Abstract:
Accumulations of tramp oils are removed from oil-in-water emulsions utilized as cleaners, lubricants and coolants by introducing into the emulsion a small but effective amount of a high molecular weight, water-soluble anionic polymer and heating the treated emulsion at an elevated temperature whereby the tramp oils are coalesced and floated to the surface of the emulsion. The essentially continuous but distinct tramp oil and emulsion phases are then readily separated.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus necessary to carry out the method of continuous measurement, recordation, and correction of the varying electrode potential or E.M.F. within an ore slurry containing conditioning components in a mineral flotation system by immersing in cooperative relationship a tungsten oxide electrode and a silver chloride electrode in the slurry, relaying the potential thereby obtained to a recording instrument or to an optimizer or to both and either manually, or automatically by means of the optimizer, adjusting the rate of feed of at least one conditioning component of the slurry to correct the potential or E.M.F. to provide a more efficient process.
Abstract:
Two open-end tubes are vertically immersed, open-end down at substantially the same level, one near the place of entrance of a liquid in process in a series of treating vessels and the other near the outlet of the liquid whereby densities of the liquid at the respective locations are measured by means of a suitable pneumatic assembly, the density values are translated to and recorded as a pneumatic pressure differential and the pneumatic pressure differential is either (1) automatically converted to and recorded in meaningful values and the indicated adjustments manually made to restore and tend to maintain the optimum density differential, or (2) directed to an optimizer whereby optimum adjustments are automatically made to restore and tend to maintain a maximum density differential. Where a fluctuating level of liquid exists, two probes immersed at different depths to define a fixed stratum may be used in cooperation to obtain one density value.
Abstract:
A SELECTIVE PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS DEHYDROGENATION OF NONAROMATIC C3-C5 HYDROCARBONS TO DERIVATIVES HAVING A HIGHER DEGREE OF UNSATURATION COMPRISING PASSING A MIX TURE OF THE HYDROCARBON, STEAM AND H2S THROUGH A SULFIDED METAL CATALYST AT A CONVERSION BELOW ABOUT 70%.