embodiments are also described.