Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a binary mixture of bisphenol F and propoxylated bisphenol F. The aim of the invention is to provide aromatic polyols for preparing polyurethane-based and polyisocyanurate-based polymers, which ensure good handling from a technical point of view and good miscibility with the isocyanate component and render the end product flameproof. For this purpose, the invention devises a composition, which contains a binary mixture of ethoxylated bisphenol F and propoxylated bisphenol F in a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20.

Abstract: ?-ketocarbonylquats contain at least one quaternary ammonium salt group, and may be prepared by the reaction of an alkyl ketene dimer with a tertiary amine group-containing compound also containing a protic group, followed by quaternization.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of terephthalic acid by a plurality of process steps including the catalyst oxidation of a dialkylbenzene compound, a second oxidation, a hydrogenation of the product of the second oxidation, and crystallization of the hydrogenation terephthalic acid using a plurality of series-connected crystallizers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the production capacity of a conventional oxidation reactor for catalytic liquid phase oxidation of paraxylene by staging the oxidation reaction into a first high pressure and high solvent ratio reaction zone followed by the conventional reactor.

Abstract: Improved process for producing aromatic carboxylic acids by catalytic liquid phase oxidation of a corresponding precursor in a suitable solvent comprising feeding the reactants to a first oxidation reaction zone at high pressure and high solvent ratio, wherein uptake of oxygen is less than that required for full conversion of the precursor to its corresponding carboxylic acid, and then feeding the resulting reaction medium to a second oxidation reaction zone.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of 3-(N-aryl-amino)-propyl-2'-sulfatoethyl-sulfonyl compoundsCompounds of the formula (1)Ar--NH--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --SO.sub.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --OSO.sub.3 M(1)are prepared by reacting a compound of the formula (2) ##STR1## with 2-mercaptoethanol to give a compound of the formula (3)Ar--NH--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --OH (3)at temperatures from 90.degree. to 270.degree. C. in the presence of a catalytic amount of a base, subsequently oxidizing the compound of the formula (3) to give a compound of the formula (4)Ar--NH--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --SO.sub.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --OH(4),and finally esterifying the compound of the formula (4) with at least one molar equivalent of sulfuric acid, oleum or halosulfonic acid to give a compound of the formula (1).Compounds of the formula (1) are valuable starting compounds for the preparation of reactive dyestuffs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel two tail-two head and two tail-one head surfactants. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a novel composition of matter having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different and are selected from liner or branched hydrocarbon chains with carbon numbers 8 and 22;R3 is H, SO.sup.-.sub.y M.sup.+, or --O (CH2CH2O).sub.n X;R4 is SO.sup.-.sub.y M.sup.+, or --O (CH2CH2O).sub.n X;M is H, Li, Na, K, Rb or Cs;n is an integer from 2 to 50;y is 3 or 4; and,X is H or SO.sup.-.sub.y M.sup.-.Preferably, in the above composition when R3 is other than H, R3.dbd.R4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group, M.sup.+ is a cation, R.sub.2 is an alkylene oxide and n is an integer from 1 to 4. Surfactant compositions containing these novel compounds, the process of preparing these novel compounds as well as the methods of using these surfactant compounds in enhanced oil recovery, as emulsifiers, in emulsion polymerization, as hydrotropes, in foamed drilling fluids, as dye carriers, as textile detergents, as foaming agents for concrete formation and as fiber lubricants are also disclosed.

Abstract: Compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein X is long-chain alkyloxy, long-chain alkylamino or long-chain dialkylamino,M is alkali metal, pyridinium or ammonium,Y is hydroxy or long-chain alkyloxy,which are especially useful in photometric and fluorimetric investigations of lipids and lipid-water interactions and of cationic biomolecules such as nicotine adenine dinucleotide.