Abstract: Furfuryl acetate is reacted at 0.degree.-20.degree. C with a mixture containing strong nitric acid and less than 7 mole, preferably less than 5 mole, acetic anhydride per 1 mole furfuryl acetate, in order to produce an intermediate of nitration, whereafter water is added and the aqueous solution is neutralized to a pH of 4.7-6.5 and finally the mixture is heated to 40.degree.-60.degree. C.
Abstract: A continuous process for removing nitrates from nitrate containing aqueous solutions having a pH of about 0-7, which comprises: (1) extracting the nitrate containing aqueous solution with an organic amine salt dissolved in an organic solvent phase whereby the nitrate ion goes into the organic solvent, (2) separating the organic phase, (3) stripping the organic extraction solvent phase from the extraction with a stripping salt solution of pH at least 0.
Abstract: In the process for manufacturing a light-resisting titanium dioxide pigment suitable for matting artificial fibers, by adding to a suspension of titanium dioxide pigment some water-soluble vanadium compound plus possibly a compound of aluminum, silicon and/or, phosphorus, which are precipitated onto the surface of the titanium dioxide particles, whereafter the suspension is filtered, washed, thermally dried, and ground, the thermal drying and the grinding are carried out at such a low temperature that the pigment temperature at no stage rises above 300.degree.C and for such a short period that the vanadium remains on the surface of the titanium dioxide pigment particles without being substantially calcinated into the particles, which consequently remain white.