Abstract: Our invention pertains to various new compositions, methods for using such compositions and products treated with such compositions. Our new compositions include, among other things, certain antimicrobial agents solubilized with certain disubstituted aryl compounds.

Abstract: Our invention pertains to various new compositions, methods for using such compositions and products treated with such compositions. Our new compositions include, among other things, certain antimicrobial agents solubilized with certain disubstituted aryl compounds.

Abstract: In the process for the manufacture of salts of halogenated phenols the economy is improved and health and pollution hazards are reduced by mixing an alkaline agent and the halogenated phenol with a small amount of a liquid medium that is solvent for the alkaline agent, conducting a reaction between the components in a closed system until a dry or almost dry product is obtained, agitating the mixture during at least a part of the liquid medium removal step and discharging the product in particulate form from the closed system.

Abstract: Dihydric phenols produced by rearrangement of p-dialkylbenzene hydroperoxides are recovered from the rearrangement effluent by distilling byproduct ketone in a distillation tower from a mixture of the rearrangement effluent with benzene and dihydric phenol-containing aqueous feed and extracting impurities and aromatic byproducts with benzene. Benzene containing dissolved impurities and aromatic byproducts, and water containing the dihydric phenol are removed from the bottom of the distillation tower and separated in an extractor column, the dihydric phenol is recovered from its aqueous solution by crystallization and the mother liquor from the crystallization step is recycled to the distillation tower.

Abstract: Dihydric phenols produced by rearrangement of p-dialkylbenzene hydroperoxides are recovered from the rearrangement effluent by distilling byproduct ketone in a distillation tower from a mixture of the rearrangement effluent with benzene and dihydric phenol-containing aqueous feed and extracting impurities and aromatic byproducts with benzene. Benzene containing dissolved impurities and aromatic byproducts, and water containing the dihydric phenol are removed from the bottom of the distillation tower and separated in an extractor column, the dihydric phenol is recovered from its aqueous solution by crystallization and the mother liquor from the crystallization step is recycled to the distillation tower.