Texaco Inc.

Edward C Nelson

William M Sweeney

David A Storm

Mahendra S Patel

Ingeborg D Bossert

Michael V Walter

A surfactant-fertilizer compound for enhancing the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in soil or water comprising the reaction product of guanidine and at least one carboxylic acid is provided.

Bioremediation method

A process for preparing MTBE wherein TBA and MeOH are continuously fed to a rectification tower having a packed solid-acid catalyst bed where the TBA and MeOH react in the presence of the catalyst to produce MTBE.

Preparation of MTBE from TBA and methanol

A method for producing alkyl acrylates by reacting ethylene, CO, O.sub.2 and an alkanol in the presence of a PdCl.sub.2 /CuCl.sub.2 catalyst to produce an alkyl propionate which is passed over a base-treated zeolite catalyst to produce the alkyl acrylate.

Method of preparing alkyl acrylates

A novel compound having the following formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may independently represent a hydrogen radical, a hydrocarbon radical having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy substituted hydrocarbon radical of from 8 to 20 carbon atoms having at least one alkoxy substituent; R.sup.3 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 8 to 21 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbylamine radical having a molecular weight ranging from 135 to 300;

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Lagrangeville, NY, United States of America

Edward C Nelson