Abstract: After a metal finishing treatment by means of an aqueous solution that forms a surface of free metal, or comprising metal ions, exposed to the environment, the surface is rinsed, contacted with a soap solution and subjected to a final rinse. The treatment provides enhanced corrosion resistance and rapid spontaneous de-watering after the final rinse.

Abstract: Presensitized lithographic plates having a diazo layer are prepared such that they exhibit a photospeed rendering them suitable for ultra high speed operations including use within laser platemaking systems. These ultra high speed plates have a diazo layer that is exceedingly thin while still being generally uniformly distributed throughout the plate area. The process includes extracting a significant quantity of diazonium compound or diazonium resin from a diazo layer on a presensitized plate substrate. Plates thus formed are useful in laser exposures for facsimile transmissions, as projection plates, as camera back plates, for step and repeat plate work, and where low intensity light sources are used in conjunction with very large plates.

Abstract: Bonded nonwoven fabrics are softened by impinging the fabrics with a fluid jet.

Abstract: A method of impregnating a porous article with impregnant to seal the pores thereof, which comprises placing the article in a vessel, evacuating the vessel to withdraw air from the pores, releasing the vacuum with the pores beneath the surface of a liquid impregnant in the vessel, removing excess impregnant from the vessel, washing excess impregnant from the surface of the article by supplying washing fluid to the vessel, removing the fluid from the vessel, heating the article while still within the vessel to effect curing of the impregnant within the pores, and removing the impregnated article from the vessel.

Abstract: Highly efficient release surfaces on glass substrates prepared by treatment of the glass with poly alkyl hydrogen siloxane are disclosed.

Abstract: Presensitized lithographic plates having a diazo layer are prepared such that they exhibit a photospeed rendering them suitable for ultra high speed operations including use within laser platemaking systems. These ultra high speed plates have a diazo layer that is exceedingly thin while still being generally uniformly distributed throughout the plate area. The process includes extracting a significant quantity of diazonuim compound or diazonium resin from a diazo layer on a presensitized plate substrate. Plates thus formed are useful in laser exposures for facsimile transmissions, as projection plates, as camera back plates, for step and repeat plate work, and where low intensity light sources are used in conjuction with very large plates.

Abstract: A system for ammoniating and curing flame-retardant impregnated single textile yarns by steps including impregnating the yarn with THPOH, drying the impregnated yarn, and ammoniating the THPOH-impregnated yarn by passing a single end of the yarn through a small tube leading into an ammoniation chamber wherein there is located a spool and means for rotating said spool for winding the ammoniated yarn onto the spool, the small tube being reciprocatable to traverse the length of the spool for uniformly winding the yarn on the spool.

Abstract: Ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated-diene rubber (EPDM) parts having a defective paint job can be stripped with 100 parts of a solution containing 50 to 99 parts of sulfuric acid, from about 0.1 to 10 parts of a surfactant and from about 0.9 to 49.9 parts of water. The stripped part can be effectively repainted with polyurethane enamel provided that the stripped part is not subjected to the normal pretreatment required in painting EPDM parts.

Abstract: Chemically stable polymers in aqueous alkaline solutions are dissolved in a strongly polar solvent, thoroughly dispersed from this solvent into and throughout the interstices of porous inorganic fabrics and subsequently separated from said solvent by precipitation to provide a homogeneous reinforcement of the structural properties of said fabrics.

Abstract: A method for making a flame retardant-water repellent coil zipper is disclosed. The method involves applying 1-20% (owg) of a flame retardant material and 1-10% (owg) of a water repellent material to the zipper coil followed by drying and curing for about 3 to about 7 minutes at about 150.degree. to about 225.degree. C., or drying for about 2 to about 4 minutes at about 120.degree. to about 150.degree. C. and then curing for about 1 to about 5 minutes at about 150.degree. to about 220.degree. C. The flame retardant material and the water repellent material could be applied together or sequentially.

Abstract: A yellowing resistant label to be attached to articles of clothing, bedclothes, sundry goods or the like which comprises a fabric base and a porous nylon resin layer formed on the surface of the base, said nylon resin coating composition being prepared by dissolving a nylon resin in a solution of calcium chloride in methanol and adding thereto 5 to 25 PHR of a plasticizer for a nylon resin such as 2-ethylhexyl p-hydroxybenzoate, the label is prepared by applying the nylon resin coating composition onto the fabric base, dipping the coated base into water in order to leach out methanol and calcium chloride from the coating composition and then drying the resultant.

