Abstract: Shelf life of commercially processed poultry and seafood can be extended by introducing food grade H.sub.2 O.sub.2 and food grade surface active agents into the chiller water to wash off bacteria on the surface of the food product. The agents are alkylaryl sulfonates, sulfates, sulfonates of oils and fatty acid, sulfate of alcohols and sulfosuccinates.

Abstract: A process is described in which catecholborane is produced by a reaction of a phenolic compound with a boron hydride in a solvent. Tris(catecholato)bisborane, i.e. the ester of boric acid and catechol, is reacted with an alkali metal-boron hydride in an aliphatic ether. A lithium halide is suitably used too, where sodium-boron hydride or potassium-boron hydride is employed. In a preferred embodiment, the reaction is carried out in conjunction with an activating grinding operation.

Abstract: In a process for hydroboronizing alkenes or alkynes with catecholborane (1,3,2-benzodioxaborolane) optionally in the presence of an added organic solvent the reaction is catalyzed by a complex compound having one of the formulas:(I) RhCl(CO).sub.x [E(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3 ].sub.3-x' wherein "E" is arsenic or phosphorous and "x" equals 0 or 1,(II) [RhCl(alkene).sub.2 ].sub.2'(III) [(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3 P].sub.3 3 Ru(CO)ClH or(IV) [(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3 P].sub.3 RuCl.sub.2,particularly suitable catalysts are, e.g. tris (triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) chloride and bis(cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I) chloride.