Abstract: This invention relates to sulfur functionalized ionic liquid compounds that are useful in methods of carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide removal to which they may be applied.

Abstract: A process for the hydrogenation of a mixture of caryophyllenes by contact with hydrogen in the presence of a supported catalyst. The resulting products are useful for the application to skin.

Abstract: A multiphase polymer composition having increased impact resistance at low temperatures, includes a blend of an ionomer dispersed in nylon 6, a polyamide other than nylon 6, and a composition that includes EP or EPDM grafted with 0.05 to 3 weight percent of a carboxylic acid or any anhydride thereof. The ionomer is formed from a partially neutralized acid copolymer precursor, the acid copolymer precursor having polymerized in-chain units derived from the monomers comprising: (a) ethylene, (b) 2 to 25 weight percent of (meth)acrylic acid, (c) 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a dicarboxylic acid monomer, (d) 0-40 weight percent of a C1-C8-alkyl alkyl acrylate, the ionomer being formed by neutralization of from about 5 to 90 percent of the total number of carboxylic acid units in the copolymer with metal ions.

Abstract: A composition and a process for producing the composition are provided. The composition comprises repeat units derived from 1,3-propanediol; an organic acid, preferably a dicarboxylic acid, its salt, its ester, or combinations of two or more thereof; a polyether diol; and a sulfonated comonomer. The polyether diol can be present in the composition in the range of from about 10 to about 80 weight %. The process comprises contacting 1,3-propanediol with the organic acid, the polyether diol, and the sulfonated comonomer. The sulfonated comonomer can have the formula of (R′OC(O))2A(R)zS(O)2OM in which each R′ can be the same or different and is each independently hydrogen, a C1 to C4 alkyl group, or a C1 to C4 hydroxyalkyl group; each R is independently a C1 to C4 alkyl group; A is an alkylene or arylene group; z is a number of from 0 to 2; and M is hydrogen, alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion, quaternary ammonium, or ammonium ion.

Abstract: A microemulsion comprising: a functionalized hydrocarbon, an anionic surfactant, a diol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and water.

Abstract: A method is disclosed in converting silver halide to silver by use of a developer containing two compounds which can be titrated in a single potentiometric titration with silver nitrate and based on the titration an additional quantity of the two compounds are added to depleted developer.

Abstract: A process making thin film elements of an oxide superconductor (Tl..sub.5 Pb.sub.0.5)Sr.sub.2 CaCu.sub.2 O.sub.7, (Tl..sub.5 Pb.sub.0.5)Sr.sub.2 Ca.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.9 or a mixture thereof. The process entails forming an oxide film of a mixture of oxides of Pb, Sr, Ca and Cu in preselected amounts, placing the oxide film in a container of nonreactive metal such as gold that contains a powder of (Tl..sub.5 Pb.sub.0.5)Sr.sub.2 Ca.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.9 superconductor, sealing the container, and heating the sealed container to a temperature of about 820.degree. C. to about 950.degree. C. for at least 1 minute.

Abstract: A polyamide yarn is disclosed which is at least about 85% by weight poly(.epsilon.-caproamide) and which has a relative viscosity of greater than 50, a tenacity of at least about 9.3 g/d, a dry heat shrinkage at 160.degree. C. of less than about 3 percent, a modulus of at least about 20 g/d, a toughness of at least about 240 g/d. %, a crystal perfection index of greater than about 82, and a long period spacing of greater than about 100 .ANG.. The process for making the yarn includes drawing of a feed yarn while heating to at least about 185.degree. C. in at least a final draw stage to a draw tension of at least 4.8 g/d, subsequently decreasing the tension while heating to at least about 185.degree. C. to produce a length decrease of between about 13.5 and about 30%, and cooling and packaging the yarn.

Abstract: Peripheral locking system comprising a frame enclosing an aperture and a closure for the aperture having a polymeric member extending around a portion of the perimeter of the aperture and mounted in a track, designed to lock the closure at at least two points upon movement of the polymeric member.

Abstract: Alkoxycarbonylphosphonic acids and alkylthiocarbonylphosphonic acids and esters and salts of these acids such as diammonium methoxycarbonylphosphonate are useful for regulation of the growth rate of plants.