The Dow Chemical Company

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Dow Agrosciences LLC

Ecolab USA Inc.

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Andrew J Pasztor, Jr

Ravi B Shankar

Sukrit Mukhopadhyay

Natalie Christine Giampietro

Phillip J Howard

Thomas G Patterson

Andrey N Soukhojak

William L Winniford

Neil A Spomer

Ronda L Hamm

Shane L Mangold

Jeremy Chris P Reyes

Bruce A Jacobs

Mary D Evenson

Mark William Beach

David R Wilson

William Jack Kruper, Jr

Deidre A Strand

Peter M Margl

William J Kruper

Houxiang Tang

Charles A Berglund

Jeremy R Stajdl

Jerry T Seitz

Randall C Stauffer

Thomas D Gregory

Jing Jin

Matthew Martin Yonkey

Jamie L Cohen

Mark D Newsham

Mark W Beach

Jamie Lee Cohen

Jeremey Chris P Reyes

Deidre Ann Strand

Jeremy Richard Stajdl

Thomas David Gregory

Mark David Newsham

Peter Michael Margl

A chemical agent useful for controlling pests is disclosed. The agent can be a thiol, such as a cyclic thiol according to Formula I. The agent can be used to react with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests, such as bed bugs, to provide an adduct. The agent can be useful in a pest control device, system, or method for detecting pests, which can involve use of a controller and a sensor cell coated with composition containing the agent. The disclosure also describes the adduct obtained from the agent and the analyte, as well as a composition containing the agent or adduct.

Selective detection of bed bugs

A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate.

Selective detection of bed bugs pheromones

A battery electrolyte solution contains from 0.001 to 20% by weight of certain phosphorus-sulfur compounds. The phosphorus-sulfur compound performs effectively as a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) forming material. The phosphorus-sulfur compound has little adverse impact on the electrical properties of the battery, and in some cases actually improves battery performance. Batteries containing the electrolyte solution form robust and stable SEIs even when charged at high rates during initial formation cycles.

Battery electrolyte solutions containing phosphorus-sulfur compounds

A battery electrolyte solution contains from 0.01 to 80% by weight of an aromatic phosphorus compound. The aromatic phosphorus compound provides increased thermal stability for the electrolyte, helping to reduce thermal degradation, thermal runaway reactions and the possibility of burning. The aromatic phosphorus compound has little adverse impact on the electrical properties of the battery, and in some cases actually improves battery performance.

Battery electrolyte solutions containing aromatic phosphorus compounds

Oriented, syndiotactic, optically transparent vinylaromatic polymers are prepared by a process comprising heating the polymer to a temperature above its crystalline melting point, cooling the polymer to a temperature less than an orientable temperature at a rate sufficient to avoid substantial crystal formation, and inducing strain into the polymer while at a orientable temperature to induce crystal formation and molecular orientation.

Oriented optically transparent crystalline syndiotatic vinylaromatic

Process for preparing an oriented crystalline syndiotactic vinylaromatic

The servicing of wellbores with a high density fluid to maintain an elevated pressure on a portion of the formation penetrated by the well is improved. The improvement comprises injecting as the high density fluid a substantially solids-free aqueous solution of calcium bromide and zinc bromide having a density of at least about 15 pounds per gallon. The aqueous solution is prepared by reacting hydrogen bromide with zinc or compounds of zinc in the presence of an aqueous calcium bromide solution.

Method of servicing wellbores

A method is disclosed for servicing a wellbore comprising introducing into the wellbore a substantially solids-free fluid comprising an admixture of water, calcium bromide and methanol and wherein the admixture has a density of at least about 15 lb/gal (1.80 kg/l) and a crystallization point of no more than about 20.degree. C. The composition is also claimed.

Composition and method for servicing wellbores

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Midland, MI, United States of America

Andrew J Pasztor, Jr