Abstract: A container is provided that has two receptacles joined at a common edge and is thereby suitable for resting on the forearm of a user. A liner for the container is provided.

Abstract: A catalyst composition, a process for producing the composition, and a hydrotreating process for converting a hydrocarbon stream such as, for example, gasoline, to olefins and C6 to C8 aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene and xylenes are disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises a zeolite, a clay, and a promoter. The process for producing the composition comprises the steps: (1) combining a zeolite with a clay and a promoter under a condition sufficient to bind the clay to the zeolite to produce a clay-bound zeolite; and (2) heating the clay-bound zeolite to produce a modified zeolite. The hydrotreating process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon stream with the catalyst composition under a condition sufficient to effect the conversion of a hydrocarbon to an olefin and a C6 to C8 aromatic hydrocarbon.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of ether from a feedstock containing isoolefins and linear olefins. The process is one which has a high conversion of isoolefins thereby permitting the separation of linear olefins without the associated difficulty in separating isomers.

Abstract: A composition comprising a polymer which comprises repeat units derived from a first unsaturated amide, a hydroxy acrylate, and at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of (1) a vinyl pyridine or derivative thereof and acrylic acid or salt thereof, (2) a vinyl morpholine and a second unsaturated amide; (3) acrylic acid or salt thereof and a second unsaturated amide; (4) acrylic acid or salt thereof, a vinyl pyridine, and a vinyl morpholine; and combination of two or more thereof wherein said first unsaturated amide is not the same as said second unsaturated amide.

Abstract: A process for producing catalyst compositions for converting a cracked gasoline feedstock to a product that is principally lower olefins. The catalyst compositions produced thereby. A process for converting a cracked gasoline feedstock to a product that is principally lower olefins.

Abstract: A product for assisting a smoker in giving-up the smoking habit consists of at least three and preferably four pump operated aerosol dispensers. Each dispenser, apart from one, contains nicotine in liquid form dispersed in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The dispensers which container nicotine have differing quantities in them. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are water, alcohol, a flavoring, glycerine and saccharine. The volume of alcohol and glycerine increases as the percentage of nicotine decreases. The dispenser which does not contain nicotine merely comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable substances.

Abstract: A vanadium dichloride-ether complex is carried on a porous support. This complex can be produced by either forming VCl.sub.2 and thereafter complexing the material with an ether or forming an ether complex with VCl.sub.4 or VCl.sub.3 and thereafter reducing the vanadium compound to VCl.sub.2. It is also possible to carry out the complexing reaction and the reduction essentially simultaneously. The resulting catalyst in combination with a cocatalyst is capable of giving high activity in olefin polymerization and demonstrates good sensitivity to molecular weight control agents, thus allowing the production of a broad spectrum of polymers so far as molecular weight is concerned.

Abstract: A water based drilling fluid composition and an additive for water based drilling fluid compositions having as components poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone/sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate) and ferrous sulfate useful in controlling high temperature water loss in drilling a well to recover oil and gas from a subterranean formation in a hostile environment and their methods of use.

Abstract: Branched aromatic sulfide sulfone polymer is produced by contacting at least one dihalo aromatic sulfone, at least one polymerizable sulfur source other than lithium sulfide, at least one alkali metal carbonate, at least one organic amide, at least one alkali metal carboxylate, at least one polyhalodiarylsulfone having more than two halogen substituents and water including water of hydration under polymerization conditions for a period of time sufficient to form an aromatic sulfide sulfone polymer. The polymer exhibits higher melt and solution viscosity than obtained in the same process except without the use in the reaction mixture of polyhalodiarylsulfone having more than two halogen substituents and is useful in the production of coatings, films, molded objects, and fibers.

