This invention relates to a method for producing 3D printing material. The method involves first producing, from at least one photocatalyst and at least one phyllosilicate, a photocatalyst-phyllosilicate composite; From the photocatalyst-phyllosilicate composite and at least one thermoplastic polymer, a photocatalyst-phyllosilicate-polymer composite is then produced. Finally, the photocatalyst-phyllosilicate-polymer composite is subjected to a shaping process, producing a 3D printing material. This invention also relates to a 3D printing material comprising a thermoplastic matrix and, embedded in the matrix, a composite material containing at least one photocatalyst and at least one phyllosilicate. This invention further relates to a method for producing components from the 3D printing material and a component produced using this method.

A method for preparing a transition-metal adamantane carboxylate salt is presented. The method includes mixing a transition-metal hydroxide and a diamondoid compound having at least one carboxylic acid moiety to form a reactant mixture, where M is a transition metal. Further, the method includes hydrothermally treating the reactant mixture at a reaction temperature for a reaction time to form the transition-metal adamantane carboxylate salt.

Provided herein is a method for forming a composite. The method can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles in a non-polar medium. At least some of the plurality of CNTs form entangled CNTs. The method also includes attaching first ones of the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles to exposed surfaces of the entangled CNTs; disentangling the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs; and aligning the plurality of dispersed CNTs. The disentangling of the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs includes exposing the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles and the plurality of entangled CNTs to electromagnetic energy.

Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane for a lithium secondary battery including a compound in which PEG is grafted to PAES or PAEK as a main chain or a block copolymer between PAES or PAEK and PEG, thereby to have excellent ionic conductivity and adhering property. Disclosed is a binder for a lithium secondary battery including a compound in which PEG is grafted to PAES or PAEK as a main chain or a block copolymer between PAES or PAEK and PEG, thereby to have excellent ionic conductivity and adhering property. Further, disclosed is a membrane-electrode structure for lithium secondary batteries having the electrolyte membrane and the binder. Further, disclosed is a manufacturing method of each of the electrolyte membrane, the binder, and the structure.

The present invention provides a seal comprising an elastomeric composite, said composite comprising an elastomeric polymer and a negative thermal expansion (NTE) filler, the NTE filler has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) lower than ?6?10-6 K-1 within a temperature range of 220-293 K and is present in an amount of 0.01-50 volume % based on the total volume of the elastomeric composite at 20? C.

Provided is decorative film capable of keeping the brightness and that hardly changes in color during the continuous use. Decorative film is disposed on the surface of a resin base located in a path of a beam of a radar device. The decorative film includes: composite particles, each including a silver particle made of silver and compound including nickel and oxygen, the compound adhering to the silver particle so as to partially surround the surface of the silver particle; and light-transmissive binder resin to bind the composite particles dispersed in the decorative film. Content of the nickel is in a range of 0.5 to 30.0 mass % relative to the silver.

The disclosure concerns polymer compositions exhibiting LDS properties while maintaining mechanical properties and a dark color throughout the composition.

This invention provides process for forming a binder slurry, which process comprises: A) mixing halogenated graphene nanoplatelets and one or more polar solvents to form a nanoplatelet slurry, and combining the nanoplatelet slurry and one or more binders to form a binder slurry; or B) combining i) a nanoplatelet slurry comprising halogenated graphene nanoplatelets in a polar solvent with ii) one or more binders to form a binder slurry.
The halogenated graphene nanoplatelets comprise graphene layers and are characterized by having, except for the carbon atoms forming the perimeters of the graphene layers of the nanoplatelets, (a) graphene layers that are free from any element or component other than sp.sup.2 carbon, and (b) substantially defect-free graphene layers, wherein the total content of halogen in the nanoplatelets is about 5 wt % or less calculated as bromine and based on the total weight of the nanoplatelets.

Novel coating compositions are disclosed for use in Energy Storage devices and Additive Manufacturing. The coatings are comprised of discrete carbon nanotubes wherein the coatings have a selected range of porosity, and optionally the discrete carbon nanotubes have selected surface modifications to improve wetting or flow of material through the pores of the carbon nanotube coating. The coatings have less than about 20% mass of bundles or ropes of carbon nanotubes with a dimension larger than about 5 micrometers The coatings are of average thickness from about 5 nanometers to about 2000 nanometers and can be applied onto particles of diameter less than about 1000 micrometers, or films. Improved energy storage, or additive part performances include, but not limited to, higher electron conductivity for electrodes of energy storage devices, and higher electron conductivity for parts made by additive manufacturing. The coatings are particularly suitable for additive manufacturing of energy storage devices, and electrodes made using a dry electrode process.

Provided is a binder composition for a secondary battery electrode that, when used in production of a slurry composition for a secondary battery electrode, enables favorable dispersion of an electrode active material and a conductive material in high concentration while ensuring coatability. The binder composition for a secondary battery electrode contains a binder. The binder includes a copolymer that includes an alkylene structural unit and a nitrile group-containing monomer unit, and that has a Mooney viscosity (ML.sub.1+4, 100? C.) of at least 50 and not more than 200.