Abstract: The invention is a process for preparing a prefabricated vehicle window comprising the sequential steps of:(a) placing a cover film in a receptacle to provide a film cavity, with a portion of the cover film extending out of the receptacle, wherein the cavity is of a dimension sufficient to hold a bead of adhesive which would extend around the entire periphery of the window;(b) depositing a bead of an uncured, deformable adhesive in the cavity on top of the cover film in an amount sufficient to slightly overfill the cavity; and(c) contacting the bead of adhesive with a vehicle window under conditions sufficient to press adhesive out of the cavity and between the vehicle window and the portion of the cover film extending over the sides of the receptacle such that the adhesive pressed out of the cavity bonds the film to the window along the edges of the bead of adhesive.

Abstract: The invention is a method for separating one or more polar liquids from one or more non-polar liquids which comprises the following steps. First, contacting a mixture comprising one or more polar liquids and one or more non-polar liquids with one side of a membrane comprising a polymer of a perfluorosulfonic acid, or metal salt thereof, which is adapted for selective permeation of the polar liquids over the non-polar liquids under conditions such that the polar liquids selectively permeate through the membrane. Second, passing a desiccant fluid by, pulling a vacuum on, or a combination thereof, the other side of the membrane, under conditions such that the polar liquids which have permeated through the membrane are carried away from the membrane. Third, removing the fluid desiccant containing the permeated polar liquids or the permeated polar liquids wherein a vacuum is used, from the vicinity of the membrane. Fourth, removing the non-polar liquids from the vicinity of the membrane.

Abstract: The invention is a jacketed polymer optical fiber which comprises: an optical fiber which comprises a core formed from a light transmitting polymeric material having a first refractive index and a cladding formed from a polymeric material having a second refractive index which is lower than the first refractive index; and a jacket about the optical fiber wherein the jacket comprises a chlorinated polyethylene. The jacketed fibers of this invention have a higher service temperature than polyethylene jacketed fibers. The jacketed polymer optical waveguides of this invention are jacketed under conditions such that the optical properties of the polymer optical waveguide are not substantially degraded. The jacketed polymer optical waveguides have relatively low brittleness at use temperatures, good rigidity, and good solvent resistance. They also contain no material which tend to migrate into the polymer optical waveguide.

Abstract: The invention is a membrane comprising a dense skin of a polyestercarbonate, wherein the diphenolic residue in the backbone of the polyestercarbonate is a tetrabromo diphenolic residue, wherein the membrane has a separation factor for oxygen and nitrogen of 6.5 or greater at about 24.degree. C. In another aspect, the invention is a method of separating oxygen from a mixture of gases comprising nitrogen and oxygen, wherein the method comprises (a) contacting the gas mixture with a thin, non-porous membrane comprising a polyestercarbonate described hereinbefore under conditions such that the oxygen selectively permeates through the membrane to the other side of the membrane; and (b) removing the permeated oxygen from the other side of the membrane, wherein separation factor for the oxygen and nitrogen is 6.5 or greater at about 24.degree. C. The membranes of this invention demonstrate surprisingly high separation factors for oxygen and nitrogen separations.

Abstract: The invention is a semi-permeable membrane which comprises a polymeric matrix with two porous surfaces and a region which functions to separate one or more gases from one or more other gases.The membranes of this invention exhibit excellent separation factors and flux. Such membranes are less prone to being damaged due to handling and exposure to contaminants due to the internal region which affects the separation, as the porous surfaces function to protect such region.

Abstract: The invention is a compound which comprises an unsaturated cyclic imide moiety and an aryl cyclobutene moiety, wherein the cyclobutene moiety is fused to the aryl radical, and wherein the imide nitrogen is connected to the aryl radical by a direct bond or a bridging member. Another aspect of this invention is a polyimide polymeric composition which results from the polymerization of the above-described compounds.

