Abstract: A ship for collecting oil from oil spills floating on the surface of the sea comprising a pair of side hulls forming between them a flow passage through which a stream of oil-laden water will flow when the ship travels through the floating oil on the sea. Between the side hulls, a center hull is provided in which a well is formed having a bottom which opens into the flow passage and through which the oil in the passage may float upwardly to be trapped in the well. A pump is provided to pump the trapped oil from the well. The bottom of the well is below the surface of the sea and the stream is deflected under the bottom by a forwardly-inclined segment extending between the side hulls. A splash plate is provided to overlie the upper end of the segment to direct the upward splashes from the segment over the top edge of the segment into a splash chamber behind the segment. The water and/or oil collected in the splash chamber may flow into the well through a communicating opening.

Abstract: Immobilized glucose isomerase preparation is prepared from microbial cells of Actinomycetes having glucose isomerase activity by the following procedures:A liquid culture of said microorganism is adjusted to a pH value of 6 to 9, heated to a temperature of 70.degree. to 80.degree. C., held for 1 to 20 minutes at the temperature and cooled rapidly. Then the microbial cells are harvested from the culture by filtration or centrifugation, frozen, subsequently thawed, and mixed with gelatin or sodium caseinate in an amount of 2 to 10% based on the dry substance of the treated cells. The mixture is kneaded to form a paste, which is impregnated in 0.2 to 1.0% glutaraldehyde solution in acetone to form a solid. Then the solidified material are separated from the acetonic solution by filtration without washing and finally dried to form immobilized glucose isomerase.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a catalyst system for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins. This method comprises admixing with at least an organoaluminum compound an activated titanium component which is prepared by first reacting a titanium compound of the general formula, TiX.sub.n (OR).sub.4-n (in which X is a halogen atom, R is an alkyl group or a phenyl group, and n is 2 to 4), with a metal of Group II or III of the Periodic Table and a halide of a metal of Group II or III of the Periodic Table in the presence of an aromatic compound, then treating the resulting reaction product with an oxygen-containing organic compound, and further treating with a tetrahalide of titanium, vanadium or both at a temperature of from -80.degree. C. to 80.degree. C., and finally aging at a temperature above 30.degree. C. for from 30 minutes to 24 hours.

Abstract: In producing a low density polyethylene by a slurry copolymerization of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin with use of a catalyst consisting of a magnesium compound-supported titanium and/or vanadium compound and an organoaluminum compound, a certain amount of ethylene is subject to a pre-polymerization in the presence of said catalyst prior to the copolymerization. Successively, the slurry copolymerization of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin is effected in a low-boiling diluent to obtain a low density polyethylene of 0.925-0.950 in density, covering various grades in a wide range.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition comprising[A] a novel copolymer produced by polymerizing a polymerizable material selected from the group consisting of(a) substituted or unsubstituted dicyclopentadiene;(b) a cationically polymerizable unsaturated hydrocarbon-containing fraction obtained by distilling a cracking or reforming product of a petroleum and having a boiling point in the range of -20.degree. C. to 280.degree. C.;(c) a cationically polymerizable vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon having 8 to 10 carbon atoms;(d) a mixture of two or three of ingredients (a), (b) and (c); and(e) a mixture of any one of ingredients (a) to (d) with a cationically polymerizable unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the presence of a cationic polymerization catalyst with a high-boiling product having a boiling point of at least about 150.degree. C. and an oxygen content of at least 0.

Abstract: A catalyst composition for the vapor phase reduction of nitrogen oxides with ammonia, which consists essentially of a non-noble transition metal compound supported on a shaped carrier comprising a titanium oxide and a clay mineral having an average particle size of 0.1 to 100 microns. The shaped carrier preferably contains an additional component which is an inorganic fibrous material, silica hydrogel, silica sol, or a mixture of at least two of these. An exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides is treated, with a high percent NO removal, by contacting it with the catalyst composition in the presence of ammonia gas at 200.degree. to 600.degree. C.

