A chemical formulation for imparting a textile with durable wicking, softening and antistatic properties comprising an amphoteric or betaine surfactant, and an alkoxysilane. A method of treating the textile with the chemical formulation as well as the treated textile and the articles made therefrom are provided.

This disclosure provides a method for preparing a current collector. The method includes: (1) anchoring vinyl groups onto the surface of textiles through the silanization between hydroxyl groups and coupling agents; (2) synthesizing polyelectrolyte brushes through in-situ radical polymerization; and (3) obtaining catalyst ions on the polyelectrolyte brushes through ion-exchange and obtaining metal-coated layers through subsequent electroless deposition). The current collector according to the present disclosure has high electrical conductivity and excellent mechanical flexibility, and thus the lithium ion battery including the same is suitable for portable and wearable electronic devices.

Carbon nanotube threads are coated with a coating solution such as dimethylformamide (DMF), ethylene glycol (EG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG200 (PEG with an average molecular weight of approximately 200 grams per mole (g/mol)), PEG400 (PEG with an average molecular weight of approximately 400 g/mol), aminopropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS 100 cP),polymide, poly(methylhydrosiloxane), polyalkylene glycol, (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane, hydride functional siloxane O resin, platinum (0) -1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-disiloxane, moisture in air, acetic acid, water, poly(dimethylsiloxane) hydroxy terminated, (3-glycidyloxypropyl)-trimethoxysilane or a combination thereof. The coated carbon nanotubes may be used to stitch in a Z-direction into a composite such as a polymer prepreg to strengthen the composite. The stitching may occur using a sewing machine.

A process and system are provided for introducing chopped and dispersed carbon fibers on an automated production line amenable for inclusion in molding compositions, including the debundling of many carbon fibers collectively forming a tow into dispersed chopped carbon fibers that form a filler that undergoes plasma treatment prior to introducing coating silanes to uniformly increase bonding sites for coupling to a thermoset matrix. By exposing carbon tow to a plasma discharge, the carbon tow debundles and is used to form sheets of molding compositions with chopped dispersed fibers added to the composition, as the sheets move along a conveyor belt on the automated production line and at least one plasma generator mounted above the conveyor belt ionizes the carbon fibers. With resort to deionized air to mix plasma-treated chopped fibers, still further dispersion results.

The invention relates to a polymeric fibre derived from a copolymer of polyacrylonitrile and a comonomer. The fibre comprises a metal ion and/or silicon at from about 1 to about 15 wt %. A process for making the fibre is also described.

Provided is a glass fabric formed by weaving warp and weft glass yarns comprising a plurality of glass filaments, wherein the surface of the glass fabric is subjected to surface treatment with a surface treatment agent, and the total carbon extraction amount when the glass fabric is subjected to extraction with methanol is greater than 0 and not more than 0.25%.

A process and system are provided for introducing chopped and dispersed carbon fibers on an automated production line amenable for inclusion in molding compositions, including the debundling of many carbon fibers collectively forming a tow into dispersed chopped carbon fibers that form a filler that undergoes plasma treatment prior to introducing coating silanes to uniformly increase bonding sites for coupling to a thermoset matrix. By exposing carbon tow to a plasma discharge, the carbon tow debundles and is used to form sheets of molding compositions with chopped dispersed fibers added to the composition, as the sheets move along a conveyor belt on the automated production line and at least one plasma generator mounted above the conveyor belt ionizes the carbon fibers. With resort to deionized air to mix plasma-treated chopped fibers, still further dispersion results.

A cyclic siloxane compound, composition, method, and an article including the siloxane, wherein the cyclic siloxane has the following Formula (I): wherein: each R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently a (C1-C4)alkyl; each L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is independently a single bond, an alkylene, or an alkylene bonded to a group selected from oxy, thio, carbonyl, NH, and combinations thereof; each R3 is independently a linear (C14-C100)alkyl; each R4 is independently a (C1-C30)alkyl, a (C2-C30)heteroalkyl having at least one oxygen, sulfur, or NH group, or a (C1-C30)alkyl substituted with a fluoro, thiol, isocyanato, cyanato, hydroxyl, glycidoxy, or epoxy group; with the proviso that L.sup.1, L2, and R.sup.4 are selected such that each Si atom is directly bonded to an alkylene or an alkyl; m is an integer of at least 2; n is an integer of 0 or above; m+n is an integer of at least 3; and the cyclic siloxane compound is a solid at 25? C.

A treatment agent for an electronic-grade low-dielectric fiberglass cloth, and a preparation method thereof are provided. The treatment agent for an electronic-grade low-dielectric fiberglass cloth is prepared from the following raw materials in weight percentages: a coupling agent A: 0.6% to 1.2%, a coupling agent B: 0.3% to 0.8%, a coupling agent additive: 0.01% to 1.5%, an alcohol: 0.1% to 0.5%, an acid: 0.1% to 0.5%, and water: the balance, where the coupling agent A is a vinyl-containing coupling agent; the coupling agent B is a vinylbenzyl-containing coupling agent; and the coupling agent additive is a salt of a maleic anhydride (MA)-grafted copolymer. On the basis of meeting the low dielectric performance, the treatment agent of the present disclosure improves the binding performance of the low-dielectric fiberglass cloth to a low-dielectric customer resin and enhances the mechanical performance and heat resistance of the low-dielectric fiberglass cloth.

Provided is a glass fabric formed by weaving warp and weft glass yarns comprising a plurality of glass filaments, wherein the surface of the glass fabric is subjected to surface treatment with a surface treatment agent, and the total carbon extraction amount when the glass fabric is subjected to extraction with methanol is greater than 0 and not more than 0.25%.