Abstract: The invention is an improved gas separation membrane comprising a thin, discriminating layer consisting predominantly of a carbonate polymer derived from a bisphenol corresponding to Formula I ##STR1## wherein R at each occurrence is independently H, Cl, Br, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and R.sup.1 is ##STR2## --S--, --SO.sub.2 --, --O--, or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 divalent hydrocarbon or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 divalent fluorocarbon radical or inertly substituted hydrocarbon radical, with the proviso that at least 25 weight percent of the moieties derived from the bisphenol of Formula I present in the discriminating layer bear R groups which are exclusively Br or Cl, the gas separation membrane exhibiting a separation factor for oxygen and nitrogen at 24.degree. C. of at least 6.1. In another aspect this invention relates to a process for separating oxygen from nitrogen, or a nitrogen-containing gas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyclic continuous process and a composition for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from a variety of sour gas streams. The sour gas stream is contacted with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble organic polymeric chelate containing an oxidizing polyvalent metal, e.g., Fe(III). The sulfur in the hydrogen sulfide is converted to elemental sulfur and the iron in the polymeric chelate is reduced. The process includes removal of the elemental sulfur, and an inexpensive method for removing water and excess low molecular weight materials, e.g., materials having molecular weights below 500, preferably using ultrafiltration or dialysis, regeneration and recycle of the reactive polyvalent metal.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of recovering non-ferrous metal sulfides from a metal ore which comprises subjecting the metal ore, in the form of an aqueous pulp, to a froth flotation process in the presence of a flotating amount of a flotation collector wherein the collector comprises a compound which corresponds to one of the formulas ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group wherein the aryl and aralkyl can be substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety;R.sup.2 is alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group wherein the aryl or aralkyl can be substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety;R.sup.3 is aryl or aralkyl unsubstituted or substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety;R.sup.4 is alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group wherein the aryl or aralkyl can be substituted with a halo or alkyl moiety; with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 must be aryl or aralkyl unsubstituted or substituted;under conditions such that the metal sulfide values are recovered in the froth.

Abstract: The invention is a process for the preparation of a POWADIR membrane comprising bisphenol-based polycarbonates wherein at least 25 percent by weight of the bisphenol moieties are tetrahalogenated wherein the halogen is Cl or Br, and the membrane prepared by such process.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for supporting a load on the forks of a forklift while such load is being moved, wherein the relationship of the direction the load is moved to the direction the forklift moves is an oblique angle, the apparatus comprising:(A) a bottom member adapted with a means for attaching the apparatus to a forklift; and(B) a top member adapted for supporting a load, the top member pivotally attached to the bottom member, said top member adapted to pivot so as to support a load to be moved which must be moved in a direction which is at an oblique angle to the direction the forklift will move wherein the pivot point of the apparatus is located beyond the pivot point of a forklift when the apparatus is mounted on a forklift.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an aromatic cyanate which comprises (a) preparing in situ a cyanogen chloride by contacting a solution of chlorine in a chlorinated hydrocarbon with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal cyanide at a temperature of 0.degree. C. or below under conditions such that a cyanogen chloride is prepared; (b) physically separating the chlorinated hydrocarbon in which the cyanogen chloride is dissolved from the aqueous layer in which an alkali metal chloride salt is dissolved; and (c) contacting the cyanogen chloride dissolved in the chlorinated hydrocarbon with a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound dissolved in a chlorinated hydrocarbon, a secondary alcohol or a tertiary alcohol, in the presence of a tertiary amine at a temperature of about 0.degree. C. or less under conditions such that a polyaromatic cyanate is prepared.

Abstract: The invention is a mold adapted for forming a member from a thermoset or thermoplastic resin about a substrate at a distance from the end of the substrate without leaking of the thermoplastic or thermoset material onto the portion of the substrate between the end and the starting point of the member being formed about the substrate, wherein the mold comprises(A) a mold casing adapted for forming a member from a thermoset or thermoplastic material about a substrate at a distance from the end of the substrate,(B) an inflatable seal adapted for forming a seal about the substrate when inflated at a distance from the end of the substrate such that the thermoset or thermoplastic material is contained to the area of the substrate about which the member is to be formed,(C) a means for inflating the seal such that the seal can form a seal about the substrate at a distance from the end of the substrate.

