Abstract: A photoconductive layer with electrical property adjustable via control of intensity or location of illumination by a light source is provided. The photoconductive layer has at least one charge generation material and at least one binder for distributing the charge generation material within the body of the layer. The localized change of electrical property in the photoconductive layer arises on and beneath the surface area of the layer illuminated by the light source via actuated bulk change in electrical charge contributed by the charge generation material in the area.

Abstract: A process for producing a polycarbonate including melt polycondensing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in the presence of a phosphonium borohydride catalyst(I), ##STR1## wherein R is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group, or ##STR2## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3, independently is a C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.4 alkyl group. A colorless, transparent polycarbonate having a high molecular weight is obtained by using the phosphonium borohydride compound (I) as a transesterification catalyst, which may be used alone or incorporated with boric acid or a hindered phenol antioxidant.

Abstract: A process for recrystallization of a brominated aromatic compound under pressure for purifying it from the contamination by bromine and hydrogen bromide, comprising the steps of: placing the brominated aromatic compound in a solvent or a combination of solvents selected from toluene, 1,dibromoethane, m-xylene, benzene, dichloromethane, chloroform, and 1,2-dichloroethane; adding into the resultant mixture a base or a combination of bases selected from pyridine, ethylene diamine, n-butylamine, tert-butylamaine, triethylamine, sodium ethoxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate; and heating the resultant mixture to a temperature above the atmospheric boiling point and at a pressure above the vapor pressure of the resultant material at that temperature.