Abstract: The present invention provides reusable hygienic protective covers for insulating the hands of the user from harmful germs, bacteria, skin-borne infections, and other contaminants that are normally encountered in everyday activities. Included is storage means for insertion and retraction of the covers without user contact with the covers.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of polycarbonate by combining methane and inlet water to produce methanol, converting the methanol to propylene, gasoline aromatics, and gasoline olefins, converting the propylene and gasoline olefins to hydrogen, first benzene, and toluene, reacting the first benzene with propylene to form cumene, reacting the cumene with oxygen to form cumene hydroperoxide, cleaving the cumene hydroperoxide to produce acetone and phenol, reacting the phenol, additional phenol, and acetone to produce a dihydric aromatic compound, and reacting the dihydric aromatic compound with a carbonate precursor to form polycarbonate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus enabling simultaneous electrolytic tinplating of bottom and top surfaces of continuous-strip flat-rolled steel substrate while moving in the direction of its length, are disclosed. Both surfaces are plated in a first cell of a multi-cell horizontally-oriented tinplating line. The stannous ion plating source and the source of electrical power, for each surface, differ. Tin pellets for an upper surface anode are confined in a solution-permeable material confined, within an electrically-conductive lining. Dissolution of surface iron from the steel strip is substantially eliminated, improving the stannous ion plating solution quality, eliminating requirements for harmful additives, and increasing the variety of electrolytically tinplated continuous-strip steel products and processes.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for continuous extrusion coating the surfaces of a metal strip which includes the steps of moving said metal strip by means of a plurality of rolls. The strip then has impinged on its first and second surfaces to be coated an oxidizing flame. The first surface passes through a corona discharge and extruded on to the first surface is a melted polymeric extrudiate. Thereafter, the surface is passed over a chill roll having a temperature less than said extrudiate to provide a first coated surface. The second surface is then subjected to a oxidizing flame and corona discharge and a melted polymeric extrudiate is extruded on to the second surface. Thereafter, the second surface is passed over a chill roll having a temperature less than said extrudiate to provide a second coated surface. The coated strip is then reheated to about the melt temperature of said extrudiates and quenched to provide an extrusion coated strip of the present invention.