A nanostructured material system for efficient collection of photo-excited carriers is provided. They system comprises a plurality of plasmonic metal nitride core material elements coupled to a plurality of semiconductor material elements. The plasmonic nanostructured elements form ohmic junctions at the surface of the semiconductor material or at close proximity with the semiconductor material elements. A nanostructured material system for efficient collection of photo-excited carriers is also provided, comprising a plurality of plasmonic transparent conducting oxide core material elements coupled to a plurality of semiconductor material elements. The field enhancement, local temperature increase and energized hot carriers produced by nanostructures of these plasmonic material systems play enabling roles in various chemical processes. They induce, enhance, or mediate catalytic activities in the neighborhood when excited near the resonance frequencies.

A preparation method of pearlescent pigment coating materials is provided. The method of the present invention lies in that titanium-iron ions in ilmenites are dissolved by using a hydrochloric acid at a certain temperature and pressure, and then ferrous chloride in the acidolysis solution is precipitated by adding hydrogen chloride gas, the remaining titanium-iron ions are separated from other colored ions by means of co-extraction using an extractant upon oxidation, and an enriched titanium oxydichloride solution and ferrous hydrous oxide are obtained by employing a fractional back extraction and enrichment method, the titanium oxydichloride solution can be used for mica-titanium based pearlescent pigment coating materials, and can also be used for preparing titanium dioxide; and the acidified ferrous hydrous oxide and the oxidized ferrous chloride can be used as iron based pearlescent pigment coating materials or used for preparing iron oxide pigments.

The present invention provides a novel surface-modified inorganic substance obtained by modifying the surface of an inorganic nitride or an inorganic oxide with a boronic acid compound, and a heat dissipation material, a thermally conductive material, and a lubricant which use the surface-modified inorganic substance. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the surface-modified inorganic substance, and provides, as a novel method for modifying the surface of an inorganic substance selected from an inorganic oxide and an inorganic nitride with an organic substance, a method for modifying the surface of an inorganic nitride or an inorganic oxide with an organic substance that includes making a contact between the inorganic nitride or the inorganic oxide with a boronic acid compound.

A radiation-emitting component includes a radiation source; a transparent material disposed in the beam path of the component and including a polymer material and filler particles, wherein the filler particles include an inorganic filler material and a phosphonic acid derivative or phosphoric acid derivative attached to a surface thereof and through which the filler particles are crosslinked with the polymer material.

A composition for synthetic turf infill that allows a surface of the synthetic infill to remain cool when compared to a comparative synthetic turf having an infill comprising crumbed rubber. The composition comprises a polyvinyl chloride, a plasticizer, a reflective pigment, a blowing agent, and a filler having a specific gravity greater than 2.

Aqueous coating compositions providing enhanced anticorrosive and water-resistant properties. The anticorrosive coating comprises water borne resin, surface-hydrophobic inorganic pigments, and/or surface-hydrophobic inorganic extenders.

Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid solution or dispersion of polydisperse polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets from the solution or dispersion; drying the liquid droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres and metal oxide; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.

Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid dispersion of polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets of the dispersion; drying the droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.

The present invention relates to white fine particles from which a white ink that is capable of satisfying both of high hiding power and good bending resistance in a printed material can be obtained, and further relates to white fine particles from which an ink that is capable of satisfying not only excellent fixing properties even when printed on a non-liquid absorbing printing medium such as a resin film, but also suppression of increase in viscosity of the ink and at the same time good deinking properties at a high level can be obtained. The present invention provides [1] white fine particles containing titanium oxide and a polymer component with which the titanium oxide is encapsulated, in which a titanium atomic fraction of a surface of the respective white fine particles as measured at a photoelectron takeoff angle of 45° by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is not more than 7 atomic %, [2] a water-based ink containing the aforementioned white fine particles, in which the titanium atomic fraction of the surface of the respective white fine particles as measured at a photoelectron takeoff angle of 45° by XPS is not more than 5 atomic %, and [3] a process for producing a dispersion of white fine particles, including step 1 of mixing titanium oxide and a polymer dispersant to obtain a titanium oxide dispersion and step 2 of adding a polymerizable monomer to the thus obtained titanium oxide dispersion to subject the polymerizable monomer to polymerization reaction, thereby obtaining the dispersion of the white fine particles, in which a titanium atomic fraction of a surface of the respective white fine particles as measured at a photoelectron takeoff angle of 45° by XPS is not more than 7 atomic %.

A process is described for manufacturing white pigment containing products. The white pigment containing products are obtained from at least one white pigment and impurities containing material via froth flotation.