Abstract: A diamond synthesizing method carried out under diamond-stable superhigh pressure and temperature by employing a synthesizing vessel (10) having a plurality of synthesizing chambers (10a, 10b) divided by a partition layer (16) in the vertical direction. Solvent metals (13a, 13b) respectively placed in the upwardly arranged synthesizing chamber (10a) and the downwardly arranged synthesizing chamber (10b) are prepared so that the solvent metals are different in eutectic temperature with carbon from each other. In the respective synthesizing chambers (10a, 10b), carbon sources (12a, 12b) are placed in contact with highest-temperature portions of the respective solvent metals (13a, 13b) and seed crystals (11a, 11b) are placed in contact with lowest-temperature portions thereof. The synthesizing vessel (10) is provided with a temperature gradient in such directivity that the upper part thereof is at a higher temperature and the lower part is at a lower temperature.

Abstract: A method is provided for synthesizing a crystalline layered silicate from a specified reaction mixture having a particular composition including a specified organic directing agent, said layered silicate having a structure related to Silica-X.

Abstract: Silicon carbide production by pyrolysis of polycarbosilane polymers formed by prior art methods is fraught with defects. These can be obviated by utilizing as the polycarbosilane polymer, a poly(silmethylene) formed by polymerizing 1,3-disilacyclobutane with a ring-opening catalyst of a Group VIII element of atomic number 44 or above, preferably a Pt-containing catalyst, in an inert liquid medium and under an inert atmosphere. At pyrolysis temperatures of at least about 900.degree. C., silicon carbride in a crystalline state is formed. The poly(silmethylene) may be molded or shaped into various forms such as fibers before being subjected to the pyrolysis.

Abstract: A method of removing boron from gases which comprises passing the gas stream in contact with solid sodium bicarbonate.

Abstract: An oxide or hydroxide mixture or coprecipitate having a three-component oxide composition comprising 5 to 45 mole % of SiO.sub.2, 35 to 65 mole % of ZnO and 0 to 60 mole % of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is heated in the presence of water to form a crystal of the fraipontite type.The obtained synthetic mineral has a fraipontite type crystal structure and has a high whiteness and a large specific surface area. For example, this synthetic mineral is valuable as a color developer for a leuco dye.

Abstract: A method for preparing magadiite is described wherein the reaction mixture for crystallization thereof contains as a promoter, a hydrocarbon substituted urea or amide. The magadiite prepared according to this method may act as a source of silica in preparing crystalline zeolites or molecular sieves.

Abstract: A new crystalline titanoborosilicate comprises a molecular sieve material having the following composition in terms of mole ratios of oxide:0.9.+-.0.2M.sub.2/n O: aTiO.sub.2 :bB.sub.2 O.sub.3 : ySiO.sub.2.zH.sub.2 Owherein M is at least one cation having a valence n, a is greater than zero but less than 1, b is greater than zero but less than 1 such that a+b=1, y is a value within the range of 8 to about 500, and z is a value within the range of 0 to about 100 and giving a specific X-ray diffraction pattern. The crystalline titanoborosilicate is used to catalyze various processes such as conversion of simple alcohols into liquid hydrocarbons having boiling points within the gasoline boiling range, aromatization, and alkylation. A process of preparing the new crystalline titanoborosilicate is also disclosed.

Abstract: Crystalline molecular sieve materials such as high silica zeolites are manufactured using an organic template comprising an optically active enantiomer such as an enantiomer of 3(.+-.) methyl piperidine -N,N-dimethyl bromide.A new zeolite materials is identified.

Abstract: A method for preparing finely divided titanium carbide powder in which an organotitanate is reacted with a carbon precursor polymer to provide an admixture of the titanium and the polymer at a molecular-level due to a crosslinking reaction between the organotitanate and the polymer. The resulting gel is dried, pyrolyzed to drive off volatile components and provide carbon. The resulting solids are then heated at an elevated temperature to convert the titanium and carbon to high-purity titanium carbide powder in a submicron size range.

Abstract: A new composition comprising crystalline antimonophosphoaluminate, designated MCM-14, and the novel method for its synthesis are provided. The composition has ion-exchange properties and is readily convertible to catalytically active material. The synthesis method requires two liquid phases comprising a suitable organic or inorganic directing agent and specific reactants.

Abstract: An improved method of synthesizing highly siliceous ZSM-23 zeolitic material is disclosed and claimed. The method comprises preparing a reaction mixture which comprises sources of an alkali metal, an oxide of aluminum (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3), an oxide of silicon (SiO.sub.2), water and a nitrogen-containing organic cation R.sup.+, and having the following composition, in terms of mole ratios:______________________________________ Broad Preferred ______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 5,000 to .infin. 10,000 to .infin. H.sub.2 O/SiO.sub.2 5 to 200 20 to 100 OH.sup.- /SiO.sub.2 0 to 0.60 0.10 to 0.40 M.sup.+ /SiO.sub.2 0.01 to 2.0 0.10 to 1.0 R.sup.+ /SiO.sub.2 0.01 to 2.0 0.05 to 1.0 ______________________________________wherein M.sup.+ is a cation of an alkali or alkaline earth metal and R.sup.+ is an organic cation of the formula (CH.sub.3).sub.3 N.sup.+ --R.sub.1 --N.sup.+ (CH.sub.3).sub.3 wherein R.sub.

