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 MC 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 m.sup.2/g and at most 200 m.sup.2/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 disclosed technology relates to a heat transfer system and heat transfer method employing stable colloidal dispersion of a) a non-conductive, non-aqueous and non-water miscible dielectric oleaginous heat transfer fluid, b) at least one solid nanoparticle, and c) a surfactant. In particular, the technology relates to a stable colloidal dispersion with low electrical conductivity, low flammability, and low freeze point that provides excellent peak temperature reduction in a heat transfer system, such as that for cooling a battery pack or a power system of an electric vehicle.

A liquid for an electrowetting element includes a plurality of solid particles dispersed in a liquid vehicle. Each of the plurality of solid particles comprises, respectively, a solid core with a coating comprising silicon dioxide.

Use of an inorganic and an organic dispersant to disperse a particulate mineral in aqueous medium, for example wherein the inorganic dispersant is used to disperse the particulate mineral prior to a dewatering step and the organic dispersant is used to disperse the particulate mineral after the dewatering step, and products and intermediate products of said use.

This present invention relates to oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes in dispersions, especially for use in printing inks. The dispersions can include materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics or aqueous dispersions of open-ended carbon nanotubes with additives. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a dispersion of oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes that are electrically conductive.

Provided are a pickering emulsion including: 0.01-20 wt % of particles having an average particle diameter of 10 nm-100 m, and 0.01-20 wt % of a non-ionic water-soluble polymer, wherein the particles are positioned on an oil droplet surface, and a method of preparing the same.

This present invention relates to oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes in dispersions, especially for use in printing inks. The dispersions can include materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics or aqueous dispersions of open-ended carbon nanotubes with additives. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a dispersion of oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes that are electrically conductive.

Provided are dispersions which comprise more than about up to 55 percent by weight or more of an organic peroxide which is normally solid in an anhydrous liquid phase such as dibutyl maleate or dioctyl adipate, with about 5% by weight or more fumed silica to provide a thixotropic, storage stable organic peroxide paste. Addition of about 5 weight % or more of fumed silica was found to result in the formation of a shear thinning anhydrous dispersion of organic peroxide which was storage stable.

A surfactant composition includes 60 wt % or greater of a surfactant based on a total weight of the surfactant composition and 0.01 wt % to 5 wt % of a hydroxyl amine having structure (I) based on the total weight of the surfactant composition, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 of Structure (I) are independently selected from the group consisting of H, an alkanolamine, or a hydroxyl alkyl group with linear or branched carbon chain having from 1 to 8 carbons, and R.sub.4 of Structure (I) is selected from the group consisting of an alkanolamine, or a hydroxyl alkyl group with linear or branched carbon chain having from 1 to 8 carbons.

An objective of the present invention is to provide an organic-inorganic hybrid acrylic polymer having an increased refractive index, which has a higher transparency and a less impaired scratch resistance; a metal oxide dispersion and a polymerizable composition as materials for the polymer; and the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer capable of being produced in a crack-free manner. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a high-performance antireflection film using the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer. The metal oxide dispersion of the present invention comprises a phosphorus compound represented by Formula (1): ##STR00001##
(wherein, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; R.sup.2 is an organic residue; and n is 1 or 2) and a metal oxide.