Abstract: A cell connector for interconnecting output conductors and/or wires includes a strip-shaped element with at least five portions. A first portion forms a first half of a closure element, the second portion forms a first clamping surface, the third portion forms a deflection element, the fourth portion forms a second clamping surface, and the fifth portion forms a second half of the closure element. The third portion is configured to enable the first portion and the second portion to be folded over relative to the fourth portion and the fifth portion such that, in a folded-up state of the strip-shaped element, a portion of the first and a portion of the second clamping surfaces lie opposite each other and form a receptacle and, in the folded-up state, the first portion and the fifth portion can be interconnected to fix the strip-shaped element in the folded-up state.

Abstract: An article of manufacture for improving the safety on floating docks alongside fixed landing decks or piers with a barrier affixed to the edge of the landing deck, fastening mechanism to mount the barrier to the landing deck, weights affixed to, or embedded into, the bottom part of barrier to ensure contact with the floating dock, and a guiding mechanism such as ropes affixed to landing deck and floating dock to ensure that barrier will always reconnect with the floating dock in case of separation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flameproof, essentially halogen-free polymer composition, containing the following: a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic, cross-linkable or cross-linked, elastomeric and/or duroplastic polymer; b) 10 to 200 parts by weight of magnesium, calcium, zink and/or aluminiumhydroxide and/or their double hydroxides; c) 1 to 50 parts by weight of an organic intercalated sheet silicate.

Abstract: A simplified method for the optical brightening of paper either in the pulp mass, the size or metering press or by coating by the use of a formulation of an optical brightening agent together with a swellable layered silicate.

Abstract: A simplified method for the optical brightening of paper either in the pulp mass, the size or metering press or by coating by the use of a formulation of an optical brightening agent together with a swellable layered silicate.

Abstract: A simplified method for the optical brightening of paper either in the pulp mass, the size or metering press or by coating by the use of a formulation of an optical brightening agent together with a swellable layered silicate.

Abstract: A catalyst for removing olefins from aromatic compounds or mixtures of aromatic compounds wherein the catalyst is a naturally acidic smectite clay containing exchangeable cations wherein the naturally acidic smectite clay has a cation exchange capacity of 40 to 80 meq./100 g. and wherein the exchangeable cations include 5 to 70 meq./100 g. of Al.sup.3+ cations, a process for the preparation of this catalyst including treating a naturally acidic smectite clay with an aluminum salt solution wherein the salt solution includes Al.sup.3+ ions at a concentration of at least 10 meq./100 g. of the catalyst, and a process for the removal of olefins from aromatic compounds or mixtures of aromatic compounds using the above-described catalyst.

Abstract: A catalyst is described on the basis of acid-activated smectitic clay minerals for removing olefins from aromatic compounds or mixtures of aromatic compounds which is characterized in that the acid-activated clay mineral contains at least 5 milli-equivalents/100 g of exchangeable Al.sup.3+ cations.

Abstract: Disclosed are dispersions of fluorescent whitening agents which are suitable for the fluorescent whitening of coating compositions for coating paper or of fibre dispersions (paper pulps) in paper production.

Abstract: An iodine adsorption agent is described, containing silver or a silver salt on a porous, temperature-resistant and acid-resistant organic carrier with an average pore diameter in the range from 6 to 200 nm. It has a pore diameter distribution in which 80% of the pore volume is contained in pores whose diameters lie within the range of .+-.50% about the average pore diameter.