Abstract: There are prepared acyl cyanides of the formula ##STR1## where R is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and which also can be substituted by one or more phenyl groups or halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, or R is preferably a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably cyclopropyl, which can have one or more 1 to 3 carbon atom alkyl or halogen, preferably chlorine, substituents wherein in all of the above set forth substitutions the halogen atoms and the phenyl groups are not on the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl group or R is a substituted phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a substituted naphthyl group or a five membered heterocyclic group, e.g., furyl, thienyl or alkyl substituted thienyl, wherein the substituents on the phenyl or naphthyl are halogen atoms, nitro groups or alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: There are prepared acyl cyanides of the formula ##STR1## where R is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and which also can be substituted by one or more phenyl groups or halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, or R is preferably a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably cyclopropyl, which can have one or more 1 to 3 carbon atom alkyl or halogen, preferably chlorine, substituents wherein in all of the above set forth substitutions the halogen atoms and the phenyl groups are not on the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl group or R is a substituted phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a substituted naphthyl group or a five membered heterocyclic group, e.g., furyl, thienyl or alkyl substituted thienyl, wherein the substituents on the phenyl or naphthyl are halogen atoms, nitro groups or alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A catalyst is described capable of inducing reduction in nitrogen oxide pollutants of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines and industrial plants. The catalyst composition is formed from a mixture of catalytically active aluminum oxides and a mixture of at least two metal oxides, one which is chromium oxide and the other is an oxide of an element of the First Transition Series, impregnated with about 1% by weight of an impregnant comprising a catalytically active noble metal compound. An optional constituent of the catalyst compositions includes 0.5-10% by weight of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium in the mixed oxide composition.

Abstract: The tendency of particles of water-soluble hygroscopic salts and fertilizers containing water-soluble hygroscopic salts to cake when allowed to stand is decreased when the particles have a uniformly distributed surface content of an aminoalkanol material selected from the group consisting of (1) a mixture of vicinal aminoalkanols of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent H or --(CH.sub.2).sub.1-18 H; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together contain 9-18 carbon atoms; and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl and C.sub.2-4 hydroxyalkyl; and (2) salts thereof with water-soluble acids.The aminoalkanols can be applied from organic solvent or water solution, or as a hot melt.

Abstract: Carbon black containing pigment-synthetic resin concentrates are prepared by intensive intimate mixing of an aqueous polymerizate-lyosol containing a dispersed pigment and coagulating by addition of an electrolyte, separating the coagulate from the aqueous phase and drying.

Abstract: There is provided a means for measuring resistance for a resistance thermometer consisting of an insulating former as a carrier and a thin platinum layer as resistance material, the carrier for the platinum layer being made of a material having a greater thermal coefficient of expansion than platinum over the range between 0.degree. and 1000.degree. C.

Abstract: There is provided a continuous process for the production of water free or substantially water free peralkanoic acids with 2 to 4 carbon atoms by reaction of aqueous hydrogen peroxide with an alkanoic acid having 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the presence of acidic catalyst at a mole ratio of hydrogen peroxide to alkanoic acid of 0.5 to 30:1, preferably from 0.

Abstract: Industrial gypsum plaster (plaster of Paris) having a delayed setting time is prepared by including D,L-tartaric acid and sufficient calcium hydroxide that a 5 weight % aqueous suspension of the plaster has a pH of at least 11.5.

Abstract: A silicic acid filter cake and suspension agent are fed to a container equipped with a stirrer having a peripheral speed of about 20-30 m/sec. The ratio of container diameter to stirrer diameter is about 3:1. The ratio of container diameter to level of filling is at most about 1:2. The container contains at least about 1.5 to about 2 kg of silicic acid suspension, for each 1 kg of silicic acid filter cake which is added to the container. The contents of the container is mixed while maintaining a pH of at most about 4. A portion of the resulting silicic acid suspension is drawn off from the zone of highest turbulence in the container.

Abstract: Skatylhydantoin is prepared by hydrogenation of indolalhydantoin in the presence of a solvent and a hydrogenation catalyst wherein the solvent is a compound of the formula ##STR1## or a mixture of (I) and (II) and in which either R.sub.1 to R.sub.3 are hydrogen or R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a straight or branched chain alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each are straight or branched chain alkyl groups with 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together are a straight or branched chain alkylene group with 2 to 8 carbon atoms; or one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is hydrogen and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 are joined to form a straight or branched chain alkylene group with 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and R.sub.4 to R.sub.7 each are straight or branched chain alkyl groups with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an alkaryl group or an aralkyl group, or two of the substituents R.sub.4 to R.sub.

Abstract: A process for the production of a low-iron zeolitic alkali metal aluminosilicate from iron-containing, optionally previously activated, mineral aluminosilicate raw materials comprising subjecting the iron-containing, optionally previously activated, mineral aluminosilicate raw material in a charge of suitable molar ratios ofM.sub.2 O : Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : SiO.sub.2 : H.sub.2 Owhere M is an alkali metal, by addition to the charge of sufficient caustic alkalis and optionally alkali metal silicate to give the desired molar ratio, to a hydrothermal crystallization treatment in the presence of an excess of alkali metal hydroxide to give a highly alkaline solution and sufficient of a water-soluble trialkanolamine to reduce the iron content of the crystalline zeolitic aluminosilicate formed, and recovering a low-iron zeolitic alkali metal aluminosilicate.

