Abstract: A novel method is described whereby chlorine dioxide is produced through the chemical reduction of ammonium chlorate in an aqueous acidic solution. The reduction reaction takes place at elevated temperatures with or without a catalyst. The reducing agent of this reaction is preferably hydrogen peroxide, glycerol, or sucrose. Chlorine dioxide may be produced in accordance with this invention at a substantially higher rate and in higher yield than with conventional methods using sodium chlorate. Further, the chlorine dioxide produced is substantially chloride-free. The ammonium sulfate by-product of this method has direct use as a fertilizer.

Abstract: The present invention provides metal-containing purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides, nucleotides and oligonucleotides; including phosphoramidite and photolabile derivatives thereof, including methods of making and method of using same. The present invention provides a method for detection of nucleic acid sequences via electrochemical or photochemical means.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for canonizing a register set on a mode transition. A reference to the register set during instruction decoding is detected. A flag based on a result of the detecting and a type of the mode transition is generated. The generated flag is used to control a microcode to canonize the register set.

Abstract: A novel method is described whereby chlorine and sodium sulfate waste by-products from chemical by-products are recycled to form useful chemicals. Sodium sulfate is first reacted to form a metal sulfate and sodium chloride. The sodium chloride may be used as a chemical feed in chlor-alkali plants. The metal sulfate is then reacted to form an ammonium sulfate or bisulfate which in turn is reacted with chlorine to form sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid may be used a chemical feed in chlorine dioxide plants and in various other chemical processes.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing non-alkali chlorates is described. The method includes the steps of: 1) reacting a non-alkali metal salt with sodium bicarbonate to form an insoluble metal carbonate or metal hydroxide precipitate; and 2) combining the precipitate with an aqueous solution of ammonium chlorate. The method is much simpler and less expensive to perform than prior art methods.

Abstract: A new class of vanadium phosphate materials using a mixed valence pentavanadate as the building block has been created using hydrothermal self-assembly techniques. These materials use a framework composed solely of V.sub.5 O.sub.9 (PO.sub.4).sub.4/2 pentamers and apart from the cationic template contain some of the largest voids and cavities yet reported in open framework solids.

Abstract: Aqueous thermosetting coating compositions comprising a blend of (1) an aqueous latex of an acrylic copolymer, (2) an amine-neutralized acrylic copolymer, and (3) a melamine-formaldehyde resin.

Abstract: A paperforming fabric of synthetic, monofilament threads is shown as woven in five, or a greater number of harnesses, the warp and weft threads of which it is comprised being interwoven in a non-regular twill pattern with the threads of each thread system interlaced through the fabric to have sufficient crossovers on each fabric face to produce an even sided fabric.