53 results about "Chlorinated solvents" patented technology

The present invention relates to compositions and their use for removing coatings from a substrate. The present invention is directed to a composition comprising (a) surfactants, (b) a sequestrant, and (c) a plasticizer / solvent. The composition may also contain (d) a hydrolyzing agent, e.g., a strong base compound and other additives. The composition of the present invention is free of chlorinated solvents, environmentally safe and user-friendly. In one embodiment, the composition further comprises a hydrolyzing agent present in an amount sufficient to reduce at least one of mechanical strength and adhesion between the coating and the substrate. Another embodiment of the invention is a method for removing paint or a coating from a substrate comprising applying a paint or coating removing effective amount of a composition comprising the compositions described herein to the substrate. Yet another embodiment of the invention is a method for cleaning a substrate comprising applying a cleaning effective amount of the composition of the present invention to the substrate. In one particular embodiment of the present invention, an immersion method for the removal of cured and uncured paint and coatings from ferrous metals is provided.

A process for producing microspheres was developed that provides microspheres that are swellable and degradable. The process is reliable and high yielding, and makes use of a low temperature azo initiator, a small molecule chlorinated solvent as the organic phase, and a heat treatment step, and is carried out in absence of a crosslinking agent. The microsphere preparation made using the process is particularly useful as a degradable embolic material.

The invention provides methods of producing colloids of nanoscale metallic particles particularly useful in the in situ environmental remediation of chlorinated solvents. The methods include ball milling an elemental metal to form a colloid of nanoscale metallic particles having ideal size and metallurgical properties to enhance the reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons.

A composition of matter and a solvent system for use in providing a water resistant coating to basement walls is disclosed. The solvent system comprises a chlorinated solvent blend. The solvent system and coating composition have no flash point, are non-flammable and provide an improved consistent coating when applied to walls.

The present invention provides a method for improving the performance of polyimide membranes as used in solvent-resistant nanofiltration. More specifically the method of the present invention allows to improve the solvent stability of the polyimide membranes to solvents or solvent mixtures that would dissolve polyimide under the conditions applied during the filtration, such as dimethylforrnamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP), dimethylacetamide (DMAC), tetrahydrofuran (THF), y-butyrolacton (GBL), dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) and chlorinated solvents.

A radiographic contrast medium is disclosed, comprising a liposome which is comprised of vesicles including a water- and soluble nonionic iodine compound, and the contrast medium containing substantially no chlorinated solvent. There is also disclosed a method of preparing the radiographic contrast medium using supercritical or subcritical carbon dioxide.

In a cellulose acylate solution, cellulose acylate is dissolved in an essentially non-chlorinated solvent. The essentially non-chlorinated solvent is a mixture of a ketone having a solubility parameter of 19 to 21 and an ester having a solubility parameter of 19 to 21. The solution further contains a releasing agent.

The induction of reducing conditions and stimulating anaerobic process through the addition of dried micro-blue green algae (Spirulina, Arthorospira Platensis, Arthrospria Maxima, Aphanizomen flos-aquae, and chlorella) and seaweed (Dulse, Nori, and Kelp) to accomplish accelerated dechlorinization of soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents and heavy metals.

The invention relates to a method for preparing dihydroquercetin from larches, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: carrying out reflux extraction on larch wood flour as raw material by using an alcohol solution for one time and filtering to obtain an extraction liquid; adding strong acid ion exchange resin and a chlorinated solvent to the extraction liquid; carrying out reflux hydrolysis to convert bound dihydroquercetin into free dihydroquercetin; separating a chlorinated solvent phase after the reaction is ended; concentrating to dryness; and recrystallizing to obtain the product. The operation process is mainly characterized in that the energy consumption is less, the hydrolysis and the extraction are simultaneously completed, the production cost is low and the yield is high; the catalytic hydrolysis process of the strong acid ion exchange resin does not generate pollution, and all solvents can be recycled, and thereby, the industrial scale production becomes convenient.

