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Radiation curable ink compositions for ink jet contain radiation curable monomers containing vinylether and acrylate functions.

A radiation-sensitive composition includes a radically polymerizable component that comprises carboxy groups, an initiator composition to generate radicals, and a polymeric binder comprising poly(alkylene oxide) segments and optionally pendant cyano groups. This composition can be used to prepare imageable elements such as negative-working, on-press developable printing plate precursors.

Provided are stable protein formulations that contain at least one amino acid. In certain embodiments, amino acid combinations either at least two, or three, or four, or more amino acids are included. By virtue of inclusion of the amino acids, the formulation has low viscosity and a protein in the formulations is physically, chemically, and biological stable even at high concentrations. In further embodiments, by virtue of inclusion of the amino acids, a protein in the formulations is physically, chemically, and biological stable even at high concentrations.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preserving and extracting nucleic acids from saliva. The compositions include a chelating agent, a denaturing agent, buffers to maintain the pH of the composition within ranges desirable for DNA and/or RNA. The compositions may also include a reducing agent and/or antimicrobial agent. The invention extends to methods of using the compositions of the invention to preserve and isolate nucleic acids from saliva as well as to containers for the compositions of the invention.

A steering system includes: an electric power steering device which includes a steering unit of front wheels having an electric motor for generating an auxiliary torque in accordance with at least a steering torque and for transmitting the auxiliary torque to the steering unit; toe angle changers for changing toe angles of rear wheels in accordance with at least a front wheel turning angle and a vehicle speed; and a steering controller for controlling the electric power steering device and the toe angle changer. The steering system further includes a toe angle changer anomaly detection unit and/or an electric power steering device anomaly detection unit, and when a toe angle changer abnormal state is detected, an auxiliary torque target value and/or a viscosity in the electric power steering device is controlled, and when an electric power steering device abnormal state is detected, the toe angle changer is controlled.

A method for forming a coating film on an internal surface of an elongated tube, includes longitudinally holding the elongated tube, applying a coating solution to the internal surface of the elongated tube; and drying the coating solution while carrying out a heat process for sequentially heating the elongated tube by using a heat source. The heat process includes adjusting the descending rate of the heat source so that a through-hole in the elongated tube is clogged with the coating solution whose viscosity is reduced by heating of the heat source, and sucking the through-hole in the elongated tube from the lower side thereof so that a portion of the through-hole that is clogged with the coating solution moves downwards along the elongated tube.

A vaporizer comprising a mouthpiece and battery. The mouthpiece preferably includes a loading chamber, a funnel disposed directly below the loading chamber, and an atomizer disposes directly below the funnel. The atomizer includes a heat source connected to the battery for vaporizing a substance desired to be inhaled. The loading chamber and funnel are each connected to heating elements, electrically connected to the battery, for heating a substance located in the loading chamber or funnel, respectively. An air pathway is provided within the mouthpiece that allows a user to inhale a substance vaporized in the atomizer after it travels through the loading chamber and funnel.

A method of forming a three-dimensional object useful as a casting mold is carried out by providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; filling the build region with a liquid photocurable ceramic resin; irradiating the build region through the optically transparent member to form a solid polymer from the polymerizable liquid and advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form the three-dimensional object from the solid polymer, while also concurrently with the irradiating and/or advancing steps: (i) continuously maintaining a dead zone of polymerizable liquid in contact with the build surface, and (ii) continuously maintaining a gradient of polymerization zone between the dead zone and the solid polymer and in contact with each thereof. The gradient of polymerization zone comprises the polymerizable liquid in partially cured form (e.g., so that the formation of fault or cleavage lines between layers of solid polymer in the three-dimensional object is reduced). Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.

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.

An apparatus for forming an object by an additive process, commonly referred to as 3-D printing, is provided. The apparatus includes a filament comprising a series of irregularities along the length of the filament, a nozzle depositing a layer of melted material onto a surface and a feeder feeding the filament to the nozzle. A heating element melts the filament and a controller controls the position of the nozzle in a plane to control the configuration of the layer of melted material deposited by the nozzle. Additionally, a method for forming polymer filament used in 3-D printing devices is also provided. The method includes the steps of melting a polymer, selecting an extrusion characteristic calculated to induce a polymer flow instability and extruding the melted polymer using the selected extrusion characteristic to produce an extrusion having distortions created by the polymer flow instability.

