Abstract: A feed additive for ruminants, which comprises cores containing an acid salt of a basic amino acid, and a first coating layer and a second coating layer coated sequentially on the surface of each core, wherein said first coating layer contains at least one first coating agent selected from the group consisting of a neutral or weakly acidic organic substance, a substantially neutral fine powder of inorganic substance, a non-ionic hydrophilic polymer substance and an anionic hydrophilic polymer substance and being physiologically acceptable to the ruminants, and the second coating layer contains as a second coating agent a polymer soluble or swellable in water in an acidic region of a pH of at most 5.5.

Abstract: A feed additive for ruminants, which comprises core containing a carbamate of a basic amino acid and coated with a polymer coating agent soluble or swellable in water in an acidic region of a pH of at most 5.

Abstract: A feed additive for ruminants, which comprises core containing a carbamate of a basic amino acid and coated with a polymer coating agent soluble or swellable in water in an acidic region of a pH of at most 5.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for producing a pyrrolidone derivative represent by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is an organic residue obtained by removing hydroxy radical from a C.sub.1-10 primary alcohol, C.sub.1-10 secondary alcohol or derivative thereof, comprising (1) reacting 2-pyrrolidone with acetaldehyde in the presence of a catalyst, thereby obtaining N-(.alpha.-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidone, and (2) reacting the thus obtained N-(.alpha.-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidone with a primary alcohol, a secondary alcohol or a derivative thereof in the presence of an acidic catalyst to obtain the pyrrolidone derivative.

Abstract: A heat-retaining moisture-transmissible water-resistant fabric which comprises (i) a fibrous substrate, (ii) a discontinuous polymer layer or a polymer layer having a multiplicity of interconnecting fine pores (layer A), formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and (iii) a polymer layer (layer B) formed on layer A, layer B contains 15 to 70 wt. %, based on the polymer of the layer B, of heat ray-reflecting fine metal pieces and has a multiplicity of interconnecting fine pores communicating from the surface to the interior and also has on the surface thereof fine pores, most of which have a size not larger than 5 .mu.m. The fabric may comprise, in lieu of layer B, (iv) a microporous polymer film layer (layer C), formed on layer A and having a multiplicity of interconnecting fine pores communicating in all the direction in the interior of layer C, most of which have a size of at least 1 .mu.m, and (v) a polymer layer (layer D) containing 10-70 wt.

Abstract: A heat-retaining moisture-transmissible water-resistant fabric which comprises (i) a fibrous substrate, (ii) a polymer layer having a multiplicity of interconnecting fine pores (layer A), formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and (iii) a polymer layer (layer B) formed on layer A, layer B contains 15 to 70 wt. %, based on the polymer of the layer B, of heat ray-reflecting fine metal pieces and has a multiplicity of interconnecting fine pores communicating from the surface to the interior and also has on the surface thereof fine pores, most of which have a size not larger than 5 .mu.m. The fabric may comprise, in lieu of layer B, (iv) a microporous polymer film layer (layer C), formed on layer A and having a multiplicity of interconnecting fine pores communicating in all the direction in the interior of layer C, most of which have a size of at least 1 .mu.m, and (v) a polymer layer (layer D) containing 10-70 wt.

Abstract: In a process for preparing a polyolefin without separation of catalyst residues by polymerizing an olefin in the pres ence of a Ziegler catalyst having high catalytic activity, in an inert gas sealing system; an improvement comprises separating the polyolefin containing the catalyst residue from the polymerization mixture, and contacting the polyolefin containing the catalyst residue with a weak reactive gas of oxygen and/or steam diluted with an inert gas.

Abstract: A polymer composition, which comprises a polymer containing a quinophthalone pigment having the formula ##SPC1##Wherein the quinoline ring can have a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, and carboxyl, and the ring A is a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring which can have a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, and --COW wherein W represents hydroxyl, lower alkoxyl or amino; and 0.005-5% by weight of a piperidine type or imidazolidine type ultraviolet absorbing agent.