The invention discloses a heat vulcanized adhesive for adhering a vulcanized rubber or a thermoplastic rubber with a hard panel. The heat vulcanized adhesive comprises a crosslinking agent N,N'-dinitroso-p-phenylene dihydroxy disodium, halogenated rubber, metal oxide such as zinc oxide or magnesium oxide, inertia stuffing such as carbon black or titanium dioxide, a solvent such as aromatic hydrocarbon, chloride solvent or ketone solvent, a polybismaleimide compound such as N,N'-m-phenylene bismaleimide or diphenylmethane bismaleimide, and a vulcanizing agent such as sulphur, selenium or tellurium. The heat vulcanized adhesive has the characteristics that the heat vulcanized adhesive does not comprise aromatic polynitroso compound, adduct of perhalogenated cyclic conjugated diene / olefinic unsaturated dienophile, and copolymer formed by halogenated butadiene monomer / alpha-halogen substituted monomeric compound, and also does not comprise any one of alkoxy silane / polymer of nitrosobenzene or nitrosobenzene precursor combination; meanwhile, the heat vulcanized adhesive has pre-heating-resistance or is suitable for the requirement of injection molding process, and has the slat mist resistance and boiled water resistance.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of (-)3,4-divanillyl tetrahydrofiran of formula (2) which comprises (a) isolating) (-) secoisolariciresinol of formula (1) from the heartwood and roots of Taxus wallichiana by an improved process which consists of partitioning of the alcoholic extract of the heartwood and roots of T. wallichiana between water and chlorinated solvent, (b) extracting the chlorinated solvent extract with alkali and (c) isolating (-) secoisolariciresinol from the alkali extract upon neutralization with mineral acid and extracting with organic solvent and (d) crystallizing it from suitable organic solvent, (e) dissolving the isolated (-) secoisolariciresinol in suitable organic solvent and (f) reacting with triphenyl phosphine halide at 0-80° C. for 1-10 hours and (g) isolating (-) 3,4-divanillyl tetrahydrofuran by column chromatography.

The invention discloses a method for preparing 7-phenylacetamido-3-chloromethyl-4-carboxylic acid p-meth-oxybenzyl ester. The method comprises the following steps of: adding nitrogen heterocyclic butanone sulfinic acid which is a primary standard substance, a chlorinated solvent and a catalyst which is 1 to 5 percent of the primary standard substance by weight into a reaction kettle; starting a recycle pump to cycle materials through a film chlorinator; aerating chlorine gas into the film chlorinator by using air as a carrier to perform a chlorination reaction; stopping the aeration of the chlorine gas, and withdrawing and reclaiming chlorinated solvent, when the reaction is completed; adding a ring closure solvent and dropping a ring closed agent into the film chlorinator, and adding a pH regulator into the film chlorinator at a temperature of between 20 and 25 DEG C to regulate the pH value to between 4 and 6; keeping on stirring, feeding, centrifugalizing the materials, washing the materials with solvent, and drying to produce the product. The whole process is performed at normal temperature, thereby avoiding a harsh condition of deep cooling below 40 DEG C below zero, and facilitating the industrial operation. The method reduces the investment of a deep cooling unit, reduces the equipment investment, reduces electrical load, reduces the production cost of the product, and improves market competitiveness.

The present disclosure relates to sulfur-containing zerovalent iron nanoparticles and the use of same for transforming chlorinated solvent pollutants and which may therefore be useful as water treatment technology for restoration of groundwater resources contaminated with toxic, chlorinated solvent pollutants.

A prediction and assessment tool for bioremediation performance based on a comprehensive understanding of the link between chemical flow and microbial community interactions includes linking molecular microbial ecology data with electron and alkalinity balances to make it possible to understand dechlorinating microbial communities and their metabolic processes. The interactions of biological processes and site mineralogy result in changes to alkalinity and pH that can lead to incomplete reductive dechlorination resulting from suboptimal pH. Understanding these interactions allows for strategies to predict expected bioremediation outcomes and / or to mitigate incomplete reductive dechlorination.

