A latex composition includes a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent and a xanthogen compound mixed with a conjugated diene polymer latex, the aqueous dispersion of a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent being a dispersion in which the sulfur-based vulcanizing agent is dispersed in water using an anionic surfactant.

An antibacterial modified polyurethane resin is provided. The antibacterial modified polyurethane resin includes a polyurethane resin and an antibacterial modifying agent grafted on the polyurethane resin. The antibacterial modifying agent has formula (I) as follows:

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R.sub.1 is a substituent of —(CH2)a—, R.sub.2 is a substituent of —(CH2)bCH3—, a is a positive integer that is greater than or equal to 3, and b is a positive integer that is greater than or equal to 12. The antibacterial modifying agent has three methoxyl groups, at least two of the three methoxyl groups bond to the polyurethane resin through covalent bonds. In the antibacterial modified polyurethane resin, a chloride ion of the antibacterial modifying agent is configured to be ionized, so that a nitrogen atom is configured to be positively charged to attract a bacteria in an environment.

A hydrophilic silicone particle containing a surfactant fixed by a chemical bond formed by radical polymerization to a surface of a silicone particle having a volume average particle size of 0.1 to 100 μm and a method for producing the hydrophilic silicone particle, the method including fixing a hydrophilic group derived from a component (B) to a surface of a silicone particle by subjecting an emulsion to radical polymerization, the emulsion containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a radical polymerization reactive group; (B) 0.5 to 50 parts by mass of a surfactant having a radical polymerization reactive group; (C) 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a radical generator; and (D) 10 to 1000 parts by mass of water. A silicone particle may be readily dispersed in an aqueous material without the additional use of a dispersant (typically, a surfactant) and has a hydrophilic group.

The instant invention is an aqueous based blend composition and method of producing the same. The aqueous based blend composition comprises (a) an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising the melt blending product of one or more base polymers and one or more stabilizing agents in the presence of water and optionally one or more neutralizing agents, wherein the polyolefin dispersion has an average volume particle size diameter in the range of from 400 to 1500 nm; and a pH range from 8 to 11; and (b) an acrylic emulsion acrylic solids having an average weight particle size diameter in the range of from 75 to 450 nm; an acid level in the range of from 0.25 to 5 percent by weight of acid monomers based on the weight of the acrylic monomer, and a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 200,000 to 5,000,000 g/mole, and a glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) in the range of from 7 to 100° C., wherein said acrylic emulsion has a pH in the range of from 7 to 11; wherein said aqueous based blend composition has a solid content in the range of from 15 to 70 percent by weight of solids, based on the weight of the aqueous based blend composition, and a pH in the range of from 7 to 11.

A water-based paint composition has the ability to decompose ozone and includes a manganese oxide-based catalyst, an activated carbon, a polyacrylate-based dispersant, a water-soluble resin, a pH adjuster, and a water-based solvent.

A reaction system for forming a viscoelastic polyurethane foam includes an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component that includes at least a polyol component, an additive component, and a preformed aqueous polymer dispersant. The mixture includes 50.0 wt % to 99.8 wt % of the polyol component, 0.1 wt % to 49.9 wt % of the additive component, and 0.1 wt % to 6.0 wt % of the preformed aqueous polymer dispersant. The aqueous polymer dispersant has a pH from 6.0 to 12.0 and includes from 5 wt % to 60 wt % of a polymeric component and from 40 wt % to 95 wt % of a fluid medium. The polymeric component includes at least one base polymer derived from 20 wt % to 100 wt % of at least one hydrophilic acid monomer having at least one carbonyl group, phosphate group, phosphonate group, or sulfonyl group, and optionally derived from at least one hydrophobic terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer.

A formulation for a wafer dicing process comprises 1.0 to 1.5 mass % of a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol having a polymerization degree of 200 to 400 and a saponification degree of 75 to 85 mol %; 0.4 to 0.6 mass % of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol ether having a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 20,000 with a polymerization ratio of polyoxyethylene to polyoxypropylene of 75:25 to 85:15; and pure water (all mass % based on 100 mass % of formulation). The formulation is used in the form of a processing solution obtained by diluting it 10,000 to 100,000 times by pure water and flowing it on a dicing blade in a wafer dicing process to effectively remove dicing offcuts from the wafer and minute pieces of adhesive released from an adhesive layer of a dicing tape.

A fiber can be made having a structure with an axial core and a coating layer. The fiber can have a polymer core and one or two layers surrounding the core. The fine fiber can be made from a polymer material and a resinous aldehyde composition such that the general structure of the fiber has a polymer core surrounded by at least a layer of the resinous aldehyde composition.

A wetting agent according to Formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from a branched alkyl group or linear alkyl group or a cycloaliphatic group or an aromatic group, each having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.4 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.5 is selected from methyl or ethyl; x ranges from 0 to 5; y ranges from 0 to 10; z ranges from 1 to 10; with the proviso that when x ranges from 1 to 5, R.sup.2 is different from R.sup.3; and with the proviso that when x=0, R.sup.3 is different from R.sup.4. The wetting agent also imparts anti-foam properties to aqueous solutions while reducing surface tension.

The poor water solubility of high molecular weight chitosan has limited its use in areas such as food and beverage products, post-harvest treatments, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, medical treatments, and environmental pollution treatments. Disclosed is a high-molecular-weight, solid-state chitosan powder that is completely water-soluble.