Abstract:
A method of forming a barrier to overcome lost circulation in a subterranean formation. The method includes injecting a polymer-sand nanocomposite into one or more lost circulation zones in the subterranean formation where the polymer-sand nanocomposite is formed from sand mixed with a polymer hydrogel. Further, the polymer hydrogel includes a hydrogel polymer, an organic cross-linker, and a salt. The sand additionally comprises a surface modification. The associated method of preparing a polymer-sand nanocomposite lost circulation material for utilisation in forming the barrier is provided.
Abstract:
An earth plant-based compostable biodegradable composition for the formation of a bioplastic and method of producing said resin, the composition comprising: about 17.5 to 45% ethanol-based green polyethylene by weight, about 20 to 25% calcium carbonate by weight, about 2 to 12% hemp hurd or soy protein by weight, about 32 to 45% starch by weight, and about 0.5 to 1% biodegradation additive by weight to enable biodegradation and composting of the bioplastic; wherein the composition is produced by first mill grinding the ethanol-based green polyethylene, calcium carbonate, hemp hurd or soy protein, starch and the biodegradation additive into fine powders, then mechanically mixing the fine powders one by one into a final mixture for about 5-25 minutes at a time, dry and without heat, and then heating the final mixture to about 220 to 430 degrees Fahrenheit.
Abstract:
Carbon blacks such as reinforcing-grade carbon blacks with high structure are described. The carbon black can have the following properties: a statistical thickness surface area (STSA) ranging from 80 m2/g to 150 m2/g, an oil absorption number (OAN) of at least 180 mL/100 g, and a crushed oil absorption number (COAN) of at least 110 mL/100 g. Rubber compounds which incorporate the carbon black also are described.
Abstract:
There are provided a crosslinkable elastomer composition which assures a small change in weight in both of There are provided a crosslinkable elastomer composition which assures a small change in weight in both of O2 plasma treatment and O2/CF4 plasma treatment and is capable of significantly inhibiting generation of foreign matters (particles) in these treatments, and a molded article made of the composition. The crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprises a crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer, silicon carbide particles having a bulk density of not more than 0.15 g/cm3, and further a crosslinking agent as case demands, and the molded article is obtained by crosslinking the composition.
Abstract:
Adhesive articles that include a substrate, a silicone polyoxamide-containing primer layer, and a silicone adhesive are disclosed. Methods of making the adhesive articles and the use of a silicone polyoxamide as a primer for improving adhesion between a substrate and a silicone adhesive are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a conductive composition containing a conductive metal powder and an epoxy resin component in which the conductive metal powder contains a metal flake and the epoxy resin component contains a polyfunctional epoxy resin having three or more epoxy groups.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an LDS-active additive for LDS plastics, to a polymer composition comprising an additive of this type, and to an article having metallised conductor tracks in which a polymeric basic body of the article or a polymeric coating on a basic body comprises an LDS additive of the said type.
Abstract:
The invention provides compositions and methods relating to self-assembly of structures of various size and shape complexity. The composition include synthetic single-stranded polymers having a backbone and pre-determined linear arrangement of monomers.
Abstract:
This invention relates to viscoelastic silicone rubber compositions that are the products of the reaction of: (a) a silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane base; (b) a boron-containing crosslinking agent; and (c) a siloxane bond-forming crosslinking agent. In a viscoelastic silicone rubber composition of the invention some of the crosslinks, the siloxane crosslinks, are permanent and others of the crosslinks, the boron-containing crosslinks, are temporary. Because a fraction of its crosslinks can come apart and then reform, a viscoelastic silicone rubber composition of the invention can relax stress in response to strain and thus adapt to new shapes. The composition has sufficient permanent crosslinks, however, to establish a permanent equilibrium shape to which the composition will eventually return when not subject to any imposed stress. A viscoelastic silicone rubber composition has sufficient temporary crosslinks to give the composition a stiffness that is greater on short timescales than it is on longer timescales.
Abstract:
A vinylidene chloride-based resin composition enables continuous extrusion molding over a long period of time and has excellent thermal stability. A vinylidene chloride-based resin composition includes particles (A) which are solid at room temperature; a plasticizer (B) which is liquid at room temperature; and a vinylidene chloride-based copolymer, wherein, in an area of 0.4 cm2 observed with a transmission optical microscope, a ratio of the particles (A) which have a projected area of 1000 μm2 or more and 3000 μm2 or less to the particles (A) which have a projected area of 10 μm2 or more and 3000 μm2 or less is 20% or less; and a ratio of the particles (A) which have a projected area of 10 μm2 or more and less than 100 μm2 to the particles (A) which have a projected area of 10 μm2 or more and 3000 μm2 or less is 40% or more.