A heat exchanger of the present disclosure is operated in a cooling operation mode in which a region to be heat-exchanged is cooled by the heat exchanger or in a drying operation mode in which the heat exchanger is supplied with wind from a blowing fan, and comprises: a refrigerant pipe which forms a flow path of a refrigerant; a cooling fin which is coupled to the refrigerant pipe; and a hydrophilic coating with which the surface of at least one of the refrigerant pipe and the cooling fin is coated, wherein the hydrophilic coating contains: a first type transition metal oxide which becomes acidic by reacting with water formed on the refrigerant pipe or the cooling fin, so as to have antimicrobial activity when the heat exchanger is operated in the cooling operation mode; and a second type transition metal oxide or a post transition metal oxide which has antimicrobial activity when the heat exchanger is operated in the drying operation mode.

Aqueous coating compositions providing enhanced anticorrosive and water-resistant properties. The anticorrosive coating comprises water borne resin, surface-hydrophobic inorganic pigments, and/or surface-hydrophobic inorganic extenders.

A wire grid polarizer (WGP) can be durable and have high performance. The WGP can comprise an array of wires 13 on a substrate 11. An overcoat layer 32 can be located at distal ends of the array of wires 13 and can span channels 15 between the wires 13. A conformal-coat layer 61 can coat sides 13.sub.s and distal ends 13.sub.d of the wires 13 between the wires 13 and the overcoat layer 32. The overcoat layer can comprise aluminum oxide. An antireflection layer 33 can be located over the overcoat layer 32.

The present invention provides a heat exchanger which is imparted with high deodorizing properties in terms of cigarettes. A heat exchanger which has a hydrophilic coating film on the surface of a substrate that is formed from aluminum, and wherein the hydrophilic coating film is formed using a hydrophilizing agent that contains 0.8-1.8% by mass of a vanadium compound in terms of elemental vanadium, while containing 90% by mass or more of a resin which contains 38-40% by mass of a polyvinyl alcohol having an ethylene chain, 22-24% by mass of a radically polymerizable monomer having a carboxylic acid, 15-17% by mass of a radically polymerizable monomer represented by general formula and 22-24% by mass of a polyethylene glycol.

In one aspect, a coating for protecting a component exposed to a corrosive environment includes an epoxy phenolic resin, a non-chromated corrosion inhibitor pigment additive and a dispersing agent. In another aspect, a method of protecting an article exposed to a corrosive environment includes applying a corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating to a surface of the article exposed to a corrosive environment and curing the corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating. The epoxy phenolic coating contains up to 15 percent by volume of a non-chromated corrosion inhibitor pigment additive having a particle size less than 10 micrometers.

In one aspect, a coating for protecting a component exposed to a corrosive environment includes an epoxy phenolic resin and graphene nanoplatelets. In another aspect, a method of protecting a an article exposed to a corrosive environment includes applying a corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating to a surface of the article exposed to a corrosive environment and curing the corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating. The coating comprises 0.1 to 2.0 weight percent graphene nanoplatelets containing 5 to 15 atomic percent oxygen.

The invention comprises synergistic compositions of at least one metal polycarboxylate and lithium phosphate. The synergistic compositions are designed to be added to film-forming or other compositions to reduce the corrosion of various metal surfaces or substrates on which the synergistic compositions are applied.

A method of fabricating a hydrophobic coating on a surface of a solid substrate which includes a layer-integrable material includes the steps of depositing a deformable layer of the layer-integrable material onto the surface of the solid substrate, forcibly embedding a plurality of particles within the deformable layer, and solidifying the deformable layer including the plurality of particles so as to be integral with the surface of the solid substrate. At least a portion of the plurality of particles is embedded at a threshold depth within the deformable layer prior to solidification.

The invention relates to a coating for preventing intermetallic bonding, in particular to a water-based high-temperature-resistant titanium-steel anti-bonding coating and its use in the preparation process of titanium ingot. The water-based high-temperature-resistant titanium-steel anti-bonding coating of the invention includes the following components in parts by weight: 50-150 parts of water-based film-forming agent, 0-50 parts of Zn powder, 400-450 parts of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 powder, and 250-350 parts of talcum powder. The coating of the invention can avoid the bonding reaction with a roller or a winch of the steel equipment in the rolling or perforation process of a titanium tube at 900 C., so as to improve the yield and the production efficiency of titanium material processing. Moreover, the process is simple and easy to operate, the coating is environment-friendly and pollution-free, and easy to prepare.

A coating system for application to metal components prior to assembly or fabrication into large metal objects is described. The system includes a composition comprising a water-dispersible polymer component, a crosslinking agent, and a conductive material. When applied to a metal substrate, the coating system is weldable and provides optimal corrosion resistance during fabrication or assembly.