Abstract: A water-soluble polyester resin having a molecular weight of not more than about 4,000 and an acid number of at least 35 which comprises (1) a branched chain three-dimensional polyester core having an acid number less than about 25 comprising the reaction product of a polyhydroxyl compound, dicarboxylic acid compound, monocarboxylic acid compound and polycarboxylic acid compound having at least three acyl moieties, and (2) pendant carboxylic acid moieties comprising polycarboxylic acid compounds having at least three acyl moieties, wherein said polyester resin contains no non-benzenoid unsaturation and none of the hydroxyl compounds have secondary hydroxyl groups and compositions comprising an aminoplast suitable for use as polyester fabric bulking agents.

Abstract: Polypropylene compositions comprising resinous polymer of propylene, thermoplastic polymer containing amino groups and alkali metal bisulfate.

Abstract: Aqueous coating composition comprising a dispersion of a resinous addition polymer of an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid compound and suspended particles of a resinous polymer of propylene.

Abstract: The catalyst comprises the oxides of cobalt and molybdenum deposited on a co-catalytic acidic cracking support comprising ultrastable, large-pore crystalline aluminosilicate material and a silica-alumina cracking catalyst. This catalyst may be used in a hydrocracking process or a combination process for converting petroleum hydrocarbons to gasoline blending stock having an unleaded research octane number greater than about 105. The hydrocracking process comprises contacting the catalyst in a hydrocracking reaction zone under hydrocracking conditions with a feedstock having an initial boiling point of at least 350.degree. F. The combination process comprises treating the hydrocarbons in the hydrocracking process, selectively solvent-extracting the aromatics from the resultant hydrocracked product to obtain an aromatic extract and a non-aromatic raffinate, catalytically reforming the non-aromatic raffinate, and blending the resultant catalytic reformate with aromatic extract.

Abstract: A reactive additive is disclosed to improve flexibility and toughness in polyester and vinyl aromatic polymeric compositions. The additive is formed as the reaction product of a polyfunctional acid or anhydride, a glycol, an unsaturated acid and a mono alcohol.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for non-destructive ultrasonic testing, such as flaw detection and thickness measurement, of elongated bodies, such as pipes and rods or coatings thereon. Ultrasonic signals are sent and received by transducers held in a rotating member while being substantially submersed in an acoustically transmitting liquid such as water. The rotating member is supported by bearings which are resistant to the transmitting liquid.

Abstract: Terephthalic acid (TA) or isophthalic acid (IA) of fiber-grade quality is recovered under oxidation temperature and pressure conditions from fluid oxidation effluent from catalytic liquid phase oxidation of the respective xylene isomer in acetic acid with molecular oxygen by crystal size classification and acetic acid mother liquor displacement with hot, fresh acetic acid followed by quenching the new suspension of phthalic acid crystals in said hot solvent with colder fresh acetic acid solvent and separating the product crystals. Such technique eliminates the need for separately purifying crude TA or IA or converting TA or IA to the respective dimethyl ester and purifying the ester.

Abstract: Novel dense foam articles having a solid plastic sheet coating on at least a portion of the surface are prepared by injection molding plastic foam into a mold containing a thermoformed solid plastic sheet having the configuration of at least a part of the mold and fitted to a matching mold surface.

Abstract: A method for reactivating the catalyst used in the mild hydrotreating of petroleum crude scale wax comprises contacting the catalyst with the feedstream at a temperature in excess of the normal operating temperature for the particular feedstream for a time sufficient to reactivate the catalyst and produce effluent having satisfactory color and stability characteristics. Operation at a temperature in excess of the normal operating temperature may follow conventional air-stream catalyst regeneration.

Abstract: A process for preparing high molecular weight solid polymers, which process comprises reacting essentially equal molar amounts of a carbocylic aromatic primary diamine and an acyl halide derivative of trimellitic anhydride under essentially anhydrous conditions for a period of time and at a temperature controlled to produce a polymer with free carboxyl groups and amide groups available for further reaction. Also, a process for preparing cured polyamine-imide polymers which comprises heating of the soluble polymers prepared as aforementioned at a temperature above 150.degree. C. sufficient to effectively and substantially convert said carboxyl and amide groups to imide groups and thereby produce a polyamine-imide which is insoluble in organic polar solvents.

