Abstract: A fiber optic mechanical splice for splicing input and output optical fiber. The splice includes a capillary tube for enclosing fiber ends of the input and output optical fiber cables, two metallic cable-splice bridging flanges for insertion onto the input and output optical fiber cable jackets, a first metallic crimping tube, a second metallic crimping tube, a first protection tube, a second protection tube, and polyurethane tape. The fibers extending from the input and output optical fibers can be frustoconically inserted into a corresponding bridging flange. The crimping tubes enclose corresponding cable ends and bridging flanges. The first protection tube encloses the crimping tubes, while the second protection tube encloses the first protection tube and the tape is disposed over the second protection tube, the bridging flanges, and the crimping tubes.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing triaryl phosphate mixtures which comprises:1. reacting a phosphorylation agent with a recycle composition of phenols, optionally in the presence of an additional composition of phenols, the total molar proportion to atoms of phosphorus in the phosphorylating agent being less than 3:1;2. reacting the product of stage (1) with a feedstock composition of phenols as hereinafter defined, the proportion of feedstock composition added at (2) being such that the total molar proportion of phenols fed into the process to phosphorus atoms is at least 3:1;3. recovering unreacted phenols from the stage (2) product to form the aforesaid cycle composition of phenols; and4. recycling said recycle composition to stage (1).