The invention relates to a mixing conveyor for an injection molding system, in particular a thixomolding injection molding system, or the like for conveying a granule-powder mixture, comprising the following: a mixing container (10), with at least one feed (11, 13) for granular material (12) and/or powdery material (14); and at least one mixing device (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) which is designed to mix the granular material (12) and the powdery material (14) to form a granule-powder mixture; and a mixing container outlet (15), which can be arranged in particular in the vicinity of a melting area (51) of the injection molding system (50) or the like, and is designed to discharge the granule-powder mixture or to feed it to the injection molding system (50) or the like for at least partial melting.

Provided are: [1] a foaming method including: a step (X) of mixing a foamable composition containing a foaming agent (A) having a time required for a reduction in dynamic surface tension thereof to start of 60,000 ms or less, which is measured by a maximum bubble pressure method, and an organic solvent (B), and a gas, and foaming the composition; and a step (Y) of reducing the size of foam with a porous body; and [2] an article including: a foam discharge container; and a foamable composition in the foam discharge container, wherein the foamable composition contains a foaming agent (A) having a time required for a reduction in dynamic surface tension thereof to start of 60,000 ms or less, which is measured by a maximum bubble pressure method, and an organic solvent (B), and wherein the foam discharge mechanism of the foam discharge container includes a porous body.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include suspensions for use in enhanced oil recovery, and methods of using the suspensions for recovering oil. Suspensions of the present disclosure include a nonionic surfactant that can dissolve in supercritical carbon dioxide, and a metal salt having a concentration of 200 to 1 parts-per-million.

Embodiments of the present application relate to compositions bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes (MVLs) prepared by a commercial manufacturing process with large particle diameter span.

A method for regulating the humidity in a gas. In the first step, the humidity in a gas entering a bubbler at a flow rate is regulated between 200 NL/h and 2,000 NL/h. The gas entering the bubbler through the inlet of the bubbler tank passes throughout the first porous matrix. The humidified gas comes out through the outlet of the bubbler tank and circulates towards a compressor. In the second step, the gas derived from the first step is dried. The gas coming out of the compressor passes through a T-shaped tube including one inlet and two outlets. One of the outlets is arranged vertically and lets the liquid phase of the gas flow by gravity effect, thereby creating a condensate. The other outlet is connected at the bottom of a desiccant reservoir.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include suspensions for use in enhanced oil recovery, and methods of using the suspensions for recovering oil. Suspensions of the present disclosure include a nonionic surfactant that can dissolve in supercritical carbon dioxide, and a metal salt having a concentration of 200 to 1 parts-per-million.

Sensors employing elastomers enhanced with electrically conductive 2D nanoparticles are provided. The nanoparticles are formed by applying shear to layered materials present in elastomer precursors (e.g., elastomeric monomer(s) and/or curing agent(s)). Subsequent exfoliation of the layers occurs directly within the precursor and/or curing agent. The cured elastomer nanocomposites can be employed for electrochemical sensing, flexible touchpads, pressure sensors, and wireless sensors, amongst other applications.

A dry powder kneading apparatus includes a main body including an inner space into which a mixture containing an active material, a conductive material, and a binder is supplied, and a screw inside the inner space of the main body, the screw being configured to move the mixture in one direction and to knead the mixture into fiberized dry powder, and a rotation torque of the screw being 1.4 kgf.Math.m to 42 kgf.Math.m.

In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to systems for forming hydrogel compositions, the systems comprising a first reservoir containing an iodinated polymer composition that comprise an iodinated polymer having multiple cyclic imide ester groups, a second reservoir containing a buffered diluent solution having a first pH that comprises water, a first buffering agent and a polyamine compound, and a third reservoir containing a buffered accelerant solution having a second pH that is higher than the first pH and comprises water and a second buffering agent. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to methods of using such systems for forming hydrogel compositions.

The present invention relates to a kind of pigment preparation, in particular to a modified layered silicate novel barrier and shielding pigment and its preparation method. It is a layer silicate with exchangeable anticorrosive ions as a template, using metal oxides or metal salts, inorganic acids to synthesize nano-spherical zinc phosphate, phosphate, molybdate, borate or tungstate, with rare earth cerium, strontium, lanthanum or praseodymium doped modification of the pigment. The invention uses silicate as a template to effectively control the agglomeration of nanoparticles during the liquid phase deposition process, avoiding the multiple cleaning and sewage treatment processes required by using surfactants and solvents. What is more valuable is lamellar silicic acid. The salt itself has certain anti-corrosion properties and is economical. At the same time, the physical barrier and exchangeable anti-corrosion ions of the lamellae further improve the anti-corrosion properties of the pigment, making the pigment highly active and shielding.