Abstract: Isothiocyanates of the formula (I)r -- n.dbd.c.dbd.s (i)in which R is a straight or branched alkyl group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably methyl, and wherein the alkyl group can be substituted once or more by --OH, --OR.sup.1 or --SR.sup.1 and where R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or R is cycloalkyl with 3 to 8 carbon atoms, benzyl or phenyl in which the aromatic nucleus can be substituted once or more by a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, a hydroxyl group, or --R.sup.1, --OR.sup.1 or --SR.sup.1 or R is a pyridyl or thiazolyl group prepared by reacting (1) a dithiocarbamate of the general formula (II) ##STR1## where R is as defined above and Me is an alkali atom, one valence of an alkaline earth metal atom or the ammonium group whose hydrogen atoms can be substituted by R with (2) a cyanogen halide, preferably cyanogen chloride, in the presence of water.

Abstract: A process for the continuous preparation of organic solutions of percarboxylic acids by reaction of an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide with the corresponding carboxylic acid in the presence of an acid, water-soluble catalyst which boils above 160.degree. C., extraction of the percarboxylic acid from the resulting reaction mixture using an organic solvent which is immiscible with water, reconcentration of the raffinate, which essentially contains hydrogen peroxide and the acid catalyst, by distilling off water in a distillation column and recycle of the raffinate, concentrated in this way, into the reaction with the carboxylic acid. The raffinate is divided into two partial streams in a ratio of 1 to 25:1.

Abstract: In the production of perpropionic acid by reaction of hydrogen peroxide and propionic acid in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an acid catalyst, e.g. sulfuric acid, to produce the peracid and water, the danger of explosion is reduced by employing a molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide to propionic acid of more than 3.5:1, a temperature of up to 60.degree. C., and an initial hydrogen peroxide:water ratio of up to 0.8, and a catalyst concentration of 10-40% by weight.

Abstract: There are provided alkali aluminum silicates having a hydrophilic surface. They are prepared by mixing a crystalline, ion-exchanging alkali aluminum silicate with a hydrophilic material, preferably ortho-phosphoric acid or an alkali ortho phosphate.

Abstract: There is prepared an iodophor solution comprising(a) 0.5 to 3 weight percent iodine,(b) 10 to 30 weight percent phosphoric acid,(c) 5 to 30 weight percent acetic acid, and(d) 0.5 to 20 weight percent of a polymerHaving an average molecular weight between 500 and 10,000 and consisting essentially of repeating units of the general formula ##STR1## where X in 90 to 65% of the cases is COOH, in 10 to 35% of the cases is ##STR2## and in 0 to 10% of the cases is CH.sub.2 OH and/or CN and/or ##STR3## the side chains being distributed statistically at random. The solution is made up with water to 100 weight percent. Preferably there is present hydrogen iodide, alkali metal iodide, alkaline earth metal iodide or ammonium iodide. Also there can be present a wetting agent such as sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate or sodium dihexylsulfosuccinate.

Abstract: Process for the continuous preparation of organic solutions of percarboxylic acids by reaction of aqueous hydrogen peroxide with the corresponding carboxylic acid in the presence of an acid, water-soluble catalyst, extraction of the resulting reaction mixture with an organic solvent and recycle of the raffinate, containing hydrogen peroxide, after reconcentration by the removal of water by distillation into the reaction. The raffinate is fed, together with the whole of that amount of hydrogen peroxide which essentially to the consumption of hydrogen peroxide in the reaction or with a part thereof, into the distillation for the removal of water. The amount of water which essentially corresponds to the sum of the water of reaction formed during the reaction and the water introduced into the process with the feed products is distilled off under reduced pressure. The sump product, thus obtainable, from the distillation is recycled into the reaction.

Abstract: In the production of perpropionic acid by reaction of hydrogen peroxide and propionic acid in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an acid catalyst, e.g. sulfuric acid, to produce the peracid and water, the danger of explosion is reduced by employing a molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide to propionic acid of less than 1.4:1, a temperature of up to 60.degree. C, and an initial hydrogen peroxide:water ratio of up to 1.2, and a catalyst concentration of 10-40% of weight.

Abstract: Formaldehyde is prepared by gas phase reaction of methanol with oxygen in a fluidized bed of an oxide catalyst in which the arrangement of the particles in the fluidized bed provides a negative temperature gradient in the direction of gas flow.

Abstract: There is provided a process for the production of 4-acylamido-4,4-dicarbalkoxy-butanalphenylhydrazones comrising adding an acylamidomalonic acid ester to acrolein in the presence of a catalyst and then reacting the 4-acylamido-4,4-dicarbalkoxy-butanal with phenylhydrazine. The catalyst is an alkali metal salt of a carboxylic acid.