Preparation by blending

Foaming polystyrene resin prepared by blending with gas deHvers an opaque, low density sheet useful for beverage-bottle and plastic can labels as a water-resistant paper substitute (see Styrene polymers). 

Wettable powders are prepared by blending the toxicant in high concentration, usually from 15 ndash 95%, with a dust carrier such as attapulgite which wets and suspends properly in water. One to two percent of a surface-active agent usually is added to improve the wetting and suspensibiUty of the powder. Sprays of wettable powders are used widely in agriculture because of their relative safety to plants. 

Sintering. The charge for sintering is prepared by blending selected concentrates, smelter by-products, returned sinter, flue dust, and when required, additional fuel such as coke bree2e. The blend is then peUeti2ed in preparation for sintering. 

Iron Browns. Iron browns are often prepared by blending red, yellow, and black synthetic iron oxides to the desired shade. The most effective mixing can be achieved by blending iron oxide pastes, rather than dry powders. After mixing, the paste has to be dried at temperatures around 100°C, as higher temperatures might result in the decomposition of the temperature-sensitive iron yellows and blacks. Iron browns can also be prepared directiy by heating hydrated ferric oxides in the presence of phosphoric acid, or alkaU phosphates, under atmospheric or increased pressure. The products of precipitation processes, ie, the yellows, blacks, and browns, can also be calcined to reds and browns. 

Modification ofP/astics. Many plastics, such as PVC, ABS, polypropylene, and nylon, ate blended with nitnle mbber to improve flexibiHty, toughness, or appearance. An oil-resistant thermoplastic elastomer has been prepared by blending nitnle mbber and polypropylene (24). 

The polyester alkyd moulding compositions are also based on a resin similar to those used for laminating. They are prepared by blending the resin with cellulose pulp, mineral filler, lubricants, pigments and peroxide curing agents on... 

Support materials were prepared by blending the fine power as stated in the later part of this case study. PVA was used as the binder. The organic macromolecule was used to create sufficient pores in the material when bumed out after a solid strong support was formed. Drying was performed in a high-temperature furnace. The shape and thickness of the support were based on the mass of the material and the way it was moulded. 

BR is incompatible with CR because of the large difference in polarity. Mingyi et al. have studied their compatibUization in the presence of a styrene-butadiene-styrene block (SBS) copolymer [30]. The blends were prepared by blending the two mbbers separately at approximately 75°C. The master batch of the BR compound contained 1 part of sulfur, 2 parts of copolymer, 1.5 parts of TMTD, 5 parts... 

Mortars of this system are prepared by blending ignited magnesium oxide, ADP and STPP with a filler, normally quartz sand. On mixing with water a cementitious mass is formed. The reaction has been studied by a number of workers Kato et al. (1976), Takeda et al. (1979), Neiman ... 

Four reconstituted milks were prepared by blending hydrated skim milk powder (35g/L) with four different emulsions (35g/L) differing by composition of the fat-water interface. Whole reconstituted milks were coded MP (milk proteins), BCAS ( 6-casein), and BLG5 (j6-lactoglobulin 5 g/L). 

Nielsen et al. (39) used pea flour and pea protein concentrate, both cooked and raw, in noodles and spaghetti. The pasta was made from composite flours prepared by blending 33% pea flour with 67% wheat flour or 20% pea concentrate with 80% wheat flour. Protein content of the fortified noodles was approximately one-third higher than the wheat flour noodles. Addition of pea flour reduced the cooking time, but resulted in a softer product and lower yield than the wheat pastas. Precooking the pea flour improved flavor and decreased noodle dough stickiness, but the texture and yield of the cooked pasta was still less than that of wheat products. 

Kosmala, B. and Schauer, J. 2002. Ion-exchange membranes prepared by blending sulfonated poly(2,6-dimethyl-l,4-phenylene oxide) with polybenzimidazole. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 85 1118-1127. 

Thirty microliters of the suspension is spread on one quarter of a square LB agar plate containing 50 pg/mL of kan-amycin and incubated at 37°C overnight. Thus four kinds of samples are on one plate and 24 plates are needed per a 96-sample set. In addition, glycerol stocks are prepared by blending 100 pL of the cell suspension with 50 pL of Cell Stock Buffer in a 96-well format. 

A HIPS can be prepared by blending 15-50 parts of an impact modifier with 85-50 parts of a clear crystalline PS. Such materials are... 

Hybrid organic-inorganic polymer-polymer composites were prepared by blending with poly(A-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVPr), poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVPy) and poly(ethyl oxazoline) (PEOx). It was found that the properties of these hybrids depended strongly on the preparation conditions.14... 

Iron Browns. Iron browns are often prepared by blending red. yellow, and black synthetic iron oxides to the desired shade. The most effective mixing can be achieved by blending iron oxide pastes, rather than dry powders. 

In order to control the pore texture in carbon materials, blending of two kinds of carbon precursors, the one giving a relatively high carbonization yield and the other having a very low yield, was proposed and called polymer blend method [112], This idea gave certain success to prepare macroporous carbons from poly(urethane-imide) films prepared by blending poly(amide acid) and phenol-terminated polyurethane prepolymers [113]. By coupling this polymer blend method with... 

Prior to the measurements of the different reactor latex samples the computerized HDC was calibrated for particle-size using the standard procedure (3) and also for particle-size distribution quantification. For the particle-size distribution calibration two different particle-size monodisperse carboxylated S/B latexes were polymerized. Various mixtures of these latexes were prepared by blending the large 2100A and the small 700A latexes in different ratios by weight 60/40, 70/30, 80/20 and 90/100 respectively. 

Large cardamom also possesses curative properties in the Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine (Mukherjee, 1972 Singh, 1978 Nambiar et al., 1994). It is also used to flavour cardamom cola, prepared by blending caramer acid and carbonating mixture. 

Slides are prepared by blending a fraction of a milligram of sample adhering to a paperclip or other clean disposable item into a drop of mounting medium on a slide and covering with a number 1% cover slip. Dipping the paperclip into the drop of mounting medium on the slide will make the particles adhere when the sample is touched. The particles should be spread in a thin even layer. 

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