Abstract: Bacteriostatic, water-insoluble complexes of zirconyl acetate with inorganic peroxides are disclosed. Peroxides operative in forming these complexes are hydrogen peroxide, alkali metal perborates and alkali metal peroxydiphosphates. Processes for in situ formation and deposition of the insoluble complexes on the surfaces of cellulosic textiles are described. The textile finishes so produced inhibit the growth and spreading of odor- and infection-producing gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria on the treated textiles. The antibacterial activity imparted to the textiles is durable to repeated laundering.

Abstract: An improved method for the electroless plating of metals is accomplished by a sustainable direct metal-metal ion displacement reaction on porous metal surfaces. It is applicable whenever the plating metal is more electronegative than the porous metal surface on which it is to be plated. The porous metal must be a catalyst for the displacement reaction, and the pores of the porous metal surface must be large enough to enable plating solution to wet the internal surfaces of the pores and to enable cations of the porous metal to diffuse into the plating solution, but the pores must not be so large as to allow plating solution to circulate freely into them. The method comprises immersing an article having a porous metal surface in an alkaline aqueous solution containing cations of the plating metal. No chemical reducing agent for the metal cations is required in the plating bath.

Abstract: A composition for improving the acid dyeing properties of polyester or polyolefin materials, as well as the adhesion properties of such materials to vinyl coatings, such composition being the reaction product of a polyamide and a polyepoxide having at least two 1,2-epoxy groups per molecule. Application of the composition to polyester or polyolefin materials is set forth as is a vinyl-coated, acid-dyed, polymer modified polyester or polyolefin textile material.

Abstract: In a method for preparing a luminescent screen which includes depositing a light-absorbing matrix upon a support, depositing a phosphor-particle layer on the matrix and support, and then coating the phosphor-particle layer with a film of organic polymeric material, the steps for salvaging the support and matrix substantially undisturbed, while substantially entirely removing the overlying material. In the method, the overlying material is contacted with an alkaline aqueous solution until the organic polymeric film is at least partially solubilized. Then, the overlying material is substantially entirely flushed away.

Abstract: The flame resistance of wool and other polyamide fibres is enhanced by depositing in the fibres a complexed zirconium compound formed with an organic chelating agent or a halide. From 0.5 to 5% of Zr (as ZrO.sub.2) is preferred and the zirconium should be in the form of an anionic complex and applied at a pH in the range 0.5 to 4. The complex can be applied by impregnation or exhaustion techniques or may be formed in situ in the fibres. Dyes including acid, premetallized and reactive dyes can be applied at the same time as the zirconium complex. Particularly preferred complexes include fluorozirconates, chlorozirconates and oxalic and citric acid complexes. Fluorocarbon and other oil- or water-repellent finishes are compatible with the zirconium complex.

Abstract: An improved process for imparting durable flame retardancy to textile materials wherein said material is impregnated with a solution having a poly(hydroxyorgano) phosphonium cation content of from about 10 to about 60 percent by weight and having a pH of from about 2 to about 9, dried to a moisture content of from about 0 to about 8 percent, aerated by passing air through the dried material, cured by polymerizing the monomer on and in the cellulose material with exposure in an enclosed chamber to an atmosphere containing gaseous ammonia and thereafter contacting with water, the improvement comprising, impregnating said textile materials with a nitrogen containing material, contiguous with impregnation with the poly(hydroxyorgano) phosphonium cation containing solution, and, after contacting said material with said water, further exposing said material to an atmosphere containing gaseous ammonia.

Abstract: An improved, safe and economical process for impregnating a cellulose fabric with a flame retardant compound comprises: (a) impregnating the fabric with an aqueous solution of a phosphonium salt precondensate and a buffer; (b) adjusting the wet pick-up of the fabric and the concentration of the phosphonium salt precondensate in the pad bath such that the impregnated fabric has a phosphorus content of from about 3% to about 4% and a moisture content of from about 10% to about 20% both based on the weight of the fabric; and (c) without the necessity of drying the impregnated fabric, exposing it to ammonia in an amount and for a period of time sufficient to cure the compound. The impregnated fabric may then be subjected to conventional oxidation and process washing steps to yield the finished fabric.

Abstract: An improved apparatus and process for imparting durable flame retardancy to textile materials wherein said material is impregnated with a solution having a poly(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium cation content of from about 10 to about 60 percent by weight, dried to a moisture content of from about 0 to about 8 percent, aerated by passing air through the dried material, cured by polymerizing the monomer on and in the textile material with exposure in an enclosed chamber to an atmosphere containing gaseous ammonia and thereafter contacting with water, the improvement comprising, impregnating said material with said solution containing poly(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium cation having a pH of from about 2 to about 9, and after contacting said material with said water, further exposing said material to an atmosphere containing gaseous ammonia.

