Abstract: A process for the wet calcination of sodium bicarbonate, sodium sesquicarbonate or mixtures thereof comprising forming a suspension of sodium bicarbonate, sodium sesquicarbonate or said mixture in a water-immiscible relative high boiling liquid, and heating the suspension to form sodium carbonate.

Abstract: This invention relates to solutions comprising doped and undoped poly(substituted heterocycles) and an organic solvent which can be used to form conducting polymer articles, including films.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and improved hermetically sealed container for semiconductor and other electronic devices, to a novel sealing cover for use in fabricating the above-referenced hermetically sealed container, and to novel processes for manufacturing said container and cover wherein the cover is plated with a nickel/indium alloy in which the weight percent indium in said alloy is less than about 10 weight percent.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel urease inhibited fertilizer compositions containing urea and a urease inhibiting amount of one or more diaminophosphinyl compounds having oxidized sulfur functions, and methods and composition for inhibiting the activity of urease through use of such compounds.

Abstract: Selective conversion of acrylonitrile into 1,4-dicyano-1-butene by contacting a liquid phase comprising acrylonitrile with an effective amount of a polymer-bound alkyl diarylphosphinite catalyst having the formula I: ##STR1## wherein the trivalent phosphorus is substituted by one alkoxy group and one aryl group and wherein the third bond of phosphorus is a P--C bond to a pendant aryl group of the polymer matrix, such as polystyrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene is disclosed. Treatment of the liquid phase, prior to contacting same with the polymer-bound catalyst, with a drying agent comprising a polymer-bound dialkyl arylphosphonite and regeneration of the drying agent are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to electrical devices in which the electrical contact areas are plated with a nickel/indium alloy comprising 0.1-9 percent indium, balance nickel. The nickel/indium alloy layer may be coated with a precious metal such as gold.

Abstract: Improved processes for the conversion to oximes by selective oxidation, in the vapor phase, of saturated primary aliphatic or alicyclic amines having 2 to 12 carbon atoms especially cyclohexylamine to cyclohexanone oxime with elemental oxygen, in a reaction zone, in the presence of an effective amount of a catalyst comprising an oxygen-containing tungsten compound and alumina by (1) periodically regenerating the oxygen-containing tungsten catalyst by heating same at about 250.degree. C.-300.degree. C. in the presence of elemental oxygen, or (2) maintaining the temperature of the oxygen-containing tungsten catalyst in a range of about 100.degree. C.-145.degree. C. or (3) employing higher mol fractions of oxygen and of amine in a range of about 0.2-0.4 in the vapor phase are disclosed. An improved method of preparing an oxygen-containing tungsten on an alumina catalyst is also disclosed.

Abstract: A gaseous mixture of SF.sub.6, a nitriding gas component and an oxidizer gas component is disclosed as an effective SiO.sub.2 etchant having enhanced selectively for use in either the plasma or reactive ion etch process. By adding an oxidizing gas to the SF.sub.6 nitriding gas plasma etchant, the selectively for SiO.sub.2 over silicon or polysilicon is marked improved. The optional addition of an inert diluent gas did not substantially change these results.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing N-hydroxyl organo imidate compounds by reacting an oxime compound with a halogenating agent and reacting the resulting 1-halosubstituted oxime compound with the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an alcohol.

Abstract: A dinitrile is hydrogenated to an omega-aminonitrile with hydrogen with a supported highly dispersed rhodium catalyst and only ammonia present. The catalyst is prepared by hydrolyzing a rhodium(III) halide or nitrate with strong aqueous base at elevated temperatures, drying the supported rhodium hydroxide at elevated temperatures and intimately contacting with hydrogen the dried product with hydrogen at 260.degree.-360.degree. C. High conversions, selectivity to aminonitrile and long catalyst service times and catalyst recyclability are achieved in the absence of an aprotic solvent.

Abstract: Corrosion of carbon steel storage and mixing equipment is inhibited by admixing an effective amount of a member selected from the group consisting of ammonium polyphosphate, sodium nitrite, potassium nitrite, ammonium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulfate and potassium thiosulfate with an aqueous solution of ammonium sulfate useful as a fertilizer.

