Abstract: Fluorine compounds are removed from aqueous phosphoric acid by extraction with a mixture of a silane and a long-chain hydrocarbyl amine.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to a process for removing fluorine from aqueous phosphoric acid.It is known that wet-process phosphoric acid obtained by acidulation of phosphate rock contains substantial amounts of fluorine, predominantly in the form of fluorine compounds such as fluorophosphates and various metal fluorides. Even following purification by known extraction processes, for example, extraction with various organic amines, ethers, etc., such phosphoric acid generally remains contaminated with undesirably high quantities of fluorine compounds with fluorine contents of 1,000 parts per million (ppm) by weight or more not being uncommon.Fluorine contents of this magnitude introduce complications relative to the use of the acid in various applications.

Abstract: Sequestrant compounds represented by the ##EQU1## wherein X is alkali metal or hydrogen, are prepared by oxidation of a compound represented by the formula ##EQU2##

Abstract: Hydroxy ether carboxylates represented by the formula ##EQU1## wherein M is alkali metal, ammonium, alkyl ammonium or alkanol ammonium and A is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or CH.sub.2 OH, are useful as complexing agents and detergency builders. The ester and acid forms of such compounds are useful as intermediates for preparation of the salts.

Abstract: Trisodium carboxymethyloxysuccinate monohydrate is useful as a metal complexing agent, detergency builder and desiccant.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for rapidly producing beta hydroxy ethylene glycol ethers by reacting internal epoxyalkanes with mono or poly ethylene glycols in the presence of critical amounts of acidic catalysts under controlled temperature conditions.

Abstract: Diglycolic acid is prepared by oxidation of p-dioxanone.

Abstract: Organic compounds having a substituent represented by the formula ##EQU1## wherein M is alkali metal or ammonium which are useful complexing agents for metal and/or alkaline earth metal ions are prepared by reaction of a conjugate base of a hemiketal of a ketomalonic acid diester and an alcohol with a bromo or iodo acetate ester and saponifying the resulting product.

Abstract: Compounds represented by the formula ##EQU1## and salts thereof represented by the formula ##EQU2## wherein Q is bromine, chlorine, --O-alkali metal or OH; R is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; M is alkali metal; and Rx is ##EQU3## n being an integer from 4 to 10, or ##EQU4## Rz being hydrogen, alkyl phenyl alkyl, alkoxy alkyl, alkoxy phenyl, alkoxy phenyl alkyl or --COOX, X being R or M, are useful as intermediates for the preparation of sequestrants.

Abstract: Dental creams, particularly translucent dental creams, containing finely divided synthetic amorphous silica polishing agents, such polishing agents have an average refractive index of from about 1.410 to 1.440.