Abstract: Disclosed is a hydraulic cement composition comprising (A) a water-soluble alkali metal borosilicate or a combination of a water-soluble alkali metal silicate and an alkali metal borate soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution, (B) silicon polyphosphate, (C) an alkali metal silicofluoride and (D) substantially amorphous barium silicate in which the BaO/SiO.sub.2 molar ratio is in the range of from 1/2.5 to 1/6.

Abstract: A lead battery comprising as an active material a formation product of a novel lead monoxide or a heat treatment product thereof is disclosed. This novel lead monoxide has a true density of 8.3 to 9.2 g/cc, an average particle size not larger than 0.2.mu., an infrared absorption peak at a wave number of 1400 to 1410 cm.sup.-1 and a chromic anhydride reactivity of at least 94%.This lead battery is excellent over lead batterys comprising active materials formed from known starting substances with respect to the active material utilization ratio and it has a very long life and stable capacities. In this lead battery, the active material utilization ratio can be maintained at a very high level over a long period.

Abstract: A novel lead monoxide having a true density of 8.3 to 9.2 g/cc, a primary particle size not larger than 0.2 .mu., an infrared absorption peak at a wave number of 1400 to 1410 cm.sup.-1 and a chromic anhydride reactivity of at least 94%.This lead monoxide is of the ultrafine particulate form excellent in light resistance, hue stability and reactivity and is substantially free of metallic lead. Chrome yellow, tribasic lead sulfate, lead silicate, white lead and the like lead salts can be prepared from this lead monoxide without performing a particular washing operation or using a catalyst.

Abstract: A method of treating raw materials containing components of metals of the group IVb of the Periodic Table, which comprises heat-treating a raw material of a component of a metal of the group IVb of the Periodic Table containing coloring poisonous metal components such as Mn, V and Cr components in the presence of a flux composed mainly of an alkali metal nitrate or an alkali metal peroxide which is a thermal decomposition product of the alkali metal nitrate in an amount 2 to 5 times the amount of the raw material on the weight basis in a non-reducing atmosphere to thereby effect fluxing reaction, and subjecting the resulting fluxing reaction product to a leaching treatment of at least one stage in an aqueous medium to separate the fluxing reaction product into said coloring metal components and a concentrate of the component of the group IVb of the Periodic Table which is acid-soluble and substantially free of said coloring poisonous metal components.

Abstract: A stabilizer composition for chlorine-containing polymers having a much reduced tendency to blow at the molding step, which comprises (A) an inorganic stabilizer having a power volume of at least 0.5 cc/g, said stabilizer (A) consisting essentially of at least one member selected from the group consisting of silicates of metals of Groups II and IV of the Periodic Table and composites of silicate acid with oxides, hydroxides and carbonates of said metals, and (B) an organic additive having a boiling point or decomposition point higher than a chlorine-containing polymer-processing temperature, said organic additive (B) being incorporated into the stabilizer (A) at a weight ratio (A) : (B) of 1 : at least 0.1 so that the pore volume ratio defined by the following formula: ##EQU1## WHEREIN PVc denotes the pore volume (cc/g) of the entire composition and PVa denotes the pore volume (cc/g) of said inorganic stabilizer (A),is not higher than 0.8.

Abstract: Water glass composition comprising a water-soluble or water-dispersible silicate binder and an inorganic phosphate curing agent, wherein said inorganic phosphate curing agent is composed of an inorganic solid fine powder comprising as the main ingredient a silicon polyphosphate or its metal salt and said curing agent has an initial dissolution amount (B) of up to 200 mg and an average hydrolysis rate constant (A) of at least 0.2, said initial dissolution amount (B) and average hydrolysis rate constant (A) being defined by the following formula:Y = AX + Bwherein X stands for the lapse of time (minutes) of up to 120 minutes after 1 g of the curing agent has been added to 100 ml of a 4N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, and Y stands for the integrated amount (mg/100 ml) of phosphoric acid dissolved out of the curing agent into said aqueous solution during the time X.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for manufacturing granular lead oxides such as granular lead monoxide (litharge) and granular red lead at high purities from lead suboxide without formation of harmful dusts or fumes. Furthermore, the invention concerns novel lead bearing additives for use in ceramic industry, for instance, for formation of lead glasses and ceramic glazes to be employed for the manufacture of various optical glasses, cut glasses, tube lamp glasses, etc., and a process for the manufacture of such lead bearing additives.

Abstract: When phosphate rock and sulfuric acid are mixed under such conditions that gypsum dihydrate is stably formed and sulfuric acid is added to the phosphate rock in an amount not exceeding the amount equivalent to a calcium component in the phosphate rock, small masses of the reaction product between the phosphate rock and sulfuric acid can be maintained in the non-disintegrable form throughout extraction of phosphoric acid from said reaction product, and phosphoric acid can be extracted from such reaction product at a high rate in a good yield.