Abstract: A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a narrow horizontal processing channel with an upturned entrance and exit to contain processing solution within the channel. A replenishment pump calibration system is integrated into the processor so that no manual measurements or special tools are required to set replenishment solution rates.

Abstract: A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a tank having integral means through which processing solution is pumped and a rack which has integral means to facilitate its insertion and removal from the tank, the rack and the tank are relatively dimensioned so that a small volume for holding processing solution and photosensitive material is formed between the rack and the tank. The apparatus accurately maintains the processing solution level by keeping the upper surface of the processing solution below the high impingement devices solution exit.

Abstract: A method of recovering polychlorinated biphenyls from solution, which comprises a multi-step method of mixing and reacting an alkali metal or alkaline earth hydroxide in glycol solution with polychlorinated biphenyls in non-aqueous solvent to form biphenyl phenoxy-type anions, separating the glycol solution containing biphenyl phenoxy-type anions from the non-aqueous solvent, and separating the biphenyl phenoxy-type anions from the glycol solution.

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for automatically configuring communication port assignments in dockable portable computer systems wherein a portable computer unit is operable both on a stand-alone basis and attached (docked) to a generally stationary expansion (docking) unit providing extended connectivity and power sourcing facilities. The portable computer unit may contain integral connectors (RS232, telephone jacks, parallel port connectors, etc.) and internal circuit devices operating through the connectors (modems, circuits supporting RS232 signalling, etc.). The docking unit may also have such connectors and associated circuits. The computer user may assign internal logical communication paths com x (x=1, 2, . . . ) to these connectors and their associated circuits. When the portable unit is in a docked mode, care must be taken that duplicate paths are not concurrently active in the portable and docking units leading to potentially conflicting signal processes in the units.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for printing a color image from a photographic transparency onto a photosensitive medium is claimed. A plurality of light sources each provide light of a different color when energized. The different color light of each light source has a light intensity level established by an energizing level applied thereto. A light integrator combines the different colored light from the light sources to produce light of a composite color along a primary optical path. The photographic transparency is disposed along the primary optical path such that the composite color light passes through the photographic transparency and produces a projection of the color image from the photographic transparency. An electronic imager is provided for imaging the projected color image of the photographic transparency. A device is provided for exposing the photosensitive medium with the projected color image. A power supply is provided for energizing the plurality of light sources.

Abstract: An aqueous gel comprising an aqueous fluid containing a polymeric gelling agent, a buffer, an aluminum-based crosslinking composition and a xanthan containing retardant composition. The gel is useful for fracturing and carrying propping agents within subterranean formations.

Abstract: A method of recovering polychlorinated biphenyls by mixing and reacting a soluble polymer with polychlorinated biphenyls in non-aqueous solvent to form a precipitate reaction complex of the polymer and biphenyl, and separating the precipitate from the solvent, said polymer having the formula: ##STR1##

Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the presence of processed photograph film at a particular location comprises a light source which emits green or blue light having a wavelength in the range of 420-600 nanometers. A light sensors positioned to receive light from the light source when the film is not present. An infrared filter and a filter for transmitting light in the range of wavelengths emitted by the light source are positioned in front of the light sensor.

Abstract: Mineral values, particularly uranium, are recovered from ground mineral-containing ore by contacting the ground ore with an oxidizing gas and leaching with an acidic or alkaline leach solution. The oxidizing gas treatment significantly increases minerals recovery and/or significantly reduces the severity of the conditions required, particularly the temperature and the concentration of leach chemicals. Further improvements are attained by separating a total ore into a coarse fraction and a fines fraction and separately treating at least a part of these two fractions. The sequence of operations, i.e., treating with oxidizing gas and leaching, the manner of leaching and the conditions of leaching are varied to obtain significantly improved results, based on the discoveries that a coarse fraction is substantially easier to leach than the total ore or the fines fraction and treatment with an oxidizing gas significantly improves the ease of leaching, particularly of the fines fraction.

Abstract: Mineral values, particularly uranium, are recovered from mineral containing ore by separating the ore into a coarse fraction and a fines fraction, adding a diluent solid material, such as a portion of barren coarse fraction to the fines fraction and leaching the thus diluted fines fraction with a leach solution. The coarse fraction is separately leached, preferably under mild conditions of temperature and leach solution concentration. In another aspect, the total ore is leached, preferably under mild conditions, the thus leached ore is separated into a coarse fraction and a fines fraction, the fines fraction is again leached and at least a part of the leached fines fraction from the second leach step is recycled to the first leach step.

