A method for forming a nanocomposite coating on a substrate is described. The nanocomposite substrate comprises polyethylene, functionalized carbon nanotubes, and nanoclay. The method may use microparticles of UHMWPE with functionalized carbon nanotubes and clay nanoplatelets to form a powder mixture, which is then applied to a heated substrate to form the nanocomposite coating. The nanocomposite coating may have a Vickers hardness of 10.5-12.5 HV and a debonding strength of at least 25 N.

A method for producing secondary battery electrodes includes a step of preparing a moisture powder formed of aggregated particles that contain a plurality of electrode active material particles, a binder resin, and solvent, wherein the solid phase, liquid phase, and gas phase in at least 50 number % or more of the aggregated particles in the moisture powder form a pendular state or a funicular state; a step of forming a coating film composed of the moisture powder on an electrode current collector, while the gas phase remains present; a step of forming a depression in the coating film by carrying out, using a die having an elevation of prescribed height, depression/elevation transfer into the coating film; and a step of carrying out depression/elevation transfer, using a die having an elevation higher than the elevation of prescribed height, by pressing the higher elevation into the depression that has been formed.

A low friction, wear-resistant surface operable at high temperatures and high loads with a low coefficient of friction including boron nitride and graphene-oxide on steel or nanodiamonds and graphene on aluminum. The low friction, wear-resistant surface remains with a coefficient of friction in the superlubric regime at temperatures in between about 200° C. and 970° C.

The present invention provides an air exhaust or air-and-smoke exhaust pipe for a clean room and a manufacturing method thereof. The air exhaust or air-and-smoke exhaust pipe is a pipe that satisfies FM4922, FM4910, or another equivalent standard and that is used for exhausting nonflammable chemical gas and corrosive vapor or nonflammable chemical gas, corrosive vapor and smoke in fire. The manufacturing method for the air exhaust or air-and-smoke exhaust pipe is: coating an inner part of a pre-manufactured metal pipe with a liquid coating that can be initially dried at normal temperature or low temperature to obtain an inner coating pipe; and baking the inner coating pipe at a temperature not exceeding 250° C. after the coating is initially dried, thus the coating is completely dried to obtain a finished product.

Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing, for example, a novel metal surface treatment agent which can form a film capable of maintaining antimicrobial performance on or over a surface of a metal material. The problem can be solved by a metal surface treatment agent containing: a prescribed copolymer (A) obtained by polymerizing a compound (a) represented by the following Formula (1) [in Formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and X— represents an ion of a halogen atom, or an acid anion] with a compound (b) represented by the following Formula (2) or (3) [in Formula (2), R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; and, in Formula (3), R.sup.8 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group]; and a water-soluble or water-dispersible resin (B).

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Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

Disclosed is a method of in-situ application of a conformal surface treatment to an internal surface of a heat exchanger of a chiller comprising providing a surface treatment solution to an inlet of the heat exchanger of the chiller, urging a flow of the surface treatment solution along a flowpath from the inlet past a plurality of heat transfer tubes to an outlet of the heat exchanger of the chiller, collecting the surface treatment solution, forming the conformal surface treatment along an internal surface of the first manifold, the plurality of heat transfer tubes, the second manifold, and a plurality of interconnections therebetween, stopping the flow of the surface treatment solution, and removing the surface treatment solution from the chiller.

A coating composition is provided that is useful in coating metal substrates such as interior and/or exterior surfaces of food or beverage cans. In preferred embodiments, the coating composition is formulated using a physical blend of a preformed_resin system and an alkali-soluble resin additive.