Abstract: This process for synthesizing thiopolymers involves feeding elemental sulfur or sulfides and unsaturated hydrocarbons into an extruder. The extruder is comprised of a screw and a barrel. The screw is rotated so as to pressurize, heat and mix the sulfur or sulfides and unsaturated hydrocarbon to induce inverse vulcanization thereby producing thiopolymers such as polymeric polysulfides. The invented process can be accomplished by using sulfur which becomes molten at the conditions in the extruder or is preheated and unsaturated hydrocarbons as the starting material. The materials are fed through one or more extruders so as to induce mixing and reaction of the materials forming polysulfides.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high surface area, high pore volume porous alumina, comprising: aluminum oxide, optionally, silicon oxide and aluminosilicates, and optionally one or more dopants, said alumina having a specific surface area of from about 100 to about 500 square meters per gram and a total pore volume after calcination at 900° C. for 2 hours of greater than or equal to 1.2 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein less than or equal to 15% of the total pore volume is contributed by pores having a diameter of less than 10 nm.

Abstract: A porous inorganic composite oxide containing oxides of aluminum and of cerium and/or zirconium, and, optionally, oxides of one or more dopants selected from transition metals, rare earths, and mixtures thereof, and having a specific surface area, in m2/g, after calcining at 1100° C. for 5 hours, of ?0.8235[Al]+11.157 and a total pore volume, in cm3/g, after calcining at 900° C. for 2 hours, of ?0.0097[Al]+0.0647, wherein [Al] is the amount of oxides of aluminum, expressed as pbw Al2O3 per 100 pbw of the composite oxide; a catalyst containing one or more noble metals dispersed on the porous inorganic composite oxide; and a method for making the porous inorganic composite oxide.

Abstract: A porous inorganic composite oxide containing oxides of aluminum and of cerium and/or zirconium, and, optionally, oxides of one or more dopants selected from transition metals, rare earths, and mixtures thereof, and having a specific surface area, in m2/g, after calcining at 1100° C. for 5 hours, of ?0.8235[Al]+11.157 and a total pore volume, in cm3/g, after calcining at 900° C. for 2 hours, of ?0.0097[Al]+0.0647, wherein [Al] is the amount of oxides of aluminum, expressed as pbw Al2O3 per 100 pbw of the composite oxide; a catalyst containing one or more noble metals dispersed on the porous inorganic composite oxide; and a method for making the porous inorganic composite oxide.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for making a sulfur tolerant alumina, that includes the steps of: forming aluminum hydrate from one or more water soluble aluminum salts, said salts each comprising an aluminum cation or aluminum anion and an oppositely charged counterion, in an aqueous medium, contacting the aluminum hydrate with a silica precursor in the aqueous medium and in the presence of counterions of the one or more aluminum salts, isolating silica precursor-contacted aluminum hydrate particles from the aqueous medium, and calcining the silica precursor-contacted aluminum hydrate particles to form particles of the sulfur tolerant alumina.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high surface area, high pore volume porous alumina, comprising: aluminum oxide, optionally, silicon oxide and aluminosilicates, and optionally one or more dopants, said alumina having a specific surface area of from about 100 to about 500 square meters per gram and a total pore volume after calcination at 900° C. for 2 hours of greater than or equal to 1.2 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein less than or equal to 15% of the total pore volume is contributed by pores having a diameter of less than 10 nm.

Abstract: The invention provides reinforced aerogel monoliths as well as reinforced composites thereof for a variety of uses. Compositions and methods of preparing the monoliths and composites are also provided. Application of these materials in transparent assemblies is also discuss.