Abstract:
IMPROVED ION-CONTAINING AND CONDUCTIVE MEDIUM FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION APPARATUS COMPRISING PHOSPHORIC ACID AND/OR ARSENIC ACID AND WATER. THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS INVENTION, FOR EXEMPLARY PURPOSES, WILL BE DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE TO A FUEL CELL FOR DIRECTLY CONVERTING CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD, HOWEVER, THAT THESE PRINCIPLES ARE APPLICABLE TO OTHER TYPES OF ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION APPARATUS AS WELL.
Abstract:
ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, SUCH AS HYDROCARBONS, ALCOHOLS, ETHERS, ALDEHYDES, KETONES, ESTERS, ACIDS, AMINES AND THE LIKE ARE READILY DISPOSED OF IN AN ECOLOGICALLY-SAFE MANNER BY ENTRAINING THE ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN A STREAM CONTAINING AT LEAST 90% BY VOLUME OF STEAM AND PASSING THE STREAM OVER AN OXIDATION CATALYST AT A TEMPERATURE OF 250* TO 700*C. THE ORGANIC POLLUTANTS ARE CONVENIENTLY CONVERTED TO HARMLESS NITROGEN, WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE AND VALUABLE HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM IS OBTAINED.
Abstract:
AROMATIC NITRILES ARE PREPARED BY REACTNG THE CORRESPONDING METHYL-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC COMPOUND WITH MOLECULAR OXYGEN OR OXYGEN SUPPLIED BY THE CATALYST AND AMMONIA IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST CONTAINING AT LEAST IRON, BISMUTH AND MOLYBDENUM. HIGH YIELDS OF THE AROMATIC NITRILE ARE OBTAINED.
Abstract:
1. A PROCESS FOR PREPARING AGGREGATES COMPRISING 8A) PREPARING A SLURRY, SAID SLURRY COMPRISING A SUSPENDING LIQUID AND DISTINCT PARTICLES OF A FIRST SOLID SUSPENDED IN SAID LIQUID, (B) PREPARING A PARTICLE BED CONSISTING OF PARTICLES OF A SECOND SOLID, (C) FORMING DROPLETS OF SAID SLURRY, AND (D) DROPPING SAID DROPLETS OF SAID SLURRY INTO SAID PARTICLE BED UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE SAID SUSPENDING LIQUID IS AT LAST PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM THE SLURRY DROPLET TO FORM AN AGGREGATE OF SAID DISTINCT PARTICLES OF SAID FIRST SOLID.
Abstract:
Ammonia and organic impurities are removed from an ammonia plant effluent consisting mainly of steam by treating the effluent with an oxidation catalyst which oxidizes the impurities to harmless products of nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide.