The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a carbon nanotube conductive ball and a method for preparing a carbon nanotube ball conductive adhesive. The method for preparing the carbon nanotube conductive ball integrates the advantages of stability of polymer microsphere and SiO.sub.2 microsphere, and high conductivity of carbon nanotube, by applying polymer microsphere or SiO.sub.2 microsphere as matrix, and plating carbon nanotube material to obtain the spherical carbon nanotube conductive ball. The method is simple, low equipment requirements, abundant raw materials, low cost, and high efficiency, the particle size of the carbon nanotube conductive ball is controllable, the material stability and conductivity of the carbon nanotube conductive ball are excellent. The method for preparing the carbon nanotube ball conductive adhesive adopts carbon nanotube as an electrically conducting particle, which replaces the commonly used conductive gold ball in TFT-LCD field, the disadvantages in traditional conductive adhesive such as high filling content, expensive price, complicated preparation process, environmental pollution, and so on are solved. Besides, the carbon nanotube ball conductive adhesive also has a great prospect in ultra-fine circuit connections.

The present application is directed towards systems and methods for adding components to materials being fluidized in a vibratory mixer by use of atomizers or sprayers. A mechanical system can fluidizes, mix, coat, dry, combine, or segregate materials. The system may comprise a vibratory mixer, mixing vessel containing a first material and a sprayer to introduce a second material. The vibratory mixer may generate a fluidized bed of a first material and the sprayer, coupled to the mixing vessel, may introduce a second material onto the fluidized bed to mix the materials in a uniform and even fashion.

Described are stable, durable granules with active agents, which have consistently low internal water activity, and methods for making such granules. The granules are particularly suitable for inclusion in steam treatment processes, including pelleting and tableting processes and steam processing of feed, without appreciable loss of active agent activity. The granules can be manufactured using humid processing air without compromising the stability of the active agents

A slow release fertilizer composition includes particles of a nitrogen fertilizer coated with at least one layer having at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), the at least one layer having an average thickness between 1 μm and 200 μm. The relative production process is also described. The slow release fertilizer composition provides for the use of biodegradable and biocompatible materials that allow a slow release of the fertilizer in the culture medium, according to the current regulations, without causing the accumulation of products which are harmful for the environment.

A nozzle for spraying materials, in particular dispersions, emulsions or suspensions, comprising a nozzle body having a nozzle mouthpiece.

Methods for controlling or regulating the volume flow rate of a substance to be sprayed and/or a gas from a nozzle suitable for spraying substances, particularly dispersions, emulsions or suspensions, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle body comprising a nozzle mouthpiece, wherein the nozzle body has an inner pipe, which is connected to a supply for the substance to be sprayed and has an inner wall and a discharge port, and an outer pipe, which is spaced from the inner pipe, is connected to a supply for a gas and has a discharge port, and the discharge port of the inner pipe and the discharge port of the outer pipe are arranged in the region of the nozzle mouthpiece.

The invention relates to a nozzle (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001) for spraying substances, in particular dispersions, emulsions or suspensions.

Please replace the Abstract at page 41 with the following replacement paragraph: A nozzle, for spraying materials, in particular, dispersions, emulsions, or suspensions.

A method for deposition of solid electrolyte material on electrode active material, comprising the steps of a feed of electrode active material from a first storage unit to a first dosing means with a simultaneous feed of solid electrolyte material from a second storage unit to a second dosing means, a feed of inert gas to the first dosing means and to the second dosing means via an inert gas feed means, a feed of the electrode active material via the first dosing means into a reaction space with simultaneous feed of the solid electrolyte material via the second dosing means into the reaction space, wherein the electronic structure of the electrode active material and of the solid electrolyte material is influenced during the feed to the reaction space via the first and second dosing means, such that the electrode active material and the solid electrolyte material bond to one another at least in part while retaining the crystal structure of the solid electrolyte material.

Methods of melting ice using ice-melt compositions including calcium chloride coated with a lignosulfonate material are disclosed. The ice-melt compositions can be useful as ice-melt products with improved safety. A method can include applying an ice-melt composition to ice, the ice-melt composition comprising coated particles. Each coated particle can include a core comprising calcium chloride and a coating at least partially surrounding the core, the coating comprising a lignosulfonate material.