1338 results about "Optical brightener" patented technology

Whitened fluff pulp and methods for making whitened fluff pulp. The whitened pulp is a fluff pulp that has been treated with one or more of a white pigment, a colorant, or a fluorescent whitening agent.

A materials system and methods are provided to enable the formation of articles by three dimensional printing. The materials system includes particulate mixtures having a whitening agent and a solid particulate additive comprising an acid, the latter adapted for modifying a cure rate of an infiltrant. The materials system also includes aqueous fluids including optical brightening agents.

The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first colorant mixture pattern printed as an image upon the substrate. The colorant mixture pattern layer has as characteristics a property of strongly suppressing substrate fluorescence, as well as a property of low contrast under normal illumination against the substrate or a second colorant mixture pattern printed in close spatial proximity to the first colorant mixture pattern. The second colorant mixture pattern having a property of providing a differing level of substrate fluorescence suppression from the first such that the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an ultra-violet light source, will yield a discernable image evident as a fluorescent mark.

An authenticatable paper product is prepared by adding to a papermaking furnish fibers treated with from about 50-200 lb/ton of a fluorescent whitening agent (FWA). The paper made from the papermaking furnish will include fluorescent cellulosic fibers in an amount ranging from between 0.1-4.0 lb/ton to achieve FWA concentrations within the range of 1-20 ppm.

A golf ball including a center, a translucent cover, and, optionally, at least one intermediate layer disposed between the center and the cover. The cover is preferably formed from a polyurethane composition or a reaction product of isocynate. The cover is further comprised at least one color stabilizer and/or an optical enhancer. Preferably, the intermediate layer contributes to the overall appearance of the ball and can contain pigment and/or optical brighteners.

There is provided a direct backlight type liquid crystal display device having high light diffusability, keeping excellent color and having high brightness. The direct backlight type liquid crystal display device is a direct backlight type liquid crystal display device comprising: a backlight source, a light diffusion sheet which may have a protective film on a surface thereof which faces the backlight source or both surfaces thereof as desired, a light ray adjusting film, and a liquid crystal panel, wherein the light diffusion sheet is formed from a composition comprising predetermined amounts of (C) at least one heat stabilizer (component C) selected from the group consisting of a phosphate compound (component C-1), a phosphate compound (component C-2) and a phosphonite compound (component C-3), (D) an ultraviolet absorber (component D) and (E) a fluorescent whitening agent (component E), based on 100 parts by weight of the total of (A) an aromatic polycarbonate resin (component A) and (B) polymeric fine particles (component B) having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 50 μm.

A process for bleaching mechanical wood pulp is provided comprising subjecting the wood pulp to at least one bleaching stage with one or more bleaching agents in the presence of one or more optical brightening agent, wherein the bleaching agents are selected from the group consisting of oxidative bleaching agents other than chlorine based bleaching agents such as chlorine dioxide, elemental chlorine or a combination thereof, reductive bleaching agents or any combination of two or more thereof.

The present invention provides an ink composition comprising at least a polymerizable compound, a photo-polymerization initiator and a polymerization accelerator, wherein the polymerizable compound comprises an N-vinyl compound, the photo-polymerization initiator comprises two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of bisacylphosphine oxides, monoacylphosphine oxides and α-amino ketones, and the polymerization accelerator comprises fine particles having a polymerizable functional group. The ink composition of the invention may be a transparent ink composition containing no coloring material. The ink composition of the invention may further contain a fluorescent whitening agent.

The invention relates to a detergent for daily use, and specifically relates to an environment-friendly type hyperconcentration biological enzyme liquid laundry detergent and a preparation method thereof. The prepared product in the invention is mobile liquid with low viscosity, contains no phosphates, fluorescent brightening agents or alkylphenol polyoxyethylene, and has no pollution to environment. The production process for the product is simple; preparation and mass production of the product are easy; the product can be widely used for washing of various fabrics and clothing and is both applicable to hand wash and machine wash. The environment-friendly type hyperconcentration biological enzyme liquid laundry detergent comprises, by weight, 0.5 to 50 parts of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sodium sulfate-70, 0.5 to 50 parts of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether-9, 0.5 to 30 parts of sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate-60, 0.2 to 15 parts of triethanolamine, 0.1 to 10 parts of sodium citrate, 0 to 5 parts of citric acid, 0 to 5 parts of aliphatic acid, 0.02 to 8 parts of biological enzyme, 0.1 to 20 parts of an enzyme stabilizer, 0.5 to 30 parts of a solvent, 0 to 15 parts of a hydrotropic agent, 0 to 5 parts of a bactericide, 0.001 to 5 parts of an antiseptic, 0 to 3 parts of essence and 1.0 to 40 parts of softened water.

