Abstract: An alkali metal-supported substance comprising a calcination product of a hydrotalcite-like compound having Mg as a divalent metal and a carbonate ion as an anion and an alkali metal supported on the calcination product. When this substance is treated with a gas containing molecular oxygen, part of the alkali metal is converted to its oxide to give a more stable substance. These substances act, for example, as an isomerization catalyst for olefins.

Abstract: A process for producing an aminophenol, which comprises(A) a step of reacting a dihydric phenol with an aminating reagent in the liquid state under heat in the presence of water and a water-soluble catalyst,(B) a step of removing the unreacted aminating reagent from the reaction mixture, and then precipitating the crude aminophenol from the reaction mixture from which the aminating reagent has been removed, thereby to obtain a crystallization mixture containing the crude aminophenol,(C) a step of separating the crystallization mixture into crystals of the crude aminophenol and the reaction mother liquor containing the catalyst,(D) a step of circulating part or the whole of the reaction mother liquor to the aminating step, and(E) a step of washing the crude aminophenol crystals with a washing liquor to obtain the washed crude aminophenol crystals and the washing mother liquor, and thereafter separating the aminophenol from the washed crude aminophenol crystals and purifying it.

Abstract: A process for preparing an N-acylphenylalanine represented by the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 mean individually a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy, phenoxy, hydroxy or methylenedioxy group, and R denotes a methyl or phenyl group, which comprises catalytically reducing an N-acyl-.beta.-phenylserine represented by the formula (I): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 mean individually a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy or methylenedioxy group, and R has the same meaning as defined in the formula (II), in the presence of a reducing catalyst or both reducing catalyst and acid, in a solvent.

Abstract: In a process for producing olefin polymers or copolymers which comprises polymerizing olefins or copolymerizing olefins with each other or with dienes in the presence of [A] a solid titanium catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium and halogen as essential ingredients and [B] an organometallic compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups I to III of the periodic table; the improvement wherein said catalyst component [A] is obtained by contacting (i) a magnesium compound in the liquid state with (ii) a titanium compound in the liquid state to form a solid product or first preparing a liquid mixture of the magnesium compound (i) and the titanium compound (ii) and then forming a solid product therefrom, said reaction of forming the solid product being carried out in the presence of at least one electron donor (iii) selected from the group consisting of aliphatic carboxylic acids with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryloxy group-containing alcohols, alkylene glycol diethers, aluminum

Abstract: A process for producing a natural antioxidant from tea leaves comprising treating said tea leaves with a solvent selected from the group consisting of hot water (preferably 80.degree. C.-100.degree. C.), a 40-75% aqueous solution of methanol, a 40-75% aqueous solution of ethanol and a 30-80% aqueous solution of acetone to obtain an extract-containing solution; washing the extract-containing solution with chloroform to obtain a washed extract; combining the washed extract with an organic solvent to transfer said washed extract into said organic solvent; removing the organic solvent; and drying the resulting extract. The invention also provides the natural antioxidant produced by the aforesaid process.

Abstract: A composition of aminobenzylamine is provided which is mainly composed of m-aminobenzylamine and p-aminobenzylamine in either the presence or absence of a small quantity of o-aminobenzylamine, is liquid at room temperature, and is an excellent cold-setting type curing agent useful for thermosetting resin compositions.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a melt mixed product of (A) 70% to 98% by weight of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyacetals, polyesters, and polycarbonates and (B) 30% to 2% by weight of ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin powder having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of 10 dl/g or more, measured in decalin at 135.degree. C., and having an average particle size of 80 .mu.m or less and having a particle size distribution such that substantially all of the powder particles pass through a sieve having a sieve number of 100 and at least 20% by weight of the total powder particles pass through a sieve having a sieve number of 350.This thermoplastic resin composition has excellent abrasion resistance, excellent impact resistance, and a high critical PV value.

Abstract: An adhesive resin composition comprising(A) 100 parts by weight of a polymer having a crystallinity, determined by X-ray diffractometry, of not more than 40% selected from the group consisting of an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymers,(B) 1 to 50 parts by weight of modified polyethylene having a melt flow rate of 0.01 to 50 g/10 minutes and containing 0.01 to 10% by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative grafted thereto, and(C) 1 to 125 parts by weight of a hydrogenated aromatic petroleum resin in which at least 70% of the romatic ring is hydrogenated;provided that the total amount of the modified polyethylene (B) and the hydrogenated aromatic petroleum resin (C) is not more than 150 parts by weight.

Abstract: Acrylamide crystals are prepared from an aqueous solution of acrylamide by causing the aqueous solution and a coolant to flow inside each electrolytically-polished cooling tube of a double-walled or shell-and-tube heat exchanger and outside the cooling tube, respectively, instead of relying upon vacuum crystallization.

Abstract: A reactor of the moving bed type wherein a granular material is packed and held by a louver structure and moved downward and brought into contact with a gas passing through the louver, is improved so as to avoid both accumulation of dust on the louver part at the gas inlet side and excessive rising of the pressure loss.

Abstract: A process for producing 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone with a high yield which comprises reacting N,N'-dimethylethylene diamine and/or its hydrochloride with phosgene in the presence of a substantial amount of water and a dehydrochlorinating agent. Particularly, higher yield is attained by carrying out the reaction in water medium while controlling a pH to the range of 3.0 to 10.0 by adding a dehydrochlorinating agent.

