Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for removing small quantities of water and other possible components from alkali metal amalgam. Said alkali metal amalgam is brought into contact with an element which is not soluble in mercury and the reaction of the water with the alkali metal amalgam and the other possible components is catalysed to form hydroxides and hydrogen. The catalytically active element is selected from, for example, iron, nickel, cobalt, titanium, chrome, molybdenum, stainless steel, tungsten carbide and graphite.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for electrolytically decomposing hydrogen sulfide dissolved in an amine scrubber solution in an electrolysis cell (11), which comprises an anode chamber (9) and a cathode chamber (15), wherein the anode chamber (9) and the cathode chamber (15) are separated by a membrane (13), wherein at least one conducting salt is added to the amine scrubber solution, an anion-conducting membrane is used to separate the anode chamber (9) and the cathode chamber (15), and/or the amine scrubber solution in which the hydrogen sulfide is dissolved contains at least 10 vol.% potassium-N,N-dimethylamino acetic acid. The invention further relates to a use of the method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for removing small quantities of water and other possible components from alkali metal amalgam. Said alkali metal amalgam is brought into contact with an element which is not soluble in mercury and the reaction of the water with the alkali metal amalgam and the other possible components is catalysed to form hydroxides and hydrogen. The catalytically active element is selected from, for example, iron, nickel, cobalt, titanium, chrome, molybdenum, stainless steel, tungsten carbide and graphite.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing viscoelastic flexible polyurethane foams having an air flow value of at least 1 dm 3 /s, which comprises (a) polyisocyanate being mixed with (b) polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups, (c) optionally chain-extending and/or crosslinking agents, (d) optionally compounds having only one isocyanate-reactive group with a hydroxyl number of 100 to 500 mg KOH/g, (e) catalyst, (f) blowing agent, and also optionally (g) addition agents to form a reaction mixture and convert it into flexible polyurethane foam, wherein the polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups (b) comprise 10 to 40 wt% of at least one polyalkylene oxide (b1) having a hydroxyl number of 90 to 300 mg KOH/g, based on a 3 to 6-functional starter molecule and a propylene oxide fraction, based on the alkylene oxide content, of 80 to 100 wt%, 5 to 20 wt% of at least one polyalkylene oxide (b2) having a hydroxyl number of 10 to 60 mg KOH/g, based on a 2 to 4-functional starter molecule and a propylene oxide fraction, based on the alkylene oxide content, of 80 to 100 wt%, 10 to 50 wt% of at least one polyalkylene oxide (b3) having a hydroxyl number of 10 to 55 mg KOH/g, based on a 2 to 4-functional starter molecule and an ethylene oxide fraction, based on the alkylene oxide content, of 70 to 100 wt%, and 0 to 20 wt% of at least one polyalkylene oxide (b4) having a hydroxyl number of 50 to 200 mg KOH/g, based on a 2-functional starter molecule and an ethylene oxide fraction, based on the alkylene oxide content, of 80 to 100 wt%, and wherein the fraction of compounds b1) to b4), based on the total weight of polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups (b), is at least 80 wt%. The present invention further relates to a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having an air flow value of at least 1 dm 3 /s, which is obtainable by such a process, and to the use of such a polyurethane foam for mattresses and cushions.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing reactive zinc by means of electrochemical reduction, wherein iron or steel is used as the cathode material.