A motor fuel grade tertiary butyl alcohol feedstock obtained by the reaction of propylene with tertiary butyl hydroperoxide which is contaminated with a residual amout of tertiary butyl hydroperoxide can be effectively catalytically treated with a supported, nickel, palladium and/or platinum catalyst in the presence of added hydrogen under mild catalytic reduction conditions including a temperatur...

The utility model discloses a folding portable solar stove which is a suitcase which is unfolded and assembled to a reflecting face structure of four blocks of frames. An auxiliary frame can be superposed in the hollow cavity of the back of a main box body whose space is rationally used for making the volume minimum and the carrying of the solar cooker with the same lighting area convenient. The u...

A method for the direct gaseous reduction of iron ore to sponge iron at an elevated temperature suitable for hot briquetting, wherein a hot reducing gas is circulated upwardly through a descending body of iron ore and a make-up reducing gas stream is added to the circulating gas stream. A sponge iron product having a predetermined desired degree of carburization in the range 0.5% to 4% is obtained...

A system for locating relatively moving parts such as, for example, locating a service tender relative to a textile machine, includes feeler means (31, 33) carried by a common support and adapted to contact a locating marker 30. Sensing means 80,80A respond to the disposition of the feeler means relative to the support, and the sensing means is mounted on wheels 50 for movement B towards and away ...

A device for producing locating signals in dependence upon position of the device relative to a locating marker. The device comprises sensing means operable to produce: a first output when the device lies outside a predetermined coarse tolerance range (e-y) relative to the marker; a second output when the device lies inside said coarse tolerance range but outside a predetermined fine tolerance ran...

An apparatus for processing digital data, for example, as reproduced by a digital video tape recorder, includes a first memory in which words or blocks of reproduced digital data are written in accordance with respective write addresses and from which the words of written data are read out in response to read addresses selected for de-shuffling or de-interleaving of the reproduced data, and a seco...

APARATO PARA LA INSPECCION DEL ACABADO DE UN ENVASE, PARTICULARMENTE ENVASES DE VIDRIO, QUE INCLUYEN MEDIOS PARA DIRIGIR LATERALMENTE ENERGIA DE LUZ DIFUSA A TRAVES DE LA PARED DEL ENVASE MIENTRAS EL ENVASE GIRA ALREDEDOR DE SU EJE CENTRAL. UNA CAMARA INCLUYE UNA PLURALIDAD DE ELEMENTOS SENSIBLES A LA LUZ DISPUESTOS EN FORMACION LINEAL ANGULADA CON RESPECTO AL EJE DEL ENVASE PARA VER LAS SUPERFICI...

1. High-molecular polyester, consisting substantially of chain members of the Formula -(-O-X-O-Y-)- , which in these chain members as member X substantially has the structures see diagramm : EP0064972,P9,F1 or see diagramm : EP0064972,P9,F2 and as member Y substantially has the structure see diagramm : EP0064972,P9,F3 characterized in that the polyester has an inherent viscosity of greater th...

A ski binding includes a base plate adapted to be secured to a ski, a cover plate supported on the base plate for pivotal movement about a vertical axis, and an adjustable release arrangement for yieldably resisting pivotal movement of the cover plate in either direction away from an initial position. The release arrangement can be adjusted from a side of the binding. Front and rear holding mechan...

PCT No. PCT/EP87/00082 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 1, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 1, 1987 PCT Filed Feb. 14, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO87/04941 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 1987.The invention relates to a safety ski binding and in particular, a heel support having a base plate supporting a vertical pivot, the heel support being fastened to the upper side of the ski. The heel support includes a sole support being upward...

The invention includes a photometer (10) and a photometric test strip (31) for use with the photometer for monitoring the presence and amount of an analyte in a liquid sample. The photometer (10) includes a light source (25) and a photodetector (26) which form an optical path for detecting light transmitted through a test strip (31). The latter has a dry support and an indicator portion, both of w...

A thermoplastic polymeric composition having antistatic characteristics comprises a polyethylene and an antistatic agent which is a fatty acid ester of polyhydroxy alcohol, a polyalkoxylated compound or a mixture thereof e.g. a mixture of polyethoxylated cetyl alcohol and glyceryl monostearate. The composition may be in the form of a film, which is useful for packaging static sensitive devices suc...

1440317 Plastics laminates BRITISH CELLOPHANE Ltd 17 Oct 1973 [17 Oct 1972] 47697/72 Headings B5N and B5B A heat-sealable orientated plastics film comprises an orientated polypropylene film having on at least one surface a heat-sealable layer comprising a predominantly linear random copolymer of ethylene and up to 12 mole per cent of at least one further α-olefine having at least three carbon atom...

Poly(p-phenylene-2,5,furandicarbonamide), with an inherent viscosity of at least 1.5 dl/g measured at 30 &loz& C on a 5 g/dl solution in 98 % sulphuric acid, is prepared by performing the condensation at 100 &loz& C at most and using a molar excess of triphenylphosphite of 1-20 % in respect to the total amounts of p-phenyleediamine and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid which are started from. Anisotropic...

An apparatus for finishing patterns, for example, masks for chip manufacture is provided with an ion source the ion beam current strength of which can be adjusted at a comparatively low value for removing material therewith, for restoring opaque defects, and at a comparatively high current value for the deposition of material from the ion beam as such, for restoring clear defects. Particles which ...

A method for the high speed coating of various substrates utilizes an epoxy composition containing a radiation-sensitive catalyst precursor which will decompose upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation to provide a Lewis acid effective to induce cationic polymerization of the epoxy composition. The formulation does not require any special epoxy monomeric materials or accelerators and is stable u...

This invention concerns polymeric films having slip and anti-static properties. This is achieved by the polyolefin films having on at least one surface a coating of a composition including a silicone slip agent having a viscosity of 10,000 to 600,000 centistokes at 25 DEG C in combination with an anti-static agent including an ethanolammonium cation. The slip agent is preferably polydimethylsiloxa...

A process for producing a diaphragm for a speaker of carbonaceous materials which includes the steps of mixing carbon powder in a binder mainly containing chlorine-containing vinyl resin to be carbonized after calcining, applying high shearing force to a mixture composition obtained by uniformly mixing and dispersing the resultant mixture to sufficiently knead the mixture, then preliminarily moldi...