Abstract: A demister is disclosed containing a plurality of bubble-cap trays and a plurality of sieve trays beneath the bubble-cap trays and arranged so that the distance between the uppermost sieve tray and the bottom surface of the lower-most bubble-cap tray is at least twice the distance between adjoining sieve trays. A spray nozzle for washing the bottom surface of the lowermost sieve tray with a cleaning oil is also provided.

Abstract: Metallized plastic films having deposited metal layers on both surfaces and being adapted for use as dielectric films, piezoelectric films or pyroelectric films are disclosed. At least a portion of the metal layer deposited on one surface of the film has a relatively increased thickness of 700 A or more and at least a portion of the metal layer deposited on the other surface has a relatively reduced thickness of 600 A or less. The increased thickness and reduced thickness portions are positioned opposite to one another. The thin layer permits rapid self recovery of localized dielectric breakdown, while the relatively thick layer provides better utility for the electric uses to which the film is put.

Abstract: A process for preparing trans-4-aminomethylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid which comprises catalytically reducing p-aminomethylbenzoic acid or a derivative thereof in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst in a solution of a strong acid or a strong alkali as a solvent is disclosed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for polarizing a thermoplastic resin film having a continuous metal electrode on one surface and a plurality of discrete electrodes on the other surface. An additional thermoplastic resin film coated on one surface with an evaporated metal coating is placed on the first thermoplastic resin film such that the evaporated metal coating comes into contact with the discrete electrodes. A polarizing d.c. voltage is applied between the continuous metal electrode and the evaporated metal coating.

Abstract: In the thermal cracking of heavy petroleum oil (having an API specific gravity of not more than 25) in a tubular type heating furnace, a specific inorganic substance is added in a specific proportion to the heavy petroleum oil to prevent the heavy oil from undergoing coking inside the furnace.

Abstract: Microporous pitch spheres prepared from pitch are oxidized at a temperature of from 100.degree. C to 500.degree. C in an atmosphere of an oxidative gas to produce pitch spheres containing not less than 10% by weight of combined oxygen. Then the combined oxygen-containing pitch spheres are heated at a temperature of from 150.degree. C to 700.degree. C in an atmosphere of ammonia gas to produce pitch spheres containing not less than 1.5% by weight combined nitrogen. The resultant pitch spheres are subsequently activated by a conventional method to produce activated carbon spheres containing more than 1% by weight of combined nitrogen.

Abstract: In a pipe fitting adapted for joining plastic pipes by fusing, one or more notches are provided in portions of the pipe fitting to receive molten resinous material overflowing during the fusing operation.

Abstract: Crystalloidal pitch is obtained by subjecting solid pitch particles measuring not more than 5 mm in cross-sectional equivalent diameter to a treatment to prevent cohesion and subsequently bringing the cohesion-proof solid pitch particles into contact with a non-oxidative gas at temperatures of from 350.degree. C to 550.degree. C while maintaining a gas flow rate sufficient to provide a suspension wherein the gas constitutes at least 30% by volume. The crystalloid pitch is useful as a precursor for various carbon products.

Abstract: Process for preparing hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, whose ethylene content is 20 to 50% by mole and degree of hydrolysis in vinyl acetate units is more than 90% by mole, having improved heat stability, which comprises, after hydrolyzing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer in an alcoholic or water medium in the presence of alkaline catalyst, contacting particles of the hydrolyzed copolymer with phosphoric acid such as orthophosphoric acid, phosphorous acid and pyrophosphoric acid to incorporate the phosphoric acid into the hydrolyzed copolymer in an amount of 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of phosphate radical calculated as --PO.sub.4 radical, to the dry weight of the hydrolyzed copolymer, and of not less than equal amount by weight to alkali metal ion remaining in the hydrolyzed copolymer.

Abstract: 2-Carbamoyl-3-N-(3',5'-dichlorophenyl)-carbamoyl-5,6-dihydro-p-dithiin-1-ox ide as effective substance for the control of agricultural plant diseases.