A first compound is converted to a second compound enzymatically in a solvent mixture containing water and a fluorinated, non-chlorinated alkane, alkene, or alkyne having up to 4 carbon atoms. Lactams, for example 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA), may be prepared by enzymatic conversion of a first compound, for example penicillin-G, in a solvent mixture comprising water and a non-aqueous organic solvent, for example 1,1,1, 2-tetrafluoroethane. The 6-APA can be caused to precipitate, isolated by filtration and optionally derivatized to produce a desired compound. A by-product of the enzymatic conversion, for example phenylacetic acid, can be isolated by solvent extraction, suitably using a solvent which also comprises 1, 1, 1, 2-tetrafluoroethane.

A process for preparing 4,6-dichloropyrimidine from 4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine in the presence of a tertiary amine base characterised in that phosgene is added to a mixture of 4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine and a tertiary amine of formula R<1>R<2>R<3> N (wherein R<1>, R<2>, R<3> are, independently C1-10 alkyl, phenyl, a 3-7 membered carbon nitrogen heteroaryl group or phenyl(C1-4)alkyl) in a chlorinated solvent, wherein the molar ratio of 4,6-dihydroxy-pyrimidine:base:phosgene is in the range 1:(0.8 to 2.5):(2.5 to 3.6).

Disclosed are semiconducting polythiophenes comprising a repeating unit of Formula (A) or a copolythiophene of Formula (B):wherein A and B are each alkyl having from 1 to about 25 carbon atoms; and a, b, c, d, e, f, g, x, and y are as defined herein. These polythiophenes have high mobility and are soluble in common organic solvents, so that chlorinated solvents do not need to be used. They are useful for depositing semiconducting layers, particularly in organic thin-film transistors.

The invention relates to a two-stage method and one-pot synthesis method for preparing aliphatic diisocyanate. The two-stage method or the one-pot synthesis method is adopted for preparing aliphatic diisocyanate through aliphatic diamine and diaryl carbonic ester. Also, aliphatic polyamine and diaryl carbonic ester also can be used for preparing polyisocyanates. According to the synthesis method provided by the invention, phosgene or highly toxic reagents and a chlorinated solvent are not adopted during the whole process.

The invention discloses a process for the preparation of the polymorh A of doxazosin meylate, consisting essentially of reacting doxazosin base with methanesulfonic acid in a mixture of solvents containing an alcohol and a chlorinated solvent, subsequently removing the chlorinated solvent by distillation and precipitating the desired product in an alcohol, after heating the suspension formed to the reflux temperature of the solvent.

Described is a low-emission adhesive, whose polymers are dissolved in a mixture of acetone and ethanol. The adhesive is characterized by very low emissions of solvents, with otherwise equally good properties compared to standard solvent-synthetic resin based adhesives. In particular with respect to viscosity and spreadability, surface tension, depth of penetration, wettability, simplicity and speed of processing, as well as adhesion, gluing strength and adhesive spectrum, the adhesive of the invention is equal to other adhesives based on solvents and thus superior to dispersion-adhesives that are based on aqueous solutions. Due to its low solvent emissions and absence of chlorinated solvents, the present adhesive is suitable for applications for which only dispersion-adhesives that are based on aqueous dispersions were reserved until now. This is true in particular for applications in enclosed spaces. The adhesive is very suitable for gluing of wooden floors in internal construction work.

A composition of matter and a solvent system for use in providing a water resistant coating to basement walls is disclosed. The solvent system comprises a chlorinated solvent blend. The solvent system and coating composition have no flash point, are non-flammable and provide an improved consistent coating when applied to walls.

