Abstract:
Novel formulations containing a non-oxidative biocide, such as DBNPA, and a source of an in situ produced active biocide, such as a concentrated aqueous solution of an inorganic halide salt, are disclosed. These novel formulations are particularly effective in the treatment of water, and are characterized by high stability, desirable rheological properties and an excellent biocidal activity.
Abstract:
A process for preparing 4,4null-biphenol phenylphosphate ester products is described. These ester products, having low acid value and low contents of phenol and residual catalyst, being flowable powders, and further having excellent physical properties such as heat and hydrolytic stability, are useful as halogen-free, effective flame retardants, particularly in thermoplastic polymer compositions.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a composition comprising an unsaturated polyester dissolved in a monomer solution together with trinol (meth) acrylate, wherein the composition is essentially free of tribromoneopentyl alcohol (TBNPA) of the formula: A trinol (meth) acrylate-crosslinked polyester obtained by curing the solution, and a process for preparing an essentially TB-NPA-free trinol (meth) acrylate, are also provided by the invention.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for treating emergency spill or leak of halogen which is bromine or chlorine, comprising contacting an aqueous solution of quaternary ammonium halide with the halogen.
Abstract:
The invention relates to hydrometallurgical method for recovering lithium and one or more transition metals from spent lithium ion batteries, comprising: treating an electrode material of the batteries in an alkaline solution to dissolve lithium in said solution; separating from the alkaline solution a solid phase consisting of lithium-depleted electrode material; recovering lithium from said alkaline solution; leaching the lithium-depleted electrode material with an acid leach solution to dissolve one or more transition metals of the electrode material in the leach solution; separating insoluble material, if present, from the leach solution to obtain metal-bearing aqueous solution and isolating one or more transition metal(s) and optionally the remainder of the lithium from said metal-bearing aqueous solution.
Abstract:
A process for recovering gold from a refractory gold ore, comprising the steps of: electrolyzing a mixture consisting of the ore particles and an aqueous bromide solution in an electrolytic cell having anode and cathode, wherein bromine is produced at the anode by oxidation of the bromide, thereby dissolving gold in the aqueous phase; separating the ore particles from the aqueous phase to obtain a leach liquor; adjusting the pH of the leach liquor to the alkaline range to produce a gold-containing precipitate; collecting the gold-containing precipitate and recycling a bromide-containing barren solution for reuse as an aqueous bromide feed solution.
Abstract:
A process for recovering gold from a gold-containing raw material, comprising leaching the gold-containing material with an aqueous solution comprising elemental bromine and bromide source to form a pregnant leach solution with the gold dissolved therein; separating said pregnant leach solution from the gold-depleted raw material, removing elemental bromine from said pregnant leach solution, extracting the gold from the pregnant leach solution in an acidic environment into an organic extractant, to form a gold-loaded extract and bromide-containing raffinate, stripping the extract with an alkaline aqueous solution to form a gold-bearing aqueous solution, generating gold (Au0) and treating bromide-containing stream(s) to produce recyclable elemental bromine.
Abstract:
The invention provides a transparent polycarbonate composition comprising a polycarbonate resin and a mixture of flame retardants comprising (A) tris(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-s-triazine and (B) an aromatic sulphone sulphonate in the form of an alkali metal salt. The composition achieves a UL-94 flammability test rating of V-0 at a polycarbonate thickness equal to or less than 1.6 mm. Processes for preparing the composition are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A composition comprising: an impact modified styrene-containing polymer; at least one bromine-containing flame retardant; at least one metal hypophosphite salt Mq+ (H2PO2)q, wherein M indicates a metal cation with valence q; and at least one anti-dripping agent, wherein the total concentration of the bromine-containing flame retardant and the metal hypophosphite is less than 28% by weight based on the sum of all components in the composition, wherein the composition is antimony-free and meets UL-94 V-1/1.6 mm or UL-94 V-0/1.6 mm test requirements.
Abstract:
A composition comprising: an impact modified styrene-containing polymer; at least one bromine-containing flame retardant; at least one dialkyl phosphinic acid metal salt M1n+(R1R2PO2)n wherein M1 is a metal cation with valence n and R1, R2 are alkyl groups which may be the same or different; at least one anti-dripping agent, wherein the total concentration of the bromine-containing flame retardant and the dialkyl phosphinic acid metal salt is less than 28% by weight based on the sum of all components in the composition, wherein said composition is free of antimony and meets UL-94 V-1/1.6 mm or UL-94 V-0/1.6 mm test requirements.