Abstract: A timing arrangement incorporates a timing disk having absolute marks arranged about a circle and serving for the identification of the angular position of the shaft of an internal combustion engine. The marks include a code track havig code marks and absolute marks, each absolute marks being preceded by a code element comprising a number of code marks. Each absolute mark is identified by a code section preceding and consisting of two or more code elements.

Abstract: A lubricating grease composition of the type wherein mineral or synthetic oil is thickened to the properties of a lubricating grease with a polyurea compound as thickening agent, is provided, along with a method for preparation. The polyurea compound comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate with at least three isocyanate groups in the molecule with a long-chain, straight-chain or branched aliphatic monoamine to give extended temperature and wear properties. The process for the production of this lubricating grease composition involves dissolving the long-chain aliphatic amine or mixture of such amines in the base oil, adding thereto the isocyanate with at least three isocyanate groups, heating the mixture to a temperature of at least 160.degree. to bring about gelling, and mechanically, finely comminuting the gel product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricant additive obtainable by the reaction of a salt of a tertiary amine, which, as N-substituents, contains two polyethylene oxide residues with two or more ethylene oxide groups, the free hydroxyl groups of which can be etherified or acylated, and one saturated or unsaturated long-chain alkyl radical, with ammonium molybdate and/or MoO.sub.3.

Abstract: Formaldehyde is prepared by (a) passing a mixture of methanol and water with a concentration of between 50 and 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the two substances, of methanol into a packed column which possesses a packing having a total layer thickness of not less than 50 cm and a total surface area of not less than 0.5 cm.sup.2 per cm.sup.3 of packing, a liquid circulation of from 15 to 90 g/min per g/min of methanol fed to the column, and a concentration of from 10 to 45% by weight of methanol in the recycle liquid, the temperature at the point of entry of the recycle liquid in the column being from 50.degree. to 86.degree. C. and the bottom temperature being 10.degree.-25.degree. C. lower than this, i.e. from 40.degree. to 70.degree. C., (b) separating off methanol and water from the column by stripping with air, an inert gas and/or exit gas, the throughput being from 0.5 to 3 tonnes of methanol and water per hour per m.sup.