Abstract: A dispersible silicone antifoam composition for providing controlled foaming laundry detergent formulations effective in both the wash and the rinse cycles of a washing machine. The antifoam includes a non-aqueous emulsion of primary and secondary silicone antifoam agents, at least one nonionic silicone surfactant for emulsifying the primary and secondary antifoam agents in a solvent, a first organic surfactant dispersing agent for assisting in dispersing the emulsified primary and secondary antifoam agents in the laundry detergent, and a second dispersing agent of a nonionic difunctional block-copolymer terminating in primary hydroxyl groups for further assisting in dispersing the emulsified primary and secondary antifoam agents in the laundry detergent.

Abstract: Liquid preparations for cleaning hard surfaces based on anionic surfactants either individually or in combination with nonionic surfactants or amphoteric surfactants, or nonionic surfactants either individually or in combination with cationic surfactants, solubilizers and, optionally, builders, dyes, perfumes and preservatives, containing an addition of polymers, namely cellulose ethers.

Abstract: C.sub.2 + hydrocarbons can be effectively converted to primarily unsaturated hydrocarbons and hydrogen using microwave radiation in the presence of at least one plasma initiator that is capable of initiating an electric discharge in an electromagnetic field.

Abstract: Acidification of impure alkali or ammonium tungstate or molybdate solutions prior to electrodialysis to produce tungstic acid or molybdic acid is carried out by the addition of pure tungstic acid or molybdic acid as the salts of tungsten isopolyacids or molybdenum isopolyacids, respectively. This is less expensive than using pure HCl or H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and prevents contamination with chloride or sulfate ions. The pure tungstic acid or molybdic acid is isolated from the product.

Abstract: An article which is an aqueous liquid laundry detergent comprising from about 10% to about 24% by weight of water and a substantially organic neutralization system which is contained in a package, preferably a pouch or packet containing a unit dose of said liquid laundry detergent, said package comprising a water-soluble film-forming material that dissolves when placed in the laundry wash water so as to release the liquid laundry detergent, said water-soluble film-forming material being in substantially direct contact with the liquid laundry detergent, said film-forming material maintaining its structural integrity prior to addition to the laundry wash water due to the critical level of water in the liquid laundry detergent and use in the liquid laundry detergent of a substantially organic neutralization system.

Abstract: A terminally chlorinated normal alkane hydrocarbon is produced at high terminal selectivity, by adsorbing a normal alkane into a select zeolite and chlorinating the adsorbed alkane in the zeolite. The zeolite may be of a type having internal channels of diameter slightly larger than that of the alkane, and substantially no internal chambers, and may be selected from the pentasil family of zeolites. The chlorination reaction may be conducted under heating to enhance terminal selectivity even further, in many cases to levels approaching 100%.

Abstract: Described is an isoelectric focusing electrophoretic process for the separation and purification of an amphoteric or neutral chemical compound from one or more electrically charged chemical compound(s). Said process is illustrated below at the example of the purification of a protein from contaminating proteins and salts. It may be carried out in an apparatus especially designed therefor, e.g. an apparatus as depicted in FIG. 1. Said apparatus and various modifications thereof are also claimed. The mixture to be separated is present within a hydraulic flow in chamber 8. Cylinders 5 and 12 contain immobilized pH-gradients or are replaced by amphoteric isoelectric pH-membranes. Each of said pH-gradients and pH-membranes has conductivity and both buffering and titrant capacity in its pH-interval.

Abstract: In the composition and method of treatment of cellulose filaments, the emulsion that is applied to the filaments after spinning, but before drying, includes, in combination, a cone oil, a surface active agent, such as of alkyl polyamine derivatives or polyoxyethylene alkyl ether type agent, a positive ion water solution for alkyl polyamine derivative, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether type surface active agent, urea resin, a resinfication catalyzer, and water, and after treatment of the filaments with said emulsion, subsequent to their spinning, said treated filaments then being dried in a tunnel type dryer, in a high frequency heating type dryer, to provide filaments having reduced shrinkage, and lower-swelling characteristics during application and usage.

Abstract: A fabric conditioner, available in solid or liquid form, comprising in combination a quaternary ammonium compound having at least one higher alkyl chain containing from 8 to 26 carbon atoms and a tertiary amine oxide having two identical higher alkyl chains, each having at least 8 carbon atoms and no more than 18 carbon atoms. The select amine oxides provide improved substantivity, antistatic properties, and water dispersibility to the fabric conditioner as well as providing improved softening characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multiple electrocoating process comprising coating once or more on a substrate a first electrocoating composition, coating a second electrocoating composition on the uncured first electrocoating composition and then curing all electrodeposited coatings, characterized in that the first electrocoating composition is an aqueous dispersion containing micro gel particles having an electric charge which is specifically prepared; and the second electrocoating composition comprises an anionic or cationic film-forming aqueous resin (C) and a thermosetting crosslinking agent (D) which is self-crosslinked or crosslinked with said aqueous resin (C).

Abstract: An antistatic particulate laundry detergent composition comprises synthetic organic detergent, preferably sodium linear dodecylbenzene or sodium linear tridecylbenzene sulfonate, inorganic and/or organic builder for the detergent, preferably sodium tripolyphosphate and/or zeolite builder, and higher alkyl or alkylbenzene hydroxyethyl imidazoline of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl or alkylbenzene of 8 to 24 carbon atoms preferably stearyl, which detergent composition is of improved detergency due to the presence therein of the higher alkyl or alkylbenzene hydroxyethyl imidazoline antistat. In preferred detergent compositions of this type bentonite is desirably present for its fabric softening activity, and such activity is improved by the presence of the higher alkyl or alkylbenzene hydroxyethyl imidazoline, which also possesses fabric softening properties.

Abstract: A machinable translucent combo bar comprising a fatty acid soap, a water soluble synthetic organic detergent and a translucency enhancing amount of a lower alkanol mono-amine for a fatty acid.