Abstract: Epoxides of the invention are those of the formula ##STR1## wherein J is H or F, the same in each occurrence; Q is a valence bond or --O--, the same in each occurrence; and Y is H or F, independently. When cured, these epoxides are superior in moisture resistance, flame retardance, and thermal stability to the corresponding non-fluorinated, prior art epoxides. The epoxides of the preceding formula may be made by first reacting an allylic halide of the formula CJ.sub.2 .dbd.CJ--CJ.sub.2 --X, wherein X is halogen, with a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein Z is MO, hal.Mg or Ag; M is an alkali metal; and hal=Br or I; then if Y is to be F, converting the --CH group to a --CF group, and finally, oxidizing the CJ.sub.2 .dbd.CJ group to a ##STR3## group.

Abstract: The invention is a method of separating a gas comprising helium, oxygen, nitrogen or carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases containing helium, oxygen, nitrogen or carbon dioxide wherein the method comprisesA. contacting the gas mixture with a thin, non-porous membrane comprising a polymer with a perfluorinated backbone and pendant ionomer moieties which contain cations of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, or transition metals under conditions such that helium, oxygen, nitrogen or carbon dioxide selectively permeates through the membrane to the other side of the membrane; and,B. removing the permeated helium, oxygen, nitrogen or carbon dioxide from the other side of the membrane.The membranes useful in the method of this invention demonstrate good selectivity for oxygen, helium, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide over other gases in gas mixtures containing such gases. Furthermore, the permeabilities of oxygen, helium, and carbon dioxide through these membranes is quite good.

Abstract: This invention is a composition comprising(a) a p-hydrocarbylphenylporphyrinato chromium or aluminum with axial counterions; and(b) an aliphatic amine, a heterocyclic amine, an aromatic amine, a phosphine or a phosphine oxide.Another aspect of this invention is a process for the preparation of an alkylene carbonate which comprises contacting an epoxide with a carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalytic amount of the hereinbefore-described composition.

Abstract: The invention is a system for measuring the permeation of a vapor or gas through a film or membrane. The device comprises a test cell which has two chambers which are separated by a membrane through which the permeation of a particular gas is measured. To one cell is fed a test gas or vapor either alone or in a mixture with a bulk gas. To the other side of the membrane is fed a bulk gas into which the permeating test gas or vapor permeates. Attached to the second chamber of the test cell is a means for analysis of the concentration of the test gas or vapor. This device further comprises a means for separately controlling the pressure in each chamber of the test cell. The device comprises a means for combining a portion of the bulk gas with the test gas or vapor in a manner such that the concentration of the test gas or vapor in the bulk gas can be carefully controlled. This means of combining the two gases is connected to the first chamber of the test cell.

Abstract: The invention is a process for the recovery of protic acids from a medium which comprises(a) contacting a medium containing a protic acid with a reversible base under conditions such that the protic acid and the reversible base form a salt; and(b) exposing the salt of the protic acid and the reversible base to temperatures at which the salt dissociates liberating the protic acid.

Abstract: The invention is a compound which comprises an amido alkenoic acid or a water-soluble salt thereof and and arylcyclobutene moiety, wherein the cyclobutene moiety is fused to the aryl radical, and wherein the amide nitrogen is connected to the aryl radical of the arylcyclobutenyl moiety by a direct bond or a bridging member.

Abstract: The invention is a compound which comprises one or more 3-halo-2-hydroxyalkyl carbamate moieties; wherein the carbamate nitrogen is tertiary. In preferred embodiments, the carbamate nitrogen is tertiary, and the carbamate nitrogen is further substituted by an alicyclic or aliphatic moiety or is part of a heterocyclic ring, wherein the heterocyclic ring can contain an oxygen or sulfur atom or may contain another tertiary 3-halo-2-hydroxyalkyl carbamate moiety; or wherein two or more of such 3-halo-2-hydroxyalkyl carbamates are linked by an aliphatic or alicyclic moiety.