Abstract: A synthetic diamond heat sink which can be easily shaped and which ensures a consistently high thermal conductivity in which the diamond is a Type Ib diamond containing 50 to 100 ppm nitrogen. The synthetic diamond crystal has a shape similar to the crystal structure of a hexahedron synthesized by heating a carbon source, a solvent and a diamond seed crystal and the stability region of diamond at a high pressure. The resulting temperature gradient between the carbon source and seed crystal is adjusted to cause diamond growth on the seed crystal. The solvent employed is selected from the group of cobalt, nickel, iron, chromium and manganese. The diamond crystal is caused to grow as the temperature of the solvent is gradually decreased at a rate of 0.15 to 10.degree. C. per hour so that the temperature of the seed crystal and growning diamond crystal is within a range the lower limit of which is a temperature 20.degree. C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing calcined aluminum fluoride, AlF.sub.3, from aluminum fluoride hydrate, especially aluminum fluoride trihydrate, AlF.sub.3.3H.sub.2 O, by drying and calcining. It is characterized in that(1) the hydrate is pre-dried or pre-calcined,(2) the pre-dried or pre-calcined hydrate is freed of the fine portion and(3) is totally dehydrated and calcined.The advantage of the method lies in the prevention of adhesions on the walls of the calcining apparatus, which restrict transmission of heat, which hitherto made continuous operation impossible, and in the increase of the purity of the product produced.A variation of method lies in the fact the fine component arising from the second method step is prepared into a coarser material, possibly added again to the product of the second method step which is free of fine component, and according to the third step of the method is dehydrated and calcined.

Abstract: Aluminum from AlO.sub.4 -tetrahedra of as-synthesized zeolites is extracted and substituted with silicon to form zeolite compositions having higher SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratios and exhibiting distinctive chemical and physical properties. The preparative procedure involves contact of the starting zeolite with an aqueous solution of a fluorosilicate salt using controlled proportions and temperature and pH conditions which avoid aluminum extraction without silicon substitution.

Abstract: A crystalline zeolite, SSZ-15, is prepared from cyclopentyl trimethylammonium and cyclohexyl trimethylammonium cations.

Abstract: A process for cleaning lime having undesirable levels of contaminants, particularly manganese oxide, is disclosed. The process includes leaching the contaminants from the lime with an aqueous means, preferably spent Bayer liquor, to form a slurry containing said impurities and cleaned lime. The cleaned lime is then removed from the slurry containing the contaminants.

Abstract: A seed mixture is produced by reacting an amorphous, synthetic sodium aluminum silicate with an Na.sub.2 O-supplying compound in an aqueous system at temperatures of 10.degree. to 35.degree. C. (room temperature). The seed mixture exhibits a composition of Na.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :SiO.sub.2 :H.sub.2 O=(12.+-.3):1:(15.+-.3):(240.+-.60). This seed mixture can be used in the synthesis of zeolite Y and/or zeolite X.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improvement in the preparation of a crystalline zeolitic aluminosilicate with an atomic Si-to-Al ratio .gtoreq.10 by hydrothermal crystallization from a reaction batch that contains SiO.sub.2 and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 or their hydrated derivatives or alkali silicates and aluminates along with crystallization accelerators and optionally in the copresence of a quaternary ammonium compound amino or mixture of alcohol and ammonia, in an aqueous and alkaline medium, the improvement wherein an aged but still X-ray amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel with an atomic Si-to-Al ratio .gtoreq.10 is added to the reaction batch as a crystallization accelerator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing calcined aluminum fluoride, AlF.sub.3, from aluminum fluoride hydrate, especially aluminum fluoride trihydrate, AlF.sub.3.3H.sub.2 O, by drying and calcining. It is characterized in that(1) the hydrate is pre-dried or pre-calcined,(2) the pre-dried or pre-calcined hydrate is freed of the fine portion and(3) is totally dehydrated and calcined.The advantage of the method lies in the prevention of the adhesions on the walls of the calcining apparatus, which restrict transmission of heat, which hitherto made continuous operation impossible, and in the increase of the purity of the product produced.A variation of method lies in the fact the fine component arising from the second method step is prepared into a coarser material, possibly added again to the product of the second method step which is free of fine component, and according to the third step of the method is dehydrated and calcined.

Abstract: Agglomerated crystalline zeolites are deagglomerated by treating the zeolite during its formation or shortly thereafter. The particles are contacted with additional basic solution when crystallization is near completion to effect deagglomeration.