Abstract: A non-foaming iodophor having a high content of active iodine comprises the product formed by mixing while heating at about 50.degree.-120.degree.C for about 0.75-15 hours a reaction mixture of:I. about 10-30 weight percent of elementary iodine; andIi. about 90-70 weight percent of an aqueous solution consisting essentially of:A. about 7-30 weight percent of at least one polycarboxylic acid, at least one polycarboxylate or mixtures of said polycarboxylic acids and polycarboxylates, having at least 65 carboxyl or carboxylate groups per 100 monomer units in the polymer chain and an average degree of polymerization (numerical average value) between about 10 and 500;B. about 0-20 weight percent of at least one alkali metal iodide, ammonium iodide, mixtures of said iodides or at least one lower, monovalent, aliphatic alcohol;C.

Abstract: Process for improving the water wettability of natural or synthetic zeolites, said process comprising thoroughly mixing at least one natural zeolite, synthetic zeolite or mixture of natural and synthetic zeolites with an aqueous solution of a treating agent selected from the group consisting of at least one polyelectrolytic polycarboxylic acid, at least one completely or partially neutralized polycarboxylate, or at least one mixture of said polycarboxylic acid and polycarboxylates; wherein said treating agent has at least about 40 basic mole percent carboxyl or carboxylate groups and a mean degree of polymerization (numerical mean) between about 3 and about 5000; said mixing conducted at about 0.degree. to about 100.degree.C for at least about 5 minutes; said aqueous solution employed in a concentration between about 2 and about 800 g polycarboxylic acid or polycarboxylate per liter and in such quantity that it comprises about 0.

Abstract: A process for precipitating heavy metal ion-polycarboxylate complexes from solution, said process comprising adding to a solution containing at least one of said complexes an aqueous solution of a water soluble aluminum salt, the anion of which does not form any water soluble complexes with said heavy metal ions to be precipitated or optionally such anion-heavy metal complexes having a stability constant, expressed as their decadic logarithm, of less than 2; wherein 0.9 to 1.8 moles of aluminum ions are employed per equivalent of polycarboxylate; and adjusting the pH of the resulting reaction mixture to about 6.5 to about 9.0 with an alkali metal carbonate.