A process for the production of a multiple-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) suspension in a polymeric matrix is described, the suspension being obtained by the process, and different uses of the suspension, including use for impregnation of fabrics and pre-preg products and for formation of electrically conductive coatings or coatings which have vibration damping properties of mechanical parts to which they are applied.

A curable composition, includes a diluent, an epoxy functionalized resin derived from a nutshell oil, an epoxy-rubber copolymer adduct, and a curing agent. There is disclosed a method for making the curable composition, a method of imbuing improved flexibility to a curable composition and a method for improving oily metal adhesion of a curable composition. The method of imbuing improved flexibility to a curable composition includes providing a curable composition, adding an epoxy functionalized resin derived from a nutshell oil and adding a liquid modified hydrocarbon resin derived from a nutshell oil.

A curable composition, includes a diluent, an epoxy functionalized resin derived from a nutshell oil, an epoxy-rubber copolymer adduct, and a curing agent. There is disclosed a method for making the curable composition, a method of imbuing improved flexibility to a curable composition and a method for improving oily metal adhesion of a curable composition. The method of imbuing improved flexibility to a curable composition includes providing a curable composition, adding an epoxy functionalized resin derived from a nutshell oil and adding a liquid modified hydrocarbon resin derived from a nutshell oil.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion which has high preparation stability and compatibility between raw materials, has a small amount of residual monomers, and is capable of improving the durability of a preservative and product stability; and a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion which has excellent durability of preservative and product stability.

An example a method of manufacturing a film is provided. The method involves dissolving a backbone material in a non-aqueous solvent to form a non-aqueous solution. The method further involves adding the non-aqueous solution to an aqueous solution to form a liquid-liquid interface and injecting a particulate proximate to the liquid-liquid interface the non-aqueous solution is then evaporated to form a film containing the particulate. The film may be used in devices such as sensor devices for detecting hydrocarbons.

A method for producing a rubber wet masterbatch is disclosed including mixing a carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water with a rubber latex solution to produce a carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution, solidifying the resultant carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution to produce a carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product, and dehydrating and drying the resultant carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product to produce a rubber wet masterbatch. In this method, about the carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution, in carbon black particles in the slurry-solution, the proportion of carbon black particles having a particle diameter of 60 m or more is 35% or less by volume. The particle diameter is based on a measurement of the carbon black particles in the slurry-solution with an image-analytic particle size distribution meter. The method for producing a rubber wet masterbatch can give a vulcanized rubber having excellent abrasion resistance while the rubber has a low exothermicity.

A method for controlling the encapsulation efficiency and burst release of water soluble molecules from nanoparticle and microparticle formulations produced by the inverted Flash NanoPrecipitation (iFNP) process and subsequent processing steps is presented. The processing steps and materials used can be adjusted to tune the encapsulation efficiency and burst release of the encapsulated water-soluble material. The encapsulation efficiency of the soluble agent in the particles and the burst release of the soluble agent from the particles can be controlled by: (1) the copolymers used in the assembly or coating process, (2) the degree of crosslinking of the nanoparticle core, (3) the incorporation of small molecule or polymeric additives, and/or (4) the processing and release conditions employed.

A process for producing a wet rubber masterbatch yielded by using, as raw materials, at least a filler, a dispersing solvent, and a rubber latex solution, comprises a step (i) of mixing the filler, the dispersing solvent and the rubber latex solution with each other to produce a filler-containing rubber latex solution, a step (ii) of solidifying the filler-containing rubber latex solution to produce a filler-containing rubber solidified product, and a step (iii) of dehydrating the filler-containing rubber solidified product to produce the wet rubber masterbatch. At the time of representing the temperature of the filler-containing rubber solidified product before the dehydration in the step (iii) by T1 ( C.), and representing the temperature of the filler-containing rubber solidified product after the dehydration by T2 ( C.), the following expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied:
T1100(1)
80T2T1160(2).

A method includes preparing a solvent, adding the solvent into a mixture to dissolve the mixture and to form a mixing solution, adding a filler and an additive into the mixing solution, and using a three-shaft mixer to stir and blend the solvent, the filler, the mixing solution and the additive to form a sticky quick drying adhesive. The temperature is controlled under 40 C. in the above steps. The solvent includes heptane, acetone, N-hexane and toluene which are mixed in a predetermined weight proportion. The mixture includes C9 hydrocarbon resin, C5 and C9 co-polymer hydrocarbon resin and styrene-butadiene. The filler includes calcined kaolin, calcium carbonate, anti-oxidant and fumed silica. The additive includes monoethylene glycol. Thus, the quick drying adhesive is extruded outward at a low temperature state (15 C.).

Provided herein are photodynamic compositions that can contain a natural polymer scaffold and a photosensitizer, where the photosensitizer can be covalently or non-covalently attached to the natural polymer scaffold. Also provided herein are structures and objects that can contain the photodynamic compositions. Further provided herein are methods of making and using the photodynamic compositions. Finally provided herein are printing ink formulations.