Abstract: A dewatering composition for use in dewatering coal and other ores, comprising a sulfosuccinate, a non-ionic surfactant and a defoaming agent.

Abstract: A dewatering composition for use in dewatering coal and other ores, comprising a sulfosuccinate, a non-ionic surfactant and a defoaming agent.

Abstract: A repellent, breathable, non-woven fabric is described, having improved repellent properties, one surface of said fabric being corrugated in the machine direction and comprising entangled cellulosic fibers and loosely entangled polymeric fibers, said corrugated surface comprising predominantly entangled cellulosic fibers, said fabric having been additionally coated with fine fibers on the corrugated surface.

Abstract: The cure efficiency for the treatment of fabrics with tetra(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium compounds and their precondensates e.g. with urea especially from THP sulphate, is improved by passing gaseous ammonia through impregnated fabric then wetting the fabric and completing the cure with more ammonia, preferably again passed it through the fabric.

Abstract: An improved process for manufacturing tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium amide condensation product without the formation of a precipitate. Urea or thiourea is added to the tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium salt having an anion formed from a dibasic or tribasic or polybasic acid. The said salt is in aqueous solution. The pH of the aqueous solution of said salt is adjusted to the range of 4-6.5 when the urea or thiourea is added to the salt. The proportion of said salt to said urea or thiourea is 1:0.05-0.5 (molar). The sulphuric acid salt is preferred. The process produces an improved aqueous product substantially free of insolubles.

Abstract: A glass fiber bonding composition suitable for the production of insulation materials comprises a novolac, polyunsaturated fatty acid, and a polyoxyethylene adduct.

Abstract: A process for flameproofing cellulosic fabrics which comprises impregnating the fabric with an aqueous solution of a THP salt with or without condensation with a nitrogen-containing compound, and treating the impregnated fabric with ammonia to produce a cured resin, wherein the treatment with ammonia is carried out by passing the impregnated fabric through seals into and out of a closed chamber and in contact with at least one duct located in the chamber and having one or more orifices through which gaseous ammonia is caused to issue and pass through the fabric over its width, the chamber being provided with means to prevent condensed water formed by evaporation and/or chemical action from dripping on to the fabric.

Abstract: A process for flameproofing cellulosic textile fibres which comprises impregnating the fabric with an aqueous solution containing a pre-condensate of urea and a THP salt together with any excess of the THP salt necessary to make up a ratio of urea to THP lying between 0.05:1 and 0.25:1 molar, the solution being neutralized by the addition of an alkali or base to a pH in the range 5 to 8, and treating the impregnated fibres with ammonia to form a cross-linked polymer.