Abstract: A process for reducing or eliminating Caro's acid mist, created when producing a hot mixture containing Caro's acid by reaction of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide, is carried out by quenching the hot Caro's acid mixture with water to both cool and dilute the Caro's acid.

Abstract: A process to manufacture and coat a sodium carbonate perhydrate containing 10.5% to 14% active oxygen which is stable in a non-phosphate detergent composition and which has a bulk density of from 900 to 1,050 kg/m.sup.3. Anhydrous sodium carbonate with a pore volume of at least 0.29 ml/g is contacted with 50% to 75% by weight hydrogen peroxide in the presence of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid and water is evaporated at a rate to maintain a dry reaction mixture. The product is coated by sparging sodium borosilicate at a rate to avoid moistening the particles.

Abstract: A process is provided for removing iron from hydrogen peroxide by contacting the hydrogen peroxide with .alpha.-zirconium phosphate for up to 5 minutes at less than 35.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for purifying a peroxygen compound in an aqueous solution of a peroxygen-stable acid or salt of the acid, comprising contacting the aqueous solution at a pH of about 0.5 to 4 with a chelating ion exchange resin and separating the product as a purified aqueous solution, or optionally as a solid.

Abstract: A process is provided for peroxygen bleaching of high yield pulp in which sodium carbonate replaces sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate. The process employs a chelating agent as a substitute for the silicate normally required so that the process can operate as a closed cycle system.

Abstract: A process is provided in which manganese dioxide stains in denim fabric which has been partially decolorized with potassium permanganate are neutralized or removed by an aqueous solution of peracetic acid containing at least 1 part by weight acetic acid and 1.5 parts by weight hydrogen peroxide per part by weight peracetic acid.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for decreasing the concentration of a lignin-containing organic carbon in an aqueous system by incorporating peracetic acid or Caro's acid therein. The process is particularly useful for decolorizing lignin-containing aqueous solutions such as effluents from a pulp mill.

Abstract: The invention provides a process to coat dry particles comprising sodium carbonate perhydrate to provide a stable dry particulate solid which releases hydrogen peroxide when contacted with an aqueous solution. The coated particles are readily soluble in water and/or stable when formulated into a solid detergent.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for decreasing the concentration of a lignin-containing organic carbon in an aqueous system by a combination of ozone and hydrogen peroxide. The process is particularly useful for decolorizing lignin-containing aqueous solutions such as effluents from a pulp mill.

Abstract: A process is provided for detoxifying an aqueous solution containing weak acid-dissociable cyanide metal complexes. The process comprises incorporating hydrogen peroxide and at least 1 mole of citric acid per mole of complexed metal ion and maintaining the pH of the solution between 8 and 12.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method is provided for measuring the rate of flow of gas from a sample of a peroxygen, such as, hydrogen peroxide, thereby indicating the stability of the peroxygen. The invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior methods which are less precise and have a long time delay.

Abstract: A process is provided for the condensation polymerizing lactic acid to a polymer with a weight average molecular weight of 2,500 to 4,500 containing less than 4% lactide and for a controlled release dosage form comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient in a matrix of poly(lactic acid) and its copolymers with glycolic acid, valerolactone, .epsilon.-caprolactone, .epsilon.-decalactone, hydroxybutyric acid, .beta.-hydroxyvaleric acid and dioxanone.

Abstract: A high yield process is provided for treating lignocellulose food fiber to sanitize and bleach the fiber. The process is not only a high yield process but produces better or equivalent bleaching than alternative processes and further does not produce a waste disposal problem. The process also has the advantage of requiring very little energy compared to alternative processes.

Abstract: The invention is a sustained release dosage or delivery form, such as a tablet, pill, granule or the like capable of providing sustained release of a functionally active ingredient and the method for its manufacture. The invention comprises a matrix of a polymer containing functionally active ingredient and an excipient shaped at or above the glass transition temperature of said polymer into a form such as a granule, tablet or the like. Preferably the excipient is a microcrystalline cellulose.

Abstract: Fats and proteins in wastewater are commonly concentrated in a dissolved air flotation cell as a sludge ("skimmings") which has a very high water content, even after centrifuging or the like. A process is provided to reduce the water content of the sludge thereby reducing the cost of disposal of the sludge.

Abstract: A stable hydrogen peroxide composition is provided of from 1% to 52% by weight hydrogen peroxide and 1,10-phenanthroline. The composition may contain other conventional additives suitable for stabilizing hydrogen peroxide.