Abstract: A process for forming an abrasion resistant sheet which comprises forming a web of cellulosic fibers on a papermaking machine and applying a slurry including an abrasion-resistant grit to the upper surface of the web on the papermaking machine using a slot orifice coating head applicator, said grit being uniformly distributed on said surface of said fibrous cellulosic overlay sheet at a coat weight of about 2 to 40 pounds per 3000 square feet.

Abstract: A decor sheet for use in decorative laminates wherein the sheet is treated with a sizing agent to reduce its capacity for a laminating resin and enhance its opacity; in a preferred embodiment, the resin-impregnated decor sheet exhibits a resin gradient in the thickness direction to provide a decor sheet having a resin-rich top layer and a resin-starved bottom layer; in accordance with a preferred embodiment, the resin gradient is achieved by differentially sizing the bottom versus the top surface of the decor sheet; a decorative laminate employing such decor sheets are described.

Abstract: A method for uniformly coating the uppermost surface of a fibrous cellulosic decor sheet with an aqueous or melamine-based slurry containing a colorant using a slot coater; a decor sheet prepared by such method; and a laminate employing such decor sheet are described.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet having a recording surface which includes a combination of a water soluble polyvalent metal salt and a cationic polymer, said polymer having cationic groups which are available in the recording surface for insolubilizing an anionic dye.

Abstract: Carbon particles non-uniformly and non-continuously coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are produced by adding a PTFE emulsion to the carbon particles at a rate of less than approximately 100 ml/100 grams. The result is a mixture of PTFE coated carbon particles, some having a higher weight percent PTFE resin thereon and others having a lower weight percent PTFE resin thereon. Such a mixture of non-uniformly coated particles gives improved reaction efficiency when used as a solid catalyst in a packed bed tower reactor through which fluid reactants are flowed.