Abstract:
THE NOVEL ANHYDRIDES OF MY INVENTION CAN BE REPRESENTED IN GENERAL BY THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURAL FORMULA:
R-CO-R
WHEREIN R IS A PHENYL RADICAL CONTAINING A CARBOXYLIC ANHYDRIDE GROUP, I.E. A GROUP HAVING THE STRUCTURAL FORMULA:
-CO-OOC-
WHICH IS ATTACHED TO ADJACENT POSITIONS ON SAID PHENYL RADICAL. THE REMAINING PROSITIONS ON SAID PHENYL RADICAL MAY BE SUBSITUTED WITH VARIUS ARYL RADICALS; SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF SUCH SUBSTITUTED DIANBYDRIDES ARE THE PHENYL-SUBSTITUTED TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDES, CARBOXYPHENYL-SUBSTITUTED TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDES, CARBONYNAPHTHYLSUBSTITUTED TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIES, CARBOXYBENZOYLSUBSTITUTED TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDES, AND THE LIKE, WHEREIN THE DIANHYDRIDE GROUPS ARE IN THE 2,3,2'',3'', AND 3,4,3'',4'' POSITIONS.
Abstract:
THE CATALYST COMPRISES GROUP VI-A AND GROUP VIII METAL AND/OR THEIR COMPOUNDS AND AN ACIDIC SUPPORT COMPRISING LARGE-PORE CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE MATERIAL AND A POROUS SUPPORT MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINA, ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, AND SILICA. PREFERRED GROP VI-A METALS ARE MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN. PREFERRED GROUP III METALS ARE COBALT AND NICKEL. THE PREFERRED LAREGE-PORE CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE MATERIAL IS ULTRASTABLE, LARGE-PORE CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE MATERIAL. THE PROCESS ARE HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESSES, A TYPICIAL EXAMPLE OF WHCH IS A HYDROCRACKING PROCESS. THE HYDROCRACKING PROCESS COMPRISES CONTACTING IN A HYDROCRACKING REACTION ZONE UNDER HYDROCRACKING CONDITIONS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON FRACTIONS WITH THE CATALYST OF THE PRESENT INVENTION.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN IMPROVED MELAMINE-FORMALDEHYDE MOLDING COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLES THEREFROM COMPRISES INCORPORATING INTO THE STANDARD MELAMINEFORMALDEHYDE "POPCORN" OR MOLDING POWDER FROM ABOUT 1 TO 50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A CURED, PULVERIZED MELAMINEFORMALDEHYDE POLYMER COMPOSITION BASED ON THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE MOLDING POWDER FORMULATION.
Abstract:
NOVEL THERMALLY STABLE RESINS AND FOAMS ARE PREPARED BY REACTING WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF EXTERNAL HEAT OR PRESSURE A POLYFUNCTIONAL AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVAITIVE COMPRISING A BENZENE NUCLEUS SUBSTITUTED BY MEMBERS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ANHYDRIDE, CARBOXYL, OR ACYL HALIDE WITH A POLYARLPOLYISOCYANATE AND A POLYOL CONTAINING AT LEAST THREE HYDROXYL GROUPS. THE PRODUCTS OF THIS INVENTION ARE USEFUL FOR INSULATION OF WALLS, FOR FIRE-PROOFING BUILDINGS AND THE LIKE.
Abstract:
LIQUID PHASE OXIDATION OF P-XYLENE WITH MOLECULAR OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS (E.G., AIR OR COMMERCIAL OXYGEN) IN PRESENC OF ACETIC ACID PRODUCES FLUID OXIDATION EFFLUENT WHICH IS SUBJECTED FIRST TO SIMULTANEOUS TEREPHTHALIC ACID CRYSTALLIZATION AND ACETIC ACID DISPLACEMENT BY CONTACT WITH A COUNTERCURRENT FLOW OF WATER AND SECOND TO SIMULTANEOUS WATER DISPLACEMENT BY AND TEREPHTHALIC SLURRY FORMATION IN METHANOL BY ITS COUNTERCURRENT CONTACT WITH THE FIRST FORMED SLURRY OF TEREPHTHALIC ACID IN WATER FROM ACETIC ACID DISPLACEMENT. THIS PROVIDES A SLURRY OF TEREPHTHALIC ACID IN METHANOL AS FEED TO ESTERIFICATION FROM WHICH A LIQUID ESTERIFICATION EFFLUENT IS SUBJECTED TO SIMULTANEOUS DMT CRYSTALLIZATION AND METHANOL MOTHER LIQUOR DISPLACEMENT BY COUNTERCURRENT CONTACT WITH COOLER FRESH METHANOL THEREBY PRODUCING A SLURRY OF PRECIPITATED DMT IN FRESH METHANOL.
Abstract:
CALCIUM OXIDE IS MIXED WITH AN AQUEOUS BITUMEN EMULSION TO FORM A DRY, POWDERY SOLID. THIS SOLID IS THEN COKED AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 500* AND 1500* C., AND THEN HEATED IN AN INERT ATMOSPHERE TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1500* AND 1800* C. TO FORM SOLID CALCIUM CARBIDE.
Abstract:
In the art of treating plastic surfaces to improve the adhesion of paints or metals thereto wherein the surface is treated with a strong mineral acid solution containing hexavalent chromium, the adhesion is improved by adding to the acid solution from 0.1 to 6 percent by volume of a petroleum fraction boiling between 80* C. and 240* C. which is rich in branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbons and alicyclic hydrocarbons, olefins containing a neopentyl group, or carboxylic acids containing a neopentyl group.
Abstract:
A process for continuously coating two sides of a heat fusible foam sheet with a resinous polymeric material, having the steps of: (1) melting the resinous polymeric material; (2) extruding the resinous polymeric material through a flat film die; (3) continuously passing the heat fusible foam sheet past the flat film die; (4) contacting the heat fusible foam sheet and the resinous polymeric material; (5) compressing the contacted heat fusible foam sheet and resinous polymeric material; (6) limiting the amount of reverse wrap of the heat fusible foam sheet and; (7) controlling the linear tension on the heat fusible foam sheet.
Abstract:
DISCLOSED IS A NOVEL SHEET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS INCLUDING DRIVEN SPROCKET MEANS HAING GENERALLY VERTICAL AXES OF ROTATION, ENDLESS ROLLER CHAIN MEANS CARRIED BY THE SPROCKET MEANS, RESTRAINING MEANS ADJACENT TO CHAIN PATHS WHICH ENGAGE THE CHAIN''S ROLLERS AND RESTRAIN THE CHAIN MEANS'' LATERAL MOVEMENT, AND PIERCER MEANS MOUNTED ON THE CHAIN MEANS IN A POSITION TO IMPALE A SHEET.
Abstract:
Oil, solid particles such as biological slime and floating debris etc. are removed from water by an apparatus including endless chain means made up of a series of interconnected foraminous chambers holding a regenerable porous filter material such as polyurethane. Preferably the filter material has an outer large pore section and an inner small pore section. A plurality of buckets are attached to the chain means, and as the chain means moves through a closed loop path, these buckets catch debris and dump it into a holding bin. Simultaneously, the filter material absorbs surface and subsurface oil and the like from water traveling through the filter material. The filter material is regenerated by squeezing the filter material to release the oil.