Abstract: Magnetic powder protected from subsequent oxidation and deterioration can be obtained by effecting contact of starting magnetic powder, which is formed of an intermetallic compound containing a rare-earth metal and an iron-group metal as principal components thereof, with a phosphorus compound containing at least one active proton having a pKa of 4 or smaller and exposure of the starting magnetic powder to an oxygen-containing atmosphere in an arbitrary order or simultaneously. Production of a plastic magnet with the magnetic powder of this invention allows to avoid danger and deterioration in magnetic characteristics of the resulting product due to oxidation of the magnetic powder even if exposed to elevated temperatures during its production or use.

Abstract: This invention is characterized by that the high-frequency motor is adapted to provide the tapered surface engagements in both engaging parts between a draw bar set in a rotary shaft of the motor and a slit hook engaged with the draw bar, and between this hook and a holder for the hook, and to reverse mutually the inclined directions of these tapered surfaces so as to obtain a large clamp force.

Abstract: A film-forming propylene copolymer composed of a major amount of propylene and a minor amount of ethylene, characterized by having(A) an ethylene content (Ec) of from 0.1 mole % to 2.0 mole % based on the total amount of propylene and ethylene, and(B) an isotactic value (Iso) in the range represented by the following formula (1) or (2),(i) when 0.1.ltoreq.Ec.ltoreq.0.3,Iso.gtoreq.-5Ec30 96.3 (%) (1),and(ii) when 0.3<Ec.ltoreq.2.0,Iso.gtoreq.-0.67Ec30 95.0 (%) (2)wherein Ec0 represents the numerical value of Ec (mole %);a film of the copolymer; and a process for producing the film.

Abstract: Ethylene/C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 alpha-olefin copolymers are disclosed which have new characteristics in regard to composition distribution, degree of branching, randomness and crystallinity by DSC melting points. These copolymers have excellent transparency, impact strength, tear strength, blocking resistance, environmental stress cracking resistance, heat resistance and low-temperature heat sealability in a well-balanced combination when they have a density of at least 0.90. When their density is less than 0.90, these copolymers have particularly excellent transparency, impact strength and low-temperature heat sealability, and by incorporating them in various thermoplastic resins, they serve as an excellent modifier for improved impact strength and low-temperature heat sealability.

Abstract: A process for disproportionating silanes, which comprises contacting a silane having at least one Si--H bond represented by the general formulaR.sub.l H.sub.m SiX.sub.4-(l+m)wherein R represents an alkyl or aryl group, X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group, l is 0, 1 or 2, and m is 1, 2 or 3 and l+m is 1, 2 or 3, and when l is 2, R's may be identical or different, and when l+m is 1 or 2, X's may be identical or different, with a reaction product of a strong acid-type cation exchange resin with an amine and disproportionating the silane.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid which comprises dissolving and/or suspending folic acid or dihydrofolic acid in an aqueous solution containing an inorganic base, and bringing the resulting solution or suspension into contact with hydrogen in the presence of a noble metal catalyst while maintaining its pH at 5-9, thereby catalytically hydrogenating the folic acid of dihydrofolic acid into 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrofolic acid.

Abstract: This invention relates to DNA consisting of a DNA base sequence coding for the signal amino acid sequence:______________________________________ Met Phe Ala Lys Arg Phe Lys Thr Ser Leu Leu Pro Leu Phe Ala Gly Phe Leu Leu Leu Phe Tyr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly Pro Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala Glu Thr Ala Asn Lys Ser Asn Glu, ______________________________________and to DNA containing such a DNA base sequence. The DNA base sequence coding for said amino acid sequence includes, for example, ______________________________________ ATG TTT GCA AAA CGA TTC AAA ACC TCT TTA CTG CCG TTA TTC GCT GGA TTT TTA TTG CTG TTT TAT TTG GTT CTG GCA GGA CCG GCG GCT GCG AGT GCT GAA ACG GCG AAC AAA TCG AAT GAG. ______________________________________The desired products in cells can be secreted out of cells by the use of a vector containing DNA consisting of the DNA base sequence coding for said signal amino acid sequence.

Abstract: A glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene composition having superior adhesion of glass fibers therein, stiffness, high-impact properties and molding properties is provided, which composition comprises a graft polypropylene resin obtained by graft-polymerizing a radically polymerizable unsaturated compound onto a crystalline polypropylene resin with an organic peroxide catalyst in a hydrocarbon solvent or a blend of the graft polypropylene with a crystalline polypropylene resin, glass fibers treated with an organic silane or titanium compound, Ca stearate and an alkaline earth metal compound, the respective quantities of the above components being specified.

Abstract: A device for locking the vertical position of a leg relative to an off-shore work platform having a vertical rack with angular teeth and a lock body with mating angular teeth. The lock body is positioned between a pair of upper and lower wedge members adapted to slidably engage a horizontal face on one side and an inclined face on the other side. The inclined faces of the upper and lower blocks are in opposed directions parallel to the pressure faces of the teeth of the rack and block body. The wedge blocks are adapted to be displaced horizontally in coordination so that when moved simultaneously, a horizontal displacement of the lock body occurs, and when one is moved without the other, an angular displacement of the lock body parallel to the pressure surface of the meshing teeth of the rack is obtained.