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A C1 to C4 monohaloalkane is converted to hydrocarbons having a greater number of carbon atoms than the monohaloalkane reactant, in particular to aliphatic hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range, by contacting the monohaloalkane at elevated temperature with a clay containing either hydrogen ions and/or metal cations introduced either by exchange and/or by deposition. Preferred as catalysts are the layered clays including stabilised pillared layered clays.
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Associations of prokaryotic organisms and eukaryotic plant cells are produced by bringing bacteria and an L-form inducer into contact with the plant cell or by bringing the cell into contact with liquid obtained from plant cells containing the prokaryotic organism. Aqueous suspensions of L-form bacteria passed through a bacteria filter may be used to treat plant cells.
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Methanol is produced by passing CO and H2 over a supported Pd catalyst containing an alkali metal alkaline earth metal, or lanthanide promoter and supported on a carbon support with defined surface area characteristics.
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Solide cristallin microporeux ordonné de manière tridimensionnelle possédant la formule atomique générale: ADMp+(XO2)p BD.q(YO2).wH2O, dans laquelle M est au moins un cation, X est au moins de l'aluminium, du gallium ou de l'indium, Y est au moins du silicium, du germanium ou de l'étain, p est la valence du cation, q possède une valeur telle que le rapport entre q et p est de l'ordre de 1:1 à 150:1, et w est un nombre entier compris entre 0 et 260; ce solide possède une cellule unitaire à symétrie héxagonale, dont les caractéristiques principales sont: a = 17,5 $m( 9E) 0,5 Angstrom, c = 85,6 $m( 9E) 0,5 Angstrom et volume d'une cellule unitaire = 22600 $m( 9E) 10 Angstrom3. Le solide est produit en déformant un solide du type faujasite sous l'effet d'une pression élevée et à une température inférieure à son point de fusion.
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Shaped aluminium oxyhydroxide articles suitable for use as catalyst supports are made by mixing powder with an aqueous solution of a cationic alumina compound and shaping the resulting paste. The supports may be used for alkane isomerisation.
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A method for mapping the crystal structure of a diamond comprises placing the diamond in a beam of monochromatic laser radiation, filtering the resultant scattered Raman radiation, and measuring the intensity of the filtered radiation at one or more different orientations of the diamond. The intensity may be recorded to produce a record of the diamond which may be compared with records of known diamonds to identify the diamond.
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The water content of wet small coal is reduced by adding a defined amount of anionic surfactant, centrifuging, and adding a foam suppressing amount of a cationic organic compound to the aqueous effluent from the centrifugation step.
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Asphaltenes are separated from hydrocarbon oil by bringing the oil into contact with formic acid or a water-soluble organic acid consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and having at least two functional groups.
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A method for assessing diamonds of different quality characteristics in which a laser Raman spectrometer is initially calibrated by use of diamonds of known quality characteristics, the characteristics having been assessed for example by a conventional subjective procedure. Diamonds of unknown quality characteristic are successively placed in the spectrometer and irradiated with laser radiation of known frequency. The intensity of the scattered Raman signal from the diamond of unknown quality is monitored for one or more orientations of the diamond, the resultant signal being capable of relation to the quality of the diamond.
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Mass flow of a multi-phase fluid is determined by feeding the fluid into a chamber through a positive displacement device and measuring the density of the fluid. The fluid is removed from the chamber at the same volume rate as that at which it is introduced. The density of the fluid in the chamber is measured together with the number of volume increments passed.