Abstract: High float asphalt emulsions with high demulsibilities are prepared from asphalts ill-suited for prior art emulsifiers by mixing a combination of fatty acid and the reaction products of fatty acid with acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, fumaric acid, or maleic anhydride in the form of their alkali salts in the soap solution, and adding to the heated asphalt, prior to the emulsification step, reaction products of fatty acids with mono-, di-, and triethanol amine.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethylidene diacetate and/or ethyl acetate by hydrogenating acetic anhydride in the presence of a homogeneous ruthenium catalyst, methyl iodide and, optionally, lithium iodide. The process can also be utilized to hydrogenate mixtures of acetic anhydride and ethylidene diacetate to produce ethyl acetate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenylhydrazine by chlorinating the reaction product of phenylhydrazine and a dicarboxylic anhydride to obtain an N-(2,4,6-trichloroanilino)dicarboximide which is reacted with a base capable of liberating 2,4,6-trichlorophenylhydrazine therefrom.

Abstract: Emulsifiable polyolefin waxes are prepared by reacting low molecular weight homo- and copolymers containing at least one alpha-olefin monomer having at least three carbon atoms with diesters of maleic acid in the presence of a free radical source. These emulsifiable polyolefin waxes having a Gardner color of less than two form excellent nonionic emulsions which are useful in low color floor polishes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the selective production of ketones under hydroformylation conditions. In particular, the process comprises the hydroformylation of at least one olefin in the presence of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and a catalyst which consists essentially of triruthenium dodecacarbonyl. The olefin preferably comprises propylene. The reaction is conducted under conditions such that the ratio of olefin:ruthenium is about 200:1 to 3000:1, the ratio of carbon monoxide:hydrogen:olefin to about 1:1.4:4 to 1:6:100, the total pressure is about 500 to 10,000 psig, the carbon monoxide partial pressure is about 50 to 500 psig, and the reaction temperature is about 60.degree. to 250.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition adapted for use in coating pellets orally administrable to ruminants which protects the core material in the rumen and releases it in the abomasum comprising a film-forming polymeric material, a hydrophobic material dispersed in said polymeric material, and a physiologically acceptable flake material dispersed in said polymeric material, the flake material having been treated by bringing the particles into rubbing contact with the hydrophobic material so that the surface of the particles of flake material become hydrophobic.

Abstract: Poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate), poly(ethylene isophthalate), poly(ethylene naphthalate), their copolymers with each other and with modifying aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and substituted glycol repeat unit modifications thereof are produced from prepolymer (oligomer) obtained from the esterification of the acid or acids with ethylene carbonate or substituted ethylenecarbonate in the presence of one or more amines compounds selected from trialkylamines, tetraalkyldiamines, N-alkylated heterocyclic amines, and certain quaternary ammonium salts, employing certain mole ratios of ethylene carbonate and substituted ethylene carbonate to the diacid. The prepolymer is formed in an unusually short time and the final polyester of high I.V. exhibits improvement in such properties as desirable light color and low ether-glycol level.

Abstract: Disclosed are azo dyes containing diazonium moieties from aminothiazoles, aminoisothiazoles, or aminothiadiazoles (1,2,4- or 1,3,4-), and certain coupler moieties from aniline, tetrahydroquinoline, and benzomorpholine type compounds, wherein the diazonium moieties have at least one cinnamoyl group, and wherein a wide variety of groups, e.g., one or more water-solubilizing substituents such as sulfonic acid groups or their metal or amine salts may be present in the dye molecule. These dyes are useful for dyeing materials selected from polyamide, cellulose ester, polyester, wool and other natural and synthetic fibers and generally exhibit improvements in dyeability and fastness properties.

Abstract: Disclosed are new disperse azo dyes prepared from 2-amino-cinnamoylthiophene compounds. These dyes give bright blue shades, for example, on polyester, cellulose acetate and other synthetic fibers and exhibit improvements in one or more of such properties as bathochromic shift, fastness to light, sublimation, chlorine, heat, ozone, gas, perspiration, crock, and wash, build, pH stability, bloom resistance, depth of shade, leveling, strike rate, migration, and the like. The dyes have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each R is a substituent selected for example from alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyloxy, alkanoyl, cyano, alkylamino, and dialkylamino, R.sup.14 is hydrogen or alkyl, C.sup.1 represents an aniline, tetrahydroquinoline or benzomorpholine coupling component which may be extensively substituted, and each of R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 is hydrogen or a substituent such as acyl, acylamido, alkyl, halogen, and cyano.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethylidene diacetate by hydrogenating acetic anhydride in the presence of a homogeneous rhodium catalyst, methyl iodide and lithium iodide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of continuously determining the perimeter of an elongated object of generally uniform cross section which comprises wrapping the object with a sheet of flexible material having a pair of detectable parallel lines formed thereon, such that the lines extend axially parallel to the object, placing detection means in position to detect the lines, the detection means being capable of determining the distance between the lines, moving the object and the detection means relative to each other in a manner such that continuous detection of the lines and measurement of the distance therebetween occurs, and correlating the measured distance between the lines to the perimeter of said object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of continuously determining the perimeter of an elongated object of generally uniform cross-section which comprises wrapping the object with a sheet of flexible material having a single band imprinted thereon in such manner that the single band extends axially parallel to the object and becomes partially obscured by an overlapping edge of the sheet, placing detection means in position to detect the width of the unobscured portion of the single band, the detection means being capable of determining the width of the unobscured portion of the single band, moving the object and the detection means relative to each other in a manner such that continuous detection of the single band and the measurement of the width of the unobscured portion of the single band occurs and correlating the measured width of the unobscured portion of the band to the perimeter of the object.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymer blend compositions which are useful in the formation of containers having improved resistance to gas permeability. The polymer blend compositions comprise about 5 to 50 percent by weight of a first polyester comprising polyglycolic acid and correspondingly about 50 to 95 percent by weight of a second polyester. The second polyester comprises units derived from a diacid component comprising terephthalic acid and units derived from a diol component which preferably comprises ethylene glycol. The containers which are provided by the present invention may be in the form of sheet, film, molded articles, such as bottles, and other such structures.

