Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
516020000 | Primarily organic continuous liquid phase (e.g., organic liquid emulsified in an organic liquid) | 37 |
20080242743 | Surface Active Organosilicone Compounds - The present invention relates to new organodisilanes or carbodisilanes, a process for manufacturing the same and their use, in particular, as surface active agents, especially as spreading agents. | 10-02-2008 |
20110184074 | HYDROLYSIS RESISTANT ORGANOMODIFIED TRISILOXANE SURFACTANTS - Three types of trisiloxane surfactants having the basic formula: | 07-28-2011 |
20110257274 | Method For Producing Emulsion - The present invention has an objective to easily obtain an emulsion exhibiting superior storage stability, and in particular, an emulsion of a polyorganosiloxane. The present invention provides a method for producing an emulsion characterized by obtaining an emulsion by emulsifying a mixture of an oil and a surfactant, obtained by synthesizing the surfactant in the oil. In particular, the method is suitably used for the preparation of an emulsion of an organopolysiloxane (A) which is usually difficult to be stably emulsified. A silicone-based surfactant (B), and in particular, a silicone-based surfactant having a small degree of polymerization of a siloxane chain such as a trisiloxane is synthesized in an oil. Thereby, an emulsion exhibiting superior storage stability can be produced. | 10-20-2011 |
20130274353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF EMULSIONS WITH LOW INTERFACIAL TENSION AND MEASURING FREQUENCY VIBRATIONS IN THE SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for generating droplets with a high level of uniformity in liquid systems that present a low interfacial tension. This method and apparatus utilize the breakup of the dispersed phase in a controlled fashion by periodically varying the pressure that drives the fluids so as to successfully generate emulsions with a good control over the size. The method and apparatus can be used for the formation of simple emulsion or double emulsion where a larger droplet contains one or more smaller droplets. | 10-17-2013 |
20150057376 | Method and Device for Generating Hydrogen Plasma - A method for generating hydrogen plasma includes a step for preparing a solution in which hydrogenated hydrogen with ion binding properties or ortho hydrogen molecules have been dissolved. The method also includes exposing the solution to ultrasonic waves or microwaves. Preferably, microbubbles are agitated by projecting ultrasonic waves or microwaves as solar energy, generating hydrogen plasma when the microbubbles burst. | 02-26-2015 |
516021000 | Discontinuous phase primarily inorganic liquid (e.g., water-in-oil emulsion, w/o) | 9 |
20100179230 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID MICROSPHERES - The present invention provides microsphere manufacturing method and apparatus capable of stable obtaining microspheres of a desired size and reducing facility cost. According to the method and the apparatus, to manufacture microspheres made of a second liquid in a first liquid, the first liquid is supplied into a first channel to flow therein and the second liquid is supplied to an intermediate part of the first channel through a second channel. The supply velocities of the first and second liquids are set such that the second liquid closes the first channel and the closing part of the second liquid is cut off due to a pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side to form microspheres. | 07-15-2010 |
20110039951 | WATER CLUSTERS CONFINED IN NANO-ENVIRONMENTS - The disclosure describes a method including providing a nano-environment; and confining heavy or light water in the nano-environment such that at least one water cluster forms. | 02-17-2011 |
20130035405 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE PRODUCTION OF CRYSTAL AGGLOMERATES FROM A PRECIPITATION LIQUOR - The present invention relates to compositions and methods to increase the output of a high quality product from the precipitation liquor crystallization process exemplified through the aluminum hydroxide recovery processes such as the Bayer process. The invention is a method of increasing the size of precipitates from a liquor. The invention in one embodiment relates to the use of a crystal growth modifier compositions added to the precipitation process to increase the particle size distribution of the precipitated alumina trihydrate. | 02-07-2013 |
20130046030 | CONTROL OF EMULSIONS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE EMULSIONS - The present invention generally relates to emulsions, and more particularly, to double and other multiple emulsions. Certain aspects of the present invention are generally directed to the creation of double emulsions and other multiple emulsions at a common junction of microfluidic channels. In some cases, the microfluidic channels at the common junction may have substantially the same hydrophobicity. In one set of embodiments, a device may include a common junction of six or more channels, where a first fluid flows through one channel, a second fluid flows through two channels, and a third or carrying fluid flows through two more channels, such that a double emulsion of a first droplet of the first fluid, contained in a second droplet of the second fluid, contained by the carrying fluid, flows away from the common junction through a sixth channel. | 02-21-2013 |
