The invention relates to a skin cleansing sheet obtained by impregnating (c) a sheet with an aqueous composition containing (a) 1-50 wt.% of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 10-16 and (b) 1-30 wt.% of a polyhydric alcohol or glycol ether. The cleansing sheet has high detergency and detergent speed to smears of makeup and sebum, and low irritativeness to the skin, gives users a pleasant feeli...

A method for producing a formed product of deproteinized natural rubber latex capable of reducing a content of an allergen in a natural rubber latex material to a level sufficient to keep the latex from being harmful to the human body without decreasing yields of the product and deteriorating formability of the latex. In the method, cleaning removal of a non-rubber content is carried out after eac...

A locator and setting tool assembly (70), which is capable of locating and then setting a barrier member (200) within a cased wellbore or other string of tubular members in a manner such that the barrier member will not be set at a casing joint, includes a joint locator (72) and a setting assembly (74). The setting assembly (74) is connectable to the barrier member (200), eg a packer. In use, a pl...

The invention provides a method of producing a composite material. The method comprises subjecting a surface of a polyolefin component comprising a polyolefin material to surface activation thereof, followed by the step of adhesively securing together the polyolefin component and a substrate component. The substrate component is selected from cementitious components and metal components, and the s...

Aqueous dispersions, and films prepared therefrom, comprising an organic phase of block copolymers and optional extenders wherein the block copolymers corresponds to the formula:A-B-Xm-(B-A)nwherein each A is a polymer block of a monovinylidene aromatic monomer and conjugated dienes, each B is a polymer block of one or more conjugated dienes and, optionally, one or more monovinylidene aromatic mon...

The invention is a composition useful in preparing elastomeric articles which comprises: (a) from 70 to 95 parts by weight of one or more monovinylidene aromatic monomer conjugated diene block copolymer(s) and (b) from 5 to 30 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polymer comprising one or more of: i) a copolymer comprising a monovinylidene aromatic monomer and an anhydride; ii) polystyrene; iii) pol...

A process for making a cured plastics moulding by introducing a pre-heated curable resin composition to a hotter mould which is at a temperature high enough to initiate curing of the resin, and supplying further resin under pressure to compensate for shrinkage of the composition wherein the curable resin is a formulation comprising an aromatic glycidyl ether epoxy resin, an inert filler, a quatern...

The invention relates to a process for valorizing a liquid acid effluent containing heavy metals, characterized in that it comprises: (i) removing said heavy metals from said effluent, whereby an aqueous saline solution is obtained, which contains at least 2 % by weight of salts; (ii) concentrating the saline aqueous solution obtained in step (i) by evaporation or electrodialysis so as to obtain a...

The use of falling-film evaporation and a concentration means such as centrifugal separation to dehydrate and concentrate a water-in-oil polymer emulsion or suspension is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a water-in-oil polymer composition containing less than about 25% active polymer solids is dehydrated in falling-film evaporator to produce an evaporator concentrate containing less than abou...

An interactive information selection apparatus comprises: memory means in which all necessary information relating to at least one dish consisting of a number of components is or can be stored spread over a number of hierarchical levels; first display means for displaying in each case a list of options corresponding with one level, one of which options at a time can be selected by a user; selectio...

A method and device for recording signals on a record carrier with the aid of a radiation beam (15). The signals are recorded in the form of optically detectable marks in parallel tracks which have a substantially constant track pitch. The recording intensity of the radiation beam is set in such a way that with a "minimum" recording intensity information patterns are recorded with a low desired er...

A hydrophilic microporous membrane, is provided comprising a hydrophobic membrane substrate exemplified by a polyolefin or partially fluorinated polyolefin membrane. A process is also provided for preparing a hydrophilic membrane by grafting a water soluble polymer to the hydrophobic membrane substrate surface by irradiation means, e.g., ultraviolet irradiation. The invention further concerns a me...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/01315 Sec. 371 Date May 8, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 8, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 7, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/00257 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 4, 1996A process for forming a foamed article having a closed cell structure without the need to use a halogenated blowing agent. In the process, a polymer blend comprising at least 50% by weight of a styrenic polymer and up to 50% by weight of an acrylic ...

Stable aqueous dispersions of zein which may be used as controlled release coatings of pharmaceutical, animal, health, or food products in an inorganic solvent-free environment are disclosed, as well as methods for preparing the same.

PCT No. PCT/NL94/00277 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 7, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 7, 1995 PCT Filed Nov. 8, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/13623 PCT Pub. Date May 18, 1995A method of providing a plurality of cavities and/or apertures in a plate or layer wherein, after the plate or layer has been provided with a mask having a plurality of apertures arranged in a pattern, at least one jet of abrasive powder particles...

A steel plate for highly corrosion-resistant fuel tanks which comprises: a steel plate; deposit layers made of or consisting mainly of zinc as the lowermost layers respectively on both sides of the plate; chemical conversion coatings formed respectively on the lowermost layers; an organic resin film formed on one of the chemical conversion coatings and comprising particles of aluminum and nickel m...

The memory node electrode of a capacitor for a semiconductor device has: (a) a semiconductor substrate; (b) a contact section formed on the substrate; (c) a first conductive layer formed on the contact section; and (d) a second conductive layer structure formed on the first conductive layer for direct contact with the surface of this layer. Also claimed are: (i) a process for prodn. of the above ...

A process for producing scratch resistant coatings is characterised in that a coating medium is applied which in the hardened state has a storage module E' in a rubber-elastic range of at least 10<7,6> Pas and a loss factor tan delta at 20 DEG C of maximum 0.10. The storage module E' and the loss factor have been measured by thermodynamic-mechanical analysis of homogeneous free films with a 40 m...

A corrosion inhibiting composition is provided. The composition comprises an intrinsically conductive polymer, e.g. polyaniline or polypyrrole, blended in a binder material, preferably a non-thermoplastic matrix, the blend being capable of adhering to a metal surface to provide enhanced corrosion resistance to the metal. The blend provides corrosion resistance in a variety of corrosive environment...

The present invention provides a curable resin composition which provides cured film having not only excellent acid resistance but also good weather resistance, good mar resistance and sealer cracking resistance because of its high extensibility. The curable resin composition comprises (a) 20 to 80% by weight of a polymer having carboxyl and carboxylate groups; and (b) 20 to 80% by weight of a pol...