Abstract: Bacteriostatic, water-insoluble complexes of zirconyl acetate with inorganic peroxides are disclosed. Peroxides operative in forming these complexes are hydrogen peroxide, alkali metal perborates and alkali metal peroxydiphosphates. Processes for in situ formation and deposition of the insoluble complexes on the surfaces of cellulosic textiles are described. The textile finishes so produced inhibit the growth and spreading of odor- and infection-producing gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria on the treated textiles. The antibacterial activity imparted to the textiles is durable to repeated laundering.

Abstract: A method for making a fire retardant coil zipper is disclosed. The method involves using a fire retardant material bath exhaust process, that is, immersing the zipper in an aqueous bath of the fire retardant material and heating the bath under pressure to thereby impregnate the zipper with the fire retardant material while exhausting the bath.

Abstract: A process and product obtained thereby are disclosed wherein a cellulosic textile material is impregnated with an aqueous solution of a condensation product of tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate and urea, partially dried, impregnated with a thickened solution of ammonium hydroxide, rolled and stored in a container, unrolled, rinsed with water and dried to obtain durable flame retardance.

Abstract: It has been found that esters and polyesters of thioglycolic acid, which form a protective, water insoluble complex with zinc atoms, are suitable for inhibiting wet storage staining and the formation of white rust in zinc and zinc coated materials. Many of these compounds are new products.

Abstract: A self-emulsifying anaerobic-curing composition is disclosed. The composition is rendered self-emulsifying by incorporating certain anionic and/or nonionic surfactants in a concentration range of about 0.25 to about 10.0 percent. The preferred anionics comprise the petroleum sulfonates and the sodium alkyl or alkylaryl sulfonates. The preferred nonionics comprise the ethoxylated alkyl alcohols, the ethoxylated alkyl phenols, and the polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene glycols. Any anaerobic monomer or monomer mixture in which the surfactant is soluble and compatible with the cure system may be used.These self-emulsifiable compositions have the advantage of being readily removed from surfaces by washing with water, which makes them especially useful in impregnation processes where uncured resin must be removed from areas which are difficult to wash, such as small, blind holes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel immersion tin bath composition and a novel and improved method of depositing a smooth, even, metallic tin coating over metallic surfaces, providing improved solderability.

Abstract: A process for treating -- especially dyeing and printing -- of piece goods which includes the steps of providing the goods with a dye-containing substance, setting the dye, removing residues, and drying the goods. In this process, piece goods such as medium fluid-permeable or fluid-impermeable textile goods, carpet tiles or backed floor covering tiles and other medium fluid-impermeable flat textile goods are, in a continuous treatment procedure, first printed with the dye and/or dyed solid, immediately thereafter the dye is set by a heated gas and any residual components are washed off or out and finally the piece goods are dried.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a process for the production of a textile material length containing filling or bonding agents which are used in the production of synthetic leather which comprises impregnating the textile material with a thermo-sensibilized bonding or filling agent, heating said impregnated bonding or filling agent contact-free to a temperature at which the bonding agent coagulated and subjecting the textile material to subsequent treatment steps.

Abstract: The method consists in preparing a mixture composed of 20-80 g of molybdenum disulphide and 1-5 g of sulphuric acid per liter of glycerine, heating said mixture from 180.degree. to 230.degree. C, holding the workpieces in said mixture for 3-7 hours in presence of brass, followed by washing the parts with a cooling liquid and drying them.

Abstract: The inner surfaces of a pair of substrates of a liquid crystal display are treated with a solution of a surfactant to provide a uniform stable alignment of the liquid crystal material confined between the inner surfaces. The inner surfaces are first wetted by the soluton of the surfactant, a silane derivative, and the solution is then heated, while the inner surfaces are in contact with the solution, to a temperature between about 75.degree.C and a temperature just below the boiling point of the solution.

Abstract: A glare-reducing coating, as for a viewing surface of a cathode-ray tube, is prepared by (a) warming the surface of a support to about 30.degree. to 100.degree.C, (b) coating the warm surface with an aqueous solution containing a lithium stabilized silica sol, (c) drying the coating, (d) baking the dry coating at about 150.degree. to 450.degree.C, and then (e) subsequent to said heating step (d), washing the dry coating with hot water. The coating may contain carbon particles or carbon particles and a color-correcting dye.

Abstract: A process for rendering cellulose and cellulose containing fabrics fire resistant by first impregnating the fibers with an aminoplast resin and polymerizing the resin while the fibers are wet and swollen. Thereafter, the fabric is impregnated with tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium hydroxide, cured, washed and dried. The fabric obtained from this process possesses high fire-retardency values, soft hand, and tensile values similar to that of the untreated fabric.