2100 results about "Colloidal particle" patented technology

Disclosed are methods of treating subterranean formations by first providing a suspension of colloidal particles prior to the injection of viscoelastic based treatment fluid, and injecting the treatment fluid into a well. The colloidal particles reduce fluid loss into the formation. According to a second embodiment, the treating fluid includes a hydrophobically-modified polymer, said hydrophobically-modified polymer being present at a concentration between approximately its overlap concentration c* and approximately its entanglement concentration ce. The method is particularly useful for fracturing operations in medium to high permeability formations.

Aluminum hydroxide fibers approximately 2 nanometers in diameter and with surface areas ranging from 200 to 650 m2 / g have been fount to be highly electropositive. When dispersed in water they are able to attach to and retain electronegative particles. When combined into a composite filter with other fibers or particles they can filter bacteria and nano size particulates such as viruses and colloidal particles at high flux through the filter. Such filters can be used for purification and sterilization of water, biological, medical and pharmaceutical fluids, and as a collector / concentrator for detection and assay of mirobes and viruses. The alumina fibers are also capable of filtering sub-micron inorganic and metallic particles to produce ultra pure water. The fibers are suitable as a substrate for growth of cells. Macromolicules such as proteins may be separated from each other based on their electronegative charges.

A novel board and ink used for forming conductive pattern are disclosed. They comprise colloidal particles which comprise a metal or a composite metal having a specific resistance of 20 muOMEGA.cm or below at 20° C., and have an average particle size of 1 to 100 nm. A novel method for forming conductive pattern is also disclosed. The method comprises a step of irradiating said colloidal particles, thereby generating heat and fusing at least a part of the colloidal particles with the heat. The method can be applied to a production of printed circuit boards.

It is proposed a method of treating a subterranean formation including providing a suspension of colloidal particles prior to the injection of a treating fluid based on an aqueous fluid comprising a thickening amount of a viscoelastic surfactant. The colloidal particles help to reduce fluid losses into the formation. According to a second embodiment, the treating fluid includes a hydrophobically-modified polymer, said hydrophobically-modified polymer being present at a concentration between approximately its overlap concentration c* and approximately its entanglement concentration ce. The method is particularly useful for fracturing operation in medium to high permeability formation.

Methods for reducing surface adsorption of biological materials to the walls of microfluidic conduits in microscale devices are provided. In an example of the methods, one or more colloidal-size particles, such as colloidal silica particles, are flowed in a fluid within the microfluidic conduit in the presence of one or more adherent biological materials (such as one or more proteins, cells, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids and the like) to adsorb to the materials and prevent them from binding to the capillary walls of the microfluidic conduit. Other adsorption inhibition agents such as detergents and nonaqueous solvents can be used alone or in combination with colloidal particles to reduce surface adsorption in microfluidic conduits.

The invention relates to a method of preparing a solution containing colloidal particles which contain crystalline titanium dioxide wherein one or more hydrolysable titanium-containing compound(s) is stabilised by oxalic acid in a reaction medium. The reaction further relates to the preparation of titania materials (including particulate materials, coating solutions and films) which comprise or include anatase phase titania, and so are suitable in photocatalytic applications. The invention also deals with a method of preparing B-phase titania.

The present invention provides a system and method for selectively removing organic and inorganic contaminants from plating baths. More particularly, the invented method relates to the use of a source of energy in combination with chemical oxidants, alone or in conjunction with a catalyst to oxidize organic contaminants in the plating bath to a level such that the electroplating bath can be recovered and reused after appropriate chemical adjustment. The oxidative treatment method may be a continuous process or a batch process that is performed in a single pass and the endpoint of the oxidative process detected by a sensor. Residual organics, and chloride ions in the bath are removed from the solution by a chemisorption or physisorption treatment. Inorganic contaminants are removed from the electroplating bath by selective ion exchange resins or electrodialysis, while particulate and suspended colloidal particles are removed by filtration before the treated plating bath is recycled.

It is proposed a method for completing an unconsolidated interval, including particulates, in a subterranean formation, including a consolidation steps. The consolidation step is performed by injection of an aqueous solution of colloidal particles with a pH modifier and / or an ionic-strength modifier. A hard gel is formed that holds the particulates together. The consolidation is followed by hydraulic fracturing. Diversion towards area of less permeability may be enhanced by the use of micrometric particles.