The invention discloses a biostimulation method for remediation of oil-polluted soil. In the method, on the premise of not adding an oil pollutant biodegrading bacterial agent, a soil conditioner is added to improve the soil environment, reduce soil stickiness, increase the soil permeability, adjust the water-retaining capacity of the soil, adjust inorganic and organic nutrients necessary for local microbe growth, maintain the pH value of the soil close to neutrality, promote oil pollutant degrading microbes in the soil to grow and propagate, and improve the oil pollutant degrading efficiency of the local microbes; by planting plants, the microenvironment of the soil near root systems of the plants is improved, the plants secrete organics with low molecular weight such as amino acid to the root systems so as to stimulate the massive propagation of the local microbes and indirectly promote oil pollutant degradation by the microbes of the root systems; and the biostimulation method has the advantages of accelerating the remediation of the oil-polluted soil and restoring the original state of the soil.

A method of producing an elastomer composite. The method includes A) combining a first fluid comprising elastomer latex with a second fluid comprising particulate filler; B) causing the elastomer latex to coagulate, thereby forming masterbatch crumb; C) bringing the masterbatch crumb to a water content of about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent, thereby forming a dewatered coagulum; D) removing water from the dewatered coagulum by subjecting the dewatered coagulum to mechanical energy, thereby causing the dewatered coagulum to heat as a result of friction, while allowing the dewatered coagulum to achieve a temperature of about 130° C. to about 190° C., wherein water content is reduced to about 0.5% to about 3% and wherein substantially all of the decrease in water content is accomplished by evaporation, thereby producing a masticated masterbatch; and E) subjecting the masticated masterbatch to at least an additional 0.3 MJ/kg of mechanical energy while further reducing the water content.

A downhole burner is used for producing heavy-oil formations. Hydrogen, oxygen, and steam are pumped by separate conduits to the burner, which burns at least part of the hydrogen and forces the combustion products out into the earth formation. The steam cools the burner and becomes superheated steam, which is injected along with the combustion products into the earth formation. Carbon dioxide is also pumped down the well and injected into the formation.

The invention discloses a low-tension viscosity-reducing oil displacement agent, which is used for common heavy oil reservoirs, has a good viscosity-reducing effect, has good compatibility with formation water, can form ultra-low interfacial tension with crude oil, and is prepared from the following components by weight: 30-50% of an alkyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sulfate salt, 15-25% of a nonionic surfactant, 15-25% of an anionic surfactant, 2-5% of an organic solvent, 0.1-3% of sodium chloride, and 5-25% of water. According to the present invention, during the use, the low-tension viscosity-reducing oil displacement agent and the polyacrylamide polymer form the composite oil displacement system, wherein the polyacrylamide polymer can provide effects of water phase viscosity increasing, water-oil mobility ratio reducing, conformance expanding and profile control expanding, and the low-tension viscosity-reducing oil displacement agent can provide effects of oil-water interface tension reducing, oil displacement efficiency improving and crude oil viscosity reducing so as to further improve the water-oil mobility ratio, such that the extraction rate of the common heavy oil reservoir can be substantially improved through the synergetic effect of the polyacrylamide polymer and the low-tension viscosity-reducing oil displacement agent.

The invention relates to method of reducing viscosity of high active liquid concentrate cleanser by adding perfumes, individual perfume components, or mixtures of components.

An efficient hyperbranched polyphosphazene flame retardant charring agent is prepared by reacting hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene with a binary compound containing two active groups. The charring agent has characteristics of good foaming charring performance, excellent flame retardant effects and good processing performance, and can be widely used in plastics, rubber, coating, adhesives, and other polymer materials. A preparing method adopts a one-pot method, and has characteristics of continuous reaction process, short reaction time and high production efficiency. By controlling the mole ratio of the hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene to the binary compound, no end-capping agent is added in the reaction process. When compared with the addition of end-capping agents in synthesis processes in triazine type charring agent patents, the synthetic process of the charring agent is simplified.

The invention provides a carbon dioxide fracturing fluid and a preparation method thereof. The carbon dioxide fracturing fluid is a non-water fracturing fluid, and the fracturing fluid contains carbon dioxide, a thickening agent and a multi effect additive used to reduce the interfacial tension between underground fluids and the fracturing fluid. The carbon dioxide fracturing fluid has high viscosity at a certain temperature and in a certain shear rate, the viscosity temperature performance is mainly controlled by temperature, and is in nonsignificant relationship with shear time, and the carbon dioxide fracturing fluid can satisfy the fracturing fluid crack making and sand carrying technical requirements of the fracturing process on the fracturing fluid. The non-water fracturing fluid provided by the invention can greatly reduce the environment stress of the fracturing technology on fresh water and waste liquid processing, can be used for production increase and development of oil and gas fields, and is especially suitable for the development of severe water sensitive reservoirs and non conventional resources.

