Embodiments of the present invention relate to conducting elastomers and associated fabrication methods. In one embodiment, the conducting elastomer comprises a filler powder and a polymer. The filler powder includes carbon black and functionalized graphene sheets. The polymer has a molecular weight of about 200 g/mol to about 5000 g/mol and is a liquid at room temperature.

This present invention relates to oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes in dispersions, especially for use in printing inks. The dispersions can include materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics or aqueous dispersions of open-ended carbon nanotubes with additives. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a dispersion of oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes that are electrically conductive.

The present invention provides a method capable of easily mixing any liquid containing a linking substance such as a divalent metal cation and the like with a liquid containing a particular compound at a high concentration, and capable of producing a liquid medium composition comprising fine structures dispersed therein, and a production device therefor and a kit therefor. The first liquid containing a particular compound is passed through a through-hole having a given cross-sectional area formed in a nozzle part at a given flow rate and injected into the second liquid at a given flow rate. By this simple operation, a structure in which the particular compound is bonded via the linking substance is formed, and the structure is preferably dispersed in a mixture of the both liquids.

The present invention is directed to a method for adjusting the tack value of a binder material formed from a composition comprising an emulsion that comprises an emulsifiable prepolymer that is the reaction product of (i) an isocyanate compound, (ii) a polyol compound, and (iii) a monol compound, and wherein the method comprises: (a) determining a desired tack profile for the emulsion, wherein the tack profile comprises a tack value ranging from 1 to 4 as measured by the TACK TEST METHOD for a particular time value, and adjusting the reactive group ratio of component (i) to (ii) to achieve the desired tack value profile; (b) introducing water to components (i), (ii), and (iii) to form the emulsion composition; and (c) applying the emulsion composition to a lignocellulosic substrate thereby forming a mixture having a moisture water content ranging from 7% to 25% based on the total weight of the mixture.

Bioplastic compositions containing between 2 wt. % and 25 wt. % of at least one starch, between 40 wt. % and 65 wt. % of at least one plasticizer, and between 1 wt. % to 10 wt. % of at least one acid are used as insulation materials. A method of making a bioplastic composition includes the steps of heating a first aqueous mixture containing at least one plasticizer and at least one acid; adding at least one starch to the first aqueous mixture to produce a second aqueous mixture; heating and mixing the second aqueous mixture to produce a precipitate; and separating the precipitate from residual liquid of the second aqueous mixture to produce a bioplastic composition.

The present invention relates to a composite material obtained by in situ polymerization of a thermoplastic resin with additives with a fibrous material. More particularly the present invention relates to a polymeric composite material obtained by in-situ polymerization of a thermoplastic (meth)acrylic resin and a fibrous material utilizing additive technologies to improve properties such as surface properties, and its use, and processes for making such a composite material and manufactured mechanical or structured part or article comprising this polymeric composite material.

The resin composition production method includes a step in which a cellulose fiber composition containing 5 to 45 parts by mass of water with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of cellulose fibers (A) and an acrylic resin and/or a styrene acrylic resin (B) is kneaded with a thermoplastic resin (C), and water is removed until the water content after kneading falls to 1% or less. The resin composition production method is also characterized in that: 20 parts by mass or more and 200 parts by mass or less of the resin (B) is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cellulose fibers (A), the dissolution amount of the resin (B) in 100 g of water at 25° C. is less than 1 g, and the glass transition temperature of the resin (B) is 40 to 150° C.

A method for producing nano-composites comprising graphitic carbon nitride reduced to nano size, having high electrical conductivity is provided. The method includes the steps of: producing graphitic carbon nitride (g-C.sub.3N.sub.4) having a chemical formula (C.sub.3N.sub.4).sub.m, applying an obtained g-C.sub.3N.sub.4 powder via an ultrasonic homogenization method on concentrations, obtaining a nano g-C.sub.3N.sub.4 suspension, wherein a size of the nano g-C.sub.3N.sub.4 suspension changes between 10-100 nm as a result of applying the ultrasonic homogenization method, obtaining polyaniline with a chemical formula (C.sub.6H.sub.7N).sub.n in an emeraldine salt form, obtaining a nano-composite, mixing in aniline or aniline-HCl water at concentrations of 0.1-1 mol/L, adding a nano graphitic carbon (nano g-C.sub.3N.sub.4) into a mixture and mixing between 10-60 minutes, carrying out a polymerization process by adding an oxidant to the mixture and obtaining the nano composite having the high electrical conductivity.

This disclosure describes a polymer composition that includes a polymer, crystalline cellulose, and functionalized carbon nanotubes, and systems and method of formation thereof. The polymer composition includes functionalized carbon nanotubes, crystalline cellulose, and one or more polymers.

The present disclosure provides a copper nanowire composition. The a copper nanowire composition includes copper nanowire having associated alkylamine ligands with the structure HNR.sup.1R.sup.2. where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl or arylalkyl groups. The copper nanowire has an aspect ratio of at least 10. The associated alkylamine ligand is NR.sup.1R.sup.2 which contains at least 12 carbon atoms.