Abstract: There are disclosed a method for sulfiding a multi-metallic catalyst or a bi-metallic catalyst and a method for initiating the reforming of a petroleum hydrocarbon feedstock in a reforming reaction zone containing a multi-metallic catalyst or a bi-metallic catalyst.The method for sulfiding is employed when a hydrogen-rich gas containing light hydrocarbons is used in the sulfiding of the catalyst. The method comprises passing a stream of said gas over said catalyst at a temperature of about 350.degree. F. to about 470.degree. F., injecting a sulfur-containing compound into the stream of gas up-stream from said catalyst in order to provide a sulfur-carrying gas, and contacting said catalyst with said sulfur-carrying gas at said temperature for a time that is sufficient to provide a sulfur concentration on said catalyst of about 0.1 to about 2.5 moles of sulfur per mole of total active metal. A typical sulfur-containing compound is dimethyl sulfide.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a new composition of matter dibenzofuran-2,3,6,7,-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and polymers derived therefrom including polyamic acid or polyimide polymers formed from the reaction of the above dianhydride and a diamine. The claimed dianhydride finds use as an excellent cross-linking moiety. Condensation polymers derived from the dianhydride and diamines are useful in the production of films and fibers with good thermal stability.

Abstract: Process of producing an amideimide polymer without using an acid having an acyl halide group which comprises reacting a composition comprising an aromatic diprimary amine and a tricarboxylic acid compound in an alcoholic solvent comprising an alkanol containing from 4 to 10 carbon atoms. In those cases where only diprimary aromatic amine is reacted, a tertiary amine is required. If desired, a glycol can be present.

Abstract: A novel, heterogeneous catalyst is useful in an improved process for the production of aldehydes and alcohols from olefinic hydrocarbons in the presence of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The catalyst consists of a polyphenylene substrate to which are bonded diphenylphosphine ligands complexed with a metal carbonyl, such as cobalt carbonyl. The catalyst has excellent thermal stability, is essentially insoluble in the reactants or reaction products, and is active in the hydroformylation reaction at a temperature of about 195.degree. C and a pressure of about 500 psig.

Abstract: Polyamides are prepared by reacting aromatic diacid with aromatic or aliphatic diamine in the molar ratio of about 1:0.5 to about 1:0.9 and then reacting this product with at least 0.1 to about 0.5 up to about 0.75 moles of an aromatic or an aliphatic diisocyanate. The products are useful as wire enamels, coatings, and molding resins as well as films, fibers, adhesives, and impregnating materials.

Abstract: A binder composition useful in solventless, solvent based and water emulsifiable sealants and adhesives comprises poly(alpha-methylstyrene), polybutene and a polystyrene/elastomer block copolymer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new catalyst and to a novel oxidation process. In this novel process, aromatic compounds with an alkyl group having at least one alpha hydrogen, including aromatic compounds wherein the alkyl groups are unsubstituted and substituted, are contacted in the liquid phase at reaction conditions with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a novel catalyst which is prepared by milling an anhydrous transition metal halide with silver nitrite, the transition metal being selected from the Groups IVb to VIII and Ib and IIb of the Periodic Table, wherein the mole ratios of metal halide to silver nitrite are in the ratio of 1:1 to 1:5.

Abstract: An improvement in a process for catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks which comprises reducing the emisssion of catalyst particles through a regenerator effluent gas by passing a catalyst-laden stream from a main column into a slurry settling zone where there is recovered a decanted oil from an upper portion of said zone and an oil (slurry and oil) of catalyst from a bottom portion of said slurry settler. The improvement comprises recycling at least a portion of the decanted oil from said zone to a lower portion of the zone so as to regulate the upward velocity of the oil in said zone to selectively reject through the decanted oil stream small catalyst particles (less than about 20 microns diameter), which if not rejected through the decanted oil stream, would be recycled back to a fluidized catalytic cracking reaction zone in the slurry oil stream and ultimately released to the atmosphere by the effluent gases from the regeneration zone.

Abstract: Fire retardant adducts of 1,4-dihydronaphthalene and halocyclopentadienes and polymer compositions containing said adducts.

Abstract: A process for the isomerization of 1,5 and 1,6-dimethylnaphthalenes to a product including 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene which comprises passing a feed stream containing the 1,5 and 1,6 isomers over a catalyst at isomerization reaction conditions which catalyst consists essentially of from about 35 to about 45 weight per cent of the hydrogen form of mordenite dispersed in an alumina matrix.