Compositions for removing air pollutants from the air are provided. These compositions can be sprayed on a variety of surfaces to remove air pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the environment, and are suitable for use in human dwellings.

Some variations provide a multiphase polymer composition comprising a first polymer material and a second polymer material that are chemically distinct, wherein the first polymer material and the second polymer material are microphase-separated on a microphase-separation length scale from about 0.1 microns to about 500 microns, wherein the multiphase polymer composition comprises first solid functional particles selectively dispersed within the first polymer material, and wherein the first solid functional particles are chemically distinct from the first polymer material and the second polymer material. Some embodiments provide an anti-corrosion composition comprising first corrosion-inhibitor particles or precursors selectively dispersed within the first polymer material, wherein the multiphase polymer composition optionally further comprises second corrosion-inhibitor particles or precursors selectively dispersed within the second polymer material. These multiphase polymer compositions may be used for other applications, such as self-cleaning, self-healing, or flame-retardant coatings. Methods of making and using these multiphase polymer compositions are disclosed.

A vesicle incorporate a transmembrane protein, the vesicle forming material including a mixture of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) and polyetheramine. The vesicle can generally withstand elevated temperature without substantial shrinkage of the diameter, which in turn results in maintenance of the water permeability virtually unaffected. Pluronic based vesicles have a large content of amino groups available on the surface illustrated by the larger zeta potential values available for crosslinking in the polyamide layer by chemical reaction with trimesoyl chloride (TMC).

A film comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: a) a polyolefin component; b) an additive comprising i) a first polyethylene oxide/polyethylene copolymer having a HLB value in the range of from 1 to 7 and a structure selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.3CH.sub.2(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.aCH.sub.2CH.sub.2(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.bOH and CH.sub.3CH.sub.2(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.aCO(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.bOH wherein a is from 9 to 25 and b is from 1 to 10; and ii) a second polyethylene oxide/polyethylene copolymer having a HLB value in the range of from 7 to 18 and a structure selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.3CH.sub.2(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.aCH.sub.2CH.sub.2(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.bOH and CH.sub.3CH.sub.2(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.aCO(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.bOH wherein a is from 9 to 25 and b is from 1 to 10, is disclosed. The film is used in greenhouse applications.

The present invention relates to an anti-reflective coating solution composition and an anti-reflective coating film using the same. More particularly, an anti-reflective coating solution composition is provided, which has a low refractive index to thus improve transmittance and can also increase abrasion resistance to thus maintain an anti-reflective effect for a long period of time, whereby an anti-reflective coating film for improving solar cell module efficiency can be formed, and thus can be applied not only to a solar cell module glass but also to glass in a variety of fields.

An alkylene oxide derivative represented by following formula (I):

RO-(AO).sub.a[(PO).sub.b/(EO).sub.c]H(I)

(R represents a linear or branched alkyl group having from 4 to 36 carbons; AO is an oxyalkylene group having three or four carbons, PO is an oxypropylene group, and EO is an oxyethylene group; a, b, and c are the average addition molar numbers of the oxyalkylene group, the oxypropylene group, and the oxyethylene group per molecule, respectively, and 1a40, 1b40, 1c80, and (a+b+c)20; [(PO).sub.b/(EO).sub.c] represents a polyoxyalkylene group in which b moles of PO and c moles of EO are bonded randomly, and the random rate x is 0.1x1).

Some variations provide a multiphase polymer composition comprising a first polymer material and a second polymer material that are chemically distinct, wherein the first polymer material and the second polymer material are microphase-separated on a microphase-separation length scale from about 0.1 microns to about 500 microns, wherein the multiphase polymer composition comprises first solid functional particles selectively dispersed within the first polymer material, and wherein the first solid functional particles are chemically distinct from the first polymer material and the second polymer material. Some embodiments provide an anti-corrosion composition comprising first corrosion-inhibitor particles or precursors selectively dispersed within the first polymer material, wherein the multiphase polymer composition optionally further comprises second corrosion-inhibitor particles or precursors selectively dispersed within the second polymer material. These multiphase polymer compositions may be used for other applications, such as self-cleaning, self-healing, or flame-retardant coatings. Methods of making and using these multiphase polymer compositions are disclosed.

Compositions for increasing corn oil recovery and embodiments of methods for using the composition for corn oil separation are described. The composition(s) incorporate an admixture that includes a polymer selected from a polyglycol ester, a polyethyleneoxide-polypropyleneoxide block copolymer, a poloxamine, or a mixture thereof. The methods include admixing the compositions with a process stream for, for example, the extraction of oil from milled corn and residues from a fermentation step, including stillage (e.g., thin stillage or mid stillage), distiller's wet grain, distiller's dry grain and distiller's dry grains with solubles.

Provided is a composition comprising one or more protein and one or more polyalkoxy fatty compound wherein the weight ratio of said protein to said polyalkoxy fatty compound is from 0.05:1 to 20:1, and wherein said polyalkoxy fatty compound has structure (I) ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is a fatty group; R.sup.2 is H or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; n is 0 to 5; X.sup.1 is O, S, or NH; X.sup.2 is O, S, or NH; and R.sup.3 is a polymeric group comprising polymerized units of (II) and (III) ##STR00002##

Provided is a composition comprising one or more protein and one or more polyalkoxy fatty compound and wherein said polyalkoxy fatty compound has structure (I) ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is a fatty group; R.sup.2 is H or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; n is 0 to 5; X.sup.1 is O, S, or NH; X.sup.2 is O, S, or NH; and R.sup.3 is a polymeric group comprising polymerized units of (II) and (III) ##STR00002##