20140243434 | WATER CLUSTERS CONFINED IN NANO-ENVIRONMENTS - The disclosure describes a method including providing a nano-environment; and confining heavy or light water in the nano-environment such that at least one water cluster forms. | 08-28-2014 |
20150073061 | COATED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING - We describe a method of layer-by-layer deposition of a plurality of layers of material onto the wall or walls of a channel of a microfluidic device, the method comprising: loading a tube with a series of segments of solution, a said segment of solution bearing a material to be deposited; coupling said tube to said microfluidic device; and injecting said segments of solution into said microfluidic device such that said segments of solution pass, in turn, through said channel depositing successive layers of material to perform said layer-by-layer deposition onto said wall or walls of said channel. Embodiments of the methods are particularly useful for automated surface modification of plastic, for example PDMS (Poly(dimethylsiloxane)), microchannels. We also describe methods and apparatus for forming double-emulsions. | 03-12-2015 |
516022000 | Three or more phases (e.g., w/o emulsion also containing solid particle suspension) | 1 |
20080234394 | SYSTEM FOR FORMING JANUS PARTICLES - The invention is a method of forming Janus particles, that includes forming an emulsion that contains initial particles, a first liquid, and a second liquid; solidifying the first liquid to form a solid that contains at least a portion of the initial particles on a surface of the solid; and treating the exposed particle sides with a first surface modifying agent, to form the Janus particles. Each of the initial particles on the surface has an exposed particle side and a blocked particle side. | 09-25-2008 |
516028000 | The agent contains organic compound containing oxygen | 2 |
516029000 | The compound contains -C(=O)O- (e.g., glyceride) | 2 |
20100113621 | WATER IN OIL (W/O) EMULSION FORMED BY USING REVERSE VESICLE - A water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion which is stable even with a high water content is provided. The water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion is obtained by a three-phase emulsification using a reverse vesicle of an amphiphilic compound as an emulsifier. As the amphiphilic compound, a sucrose fatty acid ester is preferable, and a sucrose fatty acid ester with an HLB value of 6-12 is more preferable. The reverse vesicle can be prepared by mixing an amphiphilic compound with a non-polar solvent. The water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion can be formed by using the prepared mixture containing the reverse vesicle as an oil phase and adding water thereto for emulsification. As the non-polar solvent, an alicyclic hydrocarbon solvent such as cyclohexane is preferable. The reverse vesicle preferably has a particle diameter of not more than 1 μm. | 05-06-2010 |
20130303635 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS - The invention relates to oil-in-water emulsions based on fatty alcohols and the use thereof as antifoams or deaerators for aqueous compositions. Such oil-in-water emulsions consist to at least 95% by weight of the following constituents:
| 11-14-2013 |
516031000 | Discontinuous phase material primarily solid or semisolid (e.g., colloid- sized dispersion of gel particles, or paraffin wax, or polytetrafluoroethylene) | 23 |
20080269356 | ACID-BASED POLYMERIC DISPERSANTS WITH 2-[2-(2-METHOXYETHOXY)ETHOXY]ACETIC ACID - The disclosure relates to acid-based polymeric dispersants containing 2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]acetic acid for dispersing metal oxide nanoparticles in organic solvents such as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and butyl acetate. | 10-30-2008 |
516032000 | The material primarily contains elemental carbon (e.g., graphite, diamond) | 8 |
20090082474 | HIGHLY DISPERSIBLE CARBON NANOSPHERES IN A POLAR SOLVENT AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The particle sizes of agglomerates of carbon nanospheres are reduced by dispersing the carbon nanospheres in a polar solvent. The carbon nanospheres are multi-walled, hollow, graphitic structures with an average diameter in a range from about 10 nm to about 200 nm, more preferably about 20 nm to about 100 nm. Spectral data shows that prior to being dispersed, the carbon nanospheres are agglomerated into clusters that range in size from 500 nm to 5 microns. The clusters of nanospheres are reduced in size by dispersing the carbon nanospheres in the polar solvent (e.g., water) using a surface modifying agent (e.g., glucose) and ultrasonication. The combination of polar solvent, surface modifying agent, and ultrasonication breaks up and disperses agglomerates of carbon nanospheres. | 03-26-2009 |
