PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce an industrially usable and readily handleable acetoacetoarylamide used for producing an ingredient active as a colorant or an agrochemical. SOLUTION: An acetoacetoarylamide represented by the formula (R is hydrogen or one or more kinds of substituent groups of an alkyl, an alkoxy or a halogen) is obtained in the form of a solidified melt with 5-15 wt.% moisture con...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a new compound useful for producing a narrow polydispersive polymeric resin having a prescribed molecular weight by using an economical free radical polymerization technology. SOLUTION: This 1-alkoxy-polyalkyl-piperidine is a compound of formula I (G1 to G4 are each independently of one another a 1-6C alkyl under a condition that at least one of them expresses methy...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a new compound having strong phosphodiesterase (PDE) IV-inhibitory activities, bronchodilative activities and antiinflammatory activities, and useful for prevention or treatment of asthma. SOLUTION: This new compound is the one of formula I [R1 is a (substituted) 1-8C alkyl, a (substituted) 3-8C cycloalkyl or a (substituted) condensed polycyclic group; R2 is a 1-4C ...

A sterilising block is provided for use in a generally enclosed airspace within a container, the sterilising block comprising a sterilising agent in the form of a sulphur dioxide activating compound (eg sodium or potassium metabisulphite) which reacts with moisture in the airspace to release sulphur dioxide. Optionally a hygroscopic compound (eg an alkylbenzene sulphonate) may be incorporated into...

The beverage dispense apparatus comprises a dispense head 22 for the beverage, a flow line 20, 24 in the form of a recirculating loop between a source of the beverage and the dispense head 22, and a dispense valve 30, (40, figs 3 and 4) having three ports. The first 32 (42, figs 3 and 4) and second 34 (44 figs 3 and 4) ports are permanently open to allow recirculating flow of the beverage through ...

A pallet 1 which is adjustable in size preferably comprises elongate substantially spaced apart parallel load support members 2 which are each extensible in length. The spaced apart load support members 2 may also be adjustable in spacing. At least two adjacent load support members 2 may be adjustable in spacing. The load support members 2 preferably comprise an external part 5 which is slidable o...

The present invention describes methods for the detoxification of a mixture of nitrile compounds, or a mixture of nitrile and amide compounds by conversion of the nitrile compound(s) to the corresponding amide or acid compounds using a pure culture of an induced microorganism strain capable of converting a nitrile moiety to an amide or acid moiety. If an amide is formed or is present in the mixtur...

A method of making a porous article composed of bonded particles and having a controlled level of porosity, pore size and interconnectivity comprises the steps of:

A grid array assembly method uses a flex circuitry substrate and includes providing a series of conforming flex circuitry substrates, the flex circuitry substrates include bonding pads and metallization on a first surface and, holes or vias in the substrate which define a contact pad array on the opposite surface. The substrates are tested and acceptable, then mounted on a carrier strip with longi...

The present invention provides a mini-pallet to create and organize product stacks. In a preferred configuration, the mini-pallet is a nestable lightweight shipping tray which provides a convenient means for handling packaged units, in particular packages of beverage containers. The mini-pallet can support loads at an elevation above a supporting surface through the use of a deck (102) supported b...

Bindemittel zur Schadstoffbindung in kontaminierten Bodenbereichen und/oder zur Bodenstabilisierung, wobei das Bindemittel als mengenmäßige Hauptbestandteile einen jeweils quantitativ etwa gleichen Anteil an Portlandzementklinker, puzzolanischen Stoffen (Flugasche) und latenthydraulischen Stoffen (Hüttensand), sowie einen relativ zum Ausmaß der jeweiligen Anteile dieser Stoffe quantitativ geringer...

A method for treating liquid waste water sludge after its generation and separation from the waste liquid involves forcibly impacting sludge particles and microbial cells against a contact surface to thereby fragment the particles into smaller-sized particles and break apart the organic cells. As a result of such a fragmentation process, water located in the pores of the sludge particles is releas...

Implant intended to be fixed through contact with new grown bone tissue comprising a dense material having an implant surface, and having, at least within a surface portion of the implant surface, surface pores covering at least 5% of the surface portion. The surface pores constitute a contact surface for new grown bone tissue, wherein close to at least a substantial fraction of all of the surface...

Biocompatible cross-linked materials, suitable for use in implants, wound dressings, and blood substitutes, are described. The materials are prepared by cross-linking biological substances, such as collagen, chitosan, or hemoglobin, with genipin, a naturally occurring cross-linking agent. The cross-linking agent has much lower toxicity than conventionally used reagents, and the cross-linked produc...

A composition suitable for making acoustical tiles in a water-felting process comprises expanded perlite, clay, a binder component selected from the group consisting of starch, latex, cellulosic fiber and mixtures thereof and optionally mineral wool. The use of an expanded perlite having a relatively high density, preferably between about 9 pounds per cubic foot to about 20 pounds per cubic foot, ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve productivity by shortening a cycle time of vulcanizing a tire in a method and an apparatus for vulcanizing the tire. SOLUTION: A green tire 5 is vulcanized and molded by a tire vulcanizer 2 and a postcuring inflator 3. The tire 5 is partly vulcanized by the vulcanizer 2 as a primary vulcanization. As a secondary vulcanization, the tire 6 primarily vulcanized by the...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming municipal refuge-burned ash into a cement raw material by which the municipal refuge-burned ash is utilized as a part of the cement raw material, and further to obtain the cement raw material obtained by the method. SOLUTION: Foreign matters and chlorine components are removed from a municipal refuge-burned ash to provide a substituent cement r...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an additive for power set accelerating material capable of developing quick-setting properties even by force feed with not dehumidified air and a powder set accelerating material. SOLUTION: This additive for powder set accelerating material comprises light burnt quick lime powder and/or a cement intermediate process article obtained by heating to 800-1,100 deg.C a c...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a dispersant for concrete, capable of making a fresh concrete develop high dispersibility, reducing the change of obtained fluidity with time and providing excellent workability. SOLUTION: This concrete dispersant is obtained by mixing (I) a copolymer comprising (A) an unsaturated bond-containing carboxylic acid and (B) an unsaturated bond-containing polyoxyalkylene...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a long-distant force feed of a cement mixture and to carry out an execution having excellent crack durability and adhesion by transporting the mixture of a cement, a fine aggregate and fibers under air pressure and blending the mixture with an aqueous polymer dispersion-containing solution before a spraying nozzle. SOLUTION: A mixture of a cement, a fine aggregate a...