The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a stable aqueous suspension composed of from 30% (w/w) to 60% (w/w) suspended particles of potassium pentaborate, and spraying the suspension on a plant at a rate from 0.20 lbs/acre to 0.70 lbs/acre.
The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container incudes an outer bag and a liner positioned within in the outer bag. The liner substantially corresponds to the outer flexible bag. The outer bag and the liner each include (i) a body having a sidewall, (ii) a top panel, and (iii) a bottom panel. The sidewall has a height, a top end, and an opposing bottom end. The top panel extends from the sidewall top end and an inlet extends from the top panel. The bottom panel extends from the sidewall bottom end and an elongated discharge spout extends from the bottom panel. The outer bag elongated discharge spout and the liner elongated discharge spout each have a length from 0.40 times to 1.0 times the height of the respective outer bag sidewall and the liner sidewall. The present disclosure also provides a material discharge assembly for removing flowable granular material from the flexible container.
The present disclosure provides a process for forming borate granules and the resultant granular borate composition formed by the process. In an embodiment, the process includes dry blending (i) particles of a borate with (ii) particles of boric acid to form a dry particle blend and adding, onto the dry particle blend, water at a temperature from 55°C to 105°C. The process includes forming wet granules comprising borate and boric acid and having a particle size from greater than 3 mesh to 14 mesh.
The present disclosure provides a process for producing borate crystals and the resultant granular borate composition formed from the process. In an embodiment, the process includes (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising from 3 wt% to 6 wt% of boron in a reaction vessel, and (b) heating the aqueous solution to a high temperature from 70°C to 90°C. The process includes (c) seeding, at the high temperature, the aqueous solution with one or more particles of a borate to form a seeded solution, (d) cooling the seeded solution at a rate from 0.1°C/hr to 4°C/hr to a low temperature that is from 4°C to 10°C less than the high temperature and forming borate crystals in the seeded solution, (e) repeating steps (a)-(d) at least once, and (f) forming wet borate crystals having a particle size from 18 U.S. mesh to 4 U.S. mesh.
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C30B 11/06 - Single-crystal-growth by normal freezing or freezing under temperature gradient, e.g. Bridgman- Stockbarger method adding crystallising materials or reactants forming it in situ to the melt at least one but not all components of the crystal composition being added
An apparatus for extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material. A mixer is configured to receive and mix lithium-bearing material with gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and form a feed mixture having a moisture content of at least 20 wt %. A dryer is configured to dry the feed mixture and form a dried mixture having a moisture content of less than 20 wt %. A roaster is configured to receive and roast the dried mixture and form a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound. A leach tank is configured to form a lithium-containing leachate from the water-soluble lithium compound using an aqueous solution.
A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material including: (i) mixing the lithium-bearing material, gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and forming a feed mixture having a moisture content of at least 20 wt %; (ii) drying the feed mixture to form a dried mixture having a moisture content of less than 20 wt %; (iii) roasting the dried mixture and forming a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound; and (iv) leaching lithium from the water-soluble lithium compound and forming a lithium-containing leachate by mixing the aqueous solution and the water-soluble lithium compound.
A fertiliser product comprising potassium sulfate (sulfate of potash or "SOP") and boron, wherein the amount of boron is equivalent to 0.2 to 3.0 wt.% B.
A borate fertiliser product comprising a fast release source of boron and a slow release source of boron, with the slow release boron source comprising ulexite.
C05G 3/40 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting fertiliser dosage or release rateMixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting solubility
C05D 9/02 - Other inorganic fertilisers containing trace elements
A process for beneficiating a sodium sulfate-containing material that comprises processing a sodium sulfate-containing material and potassium chloride and forming potassium sulfate, i.e. sulfate of potash (SOP) as a marketable product.
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including: evaporating the lithium-bearing solution to precipitate a first group of impurities; removing the first group of impurities to form a first purified solution; and performing a flash crystallisation step within a predetermined temperature range to crystallise a second group of impurities from the first purified solution; removing the second group of impurities from the first solution to form a second purified solution, wherein at least 90 wt % of lithium is recovered from the first purified solution; and reacting the second purified solution with a metal carbonate to form lithium carbonate of at least 90 wt % purity.
