A single coated conductor for an overhead power transmission or distribution line is provided comprising one or more electrical conductors (400) and a first coating (401) provided on at least a portion of the one or more electrical conductors (400). The first coating (401) comprises: (i) an inorganic binder comprising an alkali metal silicate; (ii) a polymerisation agent comprising nanosilica (“nS”) or colloidal silica (SiO.sub.2); and (iii) a photocatalytic agent, wherein the photocatalytic agent comprises ≥70 wt % anatase titanium dioxide (TiO.sub.2) having an average particle size (“aps”) ≤100 nm. The first coating (401) has an average thermal emissivity coefficient E≥0.90 across the infrared spectrum 2.5-30.0 μm and has an average solar reflectivity coefficient R≥0.90 and/or an average solar absorptivity coefficient A≤0.10 across the solar spectrum 0.3-2.5 μm.

A single coated conductor for an overhead power transmission or distribution line is provided comprising one or more electrical conductors (400) and a first coating (401) provided on at least a portion of the one or more electrical conductors (400). The first coating (401) comprises: (i) an inorganic binder comprising an alkali metal silicate; (ii) a polymerisation agent comprising nanosilica (“nS”) or colloidal silica (SiO.sub.2); and (iii) a photocatalytic agent, wherein the photocatalytic agent comprises ≥70 wt % anatase titanium dioxide (TiO.sub.2) having an average particle size (“aps”) ≤100 nm. The first coating (401) has an average thermal emissivity coefficient E≥0.90 across the infrared spectrum 2.5-30.0 μm and has an average solar reflectivity coefficient R≥0.90 and/or an average solar absorptivity coefficient A≤0.10 across the solar spectrum 0.3-2.5 μm.

The invention relates to a silicate coating containing (A) at least one compound of the formula (I), ##STR00001##
where R.sup.1 represents H, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH, or CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)OH, (B) at least one silicate binder, (C) if appropriate, one or more polymer binders, (D) if appropriate, further additives usual for the production of silica coatings, and (E) water.

The invention relates to a silicate coating containing (A) at least one compound of the formula (I), ##STR00001##
where R.sup.1 represents H, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH, or CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)OH, (B) at least one silicate binder, (C) if appropriate, one or more polymer binders, (D) if appropriate, further additives usual for the production of silica coatings, and (E) water.

A method for producing an electrically conductive thin film on a substrate is disclosed. Initially, a reducible metal compound and a reducing agent are dispersed in a liquid. The dispersion is then deposited on a substrate as a thin film. The thin film along with the substrate is subsequently exposed to a pulsed electromagnetic emission to chemically react with the reducible metal compound and the reducing agent such that the thin film becomes electrically conductive.

A method for producing an electrically conductive thin film on a substrate is disclosed. Initially, a reducible metal compound and a reducing agent are dispersed in a liquid. The dispersion is then deposited on a substrate as a thin film. The thin film along with the substrate is subsequently exposed to a pulsed electromagnetic emission to chemically react with the reducible metal compound and the reducing agent such that the thin film becomes electrically conductive.

The present disclosure discloses a high-temperature aerogel heat insulation coating, preparation equipment and a use method for the preparation equipmen. A supporting leg frame is arranged on the outer side wall of the reaction tank; a storage cavity is formed in the upper outer box; a dispersing shaft is arranged in the storage cavity; dispersing blades are installed on the dispersing shaft; a dispersing motor and a material guiding pipe are arranged outside the upper outer box; an unloading mechanism is arranged under the reaction tank; and an exhaust hole and a feeding hole are formed in the outer part of the reaction tank.

A touch screen display that includes a touch screen user interface having a plurality of layers that includes a top surface layer. The display includes a coating composition coating the top surface layer. The coating composition includes metal-modified cerium oxide nanoparticles (mCNPs) having a predominantly 3+ cerium surface charge and in a range of about 3-30 nm in size and in an amount that is in a range of about 1 weight percentage of a mixture having a binder and the mCNPs and m is an antimicrobial promoting metal that is non-ionizing. The touch screen display is incorporated into various machines or electronic devices. The coating composition forms a self-disinfecting surface that is optically transparent.

A touch screen display that includes a touch screen user interface having a plurality of layers that includes a top surface layer. The display includes a coating composition coating the top surface layer. The coating composition includes metal-modified cerium oxide nanoparticles (mCNPs) having a predominantly 3+ cerium surface charge and in a range of about 3-30 nm in size and in an amount that is in a range of about 1 weight percentage of a mixture having a binder and the mCNPs and m is an antimicrobial promoting metal that is non-ionizing. The touch screen display is incorporated into various machines or electronic devices. The coating composition forms a self-disinfecting surface that is optically transparent.

A process for forming on a corrodible substrate a corrosion-resistant multi-ply coating comprising: (a) applying an aluminum-containing silicate slurry onto the surface of the substrate and heating the deposited slurry to form a cured composite of an aluminum-Containing silicate basecoat that is not electrically conductive, optionally repeating the aforementioned step to form a thicker multi-ply coating, (b) applying an initial solution of tri valent aluminum and phosphate ions (Al.sup.+3PO.sub.4) to the surface of said basecoat and heating the substrate that has thereon said solution to form a cured ply comprising a composite that is not electrically conductive; (c) mechanically working the surface of the composite to form a modified composite which is in electrically conductive form; and (d) applying to the surface of the modified composite an additional solution of divalent aluminum and phosphate ions (Al.sup.+3PO.sub.4), the composition of which may be the same as or different from said initial solution, and heating the modified conductive coated surface having thereon said additional solution under conditions which cure it to form said multi-ply coating which is not electrically conductive, a multi-ply coating prepared by the process, and an article coated with the multi-ply coating.