General Electric Company

Heine Lapidot

Alan Ritzer

William J Ward, Iii

The use of fumed silica in a mixture of powdered silicon and cuprous chloride has been found to reduce agglomeration in a fluid bed reactor during the production of alkylhalosilane under continuous conditions.

Method for making alkylhalosilanes

An improved direct process for producing organohalosilanes and particularly diorganodihalosilanes from silicon metal and an organohalide comprising contacting the two reactants in the presence of a partially oxidized copper catalyst having a surface area of at least 3.5 m.sup.2 /gm and wherein 100% of the particles are less than 35 microns in size and wherein 100% of the particles are over 0.7 microns in size.

Catalyst for a process for producing silicones

An apparatus is disclosed for obtaining from a fluid stream, a sample having a volume that is proportional to the flow rate of the fluid stream. The apparatus comprises intake means for withdrawing fluid material from a stream; a sampling reservoir having a conduit inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom; an equalizer chamber in communication with said sampling reservoir, said equalizer chamber being operated in conjunction with a gas bubbling system to maintain the level of liquid in said sampling reservoir so that the volume of said liquid is proportional to the flow rate in said fluid stream.

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Latham, NY, United States of America

Heine Lapidot