The present disclosure is directed to a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a boric acid solution composed of from 10 wt% to 25 wt% boric acid at a temperature from 60°C to less than 100°C to form a heated boric acid solution. The process includes first passing the heated boric acid solution through a first nanofiltration membrane at a pressure from 300 psi to 500 psi to form a first heated boron permeate and second passing the first heated boron permeate through a second nanofiltration membrane at a pressure from 300 psi to 500 psi and forming a second heated boron permeate. The second heated boron permeate is composed of at least 10 wt% boric acid, less than 5 ppm sodium, and less than 5 ppm of a component selected from calcium, lithium, sulfur, and silicon.
The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a stable aqueous suspension composed of from 30% (w/w) to 60% (w/w) suspended particles of potassium pentaborate, and spraying the suspension on a plant at a rate from 0.20 lbs/acre to 0.70 lbs/acre.
The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a stable aqueous suspension composed of from 30% (w/w) to 60% (w/w) suspended particles of potassium pentaborate, and spraying the suspension on a plant at a rate from 0.20 lbs/acre to 0.70 lbs/acre.
The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container incudes an outer bag and a liner positioned within in the outer bag. The liner substantially corresponds to the outer flexible bag. The outer bag and the liner each include (i) a body having a sidewall, (ii) a top panel, and (iii) a bottom panel. The sidewall has a height, a top end, and an opposing bottom end. The top panel extends from the sidewall top end and an inlet extends from the top panel. The bottom panel extends from the sidewall bottom end and an elongated discharge spout extends from the bottom panel. The outer bag elongated discharge spout and the liner elongated discharge spout each have a length from 0.40 times to 1.0 times the height of the respective outer bag sidewall and the liner sidewall. The present disclosure also provides a material discharge assembly for removing flowable granular material from the flexible container.
The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container incudes an outer bag and a liner positioned within in the outer bag. The liner substantially corresponds to the outer flexible bag. The outer bag and the liner each include (i) a body having a sidewall, (ii) a top panel, and (iii) a bottom panel. The sidewall has a height, a top end, and an opposing bottom end. The top panel extends from the sidewall top end and an inlet extends from the top panel. The bottom panel extends from the sidewall bottom end and an elongated discharge spout extends from the bottom panel. The outer bag elongated discharge spout and the liner elongated discharge spout each have a length from 0.40 times to 1.0 times the height of the respective outer bag sidewall and the liner sidewall. The present disclosure also provides a material discharge assembly for removing flowable granular material from the flexible container.
A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material including: (i) mixing the lithium-bearing material, gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and forming a feed mixture having a moisture content of at least 20 wt%; (ii) drying the feed mixture to form a dried mixture having a moisture content of less than 20wt%; (iii)roasting the dried mixture and forming a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound; and (iv) leaching lithium from the water-soluble lithium compound and forming a lithium-containing leachate by mixing the aqueous solution and the water-soluble lithium compound.
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including: evaporating the lithium-bearing solution to precipitate a first group of impurities; removing the first group of impurities to form a first purified solution; and performing a flash crystallisation step within a predetermined temperature range to crystallise a second group of impurities; removing the second group of impurities from the first solution to form a second purified solution, wherein at least 95wt% of lithium is recovered from the first purified solution; and reacting the second solution with a metal carbonate to form lithium carbonate of at least 90wt% purity.
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including: evaporating the lithium-bearing solution to precipitate a first group of impurities; removing the first group of impurities to form a first purified solution; and performing a flash crystallisation step within a predetermined temperature range to crystallise a second group of impurities from the first purified solution; removing the second group of impurities from the first solution to form a second purified solution, wherein at least 90wt% of lithium is recovered from the first purified solution; and reacting the second purified solution with a metal carbonate to form lithium carbonate of at least 90wt% purity.
A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material including: (i) mixing the lithium-bearing material, gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and forming a feed mixture having a predetermined composition; (ii) roasting the mixture and forming a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound; and (iii) leaching lithium from the water-soluble lithium compound and forming a lithium-containing leachate by mixing the aqueous solution and the water-soluble lithium compound.
