Abstract: The present invention provides a process for recovering alkali carbonates such as alkali sesquicarbonates from slurries of minerals such as Trona which contain those carbonates as well as clays and shales. The invention further provides a method for recovering alkaline earth carbonates from caustic slurries of those carbonates, as well as to clarifying the supernatant liquids which result from recovery of the alkaline earth carbonates.

Abstract: A novel method for producing compositions comprising polymeric solution droplets is disclosed. The products are useful as retention aids in paper pulps, as flocculating agents for flocculating a wide variety of dispersions of suspended solids and as drive fluids for use in oil recovery.

Abstract: Water-soluble, high molecular weight, polymeric, microparticles with a high degree of branching are disclosed. A microemulsion polymerization process for preparing the microparticles is also disclosed. The microparticles give excellent results in a number of solid-liquid separation processes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the recovery of indium from aqueous acid solutions. More particularly, it concerns the use of a combination of a dialkyl phosphoric acid and a mixture of trialkyl phosphine oxides to extract indium from acidic sulphate leach liquors.

Abstract: The present invention discloses radiation filters comprising a highly ordered crystalline array of microparticles fixed in a polymerized hydrogel in which is contained simple sugars or polyhydric alcohols to provide additional low temperature stability.

Abstract: Novel compositions comprising cationic polymeric microparticles are disclosed, along with a method for their production. The products are useful in flocculating a wide variety of dispersions of suspended solids.

Abstract: The present invention discloses radiation filters comprising a highly ordered crystalline array of microparticles fixed in a polymerized hydrogel.

Abstract: Solutions of an hydroxylamine or an at least partially neutralized hydroxylamine salt are stabilized against decomposition by adding thereto a mercaptobenzothiazole, a mercaptothiazoline, a thiuram disulfide, thiourea or a mercaptoalkanol.

Abstract: The present invention discloses satellite peak free radiation filters comprising a highly ordered crystalline array of microparticles fixed in a polymerized hydrogel.

Abstract: Compositions comprising microparticles of a cross-linkable, glyoxalated (meth)acrylamide containing, polymeric material are disclosed. They are prepared using inverse microemulsion polymerization techniques and are useful as wet- and dry-strength agents in paper production.

Abstract: Isotropic porous polymer beads having a high surface porosity and large pore diameters from about 0.002 to about 5 microns are produced from solutions of a polymer or a copolymer by a thermally-induced phase separation process. The use of mixed solvent-non-solvent combinations as solvents for the polymers, produces high pore content, substantially spherical beads having a morphology ideally suited to the chromatography of large molecules, such as proteins, and for enzyme-binding.

Abstract: A porous shaped substrate such as a porous bead is formed from polyacrylonitrile or a copolymer thereof containing nitrile groups. The substrate has a hydrophilic surface containing amide groups constituting about 1.8 mole percent to less than about 15 mole percent of the total nitrile groups, and containing no amide or carboxyl groups. The substrate is substantially non-swellable in water and is able to resist pressures in a columnar bed of up to about 3000 psi without collapsing. In forming the amide groups, polyacrylonitrile or copolymer thereof containing nitrile groups, an alkaline catalyst such as sodium hydroxide and a nonsolvent for the substrate such as methanol are combined to form a suspension. A peroxide is added to the suspension and the suspension is heated to hydrolyze nitrile groups to amide groups. Succinylated aminoethyl groups or activated carboxyl groups can be formed on the substrate and a bioactive ligand such as p-aminobenzamidine covalently bonded to the substrate.

Abstract: A surface-modified fibrillated fiber composition is disclosed herein which comprises polyacrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer and a surface of pendant N-haloamide groups. Also disclosed is a process for the production of said composition.

Abstract: A stable, water-in-oil emulsion comprising an aqueous phase containing a water soluble polymer and an oil phase containing a partially esterified lower N,N-dialkanol fatty amine emulsifier, the ratio of the aqueous phase to the oil phase ranging from about a 2:1 to about 3:5:1 and the polymer content of the emulsion being at least 20%, by weight based on the total weight of the emulsion, wherein said oil phase also contains a second emulsifier comprising a nonionic, reaction product of ethylene oxide and a long chain compound containing a reactive hydroxyl and/or carboxyl group and having an HLB above 5 but less than 14, the total weight of the emulsifiers comprises about 1-5% of the emulsion, and the second emulsifier constitutes from about 10 to 150% of the weight of the fatty amide and contains less than 0.1 weight percent of sorbitan, sorbitol, mixture thereof and derivatives thereof.

Abstract: Commercially available solid rubber modified acrylic multipolymers and polycarbonate polymer are tumble blended and melted and extruded through an extruder. Resulting alloys comprise an unsaturated rubber such as polybutadiene grafted with methylmethacrylate and styrene; a multipolymer comprising methylmethacrylate and styrene, and acrylonitrile, ethylacrylate, or methylacrylate; and polycarbonate. The ratio of rubber to graft monomers ranges from about 1:1 to about 6:1 and is preferably about 3:1. Graft monomers comprise from about 60 to about 85 parts methylmethacrylate, about 15 to about 30 parts styrene, and up to about 15 parts methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, or acrylonitrile. The multipolymer comprises from about 60 to about 80 parts of methylmethacrylate, about 15 to about 30 parts of styrene, and up to 15 parts of methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, or acrylonitrile. The ratio of graft rubber to multipolymer ranges from about 5:95 to about 25:75.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for preparing amide derivatives of acids by the reaction of haloaminotriazines and acid halides.This invention also provides a process for preparing isocyanates and isocyanate adducts from amide derivatives derived from haloaminotriazines and acid halides such as oxalyl chloride, phosgene and phosgene analogs.Melamine derived acid amides are prepared by reaction of trichloro and hexachloromelamines with chloroformates and acid chlorides. The by-product chlorine may be recycled in this process.Amides, carbamates, sulfonamides, phosphoramides, and related amide derivatives may be prepared by the novel processes of the invention.

Abstract: Dispersions of finely divided high molecular weight polyacrylamide particles are formed and treated with a caustic material to hydrolyze the polymer without undesirable side chain reactions to form high molecular weight anionic acrylamide polymers. A preferred technique for forming these products comprises the formation of a stabilized water-in-oil emulsion of aqueous acrylamide monomer, polymerizing the monomer, reacting the polymer emulsion thus formed with a hydrolysis agent and inverting the resultant hydrolyzed polymers into solution. These materials are useful in a variety of industrial applications for removing particulates from effluent streams.

Abstract: A surface-modified fibrillated fiber composition is disclosed herein which comprises polyacrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer and a surface of pendant N-haloamide groups. Also disclosed is a process for the production of said composition.

Abstract: A composition is disclosed herein which comprises a core of a polyacrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer and a surface of N-haloamides. Also disclosed is a process for the production of said composition.

Abstract: A surface-modified fibrillated fiber composition is disclosed herein which comprises polyacrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer and a surface of pendant N-haloamide groups. Also disclosed is a process for the production of said composition.