Abstract: Azo dyes having the general formula ##STR1## in which each of X, Y and Z are independently selected from H and a variety of substituents, preferably provided that at least one of X and Y is a substituent selected, for example, from --CN, halogen, alkyl, and alkylsulfonyl, and C is the residue of a phenol, naphthol, indole, imidazothiazole, pyrazolone, thiazole, isothiazole or pyrazole type disperse dye coupling component. These dyes which are unexpectedly non-phototropic produce yellow to orange shades on hydrophobic fibers and exhibit improvements in one or more properties such as dyeability, dye exhaustion rate, light fastness, nonblooming, pH stability, build, fastness to ozone and nitrogen oxide, crock and wash fastness, migration, transfer, and pH stability on polyester, polyamide and other fibers including cellulose ester.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing 2-benzoxazolinones by reacting a 2-nitrophenol compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a tertiary amine.

Abstract: Disclosed are new acid azo dyes prepared from 2-amino-cinnamoylthiophene compounds. These dyes give bright red to blue shades, for example, on polyester, cellulose acetate, wool and particularly polyamide fibers and exhibit improvements in one or more of such properties as bathochromic shift, fastness to light, sublimation, chlorine, heat, ozone, gas, perspiration, crock, and wash, build, pH stability, bloom resistance, depth of shade, leveling, strike rate, migration, and the like. The dyes have the general formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.14 is H or alkyl; R is a substituent selected, for example, from alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyloxy, alkanoyl, cyano, alkylamino, and dialkylamino; C.sup.1 represents an aniline, tetrahydroquinoline or benzomorpholine coupling component which may be extensively substituted; each of R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 is selected from H, alkyl, alkoxy, acyl, halogen, and the like; and at least one of the water solubilizing groups, --SO.

Abstract: This invention relates to azo dyes which may be unsubstituted or substituted with a variety of groups known to the dye art, and containing diazonium moieties from 2-aminobenzothiazole or 2-aminobenzisothiazole type compounds, and certain coupler moieties from aniline, tetrahydroquinoline, or benzomorpholine compounds, wherein the diazonium moieties have one or two cinnamoyl substituents, and wherein one or more water-solubilizing groups such as a sulfonic acid group or its metal or amine salt may be present as a substituent in the dye molecule for acid dyeing. These dyes are particularly useful in dyeing one or more of polyamide cellulose acetate polyester, wool and other fibers.

Abstract: This invention relates to azo dyes which may be unsubstituted or substituted with a variety of groups known to the dye art, and containing a diazonium moieties from an aniline type compound and certain coupler moieties from aniline, tetrahydroquinoline, or benzomorpholine compounds, wherein the diazonium moiety has one or two cinnamoyl substituents, and wherein one or more water-solubilizing groups such as a sulfonic acid group or its metal or amine salt may be present as a substituent in the dye molecule for acid dyeing. These dyes are particularly useful in dyeing one or more of polyamide cellulose acetate polyester, wool and other fibers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the formation of olefin-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets which comprises mixing particles of the copolymer with water to obtain a wet cake containing about 20-70% solids by weight to thereby obtain a plasticized mass of the copolymer, thereafter extruding the copolymer at a temperature of about 5.degree.-7.degree. C. below the melting point of the mass through a nozzle to form a rod, and dividing the rod into individual pellets.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for preparing specified amorphous polycarbonate polyols. The process comprises reacting phosgene, a branched-chain polyhydric alcohol, and a straight chain polyhydric alcohol in the presence of a solvent and in the absence of a catalyst at a temperature of about 60.degree. to 100.degree. C., and then contacting the amorphous polycarbonate product in the reaction mixture with a catalytic amount of a tertiary amine at reflux temperature for a period of time of at least about 30 minutes. The straight chain polyhydric alcohol is employed in an amount of about 3 to 40 mole percent, based upon the total amount of polyhydric alcohol present in the reaction system. A preferred branched-chain polyhydric alcohol is neopentyl glycol, and a preferred straight chain polyhydric alcohol is 1,6-hexanediol. Preferred solvents are xylene and toluene, and preferred tertiary amines are triethylamine and pyridine.