Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process comprising introducing a chlorine-containing gas through an adsorbent to adsorb chlorine and thereafter reducing the pressure of the adsorbent to a pressure lower than that during the introduction, thereby obtaining an effluent gas with a higher chlorine concentration than that of the introduced gas. Among preferably usable adsorbents are zeolite, non-zeolite-type porous acidic oxides and active carbon.

Abstract: A method for stabilizing an isocyanate compound by adding 10-5000 ppm of phenol to the isocyanate compound, and also an isocyanate composition so stabilized. In the isocyanate composition stabilized by the above method, coloring due to time-dependent changes and the occurrence of turbidity through self-polymerization are both suppressed so that it shows outstanding storage stability compared with a corresponding isocyanate composition containing a conventional stabilizer.

Abstract: Paraformaldehyde of high formaldehyde content is produced by cooling and solidifying a 78-83 wt. % aqueous formaldehyde solution, and drying the resulting paraformaldehyde by means of microwave heating.

Abstract: Disclosed are magenta anthraquinone dyestuffs for sublimation thermaltransfer printing of one of the formulas ##STR1## wherein R is a halogen atom, methyl or methoxy; wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, a halogen atom, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and wherein R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, alkyl or 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with the proviso that in formula (3) either R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is not a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: The heat resistant adhesive of the invention comprises polyamic acid and/or polyimide which are prepared by using 1,3-bis(3-aminophenoxy)benzene as an aromatic diamine component and 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride, 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride and/or 3,3',4,4'-diphenylethertetracarboxylic dianhydride as tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides, and further by blocking the polymer chain end with dicarboxylic anhydride or a monoamine compound; or comprises a polyimide solution containing the polyimide in a good solvent.The adhesive of the invention is a heat-resistant adhesive capable of adhering under mild temperature/mild pressure conditions. The adhesive of polyimide solution can provide desired adhesion by simple procedures such as applying to the adherend and heating under pressure and exhibits excellent adhesive strength.

Abstract: A method is provided for the separation of at least one aromatic amino acid from an aqueous solution of mixed amino acids including the aromatic amino acid. The aqueous solution is brought into contact with a strongly acidic gel-type cation exchange resin which has been converted into a salt with an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, whereby the aromatic amino acid is selectively sorbed by the cation exchange resin. The aromatic amino acid thus sorbed can then be desorbed from the ion exchange resin, preferably with water.

Abstract: Near infrared absorbers which have a molecular extinction coefficient of 200,000 or more and are represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each of Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3, Y.sup.4, Y.sup.5, Y.sup.6, Y.sup.7 and Y.sup.8 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, alkoxyl group or alkylthio group; each of A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3, A.sup.4, A.sup.5, A.sup.6, A.sup.7 and A.sup.8 is hydrogen, halogen, a nitro group, alkyl group, aralkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, alkoxyl group, aryloxy group, alkylthio group or arylthio group; and Met represents two hydrogen atoms or a metal, are useful for the production of optical display and recording materials.

Abstract: A dyestuff for heat-sensitive transfer record is here disclosed which can be represented by the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl group; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkoxy group which may be substituted, alkylthio group which may be substituted or arylthio group which may be substituted; R.sub.3 is a branched alkyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, O-substituted oxycarbonyl group, N-substituted aminocarbonyl group in which an N-substituted group may form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring having two or more atoms of one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulfur atom; and when R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, R.sub.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polymer composition primarily comprising polylactic acid or a copolymer of lactic acids and the other hydroxycarboxylic acids than lactic acids, industrial fabrics which can be degraded into nontoxic water and carbon dioxide within a relatively short period under the natural environment, and flexible containers, water shielding sheets and resin coated-cloth ventilation tubes which are prepared from the industrial fabrics.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are phosphoric acid esters of myoinositol, which are represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## and their salts, as well as a preparation process thereof. The myoinositol derivatives can each be obtained by causing a phosphorylating agent to act on a myoinositol derivative substituted with catalytic reduction removable substituent groups at the positions other than those desired to be substituted by phosphoric acid residual groups and then catalytically reducing the thus-phosphorylated myoinositol.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for preparing 3,4-trans-4-ethyl-1,3-disubstituted (substituted phenyl)pyrrolidine-2-one represented by the formula (1) ##STR1## which comprises the steps of dissolving 4-ethyl-1,3-disubstituted (substituted phenyl)-3-pyrroline-2-one in an inert solvent, and then reducing the same with sodium boron hydride in the presence of methanol.