The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first dot design printed as an image upon the substrate. The first dot design has as a characteristic the property of strongly suppressing substrate fluorescence. A second dot design having a property of providing a differing level of substrate fluorescence suppression from that of the first dot design such that when rendered in close spatial proximity with the first dot design image print, the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an ultra-violet light source, will yield a discernable image evident as a fluorescent mark.

The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first colorant mixture printed as an image upon the substrate. The colorant mixture layer has as characteristics a property of strongly suppressing substrate fluorescence, as well as a property of low contrast under normal illumination against the substrate or a second colorant mixture printed in close spatial proximity to the first colorant mixture, such that the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an ultra-violet light source, will yield a discernable image evident as a fluorescent mark.

The invention is directed to aqueous liquid laundry detergent compositions for cleaning and imparting fabric care benefits to fabrics laundered therewith. Such compositions comprise (A) at least one detersive surfactant; (B) droplets of a silicone blend comprising a nitrogen-containing amino or ammonium functionalized polysiloxane and a nitrogen-free non-functionalized polysiloxane; and (C) at least one additional non-silicone laundry adjunct selected from detersive enzymes, dye transfer inhibiting agents, optical brighteners, suds suppressors and combinations thereof. The functionalized polysiloxane component of the silicone blend has a relatively low, i.e., less than 30 mol %, content of reactive/curable groups, a nitrogen content which ranges from 0.05% to 0.30% by weight and a viscosity which ranges from 0.00002 m²/s to 0.2 m²/s. The nitrogen-free non-functionalized polysiloxane material ranges in viscosity from 0.01 m²/sec to 2.0 m²/sec. The silicone blend is preferably used in a pre-formed emulsion which can be added to the balance of the detergent composition to form the droplets of the silicone blend which are dispersed in the detergent composition.

Oxidative compositions and processes that preserve and enhance the brightness and improve color of pulp or paper when applied during different stages of the papermaking process are identified. The oxidative composition and method maintains and/or enhances brightness, prevents yellowing, and enhances the performance of paper products. Used in combination with optical brighteners and/or chelants the oxidative agents produce a synergistic effect not previously identified in the paper process.

A method for manufacturing pulp. The manufactured pulp includes at least 30 w-% nanofibrillated cellulose material measured from the dried pulp. A raw material is introduced to a system. The raw material includes cellulose. At least one type of an optical brightening agent is dosed as a refining additive to the system. The raw material is refined in the presence of the dosed optical brightening agent in at least one pre-refining stage or fibrillation stage to form fibrillar cellulose material.

Fluorescing gel formulations are disclosed for monitoring cleaning of a surface. The fluorescing gel formulations are stable, fluoresce under UV light, and do not leave a mark after drying and removal. The compositions include an oppositely charged complexing agent which is used in combination with an anionic or cationic optical brightener. In some embodiments, the compositions include a cationic optical brightener with no complexing agent.

The invention provides an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesive film used for solar battery packaging. The adhesive film comprises the following components in part by mass: 100 parts of ethylene vinyl acetate, 0.01-4 parts of organic peroxides, 0.01-3 parts of cross-linking aid, 0.01-3 parts of silane coupling agent, 0.1-1 part of light stabilizing agent, 0-1 part of ultraviolet light absorbing agent and 0.0001-0.01 part of fluorescent whitening agent. The invention also provides a solar battery assembly which comprises the ethylene vinyl acetate adhesive film. The EVA adhesive film is not easy to produce air bubbles when the solar battery assembly is laminated. Both the EVA adhesive film and the solar battery assembly have excellent heat and humidity resistance, ageing resistance and ultraviolet aging resistance.

