Abstract: A process of treating metals with coatings capable, upon heating, of providing and maintaining a controlled atmosphere around the surfaces of said metals which process comprises coating the surfaces of said metals with base coating composition capable, upon heating, of providing a gas, and then with an over-coating composition capable of maintaining the gas around the surfaces of the metals at high temperatures while excluding an environmental oxidizing atmosphere therefrom, and thereafter heating the coated metals in the oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: The difficulties in using clay minerals as absorbents in articles such as diapers, floor mats, utility wiping cloths, etc. is overcome by flocculating the clay into granular aggregates. The dry aggregates are dispersed into a flexible fibrous support to prepare the absorbent products. The aggregates, additionally, show enhanced water absorbing properties in many instances.

Abstract: A method of vapor depositing a material onto a substrate results in improved substrate step coverage by the material while keeping the substrate clean by minimizing the evaporation of contaminants onto the surface of the substrate. The method comprises depositing a first layer of material onto the substrate, while the substrate is at a first temperature, heating the substrate to a higher temperature, and then depositing a second layer while maintaining the substrate at the higher temperature.