A process of bioremediation of chlorinated solvents is provided. The process involves stimulating a microbial biomass of bacteria having oxygenase activity through the introduction of natural organic matter, such as a soluble humate, into a contaminated aquifer. The resulting increase in bacterial biomass results in the cometabolism of chlorinated solvents. The process allows remediation of a contaminated aquifer under aerobic conditions.

Anaerobic reductive dechlorination processes remove chlorinated solvents from contaminated subsurface soil and ground water. The presence of organic hydrogen donors enables anaerobic microorganisms present in the subsurface soil and groundwater to accelerate the reductive dechlorination process. The present invention provides an alternative method to control the release rate of organic hydrogen donors during dechlorination. The invention utilizes encapsulated substrates to control the release rate of organic hydrogen donors, therefore accelerating the biotic process of anaerobic reductive dechlorination.

A composition of matter and a solvent system for use in providing a water resistant coating to a surface of a roof is disclosed. The solvent system comprises a chlorinated solvent blend which includes a vegetable oil. The solvent system and coating composition are non-flammable, environmentally friendly and provide an improved, consistent coating when applied to the surface of a roof.

The present invention provides a process for production of an anticancer taxoid brevifoliol of the formula I from plants belonging to the genus Taxus by first extracting the dried and pulverized leaves of the plant with an alcohol preferably at a temperature in the range of 20-40° C. and then. concentrating the solvent to obtain an alcoholic extract. The alcoholic extract obtained is then adsorbed with an adsorbent and the resulting adsorbed material is then dried at a temperature ranging from 20-50° C. for 4-48 hours. The dried adsorbed material is then extracted with a combination of an aliphatic solvent and a chlorinated solvent successively and concentrated to obtain a residue. The residue is subjected to gross fractionation using column chromatography such as silica gel, florosil and silicic acid followed by chromatography with a suitable adsorbent to get brevifoliol.

A process has been developed for production of a food flavoring compound maltol which comprises (a) extracting the dried and pulverized leaves of the plants belonging to the genus Abies with an alcohol at 20-40° C. and concentrating the solvent to obtain an alcoholic extract, (b) adsorbing the alcoholic extract with an adsorbent and drying the adsorbed material at a temperature ranging between 20-50° C., (d) partitioning of the adsorbed material between selected solvents consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbon and chlorinated solvent successively, (d) concentrating the chlorinated solvent to a residue and crystallizing it from a suitable organic solvent or mixtures of such solvents to get pure maltol.

The invention provides a method for extracting isofraxidin from acanthopanax roots. According to the method disclosed by the invention, by virtue of extraction in combination hydrolysis in situ, glycosides prepared by binding isofraxidin and glucose, namely binding state isofraxidin, can be totally transformed into free state isofraxidin, so that the content of the isofraxidin in the extracting solution is increased, wherein an H<+> type ion exchange resin serves as a catalyst for promoting hydrolysis of the binding state isofraxidin, and a chlorinated solvent serves as an extraction agent forextracting the free state isofraxidin. Therefore, in the process of extraction in combination hydrolysis in situ, hydrolysis of the binding state isofraxidin and extraction of the free state isofraxidin are simultaneously completed. Moreover, the in-situ hydrolysis extraction method provided by the invention effectively avoids onerous two-step operations of hydrolysis and extraction, the operating procedures and the usage amount of the solvent are reduced, the production cost is low, and the yield of the isofraxidin is high.

A process for the preparation of alkoxysulfates from organic compounds containing one or more nucleophilic groups by reacting said organic compound, in a water-miscible solvent selected from the group consisting of sulfur-containing solvents such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) or sulfolane, or polar solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetamide (DMA) and hexamethylphosphoric triamide (HMPT), with an alkylene sulfate, in a non-water-miscible solvent selected from the group consisting of chlorinated solvents such as methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethane or chlorinated aromatics, such as chlorobenzene or dichlorobenzene, and non-chlorinated aromatics, such as toluene or xylenes, in the presence of a base selected from the group consisting of hydroxides, carbonates and hydrogen carbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals.