In general, the present invention is directed to a method of cooking wood in a cooking liquor medium. The method comprises a step of providing wood to a treatment vessel and contacting the wood with a digester additive composition. The composition comprises a first surfactant comprising an anionic surfactant, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof, or any combination thereof and a second surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof. Additionally, according to another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a digester additive composition comprising a first surfactant comprising an anionic surfactant, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof, or any combination thereof and a second surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof.

In general, the present invention is directed to a method of cooking wood in a cooking liquor medium. The method comprises a step of providing wood to a treatment vessel and contacting the wood with a digester additive composition. The composition comprises a first surfactant comprising an anionic surfactant, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof, or any combination thereof and a second surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof. Additionally, according to another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a digester additive composition comprising a first surfactant comprising an anionic surfactant, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof, or any combination thereof and a second surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof.

An electronic device is provided. The device comprises a singulated carrier portion, a substrate molded onto the singulated carrier portion, and conductive traces disposed on the substrate. The substrate comprises a polymer composition that includes a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, a mineral filler, wherein the polymer composition exhibits an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 1 W/m-K or more as determined in accordance with ASTM E1461-13.

An anti-icing coating can include an amphiphilic copolymer on a surface of an article.

An anti-icing coating can include an amphiphilic copolymer on a surface of an article.

The present invention provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise a population of nanostructures comprising thiol-functionalized ligands to increase the stability of the composition in thiol resins. The present invention also provides nanostructure films comprising a population of nanostructures comprising thiol-functionalized ligands and methods of making nanostructure films using these nanostructures.

The present invention provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise a population of nanostructures comprising thiol-functionalized ligands to increase the stability of the composition in thiol resins. The present invention also provides nanostructure films comprising a population of nanostructures comprising thiol-functionalized ligands and methods of making nanostructure films using these nanostructures.

A low-modulus high-adhesion silane-modified polyether sealant for prefabricated buildings is provided by including a composition A and a composition B, wherein the composition A includes silane-modified polyether, plasticizer, hydroxy-terminated branched polyether, branched polyether epoxy resin, coupling agent, thixotropic agent, silica, reinforcing filler A, hollow glass microspheres and toner, and the composition B includes plasticizer, hydroxy-terminated branched polyether, light stabilizer, reinforcing filler B, organotin catalyst and amine curing agent. The present disclosure also optimized the various ingredients in the silane-modified polyether sealant, and a formulation of sealant having the best bonding effect was obtained. The two-composition polyether sealant system has good compatibility, greatly improves the adhesive properties thereof, achieves a good adhesion and waterproofing effect without needing to be used with a priming coating, and also avoids the risk of water leakage caused by misoperation in the applying of the priming coating existing in the prior art.

The present invention relates to new methods for crosslinking a polysaccharide with a bifunctional poly(ethylene glycol). The invention further includes the polymer hydrogels which can be produced using these methods, compositions comprising the polymer hydrogels and methods of use thereof.

The present invention relates to new methods for crosslinking a polysaccharide with a bifunctional poly(ethylene glycol). The invention further includes the polymer hydrogels which can be produced using these methods, compositions comprising the polymer hydrogels and methods of use thereof.