Abstract:
WATER INSOLUBLE IMPURITIES ARE SEPARATED FROM AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID CONTAINING SUCH IMPURITIES IN SUSPENSION BY CONTACTING THE AFORESAID MIXTURE WITH A CATIONIC ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER, E.G. A QUATERNARY SALT OF A VINYLPYRIDINE/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER. FILTRATION AND SETTLING TIME RATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BY THE USE OF SAID CATIONIC ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMERS.
Abstract:
A CALCINED COMPOSITION COMPRISING IRON, PHOSPHORUS, AND COMBINED OXYGEN, AND PREFERABLY ALSO CONTAINING A GROUP 1A METAL, IS EMPLOYED IN THE DEHYDRATION OF 3METHYL-3-BUTEN-1-OL TO ISOPRENE.
Abstract:
A SLURRY COMPRISED OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID, A DISPROPORTIONATION CATALYST, AN ARYLOXY COMPOUND AND AN INERT HIGH-BOILING ORGANIC DISPERSANT IS SUBJECTED TO HEATING AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN THE PRESENCE OF A COMPATIBLE GAS ATMOSPHERE TO FORM A POLYCARBOXYLATE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CARBOXYL GROUP.
Abstract:
AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID IS RECRYSTALLIZED FROM A WATER SOLUTION IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ORGANIC COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALCOHOLS, ESTERS AND KETONES. THE RECRYSTALLIZED SALT IS THEREAFTER UTILIZED IN A DISPROPORTIONATION PROCESS WHEREIN THE ALKALI METAL SALT IS CONVERTED TO AN AROMATIC POLYCARBOXYLATE CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CARBOXYLATE GROUP.
Abstract:
OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS CONTAINING AT LEAST TWO CARBON TO CARBON DOUBLE BONDS IN CONJUGATION ARE CONVERTED TO ESTERS BY CONTACTING WITH CARBON MONOXIDE AND AN ALCOHOL CONTAINING UP TO 3 HYDROXYL GROUPS IN THE PRESENCE OF A BRIDGED ORGANO DIRHODIUM COMPLEX CATALYST. THE ESTERS PRODUCED HAVE UTILITY IN THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMERS.