Polymers used to absorb fats and oils: A concept

One approach to problem of excessive oils and fats is to develop method by which oil is absorbed into solid mixture for elimination as solid waste. Materials proposed for these purposes are cross-linked (network) polymers that have high affinity for aliphatic substances, i. e., petroleum, animal, and vegetable oils

Oil and fat absorbing polymers

A method is described for forming a solid network polymer having a minimal amount of crosslinking for use in absorbing fats and oils. The polymer remains solid at a swelling ratio in oil or fat of at least ten and provides an oil absorption greater than 900 weight percent

Lunar simulation model and optical studies for Lunar Orbiter system support

Lunar model which simulates topographic and photometric characteristics of lunar surfac

Service of process in the United States under Insolvency Rule 12.12

Explains the procedure to be followed by a UK based liquidator wishing to serve insolvency proceedings on parties based in the US under the Insolvency Rules 1986 r.12.12. Discusses the rule's requirements for obtaining leave of the court for service outside the jurisdiction, the court's discretion to order the manner of service, including the approach of the Chancery Division in Re Busytoday Ltd, and the obligations imposed by the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters 1965. Evaluates the methods of service authorised by the Convention and details the main elements involved in service by the Central Authority route or by a local process server

Geologic utility of improved orbital measurement capabilities in reference to non-renewable resources

Spectral and spatial characteristics necessary for future orbital remote sensing systems are defined. The conclusions are based on the past decade of experience in exploring for non-renewable resources with reference to data from ground, aircraft, and orbital systems. Two principle areas of investigation are used in the discussion: a structural interpretation in a basin area for hydrocarbon exploration, and a discrimination of altered areas in the Cuprite district in Nevada

Integrated Phase-locked Laser Diodes at 1.55μm

Two types of integrated phased locked laser diodes operating at 1.55 μm were demonstrated, using either a distributed feedback laser seeding source or a self-locking multi-mode interference array. Both exhibited far field patterns that reflected mutual coherence between the light from the output waveguides

Fluid pressure balanced seal

A seal which increases in effectiveness with increasing pressure is presented. The seal's functional capability throughout both static and dynamic operation makes it particularly useful for sealing ball valve ports. Other features of the seal include the ability to seal two opposed surfaces simultaneously, tolerance of small misalignments, tolerance of wide temperature ranges, ability to maintain positive sealing contact under conditions of internal or external pressurization, and ability to conform to slight irregularities in seal or surface contours

THz Repetition Frequency Mode-Locked Laser Using Novel Sampled Gratings

Conventional sampled grating distributed-Bragg-gratings (C-SGDBRs) are widely used in tunable DBR lasers [1], and more recently have been used to precisely control the wavelength spacing in arrays of DBR lasers for use in WDM systems [2], and as the reflectors in THz repetition frequency (Fr) semiconductor mode locked lasers (SMLLs) [3]. However, the effective coupling coefficient, κ, of a C-SGDBR (Fig. 1(a)) is necessarily reduced substantially from that of a uniform grating because much of the sampled grating period has no grating. Here, for the first time, we apply a combination of π-phase shifted gratings, previously demonstrated in fiber lasers [4], with the C-SGDBR technique to THz repetition frequency SMLLs. Using a single electron beam lithography (EBL) step we have demonstrated a 620 GHz side-wall SGDBR MLL with an increased effective κ

Lithospheric structure in the Pacific geoid

The high degree and order SEASAT geoid in the central Pacific correlates closely with the structure of the cooling lithosphere. Relative changes in plate age across major fracture zones in relatively young seafloor frame the east-west trending pattern formed by the geoid anomalies. The field removal in bathymetry corresponds to removal of some of the low degree and order geoidal components, the step like structure across fracture zones is also removed. The regional thermal subsidence was removed from the bathymetry by subtracting a mean subsidence surface from the observed bathymetry. This produces a residual bathymetry map analogous to the usual residual depth anomaly maps. The residual bathymetry obtained in this way contains shallow depths for young seafloor, and larger depths for older seafloor, thus retaining the structure of the lithosphere while removing the subsidence of the lithosphere

Pressure responsive seal handles static and dynamic loads

Ported ball valves are sealed under both static and dynamic load conditions by a line-pressure responsive double-acting seal. The top of the seal engages the ported ball at the outer circumferential edge of the seal upper end, and the bottom of the seal seats on a flat circular land with a continuous wall