Abstract: A method for stabilizing the iron salt content of a PVDC latex autodeposition bath by: filtering a metered portion of the bath to separate it into a filtrate containing the iron salts and a retentate containing the latex and pigment particles; discarding the filtrate; recycling the retentate back into the bath; and adding D.I. water in a volume equal to that of the filtrate.

Abstract: Phosphonocarboxylic acids, such as phosphonosuccinic acid and especially 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, and aminopolycarboxylic acids, advantageously tetrasodium trimethylene diamine tetracetate or trisodium nitrilotriacetate, are added to aqueous or aqueous solvent-containing disinfectant solutions based on aldehydes and quaternary ammonium compounds for corrosion inhibition and pH-adjustment to 3.5-4.0, respectively. The corrosion inhibiting effect of the two salts is synergistic.

Abstract: Powder-form compositions containing as its principal components cellulose powder, organic solvents, and water. The compositions are suitable for cleaning textiles, particularly carpets, and are distinguished by high cleaning power and minimal dust generation.

Abstract: A bellows pump with the improvement of an adjustable index for uniformly controlling the amount of fluid displaced in each expansion and compression cycle.

Abstract: An improved process for purification of glycerol obtained from natural sources comprising alkalizing a glycerol-containing crude mixture in the presence of air for oxidation, evaporating the mixture in a thin-layer evaporator with redistillation of the residue, rectification and reevaporation in a packed column characterized by low-pressure-loss plates with a falling-film evaporator designed for internal and external partial condensation and to separate off unwanted constituents of the mixture, bleaching the product with activated carbon and separating the bleach in known manner.

Abstract: Stabilized polyvinyl chloride molding compositions contain, per 100 parts by weight polymer, 0.02 to 5 parts by weight of at least one compound of Formula I and/or Formula II ##STR1## in which R represents an alkyl group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group with 5 or 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, an alkylphenyl group with 7 to 11 carbon atoms or an X--CO--CH.sub.2 group, while X represents an NH.sub.2 group or an OM group in which M represents lithium, sodium or potassium.

Abstract: A spinning preparation, for the melt spinning of synthetic fibers, containing a smoothing agent, an emulsifier, a wetting agent, an antistatic agent, and an epoxidized compound containing at least 8 carbon atoms to produce a cohesion promoting effect on the fibers.

Abstract: Compounds which are the reaction products of a C.sub.12-14 -alkyl N-substituted 1,3-diaminopropane and glutamic acid or its 5-methyl ester, optionally alkoxylated, and optionally their salts, are useful as antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: A composition for increasing the flowability of coal slurries having more than 60% coal solids content and a method for its use. The composition comprises at least one viscosity regulator, at least one maleic acid/acrylic acid copolymer of a specific viscosity range, and optionally, at least one polysaccharide.

Abstract: Perfume and fragrance compositions containing salicylic acid esters, of which the ester function is derived from secondary or primary branched-chain, saturated aliphatic alcohols containing 6 C-atoms.

Abstract: A process for the production of a granular, free-flowing detergent composition which is rapidly soluble in water, and the product thereof which has a bulk density of at least 600 g/l and a particle size of 0.1-2 mm, wherein an aqueous slurry of the composition ingredients is continuously homogenized to yield a viscosity of 4,000 to 20,000 mPa.s and heated to a temperature of 85.degree.-105.degree. C. The homogenized heated slurry is then sprayed in a drying tower through nozzles having a bore diameter of 2.5-5 mm under a pressure of 20-45 bar. The slurry and resulting product contain 10-28% alkoxylated nonionic surfactant, 40-80% inorganic carrier and 0.5-10% organic washing auxiliary.

Abstract: An ester/amide copolymer useful as a pour-point depressant, wherein: the ester comonomer is at least one acrylic acid or methacrylic acid--C.sub.16-24 aliphatic alcohol ester; the amide comonomer is at least one acrylamide or methacrylamide, unsubstituted or substituted at the nitrogen atom; and the mol ratio of ester to amide is about 2-10:1.

Abstract: Block-copolymeric polyglycol ethers of long-chain 1,2-epoxides and ethylene oxide corresponding to the following general formulaR.sup.1 O[C.sub.n H.sub.2n O].sub.x [C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O].sub.x.y --R.sup.2in which one of the groups R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is an alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and the other is hydrogen, n is a number of from 6 to 22, x is a number of from 2 to 20 and y is a number of from 1 to 100, are useful as solution promoters for the preparation of clear, stable, aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic preparations containing oil-soluble perfume oils. Preferably, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group, for example a methyl group, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen.

Abstract: In order to facilitate lifting a booster cloth containing a detergency booster and which dissolves in water during washing from a stack arranged in a dispenser without any special aids, a curved incision is made at the center of gravity of the cloth and the stack of cloths is mounted in an upwardly convex arcuate fashion in such a way that a tab area projects upward from the surface of the cloth along the incision.

Abstract: The epoxidation of terminally and/or internally olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds which are liquid at 50.degree. to 100.degree. C. and at atmospheric pressure (oil phase), in which the oil phase is treated with an acid phase containing acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid in aqueous solution, after which the aqueous acid phase is separated from the oil phase, the peracetic acid in the aqueous acid phase is regenerated and the regenerated aqueous acid phase is returned to the epoxidation reactor. Epoxidation is carried out using an aqueous acid phase containing at most about 10% by weight of peracetic acid, and the peracetic acid content in the aqueous acid phase is reduced by at most about 50%, based on the peracetic acid content of the aqueous acid phase used, after a single passage through the epoxidation stage. After separation from the oil phase, the aqueous acid phase preferably is cooled before regeneration.

Abstract: Curing of autodeposited coatings by treatment with water or steam including a solute.

Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor for aluminum in aqueous acidic compositions comprising 3-amino-5-alkyl-1,2,4-triazoles and aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid); and a method for its use.

Abstract: Aqueous compositions and low temperature processes for treating clean steel and galvanized steel to provide a coating suitable for the application of paint thereto. The aqueous treating compositions contain:______________________________________ Ingredient Quantity ______________________________________ zinc ion from about 0.9 to about 2.5 g/l; nickel ion from about 0.6 to about 2.0 g/l; orthophosphoric acid from about 15 to about 45 g/l; nitrate ion from about 1.0 to about 10.0 g/l. ______________________________________The pH of the composition is adjusted to 3.0-3.5 by addition of alkali metal hydroxide. The above composition is used on clean galvanized steel. For clean ungalvanized steel, from about 0.10 to about 0.65 g/l of nitrite ion is included in the composition. Optional ingredients in the above compositions include chlorate ion, ferric ion, and a fluoride compound.

Abstract: A tampon for feminine hygiene consists of a cylindrically-compressed length of a strip of cottonwool or rayon staple or a combination thereof which is wrapped with an overlap in a fluff-free or fuzz free covering material, said strip being cut into the required lengths together with the covering material perpendicularly to the overlap line, and a recovery thread attached to the length of a strip of cottonwool or rayon staple or a combination thereof. The problem which the invention solves is to prevent fibers from breaking loose from the exposed cut edges. According to the invention, the exposed cut edges are folded onto the surface of the length of a strip of cottonwool or rayon staple or a combination thereof after it has been separated and compression is carried out in such a way that the exposed cut edges are situated inside the tampon.