Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

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Pq Silicas UK Limited

Crosfield Limited

Crossfield Limited

Ertecee B.v.

Abraham Araya

Barrie M Lowe

Michael J Waring

Alan Reginald Minihan

Paul Matthew Robbins

Sonya Theresa Broderick

Jan Noordegraaf

Andrew T Hight

Peter Graham

Anthony L Lovell

Wilhelmus Petrus Theodorus Kemperman

Henricus Johanna De Swart

Eric Petrus Wilhelmus Elisabeth Smeets

Petrus Frederikus Maria Rensen

Christianus Marcus Gijsbertus Maria Buijk

Christopher J Adams

A dressing composition for use as a skin dressing comprises an elastomeric-adhesive composition, and a zeolite comprising releasably adsorbed nitric oxide. The zeolite may comprise a transition metal cation such as Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag or a mixture thereof as an extra-framework metal cation, preferably Zn. The elastomeric adhesive composition may be a hydrocolloid-adhesive composition comprising, hydrocolloid and elastomer. The dressing composition releases nitric oxide, which may have beneficial effects, when used on wounds or moist skin, with a substantially constant release rate over a long period of time. A dressing including a layer of the dressing composition has a backing layer and may have a release liner removably attached to the skin-contacting surface of the dressing layer.

Composition and dressing with nitric oxide

A dressing composition for use as a skin dressing comprises an elastomeric-adhesive composition, and a zeolite comprising releasably adsorbed nitric oxide. The zeolite may comprise a transition metal cation such as Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag or a mixture thereof as an extra-framework metal cation, preferably Zn. The elastomeric adhesive composition may be a hydro-colloid-adhesive composition comprising, hydrocolloid and elastomer. The dressing composition releases nitric oxide, which may have beneficial effects, when used on wounds or moist skin, with a substantially constant release rate over a long period of time. A dressing including a layer of the dressing composition has a backing layer and may have a release liner removably attached to the skin-contacting surface of the dressing layer.

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a fire retardant composite, a composite of a foamed polymer having a coating with fire retardant properties, and also the use of such composites. The method according to the present invention comprises the following steps: i) providing beads of foamed polymer, ii) applying a coating on the beads of step i) and iii) shaping the thus coated beads into said composite.

Method for manufacturing a fire retardant composite and composite thus obtained

The invention describes a process for preparing P zeolites in which aluminate and silicate solutions are reacted in the presence of a P-zeolite seed.

Process for producing P zeolite

P-type zeolite having the oxide formula M,Al,O,(1.8-2.66) SiO2 y H2O and having a Calcium Binding Capacity of between 100 and 145 mg/g, preferably between 110 and 140 and a Calcium uptake rate of between 12 and 100 seconds, preferably below 50 seconds can be prepared from metakaolin.

Zeolite P aluminosilicates and their manufacture and use in detergent compositions

Aluminosilicates

Alkali metal aluminosilicate of the zeolite P type having the oxide formula M.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.(1.80-2.66)SiO.sub.2.yH.sub.2 O, y being the water content, proves to have both excellent Calcium Effective Binding Capacity and Calcium Uptake Rate at temperatures below 25.degree. C. The present invention provides for the use of such a zeolite P as a low temperature calcium binder.

Use of aluminosilicates of the zeolite p type as low temperature calcium

This invention provides a three dimensional inorganic oxide structure comprising a myriad of cavities interconnected by holes having a narrow pore size distribution, in which the diameters of the cavities is in the range from 1 to 50 .mu.m and that of the holes in the range 1 to 10 .mu.m and in which the pore volume in the range 1 to 10 .mu.m is at least 2 cc/g and in which the inorganic oxide is selected from alumina, silica, titania, zirconia and mixtures thereof and a process for the preparation of such structures.

Porous three-dimensional inorganic oxide structure with myriad cavities

Zeolite Nu-10 is prepared from a reaction mixture containing at least one oxide XO.sub.2 (where X is preferably silicon), at least one oxide Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 (where Y is preferably aluminium), and, optionally at least one organic compound selected from (i) compounds of formula L.sup.1 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --L.sup.2 where L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 independently represent a hydroxyl group or an optionally substituted amino group and n is an integer from 2 to 20, provided that when both L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are optionally substituted amino groups, n is an integer from 6 to 20 and (ii) heterocyclic bases. Preferred organic compounds are diamines, diols and heterocyclic di- or mono-amines. The reaction mixture also includes an alkali metal hydroxide, sodium, potassium and rubidium being particularly suitable. Zeolite Nu-10 is useful as a catalyst for various hydrocarbon conversion reactions, for the conversion of small oxygen-containing organic molecules to hydrocarbons and as an agent for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous effluents.

Zeolite synthesis

Three dimensional hydrophobic substantially inorganic porous structure comprises a myriad of cavities interconnected by holes in which the diameters of the cavities are in the range of from 0.5 to 100 .mu.m and the diameters of the holes are in the range of from 0.1 to 20 .mu.m the porosity of the structure having a narrow pore size distribution with the cavities having a pore volume of at least 2 cc/g for a predetermined 10 .mu.m range of sizes. The structure is preferably an inorganic oxide selected from the group comprising alumina, silica, titania, zirconia and mixtures thereof. The structure is preferably made from an oil-in-water emulsion with a silylating agent in the internal phase so as to render the structure hydrophobic.

Hydrophobic, highly porous, three-dimensional inorganic structures

A new zeolite material designated EU-13 has a molar composition expressed by the formula:

Synthesis of zeolite EU-13 from a reaction mixture containing

A new zeolite material designated EU-12 has a molar composition expressed by the formula: 0.5 to 2.0 R.sub.2 O: Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 : at least 5 XO.sub.2 : 0 to 1000 H.sub.2 O wherein R is a monovalent cation or 1/n of a cation of valency n, X is silicon and/or germanium, Y is one or more of aluminum, iron, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, manganese, gallium or boron and H.sub.2 O is water of hydration additional to water notionally present when R is H, and having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially as set out in Table 1. The zeolite material is prepared from a reaction mixture containing XO.sub.2 (preferably silica), Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 (preferably alumina) and an organic compound, most preferably a tetramethylammonium compound.

Zeolite EU-12

A new zeolite material designated EU-7 has a molar composition expressed by the formula:

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