Occidental Chemical Corporation

Walter M Opalinski

Mary K Cocoman

Sandor M Nagy

Ramesh Krishnamurti

Michael J Fifolt

Lawrence B Fertel

William S Derwin

Robert L Zeller

Thomas F Smolka

Sharon D Fritts

Joseph Guzzetta

A method of removing HMO.sub.2.sup.- anions from an aqueous silicate solution comprising contacting the solution with a cationic ion exchange resin, where M is manganese, zinc, copper, nickel, or a mixture thereof. The method is particularly applicable to solutions of sodium silicate or potassium silicate.

Removing anions from alkaline silicate solutions

Disclosed is a process for polymerizing vinyl chloride monomer in the presence of light. A mixture is formed of liquid vinyl chloride monomer, preferably about 10 to about 250 ppm of a metallocene catalyst, about 1 to about 2000 moles of an aluminum-containing cocatalyst per mole of catalyst, and up to about 500 moles of a Lewis base per mole of aluminum in the cocatalyst. Selected alkyl groups from the aluminum-containing cocatalyst can be placed on the ends of the poly (vinyl chloride) chains.

Photo-polymerization of vinyl chloride using metallocene catalysts

Disclosed is a method of making trichloromethoxybenzene. A mixture is prepared of anisole and a source of chlorine free radicals, such as chlorine or sulfuryl chloride. The reaction is performed in a solvent, which can be either benzotrifluoride, orthochlorobenzotrifluoride, metachlorobenzotrifluoride, parachlorobenzotrifluoride, or dichlorobenzotrifluoride. The mixture is exposed to actinic radiation, such as ultraviolet light, which generates the chlorine free radicals.

Method of making trichloromethoxybenzene

Disclosed is a process for making orthorhombic Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 containing less than 0.1 ppm chromium from a solution of Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 containing 0.1 to 100 ppm Cr(III). The Cr(III) is oxidized to Cr(VI) at a pH greater than 7, water is evaporated from the solution to precipitate the orthorhombic Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4, and the precipitated orthorhombic Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 is separated from the solution.

Process for making chromium-free orthorhombic sodium sulfate

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