Abstract: Hydrogen fluoride and 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane forms an azeotropic mixture. A mixture comprising hydrogen fluoride and 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane is phase separated when it is cooled to a temperature below 7.degree. C. 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-chloroethane is purified effectively from the mixture by cooling the mixture to form an upper liquid phase and a lower liquid phase and distilling the lower liquid phase so that the hydrogen fluoride is removed as an azeotropic distillate and 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane substantially free from hydrogen fluoride is obtained as a bottom product.

Abstract: 1,1,1,2,2-Pentafluoro-3,3-dichloropropane and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoro-1,3-dichloropropane are prepared in pure forms by reacting dichlorofluoromethane and tetrafluoroethylene, or chloroform, difluorochloromethane and tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a catalyst comprising a halogenated zirconium of the formula:ZrCl.sub.x F.sub.y (I)wherein x and y are numbers which satisfy the relationships x+y=4, 0<x.ltoreq.4 and 0.ltoreq.y<4.

Abstract: 1,1,1,2,2-Pentafluoro-3,3-dichloropropane and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoro-1,3-dichloropropane are prepared by reacting dichlorofluoromethane and tetrafluoroethylene in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst with improved conversion and selectivity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel acicular particles, processes for using the same, and magnetic materials prepared from such particles. In particular, the invention relates to an acicular particulate material containing iron carbide and having a high coercive force (Hc) an orientation property in a magnetic field.

Abstract: Iron carbide fine particles which have a coating layer of at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of copper compound and manganese compound.

Abstract: A purification method of carbon fluorides by removing non-bonding fluorine from carbon fluorides. The removing treatment is carried out by contacting gases with the non-bonding fluorine. Such gases are HCl, SO.sub.2, NO.sub.2, H.sub.2, steam and a mixed gas thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel acicular particles, processes for using the same, and magnetic materials prepared from such particles. In particular, the invention relates to an acicular particulate material containing iron carbide and having a high coercive force(Hc) an orientation property in a magnetic field.

Abstract: A heat transfer medium composed of a base material having thereon in order outwardly from the base material;(a) a colorless or light color heat-fusible transfer layer (A) containing from about 55 to 95 wt % of a wax and from about 5 to 45 wt % of a thermoplastic resin compatible with the wax, based on the whole amount of layer (A); and(b) a heat-softenable ink layer (B) containing from about 50 to 90 wt % of a thermoplastic resin incompatible with the wax in the layer (A) and having adhesion upon heating, from about 3 to 30 wt % of a heat-fusible lubricant, and a coloring material, based on the whole amount of layer (B);the viscosity of layer (A) being from about 100 c.p. to 1,000 c.p. at a temperature 20.degree. C. higher than the melting point of layer (A) shown by a differential scanning calorimeter.The heat transfer medium provides transferred images excellent in rubbing resistance and distinctness.

Abstract: Organic electrolyte cells comprising a lithium anode and a fluorinated graphite cathode, and using a solution of lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF.sub.6) in an organic solvent as the electrolyte, whereby the discharge capacity is remarkably improved.

Abstract: An active material for batteries or cells having improved discharge characteristics and comprising a fluorinated graphite produced by fluorination of graphite with fluorine, the fluorinated graphite containing substantially no unreacted graphite and having a degree of fluorination such that the weight or fluorine content thereof is increased by a further fluorination under conditions equal to or severer than the fluorination conditions adopted to the production of the fluorinated graphite. The use of artificial graphite having a Franklin's P-value of at least 0.45 as a starting material is effective for further improving the discharge voltage and the capacity.

Abstract: A process for producing acicular particles containing an iron carbide which comprises,(a) contacting or not contacting acicular oxyhydroxide or acicular iron oxide with a reducing agent containing no carbon atom and,(b) contacting the iron compound of the above (a) with a reducing-and-carbonizing agent containing carbon atom or a mixture thereof with a reducing agent containing no carbon atom,(provided that CO is excluded from the reducing-and-carbonizing agent of (b) when the contact in (a) is not conducted).