Abstract: Certain N-acyl phosphonamidothioates and dithioates are useful as insecticides, acaricides and nematocides.

Abstract: A process is provided for making halogen-substituted triaryl phosphate esters which are normally solid under ambient conditions. The process comprises reacting a halogenated phenol with phosphorus oxychloride in the presence of a magnesium chloride catalyst above the melting point of the desired product. After the reaction is complete the product is recovered by adding an alcohol, such as, pentanol, 2-ethyl hexanol or hexanol and cooling the resulting mixture below the melting point of the product.

Abstract: Detergents for hydrocarbon fuels, and hydrocarbon fuels containing detergents are provided wherein the detergent is comprised of an alkenylsuccinimide prepared by reacting an alkenylsuccinic acid or anhydride with a mixture of amines. The alkenyl substituent is substantially derived from an olefin having a carbon chain of from 8 to 10 carbons or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Fuels for internal combustion engines are described which contain at least 50% by weight of methyl ether.

Abstract: Molasses is a by-product in the manufacture of canesugar. Attempts to use molasses as a fuel, for example in boilers, have been unsuccessful. The present invention provides a mixture of molasses and fuel oil, particularly a homogenized mixture which can be used as a viable alternative to fuel to displace fuel oil in industrial combustion equipment, and also provides a method of improving the burning qualities of molasses. The molasses-fuel oil mixture is more efficient as a fuel than just molasses alone and will be of especial use in areas where molasses is costly to transport and is easily available, and costs associated with fuel oils are high.

Abstract: The invention provides diesel fuel additive compositions comprising solutions of diesel fuel-soluble platinum group metal compounds in solvents miscible in the fuel, the platinum group metal complex being present in an amount sufficient to supply from 0.01 to 1.0 parts per million of the platinum group metal when added to a predetermined amount of fuel. Fuel compositions and methods employing them are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides gasoline additive compositions comprising solutions of at least one fuel-soluble platinum group metal compound in a solvent miscible in the gasoline, the platinum group metal complex being present in an amount sufficient to supply from 0.01 to 1.0 parts per million of the platinum group metal when added to a predetermined amount of gasoline.Preferred solvents are oxygenated hydrocarbons such as ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, and methyl tertiary butyl ether, and will preferably be employed in amounts of less than 5% of the weight of the gasoline to provide oxygen and the metal at a weight ratio of from 1,000:1 to 100,000:1. Especially preferred compounds are those of the formula:X M.sup.II R.sub.2wherein X is a cyclooctadienyl ligand; M is a platinum group metal; and R is benzyl, phenyl or nitrobenzyl.

Abstract: A method for treating a fuel comprising a mixture of hydrocarbon(s) and alcohol(s) with a content by volume of alcohol less than 10%, the method comprising placing the fuel mixture in contact with at least one cationic exchange resin capable of strong dissociation into ion form in an aqueous medium, in particular a sulfonic or carboxylic resin which is prepared in potassium or magnesium form for adsorbing at least a portion of the water dissolved in the mixture on the resin so as to prevent segregation of the mixture and so as to stabilize the homogeneity of the fuel.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions for topical application made up of active pharmaceutical permeants capable of existing in both free base and acid addition salt form. The permeants are present as a combination of both free base and acid addition salt forms. These combined forms provide skin penetration rates which are greater than the penetration rate of either the free base or acid addition salt forms utilized separately. The combined free base-acid addition salt permeants are formulated in a carrier vehicle which preferably also possesses skin penetration enhancement activity.

Abstract: A process for producing a slurry of a pulverized carbonaceous material having a predetermined particle size distribution with a certain average particle size and a certain maximum particle size is described.