Abstract: A fluidized bed type spent activated carbon regenerator with an upper drying chamber and a lower reactivating chamber within a column through which spent activated carbon particles are treated in a fluidized state. The regenerator has a distributor at the lower end of a spent carbon feed pipe which opens into the upper chamber to distribute the feed of spent activated carbon uniformly on all sides of the feed pipe and over a larger area in the upper chamber. A hood is mounted around an upper end of a first overflow pipe which provides a passage to the lower chamber for carbon particles devolatilized in the upper chamber to block shortpasses of incompletely devolatilized carbon particles to the lower chamber. The regenerator is further provided with a louver strainer at the ceiling of the upper chamber to block fine carbon powder which tends to leave the regenerator entrained in upward streams of a regeneration gas flowing through the upper chamber toward a gas outlet at the top of the regenerator.

Abstract: Method for producing a thermoplastic resin film or sheet useful for chelate color printing which involves contacting at least one surface of a thermoplastic resin film or sheet with a mixed liquid composition comrising (i) a liquid capable of dissolving or swelling said thermoplastic resin, (ii) a liquid having no ability to dissolve or swell said thermoplastic resin, being compatible with said liquid (i) and having a faster rate of evaporation than said liquid (i), and (iii) an inorganic compound containing at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of iron, vanadium, titanium, molybdenum and tungsten, or an organic compound capable of forming a chelate compound with the metal atom and developing a color, and evaporating off said liquids (i) and (ii), thereby to form a porous surface layer of the film or sheet to which is adhered an uppermost chelate color printing layer comprising said inorganic or organic compound (iii).

Abstract: Resin tubes having thick walled portions and thin walled portions are formed by providing a specially configured orifice on an extruder and varying the rate at which the extruded resin tube is pulled from the extruder. The orifice is shaped to form a thin tubular opening and a thick tubular opening communicating with one another, the thick tubular opening being adjacent and down-stream of the thin opening. When the extruded resin tube is pulled at a high speed the thin tubular opening is filled with resin that passes through but does not fill the thick tubular opening. At the slow pulling speed the resin fills at least the open-end portion of the thick tubular opening thereby forming a thick walled portion of the resin tube.

Abstract: A fire resistant polymer composition comprising 99.9 to 50 parts by weight of a copolymer consisting essentially of 90 to 10 weight percent nuclear-halogenated aromatic vinyl compound, 10 to 90 weight percent cyanized vinyl compound, and 0 to 30 weight percent one or more monomers copolymerizable therewith; 0 to 20 parts by weight rubber-like polymer; and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a member selected from the group consisting of iron family compounds, tin compounds, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A method of suspension polymerizing in an aqueous medium vinyl chloride or a mixture of 50% or more vinyl chloride and remainder other monomers copolymerizable therewith in the presence of an oil soluble initiator, a suspension stabilizer and 0.005 to 50 ppm of nitrite, and 10 to 1000 ppm of water soluble metallic salt, the parts being based on the amount of aqueous medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid diffusion source for the phosphorus doping of semiconductors, which comprises a substance composed of at least one kind of compound R.sub.2 O.sub.3 selected from the group consisting of Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, La.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Ce.sub.2 O.sub.3 and P.sub.2 O.sub.5 and containing mainly a compound with a chemical formula R.sub.2 O.sub.3.5P.sub.2 O.sub.5.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic sheet of domain sized particles of at least one member selected from the group consisting of barium ferrite, strontium ferrite and lead ferrite, dispersed uniformly in an organic binder, and a ferromagnetic plate bonded to one surface with the other surface of the sheet being magnetizable at selected sites with the magnetization being in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surfaces.

Abstract: From a synthesized high polymer latex, the unreacted monomer remaining therein can be removed efficiently by causing a hollow cylinder inclined by a gradient of 1/100 to 1/10 with reference to the horizontal plane to be rotated around its axis, then introducing the synthesized high polymer latex and a gas containing moisture into the interior of the hollow cylinder which is maintained in continuous rotation and allowing the latex and the gas to come into mutual contact within the hollow cylinder.

Abstract: A diaphragm for electrolytic production of caustic alkali which consists of dual microporous layers provided on the anode and cathode sides, wherein the anode side microporous layer is made of an acid-resistant material 0.01 to 0.3 millimeter thick bored with micropores having a mean diameter of 0.05 to 1.5 microns, and the cathode side microporous layer is formed of an alkali-resistant material 1 to 6 millimeters thick bored with micropores having a diameter of 3 to 100 microns.