Abstract: A method for treating process waste consisting of uranium hexafluoride, UF.sub.6, molybdenum hexafluoride, MoF.sub.6 and molybdenum oxytetrafluoride, MoOF.sub.4 is provided wherein the foregoing mixture is hydrolyzed in an aqueous solution of ammonium carbonate and ammonium hydroxide. The resulting mother liquor is digested at 60.degree.-80.degree. C. to drive off carbon dioxide and convert the ammonium uranyl carbonate, (NH.sub.4).sub.4 UO.sub.2 (CO.sub.3).sub.3 to ammonium diuranate, (NH.sub.4).sub.2 U.sub.2 O.sub.7. The pH is maintained above 9 to prevent premature precipitation of the molybdenum values as molybdic acid or uranyl molybdate.The ammonium diuranate which forms as a yellow solid is filtered, slurried in aqueous ammonium hydroxide, filtered and dried. The yield is quantitative. Pyrolysis results in conversion of the diuranate salt to uranium oxide, U.sub.3 O.sub.8, of suitable purity to be recycled in the uranium hexafluoride production process.

Abstract: Polymer-bound alkyl diarylphosphinite catalyst compositions having the formula I: ##STR1## wherein the trivalent phosphorus is substituted by one alkoxy group and one aryl group and wherein the third bond of phosphorus is a P--C bond to a pendant aryl groups of the polymer matrix and wherein .circle.p --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -- is a polymer matrix containing aromatic groups such as polystyrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene and wherein at least 1% of pendant aryl groups of the polymer matrix are bound to phosphorus and wherein Ar is substituted by electron-donating groups such as alkyl, alkoxy, and N,N-dialkylamino, are disclosed. Polymer-bound aryl dialkyl phosphonites having the formula II, .circle.p --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --P(OR).sub.2 and polymer-bound diarylphosphinous chlorides having the formula .circle.p --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --P--(Ar')--Cl are also disclosed. Processes for making the polymer-bound phosphinites, phosphonites and phosphinous chlorides are also disclosed.

Abstract: A polymeric borazole is produced by reacting BCl.sub.3 and an amine at temperatures between -60.degree. C. and -5.degree. C. in an inert solvent to form an intermediate triaminoborane, and then further polymerizing the intermediate after removal of the amine hydrochloride salt via thermal condensation at a temperature in the range of 380.degree. C. to 420.degree. C. This polymer, in the form of a glassy resin, and other borazole polymers derived by the polymerization of monomers of the formula(XBNY).sub.3wherein X and Y are used to designate the indicated position of H, OH, OR halogen, amino and R, substituents on the polymer and wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals of 1-4C atoms, cyclohexyl, phenyl and methyl and ethyl substituted phenyl radicals is dissolved in toluene or xylene at the 1 to 20% (wt/wt) level.

Abstract: Process for reducing the resistivity of polymers, by forming a composition comprised of such polymers and one or more metal salts, and treating such a composition with a reagent to form the corresponding carbonate, sulfide and/or oxide salts of such metal salts on and in the surfaces of the polymer.

Abstract: A thermotropic oligomer such as a polyester is blended with a high molecular weight thermoplastic polymer such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) to raise the modulus value of the composition compared to the polymer alone, especially at the glass transition temperature of the polymer and above.

Abstract: Corrosion of carbon steel storage and mixing equipment is inhibited by admixing an effective amount of a member selected from the group consisting of ammonium polyphosphate, sodium nitrite, potassium nitrite, ammonium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulfate and potassium thiosulfate with an aqueous solution of ammonium sulfate useful as a fertilizer.

Abstract: A novel process is disclosed for producing fluorinated pyromellitate surfactants. The process comprises two primary steps. The first step involves reacting pyromellitic dianhydride with fluorinated alcohol at a mole ratio of about two moles of fluorinated alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride, thereby producing a pyromellitate having two fluorinated esters moieties and two carboxylic acid moieties. Thereafter, the fluorinated pyromellitate with carboxylic acid moieties is reacted with an oxirane compound in the presence of trimellitic anhydride to produce fluorinated pyromellitate mixtures having a reduced percentage of fluorine.

Abstract: The invention rleates to novel urease inhibited fertilizer compositions containing urea, a urease inhibiting effective amount of phosphorotriamidate compounds, and a method and composition for using such compounds to inhibit the activity of urease.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel urease inhibited fertilizer compositions containing urea and a urease inhibiting amount of phosphorotriamidate compounds, and methods and composition for inhibiting the activity of urease through use of such compounds.