A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material including: (i) mixing the lithium-bearing material, gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and forming a feed mixture having a moisture content of at least 20 wt%; (ii) drying the feed mixture to form a dried mixture having a moisture content of less than 20wt%; (iii)roasting the dried mixture and forming a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound; and (iv) leaching lithium from the water-soluble lithium compound and forming a lithium-containing leachate by mixing the aqueous solution and the water-soluble lithium compound.
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including: evaporating the lithium-bearing solution to precipitate a first group of impurities; removing the first group of impurities to form a first purified solution; and performing a flash crystallisation step within a predetermined temperature range to crystallise a second group of impurities from the first purified solution; removing the second group of impurities from the first solution to form a second purified solution, wherein at least 90wt% of lithium is recovered from the first purified solution; and reacting the second purified solution with a metal carbonate to form lithium carbonate of at least 90wt% purity.
A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material including: (i) mixing the lithium-bearing material, gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and forming a feed mixture having a predetermined composition; (ii) roasting the mixture and forming a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound; and (iii) leaching lithium from the water-soluble lithium compound and forming a lithium-containing leachate by mixing the aqueous solution and the water-soluble lithium compound.
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including: evaporating the lithium-bearing solution to precipitate a first group of impurities; removing the first group of impurities to form a first purified solution; and performing a flash crystallisation step within a predetermined temperature range to crystallise a second group of impurities; removing the second group of impurities from the first solution to form a second purified solution, wherein at least 95wt% of lithium is recovered from the first purified solution; and reacting the second solution with a metal carbonate to form lithium carbonate of at least 90wt% purity.
A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-bearing material including:
(i) mixing the lithium-bearing material, gypsum, a sulfur-containing material, and a calcium-containing material and forming a feed mixture having a moisture content of at least 20 wt %;
(ii) drying the feed mixture to form a dried mixture having a moisture content of less than 20 wt %;
(iii) roasting the dried mixture and forming a roasted mixture including a water-soluble lithium compound; and
(iv) leaching lithium from the water-soluble lithium compound and forming a lithium-containing leachate by mixing the aqueous solution and the water-soluble lithium compound.
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including:
A method of forming lithium carbonate from a lithium-bearing solution including:
evaporating the lithium-bearing solution to precipitate a first group of impurities;
removing the first group of impurities to form a first purified solution; and
performing a flash crystallisation step within a predetermined temperature range to crystallise a second group of impurities from the first purified solution;
removing the second group of impurities from the first solution to form a second purified solution, wherein at least 90 wt % of lithium is recovered from the first purified solution; and
reacting the second purified solution with a metal carbonate to form lithium carbonate of at least 90 wt % purity.
The present disclose provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes reacting boric acid with potassium carbonate in an aqueous solution. The process includes forming a stable aqueous suspension comprising particles of potassium pentaborate. The present disclosure also provides the composition formed the process. In an embodiment, the composition includes a stable aqueous suspension of particles of potassium pentaborate, the suspension composed of at least 8% (w/w) boron and at least 5% (w/w) potassium oxide (K2O).
ABSTRACT The present disclose provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes reacting boric acid with potassium carbonate in an aqueous solution. The process includes forming a stable aqueous suspension comprising particles of potassium pentaborate. The present disclosure also provides the composition formed the process. In an embodiment, the composition includes a stable aqueous suspension of particles of potassium pentaborate, the suspension composed of at least 8% (w/w) boron and at least 5% (w/w) potassium oxide (K20). Date Recue/Date Received 2020-12-22
A process for recovering valuable products from ore containing boron and lithium, such as jadarite ore, includes an acid digestion step and downstream steps that recover valuable boron-containing and lithium-containing products.
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Fertilizers; chemical fertilizers; vegetable fertilizer; fertilizing preparations; nitrogenous fertilisers; compost; trace elements of fertilizers, chemical fertilizers, fertilizing preparations, boron preparations for plants and plant growth; plant growth regulating preparations
A process for recovering valuable products from ore containing boron and lithium, such as jadarite ore, includes an acid digestion step and downstream steps that recover valuable boron-containing and lithium-containing products.
This invention relates to methods to produce a potassium magnesium borate and its use in applications. Some applications involve the use of borates in a solution as a crosslinking agent.
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AN AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM BORATE USEFUL FOR DELAYED RELEASE OF BORATE AND METHODS OF MAKING
This invention relates to an ammonium magnesium borate and its use in applications. Some applications involve the release of borate into solution. The release of the borate may be rapid or slow. This invention also relates to a method for making the ammonium magnesium borate.
2O, and 0 to 10% CaO, and then comminuting the resulting composition. By varying the proportions of the ingredients and the heating conditions, there may be obtained products of differing boron solubility characteristics according to the desired use of the products. Such compositions may be used as a source of boron in ceramics and heavy clay bodies, glass and fiberglass; in agriculture; as wood preservatives and pesticides; in polymers and rubbers; in wood, including wood-plastic composites; as flame retardant; in intumescent materials; in paints and coatings, in soaps and detergents; in cosmetics; in industrial fluids; in steel slag; in water treatment; and in gypsum wallboard as well as in glazes.
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(1) Boric acid, industrial borates, fire retardant chemical compositions for industrial and commercial use, chemical additives for use in the manufacture of paint and polymers; chemical compositions used as fertilizers for agricultural use; chemical compositions for use in the manufacture of household and industrial cleaning preparations; chemicals used in photographic film processing; tanning agents for use in the manufacture of leather; chemicals and chemical compositions used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, adhesives and cleaning preparations.
(2) Wood preservatives.
(3) Chemical compositions used as insecticides for domestic use.
The present invention relates to boron-containing compositions. The invention relates to comminuted, heterogeneous boron-containing compositions which are obtainable by a process which comprises heating to a temperature sufficiently high that calcination occurs but insufficient for the formation of a homogeneous melt a mixture comprising components capable, under the conditions of heating, of forming the oxides B2O3 and SiO2 and optionally Al2O3, Na2O and/or CaO in proportions such that the relative percentages by weight of the said oxides, based on the total weight of said oxides, are as follows: 5 to 35% B2O3; 10 to 65% SiO2; 0 to 35% Al2O3; and up to 20% Na2O and/or up to 50% CaO; with the proviso that the said B2O3 content is not 10 to 18%, when the other contents are as follows: 40 to 65% SiO2, 17 to 32% Al2O3 4 to 9% Na2O, and 0 to 10% CaO, and then comminuting the resulting composition. By varying the proportions of the ingredients and the heating conditions, there may be obtained products of differing boron solubility characteristics according to the desired use of the products. Such compositions may be used as a source of boron in ceramics and heavy clay bodies, glass and fiberglass; in agriculture; as wood preservatives and pesticides; in polymers and rubbers; in wood, including wood-plastic composites; as flame retardant; in intumescent materials; in paints and coatings, in soaps and detergents; in cosmetics; in industrial fluids; in steel slag; in water treatment; and in gypsum wallboard as well as in glazes.
The present invention relates to boron-containing compositions. The invention relates to comminuted, heterogeneous boron-containing compositions which are obtainable by a process which comprises heating to a temperature sufficiently high that calcination occurs but insufficient for the formation of a homogeneous melt a mixture comprising components capable, under the conditions of heating, of forming the oxides B2O3 and SiO2 and optionally Al2O3, Na2O and/or CaO in proportions such that the relative percentages by weight of the said oxides, based on the total weight of said oxides, are as follows: 5 to 35% B2O3; 10 to 65% SiO2; 0 to 35% Al2O3; and up to 20% Na2O and/or up to 50% CaO; with the proviso that the said B203 content is not 10 to 18%, when the other contents are as follows: 40 to 65% SiO2, 17 to 32% Al2O3, 4 to 9% Na2O, and 0 to 10% CaO, and then comminuting the resulting composition. By varying the proportions of the ingredients and the heating conditions, there may be obtained products of differing boron solubility characteristics according to the desired use of the products. Such compositions may be used as a source of boron in ceramics and heavy clay bodies, glass and fiberglass; in agriculture; as wood preservatives and pesticides; in polymers and rubbers; in wood, including wood- plastic composites; as flame retardant; in intumescent materials; in paints and coatings, in soaps and detergents; in cosmetics; in industrial fluids; in steel slag; in water treatment; and in gypsum wallboard as well as in glazes.
