Abstract: A temperature pack adapted to enclose an appendage, and method of forming such a temperature pack is provided. The temperature pack is a tubular pouch with an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall. An opening extending through the tubular pouch, and the inner wall is twisted relative to the outer wall. The temperature pack is formed by rolling a tube onto itself such that the distal ends of the tube are aligned to each other. The temperature pack may be filled with particulate material separated from a liquid solvent wherein when the two are mixed an exothermic or endothermic reaction occurs.

Abstract: A temperature pack adapted to enclose an appendage, and method of forming such a temperature pack is provided. The temperature pack is a tubular pouch with an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall. An opening extending through the tubular pouch, and the inner wall is twisted relative to the outer wall. The temperature pack is formed by rolling a tube onto itself such that the distal ends of the tube are aligned to each other. One distal end is then twisted with respect to the other so as to form a temperature pack having a mobious strip and only one seal. The temperature pack may be filled with a gelatinous solution capable of retaining heat or cold. Alternatively the temperature pack may be filled with particulate material separated from a liquid solvent wherein when the two are mixed an exothermic or endothermic reaction occurs.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising a transition metal zeolite, and a noble metal catalyst comprising a noble metal and an ion-exchange resin. The process is highly productive and selective in making epoxides. A noble metal catalyst comprising a cation-exchanged resin further improves the productivity and/or the selectivity of the process.

Abstract: The invention is a process for epoxidizing an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a noble metal-containing titanium or vanadium zeolite and a modifier selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, methylacetylene, and propadiene. The process results in significantly reduced alkane by-product formed by the hydrogenation of olefin compared to processes that do not use the carbon monoxide, methylacetylene, and/or propadiene modifier.

Abstract: Used noble metal-containing titanium or vanadium zeolite catalysts, that have been employed in the epoxidation of olefins with hydrogen and oxygen, are regenerated by contacting the spent catalyst with water or an alcohol/water mixture at a temperature of 25° C. to 200° C.

Abstract: Used noble metal-containing titanium zeolite catalysts, that have been employed in the liquid-phase epoxidation of olefins with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a buffer, are regenerated by heating the used catalyst at a temperature of at least 250° C. in the presence of a oxygen-containing gas stream, followed by reduction at a temperature of at least 20° C. in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas stream to form a reactivated catalyst.

Abstract: A fishing lure and method for producing the lure having a body formed from a metal from the group of titanium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, zirconium and hafnium. The metal is colored by thermal oxidation or anodizing and formed into a desired body shape, such as a blade, spoon, or spinner. The hook and filament for attaching the hook to the lure body are formed of the same metal which the body is formed from.