The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a binder and first and second core-shell polymer particles having aqueous neutralized acid cores, wherein the first core-shell polymer particles have a diameter in the range of from 1.0 ?m to 1.8 ?m; the second core-shell polymer particles have a diameter in the range of from 0.25 ?m to 1.0 ?m; the number ratio of the second to the first core-shell polymer particles is in the range of from 1:1 to 20:1; the diameter of the second core-shell polymer particles is in the range of from 15 to 65% of the diameter of the first core-shell polymer particles; the dry bulk density of the first core-shell polymer particles is in the range of 0.25 to 0.5 g/mL; and the dry bulk density of the second core-shell polymer particles is in the range of 0.30 to 0.90 g/mL. The composition of the present invention is useful as an undercoat layer for a thermosensitive recording material.

The invention relates to a filler for a surface-treatment composition, the filler comprising particles which have a surface coating which gives the respective particle a positive surface charge, and to the use of a particle, which comprises a carrier particle and a surface coating which gives each particle a positive surface charge, for treating wood.

The present invention relates to a thermosensitive recording material comprising paper, an undercoat layer disposed on the paper, and a thermosensitive recording layer disposed on the undercoat layer, wherein the undercoat layer comprises a binder and first and second hollow sphere polymer particles, wherein the first hollow sphere polymer particles have a diameter in the range of from 1.2 m to 1.8 m; the second hollow sphere polymer particles have a diameter in the range of from 0.25 m to 1.0 m; the number ratio of the second to the first hollow sphere polymer particles is in the range of from 1:1 to 20:1; the diameter of the second hollow sphere polymer particles is in the range of from 15 to 65% of the diameter of the first hollow sphere polymer particles; the dry bulk density of the first hollow sphere polymer particles is in the range of 0.25 to 0.5 g/mL; and the dry bulk density of the second hollow sphere polymer particles is in the range of 0.30 to 0.90 g/mL.

Granular composition comprising a particulate material selected from pigments and fillers, graphene nano-platelets and a binder, and use of this composition to prepare paints, varnishes and inks.

A superhydrophobic coating method used to make transparent and durable coatings that can be applied to glass, metal, textile, wood and polymeric surfaces with a single-stage spray in polymer/nano-particle composite structure.

A steel sheet having a lubrication film that is to be subjected to complex forming in which press forming is difficult, and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet, are disclosed. The steel sheet has an organic resin coating film which has an indentation reduced Young's modulus of 20 GPa or higher and 50 GPa or lower and an indentation hardness of 0.5 GPa or higher and 1.5 GPa or lower or which has an indentation reduced Young's modulus of 10 GPa or higher and less than 20 GPa and an indentation hardness of 0.2 GPa or higher and 0.5 GPa or lower and which has a coating weight per side of 0.2 g/m.sup.2 or more and 2.0 g/m.sup.2 or less on a surface thereof.

Described herein is a mixer system for producing aqueous coating materials from at least one aqueous pigment paste A, including at least one color pigment, and at least one pigment-free component B, including an aqueous, acrylate-based microgel dispersion having a glass transition temperature T.sub.g of 50 to 60 C., where both the aqueous pigment paste A and the component B each have a VOC value of less than or equal to 250 g/L. Further described herein is a method for producing aqueous coating materials having a VOC content of 0 to 250 g/L, in which the individual components A and B are stored separately and not mixed until shortly before application, to give the aqueous coating material. Further described herein is a method of using the mixer system for producing aqueous coating materials for refinishing and/or for coating automobile bodies and/or plastics parts.

Method of producing a high strength (with improved tensile strength and elongation at break properties), high quality, cost effective, nanoparticle enhanced polyurea, polyurethane, and epoxy composites with chemical bonding into polymer backbone. The mechanical properties of tensile strength and elongation at break improves concurrently and significantly with tensile strength increasing well over 300%. The polymer/nanoparticle composite can be produced cost effectively as a high-quality coating system or in nanoparticle concentrate forms.

A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor including an operation of preparing a ceramic green sheet; an operation of forming a conductive paste on the ceramic green sheet; an operation of forming a ceramic laminate by stacking a ceramic green sheet on which the conductive paste is formed; an operation of sintering the ceramic laminate; and an operation of forming an external electrode on an exterior of the ceramic laminate, wherein the conductive paste includes a first mixture including a metal powder, a dispersant, and a hydrophobic solvent and a second mixture including a hydrophilic binder and a hydrophilic solvent, the conductive paste being an emulsion in which the first mixture is dispersed in the second mixture.

A zeolite may be a spherical aluminosilicate having a particle size of 0.05 m or more and less than 1.0 m and having d6r as a composite building unit. Such a zeolite may have a small thermal expansion coefficient. Such a zeolite may have a sphericity of 0.7 or more. Such a zeolite may be a CHA-type zeolite. A composition may include such a zeolite and a resin.