Abstract: Tackified compositions comprise a curable polydiorganosiloxane oligourea segmented copolymer which has alternating soft polydiorganosiloxane units and hard diisocyanate residues, the diisocyanate residue being the diisocyanate minus the —NCO groups. The units are connected together by urea linkages and the copolymer has end groups that are reactive under free radical or moisture cure conditions, and silicate resin. Also provided are pressure-sensitive adhesives, hot melt adhesives, and vibration damping composites, vibration damping constrained layer constructions, a bi-directional vibration damping constrained layer constructions, vibration damping shaped articles as well as a method of vibrationally damping an article and processes for producing curable vibration damping material.

Abstract: There is provided a mouldable composition for use in manufacturing a sintered metal or ceramic object, the composition comprising a metal or ceramic powder, a cross-linkable thermoplastic polymer and an amount of a cross-linking agent effective to cross-link the thermoplastic polymer at an elevated temperature. There is also provided a process for manufacturing a sintered metal or ceramic object using such a mouldable composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylenes. This invention also relates to a method of making alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylene polymers comprising reacting a mixture comprising an alkoxysilyl-functional polyisobutylene polymer, an alkenyl ether compound, and a transesterification catalyst. This invention also relates to a method of making an alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylene polymer comprising reacting a mixture comprising a polyisobutylene containing at least one hydrolyzable group, an alkenyl ether compound, and a solvent. The alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylenes of this invention have high moisture vapor barrier, high damping characteristics, and a high refractive index.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition for sealing a photo-semiconductor element, comprising(A) an epoxy resin,(B) a curing agent and(C) a polyether-modified silicone oil which is represented by the following general formula (1) ##STR1## wherein m, n and a are each independently a number of 1 or more, b is 0 or a positive number, and R is an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or H,and has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000, a silicone unit content {[(m+n+2)/(m+n+2+a+b+1)].times.100} of 10 to 60% and a polyether unit content {[(a+b+1)/(m+n+2+a+b+1)].times.100} of 40 to 90%and a photo-semiconductor device produced by sealing a photo-semiconductor element with the epoxy resin composition.

Abstract: A metallized uniaxially heat-shrinkable, biaxially oriented, multilayer film having a polypropylene-containing core layer comprising at least 70 wt. % of said multilayer film and at least one polyolefin-containing skin layer adjacent said core layer is prepared by biaxially orienting a coextrudate and thereafter orienting said coextrudate by stretching 10 to 40% in the machine direction. The core layer contains isotactic polypropylene and a modifier which reduces the crystallinity of the polypropylene by increasing chain imperfections or reducing isotacticity of the polypropylene-containing core. Such modifiers can be selected from the group consisting of atactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, propylene-butene-1 copolymer, ethylene-propylene-butene-1 terpolymer, and linear low density polyethylene. The skin layer can be high density polyethylene or ethylene-propylene-butene-1 terpolymer.

Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module and its method of manufacture are disclosed wherein the module is fabricated utilizing superior hollow fiber materials, namely high molecular weight (i.e. molecular weight>500,000 Daltons) polymers. In a preferred embodiment, the hollow fibers are fabricated from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UPE). An array of UPE hollow fiber membranes is contacted with an extrusion of molten thermoplastic polymer at a contact temperature which is higher than the UPE membrane polymer. This high temperature application of sealing polymer does not collapse or otherwise deform the lumen of the hollow fiber, while assuring that the polymer can thus be applied with sufficiently low viscosity to provide adequate penetration around the individual fibers of the array to form an integral seal thereabout.

Abstract: A method for recovering crystals from a crystal-containing slurry, which comprises supplying the slurry to a rotary filter having a rotating cylindrical filter medium, filtering the supplied slurry in a filtering region to retain the crystals on the filter medium and washing the filter cake formed on the rotating filter medium repeatedly in a plurality of washing regions by spraying a washing liquid onto the cake in each region by supplying any one of washing regions on the aft side in the rotating direction of the filter medium with the spent washing liquid of the washing region adjacent to said one washing region on the fore side in the rotating direction.

Abstract: The invention disclosed is a stacked, permeable membrane assembly, comprising two clamping plates with spaced, permeable membrane assemblies between them on a simplified frame. Each membrane assembly includes a membrane support means, conveniently a rigid screen, covered by a pair of membranes. The frame is designed to retain the membrane-covered support in internal grooves. Additional membrane support plates and sealing collars are not required.

Abstract: A method of producing a patterned shaped circle includes the steps of forming a course of dry particles on a base surface; using an air flow controller having either a suction port or a blow port or both a suction port and a blow port to cause an air flow to form a cavity in the dry particle course by removing a part of the particles thereof under the control of at least one parameter among air pressure, air flow rate, air flow speed, air flow direction, air flow pulsation, air flow intermittence, suction port size, blow port size, suction port position and blow port position; charging the cavity with a different type of dry particles; and allowing the particles to set into an integral mass.

Abstract: A process for compacting foundry molding material is proposed, the molding material being introduced into a molding device with a pattern plate with a pattern frame and a molding and filing frame mounted on it, by means of a compressed gas, the compressed gas being used at least for precompaction, the pressure surge used for the precompaction being released into the molding floor with a low, then a higher pressure gradient.

Abstract: A method for injection molding polyethylene terephthalate by employing a vent type injection unit as means for omitting preliminary drying the resin, wherein the unit does not develop a poor screw biting, and even when the molding material is an undried uncrystallized or crystallized PET, can feed a certain amount of the material at all times to injection mold a desired transparent molded form such as a preform, and use the preform to produce a thin-wall container at a low cost.

Abstract: A molded filter element is fabricated by the method comprising the steps of: preparing a plastic composition of a powder-grain adsorbent of 100 weight parts, an emulsion type synthetic resin binder of 5-20 weight parts having a film-making capability at room temperature, an aqueous high-polymer binder of 0.5-5 weight part, and water of the amount sufficient to change the compound of these agents into a composition having its own shape holding property; pressure-filling said plastic composition in a mold composed of plural members to provide a molded filter element; evaporating water until the molded filter element has a shape-holding strength in a state where at least one member of said mold is removed; and heat-treating the molded filter element at a temperature of 110.degree.-160.degree. C.

Abstract: A cell strainer to be equipped at the top of a tube for removing impurities, such as supporting tissues, speculae, etc. from a suspension of cells or tissues comprising:a) a flange to be held by the upper opening of said tube,b) a grip externally projecting from said flange,c) a section which holds a filter havingd) a frame body provided below said flange being housed in the opening of a tube,e) a filter component equipped with a frame body extending below the section holding said filter,which receives and filters said suspension, characterized in that said filter component of said cell strainer is formed of a nylon net having a pore size of 40-200 microns.

Abstract: A single layer film is deposited onto a substrate at room temperature from two sources, one source being a magnetic material, the other being a less-magnetic material. The film is annealed for predetermined times in order to induce phase separation between the magnetic clusters and the less-magnetic matrix, and to form stable clusters of a size such that each magnetic particle, or cluster, comprises a single domain and has no dimensions greater than the electron spin flip mean free path within the particle. The creation of two magnetic phases makes it possible to establish exchange coupling between the phases so that a relatively low saturation field is required to induce GMR.

Abstract: Iron-rich-material waste products, such as electric arc furnace dust, are formed with an organic binder into discrete shapes, such as briquettes. The shapes can then be used in iron and steel making processes and the iron and heavy metal values in the waste product recovered.

Abstract: Glass microfibers having diameters of less than one micron are useful in engineered plastics to achieve very smooth surfaces and thermal stability in composite parts. As made, glass microfibers are very bulky and intertwined making it impossible to meter and feed the material using conventional equipment. The processes used for chopping and milling coarser glass fibers to prepare them for engineered plastic composites are unsatisfactory for glass microfibers for various reasons. It has been discovered that flowable glass microfiber agglomerate products can be made by processing the microfiber in a muller mill or in a self impact mill.

Abstract: A method of reducing the concentration of at least one organic compound present in an aqueous feedstock, wherein said feedstock is supplied to one side of a substantially water-insoluble selectively permeable polymeric sheet or tubular membrane whose permeability to the or each said organic compound exceeds its permeability to chloride ion whilst simultaneously maintaining in contact with the other side of said membrane an aqueous reaction medium containing biologically active reaction means capable of reacting with said at least one compound after it permeates through the wall of the tubular membrane. Apparatus, preferably enclosed, for carrying into effect the method is also disclosed and permits treatment of waste waters containing volatile organic compounds. Modular bioreactor apparatus in the form of a cartridge containing a bundle of polymeric membrane tubes is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the solvent-free and dry production of particles from plastics. According to the invention, the plastic is heated to form a viscous material, in this form, is conveyed as material stream through an outlet into a comminution device and there, with spraying of a pressurized liquid atomization medium against it, is comminuted into fibrids and/or fine particles.

Abstract: A surface of a non-magnetic base plate is first coarsened to a required surface roughness and an ultrasonic vibration is then applied to the surface of the non-magnetic base plate while the nonmagnetic base plate is immersed in a liquid. Thereafter, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer are successively formed on the surface of the non-magnetic base plate thereby to produce a magnetic recording medium. It is preferable that the frequency of a ultrasonic is within a range from 200 kHz to 1600 kHz. Surface fractional properties of the magnetic recording medium can adequately be controlled without variation of floatation height of a magnetic head during its running by varying an ultrasonic oscillation output and an ultrasonic processing time.

Abstract: A method of producing a high permeable composite reverse osmosis membrane which comprises forming a polyamide type skin layer on a porous support by the process comprising a step of coating a solution A containing a compound having at least two reactive amino groups on the porous support and a step of contacting a solution B containing a polyfunctional acid halide with the coated layer of the solution A, wherein the difference between a solubility parameter of the solution A and a solubility parameter of the solution B is from 7 to 15 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2.