Abstract: A dry composition is described which can be converted to an anti-sticking composition for unvulcanized rubber by dispersion in water, consisting essentially of a film forming clay (bentonite or attapulgite), a surfactant and an additive capable of inactivating calcium and magnesium ions (e.g. polyphosphate); optionally, there may be present a defoamer, and up to equal parts by volume, based on a film forming clay, of a filler to speed drying.

Abstract: Granular water-soluble food ingredients which deteriorate upon exposure to the atmosphere, such as hygroscopic organic acids which cake or coloring agents which oxidize, are protected by encapsulation in a protective coating consisting essentially of 5-37% a fatty acid derivative selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate and lecithin, 15-56% propylene glycol and 38-62% flow agent, e.g., fumed silica or carboxymethylcellulose. The resulting coated particles have a long shelf life and still are substantially instantaneously soluble in water.

Abstract: Aqueous foam compositions comprising water and a mixture of ammonium lauryl sulfate, methyl polyoxyethylene cocoamine chloride, dimethyl cocoamine oxide and polyvinyl alcohol are used to suppress the formation of fumes from fumable materials by covering the material with said compositions in the form of foam, thereby causing the material to react with the water to prevent fume release.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of wood by a wood preserving agent in a liquid or paste-like form, to be positioned (inserted) in a recess in the wood, which recess is subsequently sealed off.The wood preserving agent contains a water-expelling agent, a water-repellent agent and a biocide.

Abstract: Compositions containing organopolysiloxanes and thiofunctional polysiloxanes having at least one mercaptan group which are effective as corrosion inhibitors and as release agents for metal substrates.

Abstract: A very effective composition for inhibiting vapor losses of stored hydrocarbons comprises a mixture of a fluorosurfactant, a silicone surfactant, a polyglycol, and a glycol ether. Indeed, a method for retarding evaporation of volatile hydrocarbons from a body of liquid hydrocarbon material is provided by forming a thin film of these compositions on the surface of the body of liquid hydrocarbons.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions for suppressing and/or retarding the evaporation of water from dry cooling towers. The compositions contain: from 99.5 to 99.9 wt. percent of a light lubricating oil; 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent of an alkaline earth metal sulfonate and 30 to 150 parts per million of a polyacrylate-based defoaming agent.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for suppressing and/or retarding the evaporation of water from dry cooling towers. The compositions contain: from 99.5 to 99.9 wt. percent of a light lubricating oil; 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent of an alkaline earth metal sulfonate and 30 to 150 parts per million of a polyacrylate-based defoaming agent.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of flameproof synthetic resin foams which comprises admixing (a) a furan resin and/or (b) a co-condensate of a furan resin with phenol and/or melamine and/or urea and/or cresol, and/or (c) a polyester, epoxy, polyurethane, acrylic, alkyd, phenoplast or aminoplast resin or a mixture thereof, with a carrier foam of an aqueous and/or aqueous alcoholic synthetic resin prepared with the aid of a foaming agent and compressed gas.

Abstract: Fresh fruits and vegetables are preserved by coating them with a waxy protective adhering film formed by spraying the fruits and vegetables with a volatile petroleum solvent solution of a waxy film-forming material and an alkyl aryl sulfonic acid solution of a fungicidal benzimidazole of the formulae ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or sec-butyl;R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms andR.sub.3 is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms; ##STR2## wherein R is a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen and sulfur andR.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or lower alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and ##STR3## and allowing the solvent to evaporate. Excellent protection against fungi is attained by using benomyl or thiabendazole as the benzimidazole fungicide.

Abstract: A method for preventing adhesion of rubber or rubber-like material to adjacent surfaces comprises treating a surface of rubber or rubber-like material with an aqueous solution of at least one water soluble aromatic compound having at least one --SO.sub.2 -- group. A surface active agent may be included coexistently in the aqueous solution.

Abstract: Loss-of-dry inhibitors for surface-coating compositions containing oxidizable organic vehicles comprise metal salt solutions that contain 0.05 to 1.5% by weight of cobalt, 0.5 to 3.5% by weight of calcium, and 0.5 to 5.0% by weight of zinc or zirconium. The metals are present in the loss-of-dry inhibitor as salts of branched-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, cycloaliphatic monocarboxylic acids having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or mixtures of these acids.

Abstract: A fire-fighting foam-compatible powder containing a fire-extinguishing powder and from 0.1% to 5% of a partially-hydrophobic powdered silica, having a surface area of at least 10 square meters per gram, and carrying a surface treatment with a silane, wherein the degree of hydrophobicity measured by the methanol titration test is in the range of 3 to 35.

Abstract: Aqueous foamable compositions can be used to suppress coal dust, especially respirable coal dust, i.e., coal dust having particle size less than about 10 microns. These compositions are composed principally of water with a minor amount of an interpolymer of:A. a polymerizable vinyl ester andB. a partial ester compound interpolymerizable therewith selected from the group consisting of partial esters of ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and anhydrides containing from 4-8 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; said dicarboxylic acid or anhydride having up to half of its acidic hydrogen atoms replaced by lower alkyl groups of 1-8 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof to bind the coal dust and give body to the foam, and a minor amount of a detergent wetting agent to promote foaming and the wetting of the coal by water.These interpolymers bind the coal dust and reduce or prevent reacrosolation after the foam has collapsed. These interpolymers also serve to give body to the foam, i.e.

Abstract: A composition for use in Deacidification of Paper, which comprises 0.1 to 20% by weight of methyl magnesium carbonate in an organic solvent, where the solvent is not harmful to the paper.

Abstract: A liquid anti-stick coating composition for coating and detackifying solid articles of uncured elastomeric materials, such as uncured rubber pellets, initially having sticky or tacky surface properties. The composition basically consists of an aqueous slurry containing a substantial proportion of finely divided particles of a kaolin clay, a sufficient amount of a water-soluble soap to provide bridging and tieing between the charge sites on the kaolin particles and the tacky surfaces of the uncured articles to thereby adhere a layer of a kaolin particles to the tacky surfaces, and a sufficient amount of water to disperse the clay particles. The coating composition may also include a dispersing and viscosity improving component such as sodium polyphosphate or a mixture of the latter and sodium sulfate for the purpose of maintaining the clay particles in suspension and maintaining the viscosity of the slurry at a workable level.