An aqueous, bubble forming composition is provided that contains glitter, wherein the glitter is strongly both lipophilic and hydrophilic and therefore able to preferentially release from the contact surface of the bubble forming toy while maintaining the structural integrity of the bubbles.

Disclosed are methods for making emulsions and emulsions, that in some embodiments can be considered to be Pickering emulsions.

The present invention relates to a particulate carbon material that can be produced from renewable raw materials, in particular from biomass containing lignin, comprising: a 14C content that corresponds to that of the renewable raw materials, said content being preferably greater than 0.20 Bq/g carbon, especially preferably greater than 0.23 Bq/g carbon, but preferably less than 0.45 Bq/g carbon in each case; a carbon content in relation to the ash-free dry substance of between 60 ma. % and 80 ma. %; an STSA surface area of the primary particles of at least 5 m2/g and at most 200 m2/g; and an oil absorption value (OAN) of between 50 ml/100 g and 150 ml/100 g. The present invention also relates to a method for producing said carbon material and to the use thereof.

The present invention provides a nano-silica dispersion having amphiphilic properties and a double-particle structure and its production method. The production method comprises: producing a lipophilically modified nano-silica alcosol which is denoted as a first reaction solution by adding a silane coupling agent containing a lipophilic group to a nano-silica alcosol as a raw material; producing a hydrophilically modified nano-silica alcosol which is denoted as a second reaction solution by adding a silane coupling agent containing a hydrophilic group into a nano-silica alcosol as a raw material; producing the nano-silica dispersion having amphiphilic properties and a double-particle structure by adding 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to the first reaction solution, stirring, then mixing the resultant with the second reaction solution. The present invention further provides a nano-silica dispersion having amphiphilic properties and a double-particle structure produced by the above production method. It has both hydrophilic and lipophilic properties, and has the double-particle structure, with a particle size of less than 100 nm. The production process is simple and low in cost.

Disclosed are methods for making emulsions and emulsions, that in some embodiments can be considered to be Pickering emulsions.

A complex that includes a metal fine particle dispersant including a branched polymer compound having an ammonium group and having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000,000; and a metal fine particle, wherein the metal fine particle includes platinum (Pt) or palladium (Pd), the metal fine particle dispersant includes a branched polymer compound of Formula (1): ##STR00001##

The invention provides dispersed inorganic mixed metal oxide pigment compositions in a hydrocarbon media utilizing a dispersant having polyisobutylene succinic anhydride structure reacted with a non-polymeric amino ether/alcohol to disperse a mixed metal oxide pigment in the media. The metal oxide pigment is of the type used to color ceramic or glass articles. A milling process using beads is also described to reduce the mixed metal oxide particle size to the desired range. A method of using the mixed metal oxide dispersion to digitally print an image on a ceramic or glass article using the dispersion jetted through a nozzle and subsequently firing the colored article is also described.

An emulsified dispersion liquid in which thin-film graphite et al. are used instead of a surfactant as an emulsifier. An emulsified dispersion liquid containing a medium liquid, an emulsification/dispersion material insoluble in the medium liquid, a thin-film graphite; and a carbon nanotube is disclosed. The emulsification/dispersion material is dispersed in the medium liquid in a state of being surrounded by the thin-film graphite with the carbon nanotube adhering to the surface of the thin-film graphite. An emulsified dispersion liquid containing a medium liquid, an emulsification/dispersion material insoluble in the medium liquid, and a carbon nanotube is disclosed. The emulsification/dispersion material is dispersed in the medium liquid in a state of being surrounded by the carbon nanotube.

A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide (SiC) sintered body and a SiC sintered body obtained by the method are provided. The method includes: preparing a composite powder by subjecting a SiC raw material and a sintering aid raw material to mechanical alloying; and sintering the composite powder, wherein the sintering aid is at least one selected from the group consisting of an AlC-based material, an AlBC-based material, and a BC-based material. Accordingly, a SiC sintered body that can be sintered at low temperature, can be densified, and has high strength and high electrical conductivity can be prepared.

A polyoxo niobate compound dispersion is provided and includes a part or all of a polyoxo niobate compound dispersed or dissolved in a mixed solvent using a lower alcohol and water as a main solvent and containing a primary amine, a secondary amine, a tertiary amine, a quaternary ammonium compound, or two or more of them, wherein the content of water is 5.0% by mass or more, the content of the amine compound solvent is 0.50 or more in terms of a molar ratio relative to the content of niobium (Nb), and the lower alcohol accounts for 70% by mass or more of a contained component other than a component derived from the polyoxo niobate compound, a component derived from the amine compound solvent, and water.