solution to form a precipitate wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, arsenic, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium, fluorine, nickel, selenium, vanadium, lithium, molybdenum, barium. lead, mercury, silver. copper, zinc, compounds thereof, and mixtures thereof; dispersing discrete fibers in the feed solution to form a product comprising a fiber and precipitate; removing the product from the feed solution to form a treated solution and a recovered product containing the metal precipitate and discrete fibers; and separating the metal precipitate from the discrete fibers in the product to recover the metal.
Process for Electroless Plating U.S. Patent 5660,883. Aug. 26, 1997 Y. Omura. assignor fo Omura Tory0 Co. Ltd., Tottori Prefecture,and Daishin Chemical Co. Ltd., Tokyo
A process for catalyzation in electroless plating comprising forming a coating film comprising chitosan or a chitosan derivative on the surface of a nonconductive substance. and subsequently treating the coating film with a solution of a salt of a catalyst metal to effect chemisorption thereof on the coating film.
Paint Formulations U.S. Pafent 5,661,209. Aug. 26, 1997 N.C.M. Beers et a/., assignors to Shell Oil Co., Houston
A paint formulation comprising at least one long oil alkyd resin and a solvent comprising at least 90% by weight of one or more linear alkanes having a boiling range between 160 and 250°C.
Drier for a Painting Plant U.S. fafent5,661,912. Sept. 2, 1997 S. Bhahagar et al., assignors to D&r Gmbb’, Stuttgart, Germany
Circle 033 on reader information card for which the blank positioned between both electrodes functions as the anode may be at least 3.3 times longer than that for which it functions as the cathode, whereafter the blank is plated with a metal.
Paint Spray Booth Treatment U.S. Patent 5,660,734. Aug. 26, 1997
ride, and methacrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride w:lth an inorganic material selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide to reduce the tackiness of waterborne and/or solventborne paint, wherein the ratio of lignosulfonate to cationic monomer unit ranges from lo:90 to 90: 10.
H.6. Agree and J-C. Chen, assignors to BetzDearbom Inc., Trevose, Pa.
A method of detackifying oversprayed paint, which contacts and is captured by water circulating in a paint spray booth operation, comprising adding an effective amount of a combination of a copolymer of lignosulfonate and cationic monomer unit selected from the group consisting of trimethylaminoethylacrylate chloride, methylacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chlo78
A booth-type drier for a painting plant comprising a booth interior for receiving painted articles to be dried; at least one heating element arranged in the drier; at least one heating gas pipeline; a heating gas duct for flowing hot heating gas therethrough; and a valve-type control device for controlling the temperature of the heating element by controlling the flow rate of heating gas.
Powder Coating Sprayer Method for Removing Metals from Waste U.S. Patent 5,660,735. Aug. 26, 1997
E. Coltriflariand WC. Haze?, assignors to Hazen ResearchInc., Golden, Co/c. A method for remediation of aqueous feed solutions containing a metal comprising precipitating the Inetal from a feed
U.S. Patent 5662,272. Sept. 2, 1997 T Buquef et al, assignors to Sames S.A., Meylan, France
A device for delivery of a finely divided coating product to a sprayer comprising a conveyor composed of a tube and a worm screw mounted in the tube for transporting the coating product; a motor coupled to the worm screw for rotating it; and means asMETAL
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