Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethyl acetate by hydrogenating acetic anhydride in the presence of a Raney nickel catalyst. The process can also be utilized to hydrogenate mixtures of acetic anhydride and ethylidene diacetate to produce ethyl acetate.

Abstract: Gain hysteresis exhibited by the photomultiplier detector of a single beam spectrophotometer is reduced by illuminating the detector and applying dynode voltage thereto during the normal "off" or "idle" interval of the spectrophotometer.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser including a syringe having a reciprocating syringe plunger for controlling syringe fluid intake and discharge and a traveling slide connected to the plunger for driving the plunger. The traveling slide is bearing mounted in sliding relationship on a fixed shaft and is driven therealong by a pinion gear engaging a rack secured to the slide.

Abstract: A variable chart format system for a recorder with a chart print out, the system having a manually selectable switch for simultaneously controlling the abscissa and ordinate formatting independent of scale expansion circuitry normally associated with the abscissa and ordinate. The abscissa formatting is digital and operable in response to a programmable or variable clock, the output of which is selectively passed through a first set of abscissa formatting frequency dividers and then serially through one of a second set of abscissa scale expansion frequency dividers to drive a chart drive stepper motor.