Foamable aqueous compositions can be used to form light-blocking and light-colored foamed, opacifying elements with one or more dry foamed layers. The compositions contain: (a) 0.05 to 20 weight % of porous particles comprising a continuous polymeric phase and a first set of discrete pores, the porous particles having a mode particle size of 2 to 50 μm; (b) at least 20 weight % of a binder material (that can be curable); (c) 0.1 to 30 weight % of one or more additives including dispersants, plasticizers, inorganic or organic pigments or dyes, thickeners, flame retardants, biocides, fungicides, optical brighteners, tinting colorants, metal flakes, and inorganic or organic fillers; (d) water; and (e) at least 0.001 weight % of an opacifying colorant different from (c), which opacifying colorant absorbs electromagnetic radiation. The foamable aqueous composition can be aerated, disposed on a porous substrate, dried, and crushed on that porous substrate.

Compositions and processes that preserve and enhance the brightness and improve color of pulp or paper when applied during different stages of the papermaking process are identified. The composition and method maintains and/or enhances brightness, prevent yellowing, and enhances the performance of paper products. Used in combination with optical brighteners and/or chelants the described agents produce a synergistic effect not previously identified in the paper process.

This invention provides a gloss-coated electrophotographic paper with superior runnability and print quality in colour and monochrome copiers and printers. The coated paper product comprises a paper substrate coated on at least one side with a pigmented coating. The pigment coating consists of a mixture of at least three different pigments and a binder. The coating may further include a lubricant. Optionally, the coating formulation may contain an optical brightening agent, a defoamer and a thickener. In addition, the gloss coated electrophotographic paper of this invention provides a superior toner adhesion in colour and monochrome electrophotographic imaging applications.

A golf ball including a center, a translucent cover, and, optionally, at least one intermediate layer disposed between the center and the cover. The cover is preferably formed from a polyurethane composition or a reaction product of polyisocyanate. The cover is further comprised at least one color stabilizer and/or an optical enhancer. Preferably, the intermediate layer contributes to the overall appearance of the ball and can contain pigment and/or optical brighteners.

The invention discloses application of a multifunctional carbon quantum dot taken as a fluorescent whitening agent in the fields of spinning printing and dyeing, washing agents, papermaking, plastics, leathers or coatings and the like. The carbon quantum dot disclosed by the invention has the advantages of wide application field, good whitening effect and good light resistance, is innoxious and environmentally friendly, can be applied to the fields of spinning printing and dyeing, washing agents, papermaking, plastics, leathers or coatings and the like, and can generate unforeseeable technical effect because the carbon quantum dot can generate active oxygen free radicals under the condition of illumination, wherein the unforeseeable technical effect is as follows: the bacteria attached to the surfaces of spinning printing and dyeing materials, the washing agents, paper sheets, the plastics, the leathers or the coatings and the like can be effectively killed after the spinning printing and dyeing materials, the washing agents, paper sheets, the plastics, the leathers or the coatings and the like which are doped with the carbon quantum dot absorb ultraviolet light.

A method of making paper or paperboard is described, which includes introducing at least one charged starch, preferably having a degree of substitution greater than 0.045, and at least one optical brightening agent to a papermaking pulp and then forming the pulp into paper or paperboard. The present invention further describes methods of improving optical brightener performance.

The invention relates to a white opaque film formed from a crystallizable thermoplastic, preferably thermo-plastic polyester in the form of polyethylene terephthalate, barium sulfate and titanium dioxide as pigments, at least one optical brightener, and optionally at least one dye soluble in the thermoplastic. The film optionally includes, an additional functionality, e.g. in the form of an adhesive coating, of a coating with aminosilane or silicone, of UV resistance, of hydrolysis resistance, of flame retardancy, or of a sealable outer layer.

A polyamide composition, which includes an optical brightener together with an anti-oxidant stabilizer, is disclosed. This composition is suitable for making yarns, such as sewing thread, and fabrics, garments, molded articles or other articles such as carpets from these yarns. Processes for incorporating optical brighteners into polyamide compositions, polymers and yarns to make fabrics and molded articles that exhibit superior whiteness after heat-setting are also disclosed.