Abstract: An industrial process for the manufacture of carbon electrodes (artefacts) comprises the steps of (a) mixing a high melting pitch with a Softening Point Mettler (SPM) above 150° C. with carbonaceous solids at a temperature of 50° C. to 120° C. above the SPM of the pitch, pressing or compacting by vibration or extrusion without intentional cooling at a temperature close to the mixing temperature, (b) transferring the artefacts to a carbonization furnace without intentional cooling, (c) carbonizing the artefacts, said process does not need to cool the pitch/coke paste after mixing and/or the green electrode after forming, thus, the heat trapped in the green electrode can be conserved and reduces the total energy consumption and residence time in a subsequent carbonisation step.

Abstract: Glycidylated mono(alkyl aryl)phenols (styrenated phenols) or mixtures thereof are suitable for use as reactive diluents and co-reactants in the production of epoxy resins and have the structure of the general formula I shown hereinbelow wherein R1 and R2 independently of one another denote —H, C1-3-alkyl, C1-3-oxalkyl and glycidyl, but R1 and R2 are not simultaneously glycidyl, R3 is an optionally substituted styryl of the formula R4 is a hydrogen residue or methyl, and R5 and R6 are in each case a hydrogen residue, C1-3-alkyl, C1-2-oxalkyl.