Abstract: Dihydrocaffeic acid derivatives are here disclosed which are applicable as medicines having excellent absorbency in the case of oral administration and good concentration retention in blood.The disclosed compounds have the function to induce the production and secretion of a nerve growth factor (NGF) in the brain tissue, and therefore they are effective as medicines for the progression inhibition and therapy of regressive disorders of the central nervous system.

Abstract: A medicament for prevention and remedy of diseases of pancreas and others is disclosed, which is characterized by containing as an effective ingredient thereof a nonapeptide having the following amino acid configuration:pGlu-Ala-Lys-Ser-Gln-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asnor an ester and amide at the carboxyl group of the C-terminal of the asparagine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polarizing film comprising a hydrophobic polymer containing a dichroic organic colorant in an oriented state which is characterized in that the dichroic organic colorant is substantially insoluble in water, organic solvents and liquid crystals and the dichroic ratio of the colorant is not less than 7 when it is measured with the film obtained by blending the colorant intimately with polyethylene terephthalate, melting the resulting blend and forming it into a film. This polarizing film has exceptionally excellent moisture resistance and thermal resistance.

Abstract: A method for separating .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (.alpha.-APM) from a solution containing .alpha.-APM and impurities associated with the production thereof which comprises adding a mineral acid or an organic sulfonic acid to the solution in an organic carboxylic acid or in a solvent containing an organic carboxylic acid, and isolating the pure salt of .alpha.-APM which precipitates therefrom.

Abstract: A process for the continuous preparation of aniline by hydrogenating nitrobenzene is disclosed which comprises the steps of suspending, in an aniline solvent, a catalyst of palladium or palladium-platinum which is deposited on a lipophilic carbon having an oil absorbency of at least 100, adding a zinc compound and an alkali metal carbonate or a zinc compound and an alkali metal bicarbonate as promotors to the reaction system, and carrying out reaction at a temperature of from 150 to 250.degree. C. substantially in the absence of water while aniline and water formed in said reaction are continuously distilled off as vapor from the reaction product, and the concentration of nitrobenzene in the reaction solution is maintained at 0.01% by weight or less.

Abstract: A reversible thermochromic material, preferably in the form of a microcapsule, comprising:(a) an electron donative color former;(b) a sulfide, sulfoxide or sulfone containing a hydroxy phenyl radical; and(c) a chemical compound selected from alcohols, esters, ethers, ketones, carboxylic acids or acid amides,chromatizes very brightly and in a dense color, generates a change of chromic hue (colored - colorless) within a narrow temperature range and provides a stable thermochromatism on a long term basis.

Abstract: Halogenated alkoxyphthalocyanine having a controlled grade of halogenation can be prepared by reacting a single compound or a mixture of phthalocyanine represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and may be the same or different, and Met is two hydrogen atoms, a divalent metal atom or a trivalent or tetravalent metal derivative, with 1 to 6 mole ratio of a halogenating agent at 0.degree. to 260.degree. C. in a solvent of from 1 to 1000 times by weight.

Abstract: Polyimide having repeating units of the following formula (I) and its polyamic acid precursor having repeating units of the following formula (II) are disclosed; ##STR1## (where Y is a radical selected from the group consisting of a bond, divalent hydrocarbon having 1 to 10 carbons, hexafluorinated isopropylidene, carbonyl, thio, sulfinyl, sulfonyl and oxide, and R is a tetra-valent radical selected from the group consisting of aliphatic radical having 2 and more carbons, cyclo-aliphatic radical, monoaromatic radical, condensed polyaromatic radical, and non-condensed polyaromatic radical wherein aromatic radicals are mutually connected with a bond or a crosslinking function).Typical examples of polyimide and polyamic acid include where Y is thio radical and R is ##STR2## Y is a bond and R is III or IV, and Y is isopropylidene radical and R is IV.The polymers can be prepared from corresponding diamine and tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride.

Abstract: A syndiotactic polypropylene resin composition comprising a polypropylene having a substantially syndiotactic structure and a nucleating agent. The syndiotactic polypropylene may be a homopolymer of the propylene, a copolymer of the propylene and a smaller amount of another olefin or a mixture of the above-mentioned (co)polymer and an isotactic polypropylene. The resin composition preferably has a higher crystallization temperature than a polypropylene containing no nucleating agent by 5.degree. C. or more, as measurement is made by a differential scanning thermal analysis.