Abstract: Process of sulfurizing a blend of 90 to 50 and preferably 88 to 70 parts by volume of triglyceride such as lard oil and 10 to 50 and preferably 12 to 30 parts by volume of an ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon containing 2 to 24 carbon atoms. The sulfurization is carried out using elemental sulfur. Simultaneous sulfurization and chlorination may be effected by reacting with sulfur monochloride. Phosphosulfurization may also be carried out by addition of small amounts of a phosphorus sulfide to the sulfurized blend followed by heating at 180.degree. F. to 250.degree. F. for from 30 minutes to 10 hours to effect phosphosulfurization. The sulfurization or phosphosulfurization involves reacting at from 330.degree. F. to 445.degree. F. for 20 minutes to 10 hours followed by blowing with a gas at from 125.degree. F. to 250.degree. F. for 30 minutes to 20 hours to remove hydrogen sulfide. The simultaneous sulfuriztion and chlorination reaction is carried out from 90.degree. F. to 280.degree. F.

Abstract: Mono and dihydrazides of the cis-cis, cis-trans and trans-trans isomers of methylated muconic acids including .alpha.-methylmuconic acid, .beta.-methylmuconic acid, .alpha.,.alpha.'-dimethylmuconic acid, .alpha.,.beta.'-dimethylmuconic acid, .alpha.,.alpha.',.beta.-trimethylmuconic acid, .alpha.,.beta.,.beta.'-trimethylmuconic acid and .alpha.,.alpha.',.beta.,.beta.'-tetramethylmuconic acid. The compounds are suitable for use in rubber stabilization, rubber curing and plant growth regulation.

Abstract: Polyolefins, paraffins and polar compounds containing a gem-structured hydrocarbon "backbone" are useful as traction fluids or as components of traction fluids. For example, compositions, useful as additives to lubricants (e.g., components of traction fluids), are produced by ozonolysis of polyolefins, particularly of polyisobutylene oligomers containing at least one pair of maximally crowded geminal methyl groups to produce gem-structured, oxygenated derivatives (ketones, esters, acids, aldehydes, alcohols, etc.). Other polar compounds, useful as additives to lubricants or other mineral oil products (e.g., rubber process oils) can be obtained by conversion of polyisobutylene oligomers to polar compounds containing such functional groups as amine, imine, thioketone, amide, thioester, phosphate esters of the alcohols, ether, oxime, acyl halide, acyl hydrazide, chloride, bromide and maleic anhydride adducts. Salts of the carboxylic acids can also be useful as lubricant additives.

Abstract: Non-woven fabrics are produced from polyolefin foam fibrillated webs. The webs are treated with an aqueous solution of a small amount of chromic acid in strong sulfuric acid to improve the adhesion thereof when they are laminated under heat and pressure to form a non-woven fabric.

Abstract: Non-woven fabrics are produced from polyolefin foam fibrillated webs. The webs are treated with corona discharge to improve the adhesion thereof when they are laminated under heat and pressure to form a non-woven fabric.

Abstract: Non-woven fabrics are produced from oriented foam fibrillated webs containing 75 to 98 wt. % polypropylene and 2 to 25 wt. % of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from 2 to 40 wt. % vinyl acetate and 60 to 98 wt. % ethylene. The webs are assembled in a plurality of layers and then bonded by heat and pressure either with or without the presence of an adhesive. In a preferred aspect films especially of polyethylene or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers are used as the bonding agent.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a lower alkyl ester of a phthalic acid by contacting an ammonium salt of an aromatic carboxylic acid with vapors of a lower alkanol at a temperature between about 230.degree.C and about 300.degree.C in the presence of an alkaline esterification catalyst.