Abstract:
Methyl or ethyl mono-chloride or bromide are produced selectively from methane or ethane hydrogen chloride or bromide by feeding the methane or ethane and hydrogen chloride or bromide and a source of molecular oxygen to an oxychlorination zone maintained at a temperature below 450oC and containing a supported oxychlorination catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for recovering Platinum Group metals from material comprising one or more Platinum Group metals and one or more Group IA metals supported on carbon comprises heating at a temperature between 700 DEG C and 1150 DEG C in a stream of an inert gas or vacuum then in a stream of carbon dioxide.
Abstract:
Crystalline beta silicon carbide is deposited on a compatible substract by subjecting a mixture of hydrocarbon vapour and a silane to a glow discharge at a partial pressure of hydrocarbon vapour and silane of not more than 1 Pa while maintaining the substrate at 600 DEG to 1000 DEG C.
Abstract:
An electrically programmable memory matrix comprises a plurality of memory cells of layered amorphous or microcrystalline semiconductor repeatably switchable between high and low conductance states by voltages of alternate polarity. For each cell there is a single row line and a pair of column lines. The matrix comprises write enable means and means for maintaining voltage difference between pairs of column lines below that sufficient to write to a cell in the absence of a write-enable signal.
Abstract:
A method for separating diamonds from gangue in which a diamondiferous material-water slurry is passed through a beam of laser radiation capable of causing Raman spectral activation. The scattered radiation is detected and actuates means for separating high diamond content slurry from low diamond content slurry.
Abstract:
A method for the identification of diamonds in which a sample (3) to be identified is placed in a beam of monochromatic laser radiation (2) of pre-determined wavelength. The scattered Raman radiation emitted from the sample (3) is passed through a filter (4) adapted to pass only scattered Raman radiation of frequency characteristic of a diamond. The filtered radiation is then detected by the human eye (5) or a photocell device.
Abstract:
A product mixture containing oligomers of alkenes, ethers and optionally alcohols is prepared by the hydration and oligomerisation of the alkenes by passing the alkenes and water in a molar ratio of alkenes to water of about 3:1 to 90:1 under hydration conditions over an acid hydration catalyst, particularly a cation exchange resin. The process can be controlled so as to produce less than 0.5% by wt water in the liquid reaction product, at least 40% by wt of oligomers and less than 5% by wt of material of C12 and higher.
Abstract:
A monohalomethane is converted to a product comprising hydrocarbons having at least 2 carbon atoms and in particular aliphatic hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range by contact with a synthetic crystalline gallosilicate zeolite loaded either with at least one modifying cation selected from hydrogen and metals of Groups I to VIII of the Periodic Table or with a compound of at least one Group I to VIII metal.
Abstract:
A two part impression material suitable for use as a dental impression material comprises a first part containing a product of the reaction of an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, and a liquid polydiene resin, e.g. polybutadiene, and a second part containing a setting agent for the reaction product which setting agent is an alkoxylated fatty mono-amine or an alkoxylated fatty polyamine having from 2 to 30, preferably 5 to 15 moles of alkoxylate per mole of the fatty amine. The alkoxylate groups of the setting agent being one or more groups selected from the group comprising ethoxylate, propoxylate and butoxylate groups. A method of taking a dental impression using the reaction product of the first and second parts of the two part dental impression material is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Method of determining the conductance state of a non-volatile memory device switchable between high and low conductance states. The device comprises at least one p-type amorphous or microcrystalline semiconductor and an n or i-type layer. The device is irradiated with light to produce a photovoltaic response which is used to determine the conductance state.