A thermoviscoelastic system (TVE) fluid useful in a well treatment method can include a hydrophobically-modified polymer and a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) in an aqueous medium, wherein the polymer has a lower critical solution temperature (LCST). The polymer can have water solubility for preparation below the LCST, and the TVE has a low viscosity for pumping down a well bore in communication with a subterranean formation. When the TVE is heated above the LCST, interaction between the hydrophobic groups of the polymer and the VES form a cross-linked network to increase the viscosity to transport proppant into a fracture. The thickened TVE can have a low leak-off rate, optionally including colloidal particles or other fluid loss control agent, and can be broken by contact with hydrocarbons as during flowback from the reservoir.

A method for reducing odors is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting a substrate containing a thin coating of colloidal nanoparticles with an odorous compound. The colloidal nanoparticles have an average size of less than about 500 nanometers, a surface area of from about 50 to about 1000 square meters per gram, and a pore volume of less than about 0.5 milliliters per gram. The colloidal nanoparticles may adsorb at least about 25% of the odorous compound when contacted therewith.

A membrane is produced by dissolving one or more polymers, at least one of which is a block copolymer, in a liquid which includes a solvent, to produce a casting solution. The casting solution is formed into film, and the film is immersed into a precipitation bath which contains at least one non-solvent for the block copolymer so that the film forms a membrane. The membrane is used for filtering a fluid that contains colloidal particles or proteins, and / or for ultrafiltration or nanofiltration, by flowing the fluid through the membrane.

The present invention is a method of freeform fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) objects by depositing polymer colloidal particle based building materials in a predetermined pattern, preferably for biological and / or medical applications. The process of the present invention includes formulating a polymer colloidal dispersion for use as a building material; delivering the dispersion material to a solid freeform fabrication system, and depositing the extruded filaments in a predetermined pattern to form a three-dimensional (3D) object.

A method of controlling the pressure of a casing annulus in a subterranean well that includes injecting into the casing annulus a composition including a base fluid and a polymer coated colloidal solid material. The polymer coated colloidal solid material includes: a solid particle having an weight average particle diameter (d50) of less than two microns, and a polymeric dispersing agent coated onto the surface of the solid particle during the cominution (i.e. grinding) process utilized to make the colloidal particles. The polymeric dispersing agent may be a water soluble polymer having a molecular weight of at least 2000 Daltons. The solid particulate material may be selected from materials having of specific gravity of at least 2.68 and preferably the solid particulate material may be selected from barium sulfate (barite), calcium carbonate, dolomite, ilmenite, hematite, olivine, siderite, strontium sulfate, combinations and mixtures of these and other similar solids that should be apparent to one of skill in the art.

The present invention provides a system and method for selectively removing one or more organic and also preferably one or more inorganic contaminants from plating baths. More particularly, the invented method relates to the use of a source of energy in combination with chemical oxidants, alone or in conjunction with a catalyst to oxidize organic contaminants in the plating bath to a level such that the electroplating bath can be recovered and reused after appropriate chemical adjustment. The oxidative treatment method may be a continuous process or a batch process that is performed in a single pass and the endpoint of the oxidative process detected by a sensor. Residual organics, if desired, and chloride ions in the bath are removed from the solution by a chemisorption or physisorption treatment. Inorganic contaminants are removed from the electroplating bath by selective ion exchange resins or electrodialysis, while particulate and suspended colloidal particles are removed by filtration before the treated plating bath is recycled.

Microparticles having a metal-containing core encapsulated in a graphitic shell containing hetero atoms are made by forming, in a liquid medium, colloidal particles containing a metal-oxo species of Fe, Co, Ni and Pd, colloidally stabilized by a surfactant and containing source material of carbon and the hetero atoms. These particles are pyrolyzed in inert gas to yield the microparticles. In an alternative method, silica gel coated particles are formed by colloidally stabilizing particles containing metal species and forming silica at the boundary of the stabilized particle.

Described is a coating composition adapted to enhance the adhesion of a coating or film to a substrate. The coating composition includes at least one coupling agent, partial hydrolysates thereof or mixtures thereof in a concentration greater than 25 weight percent based on the weight of the total composition; and an adhesion enhancing amount of an epoxy-containing material having at least two epoxy groups. The coating composition is free of colloidal particles chosen from silica, alumina or a mixture thereof. Also described is a process for using the coating composition and articles coated with the composition and additional coatings and films which can be photochromic.

The invention discloses a Janus particle with double properties and a preparation method thereof. By employing cross-linked polymer colloidal particles as seeds and through a seed emulsion polymerization method, Janus particles with double properties are obtained on the basis of a phase separation mechanism; inorganic, metal and metal oxide compounded Janus particles with electrical, magnetic, optical properties are obtained through functional group modification and composition of function materials and can be used for the material field. The Janus particles have an emulsifying property in organic, inorganic dispersed phases or different organic dispersed phases and meanwhile the Janus particles have a great application prospect in the aspects of self-assembly, superhydrophobicity, nanomotor and the like. The preparation method provided by the invention is easy to operate, has the feasibility of mass production and can adapt to different needs by modification and composition of function materials.

A method of controlling the pressure of a casing annulus in a subterranean well that includes injecting into the casing annulus a composition including a base fluid and a polymer coated colloidal solid material. The polymer coated colloidal solid material includes: a solid particle having an weight average particle diameter (d50) of less than two microns, and a polymeric dispersing agent coated onto the surface of the solid particle during the cominution (i.e. grinding) process utilized to make the colloidal particles. The polymeric dispersing agent may be a water soluble polymer having a molecular weight of at least 2000 Daltons. The solid particulate material may be selected from materials having of specific gravity of at least 2.68 and preferably the solid particulate material may be selected from barium sulfate (barite), calcium carbonate, dolomite, ilmenite, hematite, olivine, siderite, strontium sulfate, combinations and mixtures of these and other similar solids that should be apparent to one of skill in the art.

Described is a coating composition adapted to enhance the adhesion of a polymeric coating or film applied to a substrate. The coating composition is interposed between the substrate and the polymeric coating and comprises (a) at least one coupling agent, partial hydrolysates thereof or mixtures thereof in a concentration greater than 25 weight percent, based on the weight of the total composition, and (b) an adhesion enhancing amount of an epoxy-containing material having at least two epoxy groups. The coating composition is substantially free of photochromic materials and colloidal particles chosen from silica, alumina or mixtures thereof. Also described is a process for using the coating composition and articles coated with the composition and additional coatings and films which can be photochromic.

A sol comprising silica-magnesium fluoride hydrate composite colloidal particles used in an anti-reflection coating material for forming an anti-reflection coating and a process for its preparation are provided. A sol comprising silica-magnesium fluoride hydrate composite colloidal particles having a ratio of silica to magnesium fluoride hydrate MgF2.nH2O, n being in the range between 0.25 and 0.5, in terms of a SiO2 / MgF2 weight ratio of from 0.01 to 5 and a primary particle size of 5 to 50 nm. A process for the preparation of an aqueous sol comprising silica-magnesium fluoride hydrate composite colloidal particles which comprises the steps of adding an aqueous fluoride solution to a mixture liquid of a silica sol and an aqueous magnesium salt solution to produce a slurry of an agglomerate comprising silica-magnesium fluoride hydrate composite colloidal particles and removing the salts formed as by-products. A process for the preparation of an organosol further comprising the step of replacing water in the aqueous sol with an organic solvent.

The invention discloses a method for preparing photonic crystals through 3D (Three-Dimensional) printing. The method comprises the following steps of preparing macromolecule raw materials for 3D printing by using monodisperse colloidal particles, layering a three-dimensional solid model of photonic crystals into a plurality of two-dimensional patterns, printing the two-dimensional patterns layer by layer in sequence on a substrate and curing layer by layer to prepare three-dimensional photonic crystals which having high dielectric ratios or are suitable for network topology structures. Compared with a current preparation method of the photonic crystals, the method is quick and convenient, lo in investment costs of devices, simple in process, energy-saving and environmentally friendly and short in consumed time, and three-dimensional structure shapes of the prepared photonic crystals are diversified and extensive. The method is an ideal manner of preparing special-purpose photonic crystals in the future. The method is capable of realizing batch production; the prepared photonic crystals can be widely applicable to the scientific research and life of optical devices, tissue culture frames, super lyophobic liquid surface, anti-counterfeiting marks and ornaments, so that the photonic crystals are wide in market prospects.

