A zirconium nitride powder coated with alumina has a volume resistivity is 1×10.sup.6 Ω.Math.cm or higher. Also, an coating amount with alumina is 1.5% by mass to 9% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the zirconium nitride. Furthermore, an isoelectric point of the zirconium nitride powder coated with alumina is 5.7 or higher.

A preparation method of a cube-like ZnSnO.sub.3 composite coated with highly graphitized fine ash comprises steps: S1: with the gasified fine slag of pulverized coal as a raw material, preparing the fine ash by adopting a three-step acidification method; and S2: adding the fine ash prepared in the Si into a container filled with distilled water, ultrasonically dispersing for 20-40 min, adding equal molar masses of SnCl.sub.4.5H.sub.2O and (Zn(NO.sub.3).6H.sub.2O respectively, uniformly stirring, dropwise adding ammonia into the mixed solution and magnetically stirring until the pH value of the mixed solution is 12, heating the mixed solution, washing the product obtained with deionized water and ethanol for 2-4 times, and finally drying to obtain a ZnSnO.sub.3@fine composite. With the dielectric property and conductivity adjusted, the composite prepared reveals a good impedance matching performance and an improved MA performance.

A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.

Granules include a hydrophobic surface treatment. The hydrophobic surface treatment may include a hydrocarbon oil and a silicon-containing polymer, in which the hydrocarbon oil is present in an amount of at least 0.025 percent by weight, and the silicon-containing polymer is present in an amount of greater than 0.05 percent by weight of the roofing granules. The hydrophobic surface treatment may include silicon-containing polymer present in an amount of greater than 0.05, greater than 0.25 percent, or greater than 0.5 percent by weight of the roofing granules. Use of the granules as roofing granules is also disclosed. A construction article includes a substrate, an organic coating, and the roofing granules at least partially embedded in the organic coating. Methods of making the granules and the construction article are also disclosed.

The titanium material includes a titanium oxide layer formed on a surface of titanium being a base material, the titanium oxide layer having a thickness measured by a glow discharge spectrometry of 60 to 300 nm, wherein: the titanium oxide layer contains 0.5 to 7.0 at % of nitrogen, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a surface thereof is 2.0 to 4.0 μm; and a power spectrum of a surface roughness of the titanium material has a peak of an amplitude height of 0.005 to 0.020 μm in a range of a wavelength of 1.1 to 2.5 μm and has a peak of an amplitude height of 0.0010 to 0.0030 μm in a range of a wavelength of 0.80 to 0.98 μm. An L*a*b* color space may be L*: 30 to 40, a*: 2.0 to 9.0, and b*: −7.0 to 18.0.

A preparation method of a cube-like ZnSnO.sub.3 composite coated with highly graphitized fine ash comprises steps: S1: with the gasified fine slag of pulverized coal as a raw material, preparing the fine ash by adopting a three-step acidification method; and S2: adding the fine ash prepared in the S1 into a container filled with distilled water, ultrasonically dispersing for 20-40 min, adding equal molar masses of SnCl.sub.4.Math.5H.sub.2O and (Zn(NO.sub.3).Math.6H.sub.2O respectively, uniformly stirring, dropwise adding ammonia into the mixed solution and magnetically stirring until the pH value of the mixed solution is 12, heating the mixed solution, washing the product obtained with deionized water and ethanol for 2-4 times, and finally drying to obtain a ZnSnO.sub.3@fine composite. With the dielectric property and conductivity adjusted, the composite prepared reveals a good impedance matching performance and an improved MA performance.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe burner configurations used in an industrial process to convert methane to olefins, aromatics, and nanoparticles/nanomaterials. Both a vitiated coflow burner and piloted turbulent burner with inhomogeneous inlets are disclosed.

A method for preparing modified graphene and a method for preparing a slurry containing the modified graphene are disclosed. The method for preparing a modified graphene comprises: putting a flake graphite powder, a silicon molecular modifier, water and a boric acid solution into a high pressure container, filling a liquid gas into the high pressure container, connecting the high pressure container to a solid gas preparation apparatus, to solidify the liquid qas and obtain a solid gas, putting the solid gas into a ultraviolet washing machine for ultraviolet high-energy radiation, exfoliating the graphene flake, continuously exposing to ultraviolet light for a period of time to form a modified graphene, continuously exposing the modified graphene under the ultraviolet light, and storing the modified graphene in vacuum as an intermediate.

A black IR reflective or transmissive pigment from which LiDAR responsive black coatings can be formed where the pigment displays a Blackness M.sub.y value similar to non-IR reflective carbon black. The CuO particles display small crystallites of less than 18 nm and an (−111)/(111) reflectance intensity ratio of less than 1.2. A method of forming the CuO particles includes precipitation of CuCO3 or CuCO.sub.3/Cu(OH).sub.2 using an alkali carbonate as a precipitant and calcining the precipitate at about 300° C. to about 400° C.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe burner (10) configurations used in an industrial process to convert methane to olefins, aromatics, and nanoparticles/nanomaterials. Both a vitiated coflow burner and piloted turbulent burner with inhomogeneous inlets are disclosed.