Abstract: Catalysts useful for producing methylamines and having practical catalyst life and large selectivity for dimethylamine comprise crystalline silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves which have a molar ratio of silicon atom to aluminum atom in the range of 0.01-0.30.

Abstract: Catalysts for producing methylamines are provided, which comprise mordenite, as the essential component, of spherical fine particles having a crystal diameter of not more than 0.5 &mgr;m. When the catalysts are used for the production of dimethylamine from methanol and ammonia or through a disproportionation of methylamines, they exhibit a high dimethylamine productivity with the formation of few amount of trimethylamine whose demand is very small. The process can be operated for a long period of time without decrease in the catalyst activity.

Abstract: Methylamines are prepared from methanol and ammonia in the presence of modified molecular sieve catalysts obtained by mixing crystalline molecular sieves such as SAPO with modifiers such as titanium oxide. The catalysts are also suitably used for a disproportionation reaction of monomethylamine.

Abstract: According to this invention, an amorphous or pseudo-boehmite-type hydrated alumina gel and an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate as starting materials are reacted in an aqueous medium to give a method of producing a process for producing an alkali aluminum complex hydroxide carbonate salt which is industrially low-cost and has high productivity. Furthermore, by using a gibbsite-type hydrated alumina, a lithium aluminum complex hydroxide carbonate salt can be synthesized by a migration method.The lithium aluminum complex hydroxide carbonate salt and the sodium aluminum complex hydroxide carbonate salt obtained by the processes of the present invention have excellent compoundability in pigments and resins.In addition, these complex salts have no foaming hazards at the time of processing the resins and are useful as resin fillers for halogen capturing property, infrared ray absorbing property and excellent transparency.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer compound which exhibits high resistance (insulating performance) when it is in non-pressed condition and the resistance of which, as the compound is pressed, varies according to the magnitude of the pressure. The compound comprises a matrix material having insulating and elastomeric properties and baked and carbonized conductive spherical particles of a macromolecular material incorporated and dispersed into the matrix material. The conductivity of the conductive particles varies according to the degree of their carbonization.