An erosion control system and method wherein a fabric filter bag is embedded with and / or filled with a flocculating polymer and is positioned on a sloping soil surface to dam and pond water flowing thereacross for settling of the particles in the water, and as the ponding water seeps into the bag the colloidal particles will be filtered or agglomerated for settling. The water then passes through and out of the bag and is further subjected to agglomeration and filtering by a skirt of filter material also impregnated with flocculating polymer, said skirt being anchored to the bag or stacked to maintain the position adjacent and downslope from the bag.

The present invention relates to a coated fiber based substrate comprising a dispersion coating wherein said dispersion coating comprises microfibrillated cellulose and colloidal particles of a polymer. The invention further relates to a package formed from said substrate, a dispersion coating and process for the production of mentioned substrate.

The present invention provides a straightforward and robust synthetic process for producing a chromatographic column with eluent-sensitive light diffracting properties based on an inherent photonic band structure and a chromatographic device using the chromatographic column. The present invention provides chromatographic devices employing a chromatographic column which in one embodiment is a photonic colloidal crystal which includes an assembly of colloidal microspheres assembled into a highly ordered array within a housing such as a tube with the highly ordered array being a photonic crystal along the length of the crystal, and a second embodiment which is an inverse construct of the first embodiment, where solid microspheres making up the photonic colloidal crystal chromatographic column are replaced with spherical voids or void spaces subsequent to infiltration of a material of selected refractive index. The photonic band structures of the first type of column made with colloidal particles and the second type of column made by inverting the first type of column may include a photonic band gap, a fundamental stop-band, higher stop-bands, or combinations thereof.

A method of manufacturing a colloidal silica dispersion, by dissolving a fumed silica in an aqueous solvent having an alkali metal hydroxide to produce an alkaline silicate solution; removing the alkali metal via ion exchange to produce a silicic acid solution; adjusting the temperature, concentration and pH of the silicic acid solution to values sufficient to initiate nucleation and particle growth at elevated temperatures; and cooling the silicic acid solution at a rate sufficient to produce the colloidal silica dispersion. The colloidal silica particles in the colloidal silica dispersion have a mean particle size about 2 nm to about 100 nm. Also provided is a method of chemical mechanical polishing a surface of a substrate by contacting the substrate and a composition having a plurality of colloidal silica particles according to the present invention and a medium for suspending the particles. The contacting is carried out at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to planarize the substrate.

This invention relates to preparation method of a kind of regenerated rubber, adopts microwave devulcanization process. It adopts microwave desulfurization method and mechanical desulfurization method, carry out desulfuration to scrap tire and scrap rubber by rubber power or colloidal particle form. The products can 100 percent substitute new rubber, as raw material of shoemaking or rubber goods. The process includes: shatter scrap rubber to gain power, transit 5 to 200 times screening; use magnetism method for removeing iron leavings and impurity; Then put the rubber power to microwave devulcanizing pan, add rubber emollient; the mass ratio of rubber powder and emollient is 100: 0 to 15; microwave heating desulfuration, heating temperature is 140 to 300 deg; cooling to 150 deg after desulfuration completed, roll and milling for piece.

The invention relates to a human body gastrointestinal tract bionic system and a simulation experiment method based on the system. The system comprises a system controller, an intestinal flora planting system, a simulation digestion system, a simulation absorption system, a stirring system, a rate control system, a gas path system, a temperature adjusting system, a pH adjusting system, a digestion liquid reagent bottle, an absorbing liquid reagent bottle and a collector. The method comprises the following steps: setting parameters of the control system, preparing planting colloidal particles, planting the intestinal flora, simulating digestion and the like. The system simulates gastrointestinal tract digestion, absorption and intestinal microecology of human bodies under in-vitro conditions, is real in simulation and good in reproducibility, and us applicable to study on the fields of nutriology, toxicology, physiology, microbiology and the like as intelligent control is adopted.