Abstract: The base member for divider panels comprises a load-bearing support which defines two supply passages or channels for electrical cables and houses power outlets for supplying items of electrical equipment which are adjacent to the panels. The support is integral with two cover plate portions which complete the two passages and are movable from an open position in which they permit access to the passages to a closed position in which they completely cover the two passages. The base member is of plastics material produced by extrusion in one piece and comprises rigid zones capable of operating as a support means and flexible, hinge zones capable of permitting movement of the plate portions. Resilient lips extending along the two plate portions engage with latch means on the load-bearing support to hold the plate portions in the closed position.

Abstract: Silicate having high ion exchange capacity are obtained by reacting sepiolites with a base, preferably a strong base in the presence of a polar liquid at a temperature, preferably elevated, and for a period sufficient to increase the ion exchange capacity to at least 50 meq. per 100 g, more preferably at least 100 meq. per 100 g. In the preferred form, the reaction is carried out at above 100.degree. C. in an autoclave.

Abstract: 1,4-Dihydropyridine compound having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' are independently a methyl, ethyl, or propyl group. This compound has a remarkable liver protective action and a low toxicity.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the continuous high temperature treatment of sulfur-containing carbonaceous particles in an electrothermally heated fluidized bed is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a fluidizing stream is passed through carbonaceous particles introduced into a fluidizing zone at a velocity sufficient to fluidize said carbonaceous particles. The carbonaceous particles are heated in a fluidized state, and controllably fed into and discharged from the fluidizing zone at a rate sufficient to assure that the sulfur content of the particles are reduced below 0.5%. In another aspect of the invention, at least a portion of the carbonaceous material is transformed from a relatively amorphous molecular state, into a graphite crystalline state.