Methods for abating airborne pollutants include applying a coating composition ath includes a an aqueous carrier, a binder, a pigment, and a formaldehyde scrubbing urea compound and curing the coating composition. The coated substrate absorbs formaldehyde and other air pollutants from passing air.

Provided is a coating liquid composition that is less likely to deform even when heat is applied to a coating liquid for a paint mainly containing a polymer, an ink, an adhesive, and an anode, a cathode, or a separator of a lithium ion battery, for example. The coating liquid composition includes a filler, a solvent, a dispersant, and a thickener. When the coating liquid composition is applied to a substrate to form a coating film having a thickness of 0.5 to 20 μm, the coating film has a shrinkage rate of 20.0% or less when heating at 200° C. for 15 minutes.

Rhamnolipids and/or sophorolipids can be used for increasing coverage and/or for maintaining application properties in the course of storage of coating compositions.

This disclosure relates to an apparatus for glucose-sensing that address interference of ascorbic acid and acetaminophen. The apparatus includes a first electrode capable of oxidizing glucose and at least one of ascorbic acid and acetaminophen. The apparatus further includes a second electrode capable of oxidizing at least one of ascorbic acid and acetaminophen but not capable of oxidizing glucose. The first electrode includes a deposit of irregularly shaped bodies that are formed of numerous nanoparticles having a generally oval or spherical shape with a length ranging between about 2 nm and about 5 nm.

Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.

The invention relates to the field of preparing aqueous dispersions of organic, organometallic or inorganic particles. In particular, the invention relates to the preparation of aqueous suspensions comprising organic, organometallic or inorganic particles and at least one particular copolymer obtained by polymerization of at least one acid and at least one compound or at least one ester derived from a particular acid, in the presence of water, at least one initiator compound and at least one activator compound, followed by total or partial neutralization by means of at least one compound chosen from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal dihydroxides and mixtures thereof. The invention relates to such a particular copolymer having a low polydispersity index and weight-average molecular weight, the preparation process thereof and the use thereof, especially for the preparation of an aqueous paint composition.

Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.

A glass filler of the present disclosure includes glass having a composition, the composition including iron oxide. For the content in mass % of the iron oxide in the composition, 0.005≤FeO≤0.30 and 0.01≤T-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3≤0.80 (T-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 represents total iron oxide calculated as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3) are satisfied. For the iron oxide in the composition, Fe.sup.2+/(Fe.sup.2++Fe.sup.3+), which represents the proportion by mass of Fe.sup.2+ to total iron, is 0.15 or more and 1.00 or less. The glass filler of the present disclosure is a glass filler having a new composition including a coloring component, the glass filler having a high visible transmittance and a controlled color which can be, for example, within a range of colors different from those of conventional glass fillers that have a low visible transmittance.

A method for coating a composite substrate characterized includes a—preparing a sol-gel composition by mixing in an aqueous medium: 1—of at least one metal alkoxide of formula (I) M(OR.sup.1), 2—in the presence of at least one organo alkoxysilane of formula (II) R.sup.3mSi(OR.sup.2).sub.4-m, 3—and in the presence of optional oxide or metal particles, 4—by mixing the composition in order to allow condensation of the organic-inorganic hybrid networks, b—depositing at least one underlayer of the sol-gel composition obtained in step a) on the composite substrate; c—depositing at least one subsequent coating layer on the coated composite substrate obtained in step b).

A dispersing agent or dispersant formed as a block copolymer for use in surface coating compositions, such as architectural paint compositions, that can alter its properties as a result of changes in environmental conditions is provided. These stimuli-responsive copolymers are synthesized with properties that can be controlled based on number of blocks and block length and/or as a function of pH and temperature. The addition or these copolymers to coating compositions including other additives, such as pigments and/or fillers, can decrease settling rate, control viscosity, and control interfacial activity of the additives in the compositions.