Abstract: This invention relates to the reduction of oxidized sulfur compound (SOX) emissions produced during combustion of sulfur (S)-containing combustible compounds. More particularly, this invention provides a method for reducing such emissions wherein the combustible compound is mixed with an admixture of a water soluble and a water insoluble sulfur sorbent. Use of such admixtures, remarkably, produces a reduction in the SOX level far greater than would be expected based on the activity of each sorbent alone. Extremely viscous hydrocarbons can be burned as preatomized fuels, which can also be mixed with sorbent admixtures. Clean burning fuels comprising sulfur-containing combustible compounds and sorbent admixtures are also provided.

Abstract: Fuel oils and lubricants of improved properties contain ethylene-propylene copolymers bearing units derived from N-vinyl pyrrolidone and phenothiazine.

Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising a major portion of middle distillates and a minor wear improving amount of a reaction product of one mole of a maleic compound and one mole of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole which may be further reacted in the 5-position with one mole of maleic compound or one mole by alpha-pinene.

Abstract: Fuel oils and lubricants of improved properties contain ethylene-propylene copolymers bearing units derived from N-vinyl pyrrolidone and phenothiazine.

Abstract: This invention discloses (1) a dispersant for an aqueous carbonaceous solid slurry, which comprises a water-soluble copolymer having an average molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000 and obtained by polymerizing (A) 0.1 to 7 mol % of a polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate type monomer, (B) 5 to 94.9 mol % of a sulfoalkyl (meth)acrylate type monomer, (C) 5 to 94.9 mol % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid type monomer, and (D) 0 to 20 mol % of other monomer (providing that the total amount of the monomers is 100 mol %) and/or a salt of the water-soluble copolymer and (2) an aqueous carbonaceous solid slurry composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of as carbonaceous solid and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of the aforementioned dispersant.

Abstract: This invention relates to processes and compositions for stabilizing distillate fuel oil which comprises adding to the distillate fuel oil an effective stabilizing amount of a mixture of (a) a phosphite compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R, R' and R" are the same or different and are alkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl groups and these groups may contain oxygen and/or nitrogen, or R and R' may be hydrogen and (b) an effective stabilizing amount of: an organic compound containing a tertiary amine having the formula T.sub.3 N, wherein the three T groups are the same or different and are alkyl, cycloalkyl, arly, alkyaryl, or aralkyl such that these groups may contain oxygens or additional nitrogens and each T group has from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; or the reaction product of tallow amine and epichlorohydrin. The weight ratio of (a):(b) is from about 1:50 to about 100:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ophthalmic compositions and their preparation and use. More specifically, the invention relates to ophthalmic compositions useful in the treatment of surface disorders of the eye caused by abnormal precorneal tear film, and most specifically to the compositions for treatment of so-called dry eye conditions.

Abstract: An additive composition comprising a graft and amine-derivatized copolymer prepared from ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and, optionally, a polyene selected from non-conjugated dienes and trienes comprising from about 15 to 80 mole percent of ethylene, from about 20 to 85 mole percent of said C.sub.3 -C.sub.

Abstract: Detergents for hydrocarbon fuels, and hydrocarbon fuels containing detergents are provided wherein the detergent is comprised of an alkenylsuccinimide prepared by reacting an alkenylsuccinic acid or anhydride with a mixture of amines. The alkenyl substituent is substantially derived from an olefin having a carbon chain or from 8 to 10 carbons or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A process for preparing a phosphonitrile compound having a substituted hydroxyl group by making use of a phosphonitrile chloride oligomer and an alcohol as the starting materials, which comprises:(1) a first step of reacting said phosphonitrile chloride oligomer with said alcohol in a specific amount ratio of the active chlorine contained in said phosphonitrile chloride oligomer relative to the alcohol in the presence of a specific amount of a tertiary amine at a specific temperature, thereby substituting a specific amount of said active chlorine by a substituted alkoxy group,(2) a second step of elevating the temperature of the reaction mixture obtained in the first step to a specific temperature to cause a condensation reaction through the elimination of R--Cl, and(3) a third step of adding an alcohol in a specific amount ratio relative to said active chlorine which remains at the stage of completion of the second step, to the reaction system, and making said remaining active chlorine react with said alcoho