Method and composition for increasing the electrical and thermal conductivity of a textile article comprising the application of a composition comprising graphene and an inorganic pigment, so as to form a layer that consists of a thermal circuit for optimal management of heat and an electrical circuit for dissipation of the static electricity accumulated on the textile article.

Method and composition for increasing the electrical and thermal conductivity of a textile article comprising the application of a composition comprising graphene and an inorganic pigment, so as to form a layer that consists of a thermal circuit for optimal management of heat and an electrical circuit for dissipation of the static electricity accumulated on the textile article.

An activated cotton material and a method for processing cotton to form the activated cotton material are provided. The activated cotton material includes a layer of natural wax that is locked to the surface of cotton fibers by a wax lock.

A power transmission belt having a belt body, a tensile cord embedded in the belt body, and a jacket defining a pulley contact surface, where the jacket has been treated on at least the pulley contact surface with an aqueous fabric treatment or dip which includes an aqueous PEEK dispersion as part of the dip. The aqueous dip may further include an epoxy and a rubber latex. The aqueous dip may further include graphene or graphene oxide. The fabric may include aramid or nylon fibers. The jacket may cover the teeth of a toothed belt.

Textile reinforced elastomeric composites having a textile reinforcement embedded in an elastomeric matrix. The textile reinforcement includes fibers or yarns and an adhesive treatment applied to the fibers wherein the adhesive treatment comprises graphene or graphene oxide. The textile reinforcement may be a fabric or a tensile cord. The fibers may be polyester, aramid, carbon fiber, glass fiber, PBO, PEN, or polyamide. The adhesive treatment may be an epoxy treatment, an epoxy-latex treatment, an acrylic polymer treatment, a latex treatment, a polyurethane treatment, an RFL treatment, a rubber cement, or combinations thereof. The composite may be in the form of a toothed belt wherein the textile reinforcement is a tooth cover or a helically wound tensile cord embedded in the belt.

Textile reinforced elastomeric composites having a textile reinforcement embedded in an elastomeric matrix. The textile reinforcement includes fibers or yarns and an adhesive treatment applied to the fibers wherein the adhesive treatment comprises graphene or graphene oxide. The textile reinforcement may be a fabric or a tensile cord. The fibers may be polyester, aramid, carbon fiber, glass fiber, PBO, PEN, or polyamide. The adhesive treatment may be an epoxy treatment, an epoxy-latex treatment, an acrylic polymer treatment, a latex treatment, a polyurethane treatment, an RFL treatment, a rubber cement, or combinations thereof. The composite may be in the form of a toothed belt wherein the textile reinforcement is a tooth cover or a helically wound tensile cord embedded in the belt.

The disclosure provides a method for improving the strength and dyeing of wool fibers, and belongs to the technical field of modification of textile materials. By using the feature that protein fiber macromolecules contain a large number of active groups such as hydroxyl groups, amino groups and carboxyl groups, which easily react with polyphenolic pigments formed by a phenolic compound catalyzed by an enzyme to form covalent bonding, the disclosure realizes low temperature dyeing of wool fibers while improving the fiber strength. The disclosure has mild operating conditions easy to control, and in view of increasingly emphasis on environmental protection nowadays, the use of the biological enzyme for dyeing wool fibers is safe, environmentally friendly and efficient, and has a long-term development prospect.

A conformable noise control article useful reducing noise in a motor vehicle is provided. The article includes a nonwoven fiber web that is impregnated with a polymeric matrix composition having low (Tg) and high (Tg) polymers, additives and inorganic fillers. The density of the noise control article is at least ten times more than the density of the nonwoven fiber web. The article has an air flow resistivity that is at least ninety times greater than the air flow resistivity of a bare nonwoven web and exhibits a sound transmission loss in the frequency spectrum of 125 Hz to 5000 Hz.

A conformable noise control article useful reducing noise in a motor vehicle is provided. The article includes a nonwoven fiber web that is impregnated with a polymeric matrix composition having low (Tg) and high (Tg) polymers, additives and inorganic fillers. The density of the noise control article is at least ten times more than the density of the nonwoven fiber web. The article has an air flow resistivity that is at least ninety times greater than the air flow resistivity of a bare nonwoven web and exhibits a sound transmission loss in the frequency spectrum of 125 Hz to 5000 Hz.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for advantageously producing a protein molded article which can solve a problem caused by esterification of a hydroxyl group contained in a protein while maintaining a sufficient strength. A method for producing a protein molded article according to the present invention includes a step of bringing a raw material molded article containing a protein in which a hydroxyl group is esterified into contact with an acidic or basic medium in a state of applying a tensile force, thus hydrolyzing an ester group.