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20080275203 | Radically Curable Resin Compositions - The present invention relates to resin compositions for radical curing comprising a component (I) containing reactive carbon-carbon unsaturations and a component (II) containing XH-groups, with X not being C or O, which resin compositions (a) are substantially free of photoinitiators; (b.) have an average number of reactive carbon-carbon unsaturations of component (I) higher than 2; (c) have an average number of XH-groups of component (II) equal to or higher than 2, with at least one of the XH-groups of the XH-component being a thiol group, and; (d) whereby at least one of the average numbers of (b) and (c) is higher than 2; (e) and at most 5 mol % of the reactive unsaturations is capable of undergoing homopolymerisation; (f) respectively is present in the form of a mono-ene functional alkylene; and (g) the molar ratio of the XH-groups and of the reactive unsaturations is in the range of from 4:1 to 1:4; with the proviso that the RU component is not tris-(norborn-5-ene-2-carboxy) propoxypropane. The present invention also relates to processes for curing such resin compositions, in particular by cold curing. And finally, the present invention also relates to a new process for the synthesis of Diels-Alder adducts of cyclopentadiene and a resin component containing telechelic carbon-carbon unsaturation. The resin compositions are capable of providing constructive materials with tack-free surfaces by fast, and tunable, radical curing, and without any problems of so-called oxygen inhibition. Suitable applications are in chemical anchoring, roofing, flooring, (re)-lining, SMCs and BMCs. | 11-06-2008 |
20080300361 | Method for Chemical Anchoring - This invention relates to the use of resin compositions for chemical anchoring, wherein the resin composition comprises at least: a. a thiol-containing component, and b. a resin containing one or more reactive moieties selected from the group of: i. non-aromatic carbon double bond moieties, and ii. epoxide moieties, and an initiator. Preferably, the resin composition further comprises a diluent, more preferably a reactive diluent. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of a multi-component, preferably a 2-component system of which one component contains a thiol group(s) containing component for chemical anchoring by means of cold curing. | 12-04-2008 |
20120322928 | RESIN SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES COMPRISING NORBORNENE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS AND THIOLS - The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition suitable for construction purposes comprising (i) a thiol, (ii) a resin containing at least one norbornene group and having a molecular weight Mn of at least 500 Dalton, and (iii) a methacrylate containing compound whereby the resin composition comprises methacrylate containing compound in an amount of at least 5 wt % and at most 75 wt %, whereby 100 wt. % is the sum of methacrylate containing compound and resin containing at least one norbornene group. The present invention further relates to a two-component resin system consisting of component A and component B, wherein one of the components (A) comprises a resin containing at least one norbornene group and a methacrylate containing compound, whereby component (A) contains methacrylate containing compound in an amount of at least 5 wt % and at most 75 wt %, whereby 100 wt. % is the sum of methacrylate containing compound and resin containing at least one norbornene group; and the other component (B) comprises a thiol and a peroxide. | 12-20-2012 |
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20150132479 | HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANO-PARTICLES - The invention relates to a method of making hybrid organic-inorganic core-shell nano-particles, comprising the steps of a) providing colloidal organic particles comprising a synthetic polyampholyte as a template; b) adding at least one inorganic oxide precursor; and c) forming a shell layer from the precursor on the template to result in core-shell nano-particles. With this method it is possible to make colloidal organic template particles having an average particle size in the range of 10 to 300 nm; which size can be controlled by the comonomer composition of the polyampholyte, and/or by selecting dispersion conditions. The invention also relates to organic-inorganic or hollow-inorganic core-shell nano-particles obtained with this method, to compositions comprising such nano-particles, to different uses of said nano-particles and compositions, and to products comprising or made from said nano-particles and compositions, including anti-reflective coatings and composite materials. | 05-14-2015 |
20150132564 | COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR MAKING A POROUS INORGANIC OXIDE COATING - The invention relates to a coating composition for making a porous inorganic oxide coating layer on a substrate, the composition comprising an inorganic oxide precursor as binder, a solvent, and a synthetic polyampholyte as pore forming agent. The size of the pores in the coating can be advantageously controlled by the comonomer composition of the polyampholyte, and/or by selecting conditions like temperature, pH, salt concentration, and solvent composition when making the composition. The invention also relates to a method of making such coating composition, to a process of applying a coating on a substrate using such composition, and to such coated substrate showing a specific combination of optical and mechanical properties. | 05-14-2015 |
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20100024066 | Use of Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase to Modulate Plant Growth - The present invention relates to the use of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase to modulate plant growth. More specifically, it relates to the use of a class II trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, comprising both a synthase and a phosphatase-like part to modulate plant growth. Preferably, the activity of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase is down-regulated to obtain an increased plant biomass yield. | 01-28-2010 |
20100024067 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED SEED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants, particularly increasing seed yield, by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Class III Trehalose Phosphate Phosphatase (TPP) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a Class III TPP polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention further concerns novel Class III TPP nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences. The invention also provides nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences, and constructs comprising the same, which are useful in the methods of the invention. | 01-28-2010 |
20110296554 | SPECIFIC GENETIC MODIFICATION OF THE ACTIVITY OF TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE AND EXPRESSION IN A HOMOLOGOUS OR HETEROLOGOUS ENVIRONMENT - A method for the preparation of a eukaryotic organism, for example selected from plants, animals and fungi, showing constitutive, inducible and/or organ specific expression of a specifically modified TPS gene, which comprises the steps of providing a TPS gene; designing a suitable modification to the TPS gene by aligning the gene with the corresponding gene of yeast and establishing which part of the gene extends beyond the 5′ terminus of the yeast gene; deleting or inactivating a part of the N-terminal region of the TPS gene extending beyond the 5′ terminus of the yeast gene, in order to achieve an increased trehalose-6-phosphate synthase activity; cloning the thus modified gene into an expression vector under the control of a constitutive, inducible and/or organ-specific promoter; transforming a plant cell or tissue with the thus obtained expression vector; and regenerating a complete plant from the transformed plant cell or tissue. | 12-01-2011 |
20120005774 | USE OF TREHALASE TO OBTAIN DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to the use of trehalase to obtain drought and/or salt resistance in plants. More specifically, it relates to genetically modified constructs, transformed into plants and resulting in overexpression of trehalase, whereby the transformed plants show a significantly better drought resistance during the drought period, and a better recovery when water is supplied after the drought period. | 01-05-2012 |