Albemarle Corporation

Signature Science, LLC

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John Kirby Kendall

Jeffrey Todd Aplin

Robyn L Guerrera

Alec N Van Tilburg

Bonnie G McKinnie

Alireza M Dadgar

Elayna W Moreithi

Erica L Toy

Alyse N Hilton

Carmen R Reedy

A securing device that secures an animal chew to prevent animal choking. A chew with one or more boreholes may be inserted into the cavity. A pin is inserted, through the body until it passes through the borehole. A latch obstructs the head of the pin so that the animal cannot work the pin free while enjoying the chew. To remove the pin, the animal's caretaker can apply force to the end of the pin to push it free past the latch.

Securing device for animal chew

A swab canister () is provided which includes a container () equipped with a first opening () and having a removable sample collector () disposed therein. A membrane () which is permeable to both moisture and a sanitizing agent such as ethylene oxide is disposed between the sample collector and the first opening. A desiccant () disposed between the membrane and the first opening.

Swab canister equipped with moisture permeable membrane and dessicant

A device () is provided for collecting a substance from an ambient fluid. The device includes a housing () equipped with an () inlet and an outlet () which are in fluidic communication with each other, and a collector () which has a plurality of spaced-apart layers (). The collector is disposed in a fluidic flow path between the inlet and the outlet such that a flow of fluid passes through adjacent layers of the collector. Each of the layers includes a substrate () having a sorbent or adherent () disposed thereon, and a plurality of embossments () which maintains the layers in the spaced-apart configuration.

Cartridge with embossed collection substrate

A device () is provided for collecting signatures from an ambient fluid. The device includes a housing () equipped with an () inlet and an outlet () which are in fluidic communication with each other, and a signature collector () which has a plurality of spaced-apart layers (). The signature collector is disposed in a fluidic flow path between the inlet and the outlet such that a flow of fluid passes through adjacent layers of the signature collector. Each of the layers includes a substrate () having a sorbent or adherent () disposed thereon, and a plurality of embossments () which maintains the layers in the spaced-apart configuration.

Signature collection cartridge with embossed collection substrate

In producing aqueous microbiocidal solutions by oxidation of a water-soluble alkali metal bromide, an intolerable loss of active halogen species has been found to occur during a 10-day period immediately after the product solution has been formed. Surprisingly, this loss has been found to result from an alcohol impurity in the alkali metal bromide used in the process. By eliminating or at least sharply reducing the amount of alcohol impurity in the reaction mixture, products are formed which do not undergo the intolerable loss of active halogen content during the 10-day period.

Stabilized active bromine biocidal solutions

Hexabromocyclododecane with enhanced gamma isomer content is produced by brominating cyclododecatriene in a liquid medium comprised of (1) at least 50 wt % of at least one liquid inert organic solvent other than 1,4-dioxane having a solubility in water of at least 1 wt % at 25&deg; C., and (2) water in an amount of up to about 40 wt %, in the presence of (3) about 0.5 to about 30 wt % of bromide ion (Br ), each wt % being based on the total weight of the liquid portion of the liquid medium.

Production of hexabromocyclododecane of enhanced gamma isomer content

This invention relates to the production of an hexabromocyclododecane product, which process comprises brominating cyclododecatriene in the presence of a 1,4-dioxane and water based solvent and from about 0.5 to about 30 wt % bromide ion in the liquid phase of the reaction mass. Optional post-reaction heat treatment in a finishing step increases process yields if needed. The hexabromocyclododecane product is unrecrystallized and contains no more than about 1.5 wt % tetrabromocyclododecene impurities.

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Cedar Park, TX, United States of America

John Kirby Kendall