A method of injection molding produces a microcellular material. In this method, a polymer is melted and blended with a supercritical fluid to produce a single-phase polymer-gas solution. This solution is injected through a nozzle and into a mold. When injected through the nozzle, gas in the solution (from the supercritical fluid) emerges from the polymer, which then solidifies. In emerging from the solution, the gas causes the nucleation of cells that result in a microcellular structure. A foam material comprises a polymer having a microcellular structure formed by the nucleation of micro-cells. The micro-cells are formed by the dispersing of a supercritical fluid in a liquid solution of the polymer when the polymer is subjected to a pressure drop. A feminine hygiene device is fabricated from a foamed polymer.

The invention relates to a process of reactivating the ethane alkali washing liquid, comprising the following operating steps: deoiling, causticizing and desulfurizing the alkali waste liquid, adding loading flocculating agent and metallic oxide during the above steps. The invention is characterized by the simple process, sound deoiling effect and complete meeting the ethane alkali washing process demand of the regenerated alkali liquid. The side product got in the course of causticizing and desulfurizing, by transforming the S2- into sulfide of high added value by applying sulfide conversion method, can be sale as commercial articles, which simplifies the waste alkali liquid treating course and brings higher economic benefit for the waste alkali liquid treating.

The present invention provides methods of fracturing high temperature subterranean zones and viscous aqueous foamed fracturing fluids therefor. A fracturing fluid of this invention comprises water, a terpolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-sulfonic acid, acrylamide and acrylic acid or salts thereof, a gas, a foaming agent and a viscosity breaker for effecting a controlled reduction in the viscosity of the fracturing fluid.

The invention relates to a method for separating collophanite, which is characterized by comprising the following steps of: (1) coarsely grinding raw collophanite; (2) performing reverse floatation on the grinding product to remove magnesium; (3) reacting floatation base flow of the step (2) with a desulfurization floatation medicament for reverse floatation to remove sulfur; (4) reacting the floatation base flow in the step (3) with a desilicification floatation medicament for reverse floatation to remove silicon; (5) performing intensity magnetic separation on the floatation base flow in the step (4) to remove iron; (6) regrinding a non-magnetic product in the step (5); (7) reacting the grinding product in the step (6) with a desulfurization floatation medicament for reverse floatation to remove sulfur; and (8) reacting the floatation base flow in the step (7) with a dealumnization floatation medicament for reverse floatation to remove aluminum to obtain aluminum-containing floatation foam and the floatation base flow, wherein the floatation base flow is the final phosphorus concentrate. The method can perform floatation at normal temperature and even low temperature to obtain phosphorus concentrate, and has the advantages of high separation property, low energy consumption and effective improvement of the P2O5 recovery rate.

The invention relates to a reduction etching liquid for base plates of sheet glass, components percentage by weight of which comprise: hydrofluoric acid holding 5-25%, strong acid holding 5-30% and pure water holding 45-90%. The reduction etching liquid for base plates of sheet glass of the invention is less in volatilization and toxicity. The using rate of the etching liquid is high and etching speed is rapid and stable. Costs of waste liquor treatment and subsequent treatment are low. The etching effect is excellent. Therefore, the invention has wide prospects for application.

A method and apparatus enables linered label applicators to use labels on thin liners. Linered labels comprise a composite of an elongate sheet of thin or light-weight temporary liner having a precut label adhered to a low adhesion surface. The cut-out labels on the liner are fed into the linered label applicator. The use of support mechanisms other then vacuum application on rollers enables the use of thinner liner sheets on labels. A die head for cutting or perforating labels comprising adhesive on label stock comprising a die head having at least 80% of its outer surface comprising flat areas between cutting edges, multiple cutting edges on the outer surface, and an internal volume in the die head, the internal volume for carrying coolant liquid into and out of the volume so as to cool the outer surface of the die head when the coolant temperature is at least 10° C. cooler than the outer surface of the die head.

The invention discloses a new unmanned express delivery conveying system and conveying method. Detailed plans are made from goods departure, to transportation paths, and finally to clients, so that the goods are safely, accurately and fast to be delivered to the clients. In addition the invention carries out further optimization on RF labels. The cost is reduced so as to make the system and conveying method of the invention to have stronger market competitiveness. The operation is simple and unattended. The unmanned express delivery conveying system runs 24 hours a day. RFID labels are automatically added to express delivery articles. It is helpful to automatic sorting. A large number of time and manpower are saved. After express items are in place, confirmation information is sent to recipients in real time, and the safety is improved. The unmanned express delivery conveying system and conveying method can be widely used in various communities where express delivery is frequently needed, and are safe and fast, low in cost and convenient in maintenance.

