The present disclosure provides a solution-processed selective solar absorption coating and a process for the preparation thereof.

Provided is a surface-treated steel sheet including: a steel sheet; and a corrosion-resistant film layer formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet. The corrosion-resistant film layer includes a product formed by a hydrolysis reaction of silica and an alkoxy silane and an acrylate-based polymer, comprises 25 to 65 wt % of carbon (C), 20 to 70 wt % of silicon (Si), and 1 to 40 wt % of oxygen (O), and in the corrosion-resistant film layer, a ratio of silicon (Si) to oxygen (O) (SiO bonding) and silicon (Si) to carbon (C) (SiC bonding) is 80 to 95 wt %:5 to 20 wt %.

Provided is a water repellent composition which includes: a water-repellent resin based on a hydrocarbon having a C5-C40 hydrocarbon group; and hydrophilic particles. The water repellent composition can impart both satisfactory water repellency and satisfactory antislip properties to textile products, and has storage stability.

A kitchen exhaust appliance includes a body having a plurality of external surface panels and defining an exhaust vent therethrough, and an anti-dripping coating applied to at least one of the external surface panels. The anti-dripping coating is formulated from a solvent and a precursor. Upon application to the at least one of the external surface panels, the anti-dripping coating forms a hydrophobic surface having a water contact angle of at least 90 degrees thereon, or a surface with a low surface energy to avoid droplet conglomeration thereon.

The present invention relates to a self-lubricating coating comprising a dispersion made of nanoparticles containing sulfur that are incorporated into a silver matrix, wherein the nanoparticles containing sulfur have the composition Ag.sub.2S and/or Au.sub.2S. The present invention furthermore relates to a self-lubricating coating comprising a dispersion made of fluorinated graphene, and/or carbon nanotube (CNT), and/or carbon nanoparticles of the formula (CF).sub.x incorporated into a silver matrix, wherein the fluorinated graphene, CNT, or carbon nanoparticles of the formula (CF).sub.x have a fluorine to carbon ratio of 1 to 1.25. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for the fabrication of the coating, and an electrical contact which comprises such a coating.

An antibacterial coated product includes, on a base material, a coating film of an antibacterial coating material that contains at least composite ceramic powders containing a photocatalytic component, adsorbent component, and metal component, and a binder, wherein the antibacterial activity (JIS Z 2801: 2010) of the coating film is 2.0 or higher and the requirement(s) of (1) and/or (2) below is/are satisfied: (1) with respect to the composite ceramic powder in the antibacterial coating material, the volume average dispersed particle diameter (D.sub.50) is 250 nm or smaller, and the ratio of the 90% cumulative volume particle diameter (D.sub.90) and the volume average dispersed particle diameter (D.sub.50), or D.sub.90/D.sub.50, is 1.5 or lower; and (2) the thickness of the coating film is 80 ?m or smaller and the haze (JIS K 7136: 2000) of the antibacterial coated product or coating film is 25 or lower.

Provided is a composition for steel sheet surface coating, the composition comprising colloidal silica, a silane, a monomer, an organic resin, an acidity adjuster, a long-term corrosion-resistance improver, and a solvent; and a steel sheet coated with the composition. The steel sheet has excellent acid resistance, and maintains thickness uniformity thereof even when exposed to an acid for an extended period of time.

In certain aspects, a composition includes a monomer binder, a plurality of silica nanoparticles, a surface energy reducing additive, and a blend of a high polarity solvent and a low polarity solvent. The high polarity solvent has a dipole moment of about 1.2 or greater, and the low polarity solvent has a dipole moment of about 0.7 or less. In certain aspects, a coated substrate includes a substrate and a coating over the substrate. The substrate is selected from a group consisting of glass, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, and polyethylene terepthalate. The coating includes a polymer binder, a plurality of nanoparticles, and a surface energy reducing additive. The coated substrate has a transparency of at least about 80% light transmission at one or more wavelengths in a range of 380 nm to 740 nm.

The invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a hardcoat film including a hardcoat layer having a surface of which a water contact angle is 65 or less by applying, drying, and curing a composition for forming the hardcoat layer on a base material film, in which the composition for forming the hardcoat layer contains the components (a) to (d) as defined herein, and, in a case in which a total solid content of the composition for forming the hardcoat layer is set to 100% by mass, a content of the component (b) is 40% to 80% by mass, a content of the component (c) is 10% to 40% by mass, and a content of the component (d) is 10% to 40% by mass.

Provided is an electro-conductive paste suitable to yield a sintered metal fine particulate layer having excellent adhesion to an ITO substrate. Powdery silver oxide is dispersed in a non-polar solvent. An excess amount of formic acid is added to allow the formic acid to react with the powdery silver oxide to thereby convert the powdery silver oxide into powdery silver formate (HCOOAg). A primary amine is allowed to react with the powdery silver formate to provide a primary amine addition salt of the silver formate, and the primary amine addition salt of the silver formate is subjected to a decompositional reduction reaction at a liquid temperature of around 70 C. to generate silver nanoparticles having a coating layer including the primary amine. To the resulting silver nanoparticle dispersion liquid, more than 0 parts by mass and 2.0 parts by mass or less of a titanium compound or manganese compound is added per 100 parts by mass of silver.