20130345323 | DISPERSING METHOD OF CARBON NANOTUBE, DISPERSING APPARATUS OF CARBON NANOTUBE, AND CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION OBTAINED THEREBY - The present disclosure relates to a dispersing method of a carbon nanotube comprising: the first step of mixing a carbon nanotube aggregate, a magnetic material and a dispersant; and the second step of applying a magnetic field to the mixture obtained in the first step to disperse the carbon nanotube aggregate, a dispersing apparatus of a carbon nanotube, and a carbon nanotube dispersion obtained thereby. A carbon nanotube aggregate can be more effectively dispersed without damaging a carbon nanotube by the dispersing method of a carbon nanotube according to the present disclosure. | 12-26-2013 |
20140148517 | DISPERSION OF PARTICULATE CLUSTERS VIA THE RAPID VAPORIZATION OF INTERSTITIAL LIQUID - A process for dispersing agglomerates or clusters of particles utilizing pressure generated from volatilization of an interstitial liquid. More particularly, the method relates to infusing the particles with a first liquid, placing the infused particles in a second liquid or fluid having a higher boiling point than the first liquid and heating the composition to a temperature above the boiling point of the first liquid thereby resulting in breakage of the particles. Compositions including particles dispersed by interstitial liquid vaporization are also disclosed. | 05-29-2014 |
20150133568 | METHOD FOR PREPARING GRAPHENE FROM BIOMASS-DERIVED CARBONACEOUS MESOPHASE - The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene from a biomass-derived carbonaceous mesophase, which includes: soaking a base substance into an ethanol solution of a biomass-derived carbonaceous mesophase; after a certain period of time, taking out and drying the base substance, a layer of biomass-derived carbonaceous mesophase film being attached to the surface of the base substance; subjecting the base substance to a heat treatment under the protection of a hydrogen atmosphere, then a stacked graphene film was formed on the surface of the base substance; and further subjecting the base substance to ultrasonic dispersion in an alcohol solvent to separate the graphene film and the base substance, then a graphene alcosol was formed. The preparation process of the present invention is easy to implement. The raw material biomass-derived carbonaceous mesophase has abundant sources and is low in cost. The preparation process has low energy consumption, and is applicable to mass production. The obtained graphene film and graphene alcosol can be used in solar cells, nano-electronic devices, sensors, and so on, and have broad market prospects. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133569 | CARBON NANOTUBE SUSPENSIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Carbon nanotube suspensions or dispersions include carbon nanotubes and a functionalized non-native polycyclic aromatic group attached to a surface of the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes in the suspensions or dispersions are pretreated by exposing the carbon nanotubes to a solvent (such as N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone), an acid (such as concentrated sulfuric acid), and a non-native polycyclic aromatic group. The carbon nanotubes pretreated according to this method can be dispersed or suspended in a solvent to prepare high concentration suspensions, dispersions and/or inks for various applications. | 05-14-2015 |
20160039679 | METHOD OF MAKING GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES BY MULTIPHASE FLUID DYNAMIC DISPERSION - A method of dispersing graphene and graphitic nanomaterials uses multiphase fluid dynamic technique. The method includes a device, incorporating high intensity fluid dynamics technique ( | 02-11-2016 |
20160115033 | Zeta Positive Hydrogenated Nanodiamond Powder, Zetapositive Single Digit Hydrogenated Nanodiamond Dispersion, and Methods for Producing the Same - The present invention relates to a method for producing zeta positive hydrogenated nanodiamond particles, and to a method for producing zeta positive single digit hydrogenated nanodiamond dispersions. The present invention further relates to zeta positive hydrogenated nanodiamond powder and zeta positive single digit hydrogenated nanodiamond dispersion. | 04-28-2016 |