Pads for positioning between external hearing prosthesis components and a recipient's skin or scalp that conform to the recipient's anatomy but transmit vibrations from the external components to implanted components. Usable pad materials may include non-Newtonian materials including dilatant materials, rheological materials, memory foams, viscoelastic material, thermoplastics, electro-rheological fluids and or magneto-rheological fluids.

The invention relates to a damping-adjustable magneto-rheological lag damper. The damping-adjustable magneto-rheological lag damper comprises a cylinder barrel, a piston rod, a piston component and a damping adjusting mechanism. Stub shafts are integrally produced at the outer edge of the left end of the cylinder barrel symmetrically and radially, and an end cover is mounted at the right end of the cylinder barrel hermetically and coaxially. The piston rod is penetratingly mounted in the cylinder barrel coaxially, and two ends of the piston rod are positioned outside the cylinder barrel. The piston component is mounted at the position, on the inner left side of the cylinder barrel, of the piston rod coaxially. The damping adjusting mechanism is slidably mounted at the position, corresponding to the piston component and positioned on the inner right side of the cylinder barrel, of the piston rod coaxially and rotates around an axial center by a certain angle prior to being fittingly mounted together with the piston component, and the left end, positioned outside the cylinder barrel, of the piston rod is in coaxial threaded connection with a rod-end joint bearing. The damping-adjustable magneto-rheological lag damper has the advantages of simple structure, low energy consumption, small size, rapidity in response, continuous forward and reverse adjustability in damping force within a wide range, good temperature stability, easiness in combination with a computer to achieve intelligent control and the like, thereby being quite promising in application prospect.

The invention discloses a food composition suitable for a hypertension hyperlipidemia hyperglycemia population, which comprises rice, millet, black rice, yam, lotus roots, oat, tartary buckwheat, lotus seeds, pearl barley, yellow corns, potatoes, hazelnuts, Chinese chestnuts, konjak, black sesame, shiitake mushrooms, lycium barbarum, dried mulberries, dried seedless grapes, dates, salt black beans of soybeans, hawthorn powder, carrot powder, tomato powder, puerarin powder, concentrated whey protein, soy isolate protein, camellia oil, purple perilla seed oil, maltodextrin, L-malic acid, L-carnitine and milk calcium. The invention further discloses a preparation method of the food composition suitable for the hypertension hyperlipidemia hyperglycemia population. After the food composition is taken usually, balanced nutrition can be ensured when effects of effectively reducing a blood pressure, blood fat and blood sugar are achieved; meanwhile, the food composition also has effects of conditioning important organs of a human body, such as livers, kidneys, spleen, stomach, large intestine and the like, protecting the heart, improving blood vessel elasticity, reducing the blood viscosity and preventing the Alzheimer disease.

A cosmetic composition for caring for and/or making up the skin, lips and/or body in the form of a film, which is non-transferable, long-lasting with a comfortable feeling of use to consumers over long periods of wear time. The composition contains graftable POSS which forms a film when it cures in situ. The invention also relates to using such film for preparing a cosmetic composition and a makeup process and makeup kit comprising the product.

An oxidative breaker system for use in reducing the viscosity of a polysaccharide-based or derivatized polysaccharide-based suspension includes a silicone carrier fluid, an oxidizer, and a suspension aid. The suspension aid is preferably fumed silica. The oxidizer may be selected from the group consisting of alkali metal peroxide, transition metal peroxide, persulfate compound, bromide compound, and bromate compound. In highly preferred embodiments, the oxidizer is magnesium peroxide or calcium peroxide. Alternative carrier fluids and suspension agents are also included in the art. Also disclosed is a method for breaking a polysaccharide-based suspension with the inventive oxidative breaker system.

The invention provides a method for preparing mesophase pitch through catalytic cracking oil slurry hydroisomerization and thermal condensation. The method comprises the steps that FCC oil slurry of naphthenic crude oil or intermediate base crude oil and distillate oil which is obtained at the temperature higher than 400 DEG C through vacuum distillation serve as the raw materials, on the condition that a hydroisomerization catalyst exists, the temperature ranges from 250 DEG C to 320 DEG C, the pressure is 5 MPa, reaction is conducted for 4-8 h, and the modified raw materials are obtained. Continuous reaction is conducted on the modified raw materials for 2-10 h at the temperature ranging from 330 DEG C to 460 DEG C and at the pressure of 12 MPa, and the mesophase pitch with the high quality is obtained. According to the method for preparing the mesophase pitch through catalytic cracking oil slurry hydroisomerization and thermal condensation, the preparation technology is simple, the production cost is low, the prepared mesophase content is high and greater than 97 percent, the softening point is low, the temperature ranges from 230 DEG C to 250 DGE C, the large-wide-area linear flow optical anisotropic structure is achieved, and the spinnability is good.