Abstract: A first reaction mixture of at least one dihalo aromatic sulfone, at least one polyhydroxy aromatic compound, at least one organic amide and at least one alkali metal carbonate is contacted under polymerization conditions including a period of time at a temperature sufficient to form a reaction product, with the resulting product mixture being contacted with at least one polymerizable sulfur source, at least one organic amide, at least one alkali metal carboxylate, and water under polymerization conditions including a period of time at a temperature sufficient to form a branched aromatic sulfide sulfone polymer. The resulting polymers are useful in the production of coatings, films, molded objects, and fibers.

Abstract: In a polymer composite containing reinforcing fibers, improved EMI shielding is provided by positioning conductive fibers in the composite as discrete, spaced apart layers.

Abstract: Glass fiber reinforced polyethylene terephthalate molding resin blends are provided which crystallize rapidly after being injection molded and which have engineering resin performance characteristics. In addition to polyethylene terephthalate and glass fibers, the blends contain an aliphatic polyester, an ionic hydrocarbon polymer, an antioxidant, and, optionally, polythylene and/or a polymeric epoxy compound. The blends can be flame retarded with a brominated polystyrene and an antimonate without substantial loss of, or change in, properties.

Abstract: Resin compositions of polyethylene terephthalate, aliphatic polyester and, optionally, filler are provided which have rapid crystallization, broad crystallizing temperature range, and high heat distortion temperatures when molded.

Abstract: Activated olefinically unsaturated organic compounds such as esters, acids, ketones, nitriles, and the like, are reacted with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of at least one of magnesium oxide and anion exchange resins catalysts to produce saturated sulfur-containing compounds. In a specific embodiment, unsaturated carboxylates are converted in high yields to mercaptoalkanoates.

Abstract: A composition of enhanced radio frequency sensitivity and a method for providing enhanced radio frequency sensitivity to a composition in which a substance suitable for enhancement of radio frequency sensitivity is admixed with a radio frequency sensitizing amount of an inorganic radio frequency sensitizer treated essentially to remove absorbed water and/or other volatiles with the radio frequency sensitizer chosen from among zinc oxide (American Process), bentonite clay, and crystalline or amorphous alkali or alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate. A process for molding using these compositions and the molded product. The composition, method for enhancing radio frequency sensitivity, process for molding and molded product with a polymeric substance, particularly ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, as the substance suitable for enhancement of radio frequency sensitivity.

Abstract: A method of pelletizing polymer utilizing a liquid medium characterized in that the liquid medium boils at a temperature greater than the melting temperature of the polymer and is immiscible with the molten polymer so that (1) polymer can be heated in the liquid medium to a temperature that causes particulates to melt, (2) the melted polymer can be allowed to agglomerate and (3) the agglomerated polymer can be cooled in a liquid to form pellets.

Abstract: An aqueous slurry of comminuted oil shale containing pyritic sulfur is contacted with an oxidizing gas under wet oxidation conditions to produce a product mixture containing treated oil shale solids, and a liquid portion. Hydrocarb=onaceous liquid is recovered from the product mixture.

Abstract: A composition and method for forming the composition providing a molding composition of poly(arylene sulfide) and a crack resistance and/or an impact strength improving amount of a polymeric rubber chosen from among silicone rubber, ethylene-acrylic rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, and poly(butyl acrylate) rubber. In embodiments of the invention the improvement is enhanced by the addition of organosilane to the composition.

Abstract: In the production of carbon black, low BTU content gases are combusted in a compact combustion zone with near stoichiometric amounts of oxidant gases, tempered to the desired temperature and volume with a diluent gas stream which can be selected from air and filter off-gases, and introduced into a reactor for the pyrolysis of a carbonceous feedstock to form carbon black.

Abstract: A filament winding process is disclosed for producing articles having a layer of wound helically extending fibers sandwiched between generally longitudinal fibers. The process is well adapted for use with thermoplastic resins and for producing articles having a high resistance to bending. In a preferred embodiment, there is disclosed a filament wound baseball bat formed from a thermoplastic resin, (poly(arylene sulfide).