Abstract: A device for controlling pressure in a flowing viscous mass includes an inlet, a guiding element having a receiving capacity for the mass flowing from the inlet, a piston movable within the guiding element, and a receptacle which telescopically slides over the inlet when the piston moves.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a process for the production of cellulose moulded bodies wherein a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous solution of a tertiary amine-oxide is transformed into a mouldable solution, said solution being extruded by means of a forming tool and conducted into a precipitation bath. The process is characterized in that at least part of the materials in devices and pipes for the transportation and processing of the solution, which material is in contact with the mouldable solution contains at a minimum of 90% up to a depth of at least 0,5 .mu.m, preferably more than 1 .mu.m, at least one element of the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, chromium and nickel in elementary form and/or in the form of compounds provided that the remaining of the material does not contain any of the elements of the group consisting of copper, molybdenum, tungsten or cobalt.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a process for the production of cellulose moulded bodies. In this process, cellulose is first dissolved in an aqueous solution of a tertiary amine-oxide, in particular N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO), to produce a mouldable cellulose solution. Second, the cellulose solution is molded and conducted into an aqueous precipitation bath, wherein the cellulose is precipitated, which produces a moulded body and a spent precipitation bath. Next, the spent precipitation bath is regenerated. This regenerated aqueous amine-oxide solution is re-used to dissolve cellulose, thereby repeating the process. In the above process, the repeated aqueous amine-oxide solution has a pH within certain defined limits.