Apparatus and methods of use thereof for the production of carbon-based and other nanostructures, as well as fuels and reformed products, are provided.

A methods, apparatus and compositions for producing colored, self-cleaning substrates by roll coating are provided. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates retain the predetermined color and a predetermined gloss of the colored coating, thereby facilitating their use in architectural applications. The roll coated, colored, self-cleaning substrates may be iridescent-free.

In a three-dimensional printing method example, a pre-treatment coating is formed on a part precursor by applying and drying, alternatingly: a polycation solution including a chloride ion and a polyanion solution including a sodium ion to form at least two layers. An ink is selectively deposited on the pre-treatment coating.

A multifunctional composite panel and a system for fabricating the multifunctional composite panel are disclosed. The multifunctional composite panel may include a plurality of structural layers and a plurality of photovoltaic layers disposed adjacent the plurality of structural layers. The structural layers may include a plurality of alternating layers where each of the alternating layers includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may include one or more polymers and the second layer may include one or more inorganic materials. The system for fabricating the multifunctional composite panel may include a based configured to support the multifunctional composite panel and a plurality of application heads disposed proximal the based and configured to form layers of the multifunctional composite panel.

The invention relates to a coated cooking element for a kitchen item or electrical cooking apparatus, comprising a metal substrate coated on one side with a peelable film, forming a cooking face, the peelable film comprising one or several layers of fluorinated polymer, a mechanical reinforcing layer and a hotmelt polymer layer arranged on the opposite side to the cooking face and having a melting point higher than 250 C. and lower than or equal to that of at least one of the other layers of the peelable film, the peelable film being assembled with the metal substrate, the hotmelt polymer layer being in contact with the face of the metal substrate. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a coated cooking element and to a cooking article or an electrical cooking appliance having said coated cooking element.

The embodiments herein relate to a substrate coated with a multi-layer coating system including: optionally a primer layer applied to the substrate and deposited from a primer coating composition; a tie-coat layer applied to the substrate or to the optional primer layer, deposited from a tie-coat composition including a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the binder polymer having curable alkoxysilyl functional groups. The substrate can include a topcoat layer applied to the tie-coat layer, and deposited from a non-aqueous liquid foul release coating composition including a curable resin system including i) a curable polymer and optionally ii) a curing agent and/or a catalyst, where the non-aqueous liquid foul release coating composition is essentially free of a curable polysiloxane.

In a method for forming a multilayer coated film including an intermediate coated film, a base coated film, a clear coated film and an adhesive layer, an intermediate coating composition (X) contains a hydroxyl group-containing polyester resin (A), a melamine resin (B), a pyrazole-blocked polyisocyanate compound (C), a pigment (D), and an organic solvent (E), a content ratio (B/C) is from 5/35 to 20/15 in terms of solid content ratio, and a concentration (PWC) of the pigment (D) is from 40% to 60%. The cured intermediate coated film has, at 20 C., an elongation at break of 40% to 90%, a Young's modulus of 600 MPa to 1,600 MPa, and a Tukon hardness of 3 to 9.

A polymer-based layer structure with an oleophobic/hydrophobic surface for coating, sealing, and/or connecting technical components or parts of said components, comprisinga first layer which comprises a polymer, a second layer that adjoins the first layer and comprises a polymer and particles which comprise a fluoropolymer and which are distributed in the silicone, and an outer layer that adjoins the second layer and comprises a fluorocarbon compound with at least one reactive group and optionally particles which comprise a fluoropolymer and which are distributed in the fluorocarbon compound. The invention also relates to an electric machine which has the layer structure, said layer structure being provided in particular as a potting compound on a winding and/or on switching rings of the stator and/or as a magnet bonding adhesive of the rotor.

A method for manufacturing an organic electronic element according to one embodiment includes: a step of coating a substrate 10 with a coating liquid containing a material having a crosslinking group to form a coating film; and a step of forming an organic thin film as an organic functional layer 23 by irradiating the coating film with an infrared ray to heat the coating film 23a and crosslink the crosslinking group. The coating film has an absorption peak at any wavelength in a first wavelength range of 1.2 ?m to 5.0 ?m. The infrared ray has a maximum radiation intensity in a wavelength range of 1.2 ?m to 10.0 ?m at any wavelength in the first wavelength range and in which 80% or more of total radiation energy of the infrared ray in the wavelength range of 1.2 ?m to 10.0 ?m is included in the first wavelength range.

The present invention pertains to a multilayer assembly, to a process for the manufacture of said multilayer assembly, to a pipe comprising said multilayer assembly and to uses of said pipe in various applications.