20160376153 | OXYGEN FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE NANOFLAKE, A STABLE AND SURFACTANT-FREE GRAPHENE NANOFLAKE NANOFLUID AND METHOD FROM MAKING SAME - The present describes an oxygen functionalized nanoflake (O-GNF), a stable nanofluid in which the graphene nanoflakes remain dispersed or in suspension free of surfactants, and the method of making the oxygen-functionalized nanoflake. The oxygen-functionalized graphene nanoflake (O-GNF and/or O—N-GNF) comprises a single-crystal graphene nanoflake of 5-20 atomic planes comprising a surface oxygen-functionalization, wherein the O-GNF comprise a degree of oxygen functionalization from about 6 to about 25 at. % oxygen by weight of the GNF with a preferred oxygen functionalization of about 14 at. % oxygen. | 12-29-2016 |
516033000 | The material primarily contains inorganic material (e.g., chrome yellow, sodium nitrite) | 14 |
20080234395 | Viscouse dispersion of semiconductor nanoparticles - The present invention provides a viscous dispersion comprising crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles, which is useful for formation of a porous semiconductor membrane of high purity at a low temperature. The viscous dispersion comprises crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium is a mixture comprising 53 to 92 wt % of a hydrophilic organic medium and 8 to 47 wt % of water, said hydrophilic organic medium comprising an alcohol having 3 to 5 carbon atoms as a main component, wherein the dispersion medium essentially does not contain an organic binder, an amount of said organic binder being less than 2 wt % of the medium, and wherein the dispersion comprises 8 to 40 wt % of the dispersed crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles based on the total amount of the dispersion. | 09-25-2008 |
20080269357 | RHEOLOGY MODIFIERS FOR SLURRIES HANDLING AND STORAGE - An improvement, of the technology for the reduction of viscosity of mineral slurries of high solids content using rheology modifiers during the preparation of slurries to be handled and stored. The improvement includes first, the addition of a combination of organic polymers and/or surfactants (dispersants) for the reduction of the viscosity of mineral slurries, and second, the addition of a stabilizer or thickener (shear thinning type of polymers) of a predetermined type and amount of these rheology modifiers. | 10-30-2008 |
20080300323 | Inorganic Metal Chalcogen Cluster Precursors and Methods for Forming Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles Using the Same - Methods for forming colloidal metal chalcogenide nanoparticles generally include forming soluble inorganic metal chalcogen cluster precursors, which are then mixed with a surfactant and heated to form the colloidal metal chalcogenide nanoparticles. The soluble inorganic metal chalcogen cluster precursors are generally formed using a hydrazine-based solvent. The methods can be used with main group and transition metals. | 12-04-2008 |
20090093553 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUSPENSIONS OF NANOPARTICULATE SOLIDS - The invention relates to a process for preparing suspensions of nanoparticulate solids, wherein the solids present in the suspension are present in the form of nanoparticulate primary particles or very small aggregates. | 04-09-2009 |
20090170961 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DYSPROSIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DYSPROSIUM OXIDE NANOSOL - Disclosed are a method of manufacturing dysprosium oxide nanoparticles and a method of manufacturing a dysprosium oxide nanosol, which can prepare dysprosium oxide particles having a size of tens of nanometers with high yield by using a simple, low-cost process. The method of manufacturing dysprosium oxide nanoparticles includes preparing a dysprosium salt solution by dissolving a dysprosium salt in a solvent; impregnating an organic polymer comprising a nanosized pore with the dysprosium salt solution; and heating the organic polymer impregnated with the dysprosium salt solution until the organic polymer is fired. | 07-02-2009 |
20090247652 | METAL COLLOIDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Colloidal suspensions of metallic particles are manufactured by providing a precursor mixture containing metallic particles having a first size, at least one solvent, and at least one stabilizing agent. The precursor mixture is sonicated to breakdown the metallic particles and suspend the particles in the solvent to form a colloid. The colloidal suspensions of metallic particles obtained with the present invention are highly concentrated and stable. | 10-01-2009 |
20090281200 | ORGANOSOL OF FLUORIDE COLLOID PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - There is provided an organosol of surface-modified fluoride colloid particles obtained by coating the surface of a fluoride colloid particle as a core with an organophosphorus compound and a method for producing the organosol. An organosol of a surface-modified fluoride colloid particle comprising: a fluoride colloid particle as a core; and at least one type of an organophosphorus compound selected from a group consisting of organophosphorus compounds represented by the following general formulae (1), (2), and (3): | 11-12-2009 |
