Abstract:
This invention relates to the reduction of sulfur dioxide to elemental sulfur wherein a feed mixture of a sulfur dioxidecontaining gas and a hydrocarbon reducing agent is reacted at elevated temperatures in the presence of minor amounts of elemental sulfur.
Abstract:
Present process relates to the purification of carbonate process solution which comprises passing said carbonate process solution through a bed of activated carbon to remove organic contaminants from said solution until the adsorbent capacity of said bed is reduced and regeneration of said bed is effected by passing an aqueous solution through said bed to remove the adsorbed organics, said aqueous solution being maintained at elevated temperatures.
Abstract:
Mixtures comprising water, tertiary amyl alcohol and tetrachlorodifluoroethane which, over substantially the entire course of their evaporation or distillation, form azeotropic nonflammable vapors containing tertiary amyl alcohol and tetrachlorodifluoroethane. These mixtures are useful in dry cleaning textile fabrics and fibers with reduced hazard of fire.
Abstract:
A method for forming hollow or tubular objects from thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer compositions employing a stamping or rapid forming operation. The plastic objects may optionally be reinforced and/or particulate filled and are formed by stamping around an internal shape using matched external mating mold sections.
Abstract:
Tris(2-hydroxyalkyl)isocyanurates are reacted with alkylene oxides to obtain tris( Beta -hydroxyalkyl)isocyanurate-alkylene oxide adducts, which can be polymerized with polycarboxylic acids. The resultant polyesters are useful as electrical insulating material in wire enamels and varnishes, casting resins, and for making ester-imide copolymers. High alkylene oxide-content isocyanurates are good functional fluids and lubricants.
Abstract:
The vehicle sensitive retractor has a pendulum assembly which includes a pendulum dome. A support for the pendulum assembly includes a substantially cylindrical support member having a substantially circular line of contact at its upper end upon which the pendulum dome is disposed. Prior to actuation, the pendulum assembly has an infinite variety of operable static positions to which the pendulum assembly is adjustable according to the position in which the retractor is oriented by virtue of installation in the vehicle. As a result, the retractor may be tilted for installation without having to redesign the pendulum assembly and support. An actuating means is disposed above the pendulum dome. The actuating means is disposed in an unlocked position when the pendulum assembly is in any one of its infinite variety of operable static positions. The actuating means is moved to a locked position by the pendulum assembly during emergency situations to lock a reel and prevent further unwinding of a safety belt from the reel.
Abstract:
This pyrotechnic composition is adapted, upon combustion, for generating a low-flame temperature, non-toxic gas for inflating a vehicle safety bag or other inflatable device. The composition comprises: a fuel, such as a carbonaceous material, aluminum or magnesium; an inorganic oxidizer, such as a metal chlorate, a metal perchlorate, a metal nitrate, ammonium chlorate, ammonium perchlorate or ammonium nitrate; and a coolant or combined binder and coolant, such as magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide or a mixture of magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate. A typical example of this composition comprises: carbon as the fuel; potassium chlorate as the oxidizer; and magnesium carbonate or a mixture of magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate as the binder-coolant. One may use as much of this later mentioned binder-coolant as is necessary to obtain the desired binding properties in the composition, without raising the flame temperature of the gas to an unacceptable level.
Abstract:
A process provided for separating an Alpha -amino- omega lactam of the formula:
WHEREIN N IS AN INTEGER FROM 0 TO 12, IN ITS FREE FORM FROM THE REARRANGED MIXTURE OBTAINED BY THE Beckmann rearrangement of an Alpha -aminocycloalkanone oxime of the formula:
WHEREIN N IS AN INTEGER FROM 0 TO 12, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES THE STEPS OF: CONTACTING THE REARRANGED MIXTURE WITH A SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF: A. LINEAR AND CYCLIC ETHERS AND POLYETHERS, B. C3 to C8 alcohols in the absence of chloride ions, C. NITRILES CONTAINING TWO OR MORE CARBON ATOMS, D. AROMATICS AND HALOAROMATICS IN THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID (A) OR (B), WHEREIN THE HALO SUBSTITUENT IS CHLORINE OR BROMINE AND IS ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE RING, E. CHLOROFORM, F. TRICHLOROETHYLENE IN THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID (A) OR (B), AND G. MIXTURES OF TWO OR MORE OF THE ABOVE, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY NEUTRALIZING THE RESULTANT SOLUTION WITH AN EXCESS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA BASED ON THE HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION IN THE SOLUTION, WHEREBY AN INSOLUBLE AMMONIUM SALT PRECIPITATE IS FORMED; AND SEPARATING A SOLUTION CONTAINING AN Alpha -AMINO- omega -LACTAM IN ITS FREE FORM FROM THE PRECIPITATE.
Abstract:
A system for forming a rigid orthopedic structure comprising bandage material impregnated with at least about 10% by weight of a member of the group consisting of a monomer of the formula:
WHEREIN R1 is an acrylic substituent and each R2 independently is H, CH2OH or CH2CH2OH, a prepolymer of said monomer and mixtures thereof; and a dual component curing system for said impregnated bandage including: a first curing component comprising an organic peroxide and a volatile solvent therefor and a second curing component comprising a tertiary amine polymerization promoter. The invention also discloses a process for curing in situ a bandage preimpregnated with a monomer or prepolymer or mixture thereof which is characterized by having active sites capable of further reaction, and which is curable with a dual curing system including an organic peroxide and a polymerization promoter by applying the two curing components to the bandage simultaneously.
Abstract:
A method of producing a concentrated sodium carbonate solution low in calcium from calcined natural trona to minimize the deposition of pirssonite on the surfaces of processing equipment exposed to the solution from which the insoluble impurities, normally present in natural trona, have been separated. The method comprises dissolving the calcined trona in a hot aqueous medium to form a concentrated solution containing insoluble impurities and soluble calcium salts and adding an amount of pirssonite effective to insolubilize the major portion of the soluble calcium in the sodium carbonate solution. The pirssonite may be added to the calcined trona either before, during or after its dissolution. The pirssonite may also be added by recycling excess muds back to the sodium carbonate solution from which the insoluble impurities have not been separated. In addition, the sodium carbonate solution may be aged in the presence of the contained insoluble impurities prior to their separation from the sodium carbonate solution to reduce the amount of soluble calcium salts.