In accordance with, the present invention, there is provided an antimicrobial composition comprising an aqueous solution containing copper and/or zinc ions, optionally a hydroxide salt, and phosphorous acid. The composition, is additionally sporicidal and scleroticidal when combined with a salt of nitrous acid such as sodium nitrite. The present invention may also include chemicals containing the phosphite or phosphonaie group (PO/l which can inhibit the formation of scierotia at concentrations that are readily achievable for agricultural applications. Compositions of the present invention, inhibit, scierotia formation by fungi and may therefore be used in the field to prevent the continuation and advancement of pathogenie fungi.

A binary phase-pure copper/zinc hydroxide nitrate of the formula (Ia),

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Copper/zinc hydroxide nitrates according to the invention are particularly suitable for use as oxidizing agent in a gas-generating composition for a gas generator, particularly for a safety device, especially for a safety device in a vehicle.

A hard carbon material includes a porous skeleton, a first element, and element zinc, where the first element includes at least one of element nitrogen, element sulfur, element boron, element phosphorus or element selenium. A percentage of the first element with respect to a total mass of the hard carbon material is A.sub.1%, and a percentage of element zinc with respect to the total mass of the hard carbon material is A.sub.2%, where the hard carbon material satisfies 1.5?A.sub.1/A.sub.2?5. When applied to an electrochemical apparatus, the hard carbon material can significantly improve the energy density of the electrochemical apparatus.

A light-emitting structure and a display panel. The light-emitting structure includes: a first light-emitting element comprising a first light-emitting layer, a first electron transport layer, and a first cathode, the first cathode is in contact with the first electron transport layer, an energy level of conduction band minimum (CBM) of the first electron transport layer is larger than a Fermi level of the first cathode, the first electron transport layer comprises ZnMgO nanoparticles, and a molar percentage of Mg in the first electron transport layer is in a range from 10% to 20%.

A method of manufacturing a zinc oxide powder including synthesizing a mesoporous zinc oxide precursor powder by adding an aqueous solution of zinc chloride to an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate while agitating to cause precipitation of a mesoporous zinc carbonate powder wherein the molar ratio of zinc chloride to sodium carbonate present when the aqueous solution of zinc chloride and the aqueous solution of sodium carbonate are reacted is at least 1:2, heat treating a mesoporous zinc precursor material to form the mesoporous zinc oxide powder at a heat treatment temperature in the range of 250-575 C. The zinc oxide powder includes mesoporous zinc oxide aggregates with a plurality of primary zinc oxide crystallites bonded together at shared interfaces.

Nanoparticle composites comprised of a metal oxide and ions of a metallic element included within a crystal lattice of said metal oxide are disclosed. Process of preparing the nanoparticle composites per se and incorporated in or on a substrate are also disclosed. Uses of the nanoparticle composites and of substrates incorporating same, particularly for reducing a formation of a load of a microorganism or of a biofilm, are also disclosed.

Nanoparticle composites comprised of a metal oxide and ions of a metallic element included within a crystal lattice of said metal oxide are disclosed. Process of preparing the nanoparticle composites per se and incorporated in or on a substrate are also disclosed. Uses of the nanoparticle composites and of substrates incorporating same, particularly for reducing a formation of a load of a microorganism or of a biofilm, are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a zinc nitride compound suitable for electronic devices such as high-speed transistors, high-efficiency visible light-emitting devices, high-efficiency solar cells, and high-sensitivity visible light sensors. The zinc nitride compound is represented, for example, by the chemical formula CaZn.sub.2N.sub.2 or the chemical formula X.sup.1.sub.2ZnN.sub.2 wherein X.sup.1 is Be or Mg. The zinc nitride compound is preferably synthesized at a high pressure of 1 GPa or more.

This invention relates to aqueous compositions for hair treatment, comprising polyorganosiloxanes A) having di- and trihydroxy-substituted aromatic groups and at least one surfactant B) selected from cationic surfactants B1) and anionic surfactants B2) in a certain weight ratio of the surfactant B) to the polyorganosiloxane A), and said aqueous compositions having a certain pH. The invention further relates to hair treatment compositions, comprising said aqueous compositions and to hair treatment processes using said aqueous compositions or hair treatment compositions.

Disclosed is an adduct between a Lewis acid, preferably aluminum trichloride, iron trichloride, or zinc dichloride, and a hydrosilane;a method for preparing same; and a method for for reducing, particularly, an aldehyde, a ketone, an ,-unsaturated ketone, an imine, or an ,-unsaturated imine.