20130197107 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF STABLE CERIUM OXIDE ORGANIC COLLOIDS - An improved process for producing substantially non-polar doped or un-doped cerium oxide nanoparticle dispersions is disclosed. The cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles of an aqueous colloid are transferred to a substantially non-polar liquid comprising one or more amphiphilic materials, one or more low-polarity solvents, and one or more glycol ether promoter materials. The transfer is achieved by mixing the aqueous and substantially non-polar materials, forming an emulsion, followed by a phase separation into a remnant polar solution phase and a substantially non-polar organic colloid phase. The organic colloid phase is then collected. The promoter functions to speed the transfer of nanoparticles to the low-polarity phase. The promoter accelerates the phase separation, and also provides improved colloidal stability of the final substantially non-polar colloidal dispersion. Importantly, the glycol ether promoter reduces the temperature necessary to achieve the phase separation, while providing high extraction yield of nanoparticles into the low-polarity organic phase. | 08-01-2013 |
20140288194 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF UNIFORMLY SIZED NANOPARTICLES - An apparatus and process for creating uniformly sized, spherical nanoparticles from a solid target. The solid target surface is ablated to create an ejecta event containing nanoparticles moving away from the surface. Ablation may be caused by laser or electrostatic discharge. At least one electromagnetic field is placed in front of the solid target surface being ablated. The electromagnetic field manipulates at least a portion of the nanoparticles as they move away from the target surface through the electromagnetic field to increase size and spherical shape uniformity of the nanoparticles. The manipulated nanoparticles are collected. | 09-25-2014 |
20150328613 | Method for Producing Zirconia Colloids - The present invention pertains to a method for producing a colloidal suspension of zirconia particles, comprising the following successive steps: a) subjecting a mixture of zirconium oxychloride and an alkali metal halide in an aqueous solvent to hydrothermal treatment at a temperature above 150° C., so as to obtain a suspension in the form of a two-phase mixture comprising a slurry and a supernatant, b) without first peptizing it, desalting said suspension so as to form a colloidal suspension of zirconia. | 11-19-2015 |
516034000 | The inorganic material primarily contains compounds containing both silicon and oxygen, or both aluminum and oxygen, or combinations thereof (e.g., silica (SiO2) organosol*, silica alcosol, talc, clay) | 4 |
20080269358 | WATER-REPELLENT INORGANIC POWDER AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a stable water-repellent inorganic powder which is substantially free from re-dissolution of a silicon compound used for surface treatment whether an organic solvent is polar or non-polar. | 10-30-2008 |
20090018219 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SILICA SOLS WITH CONTROLLABLE BROAD SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND MINIMUM PARTICLE SIZE - Colloidal silica having a controllable broad particle size distribution and a controllable minimum particle size is disclosed and claimed. Particles below a predetermined size are excluded from the product colloidal silica of the invention. A method for continuously producing the desired colloidal composition is disclosed comprising the steps of providing preformed silica particles having a surface area which controls the particle size of the colloidal silica product, adding a feed silica comprising an alkaline solution and silicate at a feed rate which is less than a nucleation rate. | 01-15-2009 |
20090143490 | SILICA SOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - (Problem) This invention provides a high-purity, high-concentrated silica sol with long-term stability and low viscosity by preventing viscosity-increase after production, and method for producing the same. This invention provides the high-purity and high-concentrated silica sol that does not undergo a viscosity-increase or gelation in spite of any particle size differences of silica. This is obtained by adding a dispersing agent at a specific concentration to the reaction solution or solvent substitution-concentrated solution in the production process. | 06-04-2009 |
20150367306 | Free-Flowing Dispersion Containing Particulate Metal Oxides, Metal Oxide Hydrates and/or Metal Hydroxides, A Dispersant and an Organic Dispersion Medium - The subject of the invention is a free-flowing dispersion containing at least one particulate metal oxide, metal oxide hydrate and/or metal hydroxide as a suspended solid, a dispersant and an organic, liquid dispersion medium. The invention also relates to the use of said dispersant. | 12-24-2015 |