Abstract: Mercury is removed from a gas stream using anion exchange resins.

Abstract: An ore containing an increased percentage of mineral values, particularly uranium values, is separated from an ore containing a lower percentage of such mineral values by contacting the ore containing the lower percentage of mineral values with a polar solvent, particularly water, and a nonpolar solvent, such as an isoparaffin mixture, and separating a polar solvent phase containing a portion of the contacted ore from a nonpolar solvent containing another portion of the contacted ore. The ore may be a total ore containing both coarse and fines or a fines fraction which has been separated from a total ore as by wet classification. Where a total ore is treated in accordance with the present invention, in one embodiment of the invention, a coarse ore fraction can be separated from the total ore either during the contacting step or the separating step.

Abstract: A novel ion exchange agent comprises a magnetically susceptible core or nucleus surrounded by a coating of plastic or resin ion exchange material, preferably a microreticular coating immediately surrounding the magnetically susceptible core and a macroreticular coating surrounding the microreticular coating and a novel method of preparing the same. A novel ion exchange process is disclosed, including applying a magnetic field to the body of the magnetically susceptible ion exchange agent to at least temporarily immobilize the ion exchange agent while passing liquids therethrough, particularly in the washing or other treatment of ground ores to recover mineral values therefrom in a resin-in-pulp process.

Abstract: Process for the recovery of heavy metals from aqueous solution by reaction with soluble, functionally-substituted polymer upon which the heavy metal loads, and optionally crosslinks by interaction with the heavy metals present in solution. Metals including those having atomic numbers of 39-51, 57-84 and 89-117, inclusive, can be recovered by the practice of the present invention.

Abstract: Mercury is removed from a gas stream using anion exchange resins.

Abstract: A method for in situ processing of oil shale in which rubblized shale is removed from the retort and subsequently returned to the retort. A section of shale in a subterranean formation is first rubblized so as to form a retort chamber filled with rubble. The rubblized shale is then removed from the retort chamber, followed by crushing of the rubblized shale into shale particles of various sizes within an overall size range. Subsequent to the crushing step, the shale particles are separated according to size into a plurality of shale particle groups, each of which includes shale particles within a predetermined group size range. Each group size range makes up a portion of the overall size range. Substantially all of the shale particle groups are then sequentially reloaded into the retort chamber so that the particle groups are graded according to particle size within the chamber, wherein the largest particles are at bottom end of the chamber and the smallest particles are at the top end of the chamber.

Abstract: Polyfunctional anionic polymers are useful for inhibiting the adsorption of surfactants and organic polymers in formations such as clay-containing oil reservoirs or clay-containing oil reservoirs which have previously been treated with polyfunctional cationic polymers.

Abstract: Mineral values, particularly uranium, are recovered from subsurface earth formations containing the same, as well as cations which form precipitates with sulfuric acid leach solutions, by injecting into at least one injection well a preliminary acidic solution capable of forming soluble materials with at least one of the precipitate-forming cations, such as calcium and iron cations, passing the preliminary acidic solution through the subsurface formation for a time sufficient to form such soluble materials, withdrawing the preliminary acidic solution containing the solubilized materials from at least one producing well, thereafter, injecting a sulfuric acid leach solution into said injection well, contacting the subsurface formation with the leach solution for a time sufficient to extract significant amounts of mineral values from the formation and produce a pregnant leach solution containing the thus solubilized mineral values and withdrawing the pregnant leach solution from the production well.

Abstract: A new class of ion exchange agents comprises water soluble polymers called polyelectrolytes sorbed onto ion exchange functional substrates.

Abstract: In a chromatographic analysis system, carrier fluid containing a sample fluid and pure carrier fluid are alternately supplied to both first and second fluid inlets of a chromatographic detector. Lock-in detection of the output of the chromatographic detector based on the frequency at which the carrier fluid containing a sample fluid and pure carrier fluid are alternately provided to both of the fluid inlets of the chromatographic detector provides a significant signal-to-noise improvement in the chromatograph.