Abstract: Polymerization of ethylene or .alpha.-olefins using a catalyst comprising a titanium component obtained by copulverizing the starting titanium component of Ziegler catalysts and organoaluminum compound with a small amount of ethylene or .alpha.-olefins, and an organoaluminum component. The titanium catalyst component can be modified by subjecting the copulverized titanium component to a contact with an inert organic solvent or its mixture with a modifier (1) an oxygen-, sulphur-, phosphor-, nitrogen- or silicon- containing organic compound, (2) a combination of such an organic compound and an aluminum halide, (3) an organoaluminum compound or (4) a Lewis acid.

Abstract: A thermoplastic olefin resin composition composed of a blend of(i) 5 to 95% by weight, based on the weight of the blend, of a random copolymer consisting essentially of 55 to 85 mole% of propylene and 45 to 15 mole% of 1-butene and having a heat of fusion of 10 to 80 joules/g determined by differential thermal analysis using a differential scanning calorimeter, and(ii) 5 to 95% by weight, based on the weight of the blend, of an isotactic propylene resin containing 0 to 10 mole% of another .alpha.-olefin and having a melting point of 135.degree. to 165.degree. C. and a melt index, measured at 230.degree. C., of 0.1 to 20; and a laminated olefin resin film or sheet thereof.

Abstract: An aromatic urethane is obtained at high yield without involving corrosion of a stainless steel reactor by interacting an aromatic nitro compound, an organic compound having at least one hydroxyl group therein and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst composed of (1) palladium, ruthenium, rhodium or compounds thereof, (2) a Lewis acid, and (3) a tertiary amine. For instance, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, ethanol and carbon monoxide placed in a SUS-32 reactor are interacted in the presence of a catalyst composed of (1) 5% palladium on carbon, (2) ferric chloride, and (3) pyridine to obtain 2,4-diethyldicarbamatetoluene without corrosion of the reactor. After completion of the reaction, the catalyst and reaction product are separated from the reaction system; e.g., the insoluble catalyst is first separated and then the reaction solution is cooled down, e.g., to room temperature, to separate the reaction product as crystals, followed by separation of the crystals by filtration.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for recovering heat energy and kinetic energy of a gas discharged from the top of a blast furnace effectively as electric energy or other energy by a turbine and a control mechanism. An exhaust gas is supplied to a septum valve and then into a turbine connected in parallel, and the capacity or design value of the turbine is set at a mean value of the total flow rate of the exhaust gas varying with the lapse of time during the normal steady operation of the blast furnace. When the total flow rate of the exhaust gas is lower than the mean value, all the exhaust gas is supplied to the turbine to recover the energy of the exhaust gas and the top pressure of the furnace is controlled by a governor valve regulating the speed of the turbine.

Abstract: A solution containing atactic polypropylene by-produced during the preparation of a propylene-containing polymer is passed through a tubular, elongated heating zone having a pressure difference of at least 3 kg/cm.sup.2 between its inlet and outlet so that the calculated flow velocity at the outlet is at least 40 m/sec, whereby sticky fine particles of molten atactic polypropylene substantially free of the solvent are formed in suspension in the vaporized solvent. Then, the sticky fine particles are separated from the vaporized solvent.

Abstract: A device for protecting a turbine driven by an exhaust gas of a blast furnace from a high temperature gas generated and discharged when the blow-out phenomenon takes place in the blast furnace is disclosed. In this protective device, occurrence of the blow-out phenomenon is detected, and cooling water is sprayed in an exhaust gas or in the turbine to lower the temperature of the gas, or cooling water is directly sprayed to a part of a material which readily undergoes thermal degradation to cool the material.

Abstract: A pipe for underdrainage comprises (1) a liquid-collecting pipe; (2) a plurality of discontinuous protrusions on the outer surface of the liquid-collecting pipe; (3) a filter layer capable of passing liquid while substantially excluding solids, the filter layer being disposed around the liquid-collecting pipe and contacting the top portions of the protrusions; and (4) a liquid-conducting way composed of a space communicating both in the longitudinal direction and in the peripheral direction of the liquid collecting pipe and defined by the protrusions, the outer surface of the liquid-collecting pipe and the inner surface of the filter layer.

Abstract: An underdrainage pipe comprises a liquid-collecting pipe, protrusions on the liquid-collecting pipe, a filter layer around the liquid-collecting pipe and a liquid-conducting way, and the protrusions having at least one recess for each and the bottom portion of the recess not reaching the surface of the liquid-collecting pipe.

Abstract: A shaped article composed of a substrate of an EVA copolymer and a coating of a paint containing an NCO-free radical bonded firmly to the substrate, said substrate being either(A) a shaped article of EVA copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of about 3 to about 35% by weight, the article having a coating on its surface formed from a solution of a resin selected from specified resins (a.sub.1), (a.sub.2), (a.sub.3) and (a.sub.4),(B) a shaped article of a blend of EVA copolymer having the vinyl acetate content as defined above with a resin selected from specified resins (b.sub.1), (b.sub.2), (b.sub.3) and (b.sub.4),(B') a shaped article of a graft copolymer of EVA having the vinyl acetate content as defined above, and grafted thereto, at least one specified monomer, or(B") a shaped article resulting from the saponification of the surface of a shaped article of EVA copolymer having the vinyl acetate content as defined above.

Abstract: Byproducts obtained in the preparation of phthalic anhydride are treated by heating the byproducts to a temperature sufficient to maintain the byproducts in a molten state and thereafter atomizing the molten byproducts with atomizing air having a temperature of at least 60.degree. C. for combustion. The byproducts may be low boiling point and/or high boiling point fractions obtained in the purification step by distillation of crude phthalic anhydride produced by the partial oxidation of ortho-xylene or naphthalene.

Abstract: An elastic composition curable at room temperature comprising (A) a diamine of a specified structure having a molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 25,000, (B) a diepoxy compound in an amount such that the mole ratio of the epoxy groups in the diepoxy compound to the primary amino groups in diamine (A) is from 0.5 to 5.0, and (C) a mixture of (i) a diacrylic acid ester and/or a dimethacrylic acid ester and (ii) a tri- or higher polyacrylic acid and/or a tri- or higher polymethacrylic acid ester in which 5 to 90% of the acryloyl and/or methacryloyl groups are derived from the diacrylic and/or dimethacrylic acid ester, the amount of said mixture being such that the mole ratio of the sum of the acryloyl and methacryloyl groups in the mixture to the primary amino groups in diamine (A) is from 0.1 to 2.

Abstract: A method for preparing a novel polymer which comprises polymerizing a polymerizable material selected from the group consisting of(a) substituted or unsubstituted dicyclopentadiene;(b) a cationically polymerizable unsaturated hydrocarbon-containing fraction obtained by distilling a cracking or reforming product of a petroleum and having a boiling point in the range of -20.degree. C. to 280.degree. C.;(c) a cationically polymerizable vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon having 8 to 10 carbon atoms;(d) a mixture of two or three of ingredients (a), (b) and (c); and(e) a mixture of any one of ingredients (a) to (d)with a cationically polymerizable unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the presence of a cationic polymerization catalyst; wherein a high-boiling product having a boiling point of at least about 150.degree. C. and an oxygen content of at least 0.

Abstract: A new resol-type phenol resin is described which is obtained by heat-reacting isopropenylphenol oligomer as partial or whole phenol component of the resin with an aldehyde in the presence of a basic catalyst. Varnishes are obtained by adding a suitable vehicle to the resin. Laminates manufactured by impregnating a base with the phenol resin and heating the impregnated base to cure the resin are obtained with superior mechanical and electrical characteristics.

Abstract: In a process for preparing an aromatic urethane which comprises reacting an aromatic nitro compound, an organic compound containing at least one hydroxyl group, and carbon monoxide at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalytic system composed of a catalyst consisting of a platinum metal, a platinum metal compound, and/or a platinum metal compound-containing compound and a promoter consisting of a Lewis acid and/or a Lewis acid-containing compound, an organic primary amino compound, a urea compound, a biuret compound, an allophanate compound, or a mixture thereof is added to the reaction system whereby the reaction rate is increased and the yield of the desired product is enhanced. For example, 2,4-diethylcarbamatetoluene can be prepared in quantitatively high yield by reacting 2,4-dinitrotoluene, ethanol, carbon monoxide, and a small amount of aminonitrotoluene at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of palladium chloride and ferrous chloride-pyridine complex.