C04B 35/16 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on silicates other than clay
The present invention relates to boron-containing compositions. The invention relates to comminuted, heterogeneous boron-containing compositions which are obtainable by a process which comprises heating to a temperature sufficiently high that calcination occurs but insufficient for the formation of a homogeneous melt a mixture comprising components capable, under the conditions of heating, of forming the oxides B2O3 and SiO2 and optionally Al2O3, Na2O and/or CaO in proportions such that the relative percentages by weight of the said oxides, based on the total weight of said oxides, are as follows: 5 to 35% B2O3; 10 to 65% SiO2; 0 to 35% Al2O3; and up to 20% Na2O and/or up to 50% CaO; with the proviso that the said B2O3 content is not 10 to 18%, when the other contents are as follows: 40 to 65% SiO2, 17 to 32% Al2O3 4 to 9% Na2O, and O to 10% CaO, and then comminuting the resulting composition. By varying the proportions of the ingredients and the heating conditions, there may be obtained products of differing boron solubility characteristics according to the desired use of the products. Such compositions may be used as a source of boron in ceramics and heavy clay bodies, glass and fiberglass; in agriculture; as wood preservatives and pesticides; in polymers and rubbers; in wood, including wood-plastic composites; as flame retardant; in intumescent materials; in paints and coatings, in soaps and detergents; in cosmetics; in industrial fluids; in steel slag; in water treatment; and in gypsum wallboard as well as in glazes.
The invention relates to a fire resistant composition and a method of making fire resistant cellulosic materials comprising the fire resistant composition. More specifically, the invention relates to liquid compositions, including liquid compositions comprising urea and a boron- containing compound for imparting fire resistance to cellulosic products. The boron-containing compound typically compries boric acids; borates (i.e., boric acid salts); boric oxides (i.e., any compound containing boron and oxygen), and mixtures thereof.
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Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well
as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; manures;
tanning substances; boric acid; borates; chemicals and
compositions used as fire retardants and as paint and
polymer additives; chemicals and compositions used in the
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preparations, all included in class 1. Preservatives against rust and against deterioration of
wood. Preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides;
all containing or consisting of boron compounds.
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Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well
as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; manures;
tanning substances; boric acid; borates; chemicals and
compositions used as fire retardants and as paint and
polymer additives; chemicals and compositions used in the
manufacture of wood preservatives, adhesives and cleaning
preparations, all included in class 1. Preservatives against rust and against deterioration of
wood. Preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides;
all containing or consisting of boron compounds.
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Performance enhancement in the stabilization of organic materials
The addition of zinc borate alone or together with a hindered amine light stabilizer and ultra-violet light absorber to organic materials such as thermoplastic polyolefin resin, as is common in wood-plastic composites, provides a substantial reduction in the ultra-violet light degradation of the resin in comparison with similar materials made without zinc borate. This could provide substantial improvements in the long term durability of wood-plastic composites and other organic materials which are used in exterior environments and subject to ultra-violet exposure from the sun.
The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing and treating osteochondrosis, lameness, and leg weakness by administration of supplemental boron and vitamin C containing compounds to animals and humans. The supplemental boron and vitamin C containing compounds are provided in animal feed compositions or as supplements for animal feed. Also provided by this invention are animal feed compositions that are supplemented with boron and vitamin C containing compounds and which have reduced phosphorus content. The invention also provides a method for decreasing the amount of phosphorus excreted by an animal, a method of increasing the efficiency of absorption of phosphorus by an animal, a method of reducing environmental phosphorus pollution by administering supplemental boron and vitamin C to the animal. The invention also provides a method of reducing pre-weaning mortality in an animal by feeding pregnant, nursing or lactating animals by administering supplemental boron and vitamin C containing compounds.
This invention relates to boron-containing compositions for use in glaze compositions. There is provided a boron-containing composition for use in glaze production, which composition is obtainable by a process which comprises heating to a temperature sufficiently high that calcination occurs but insufficient for the formation of a homogeneous melt a mixture comprising components capable, under the conditions of heating, of forming the oxides B2O3, SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O and optionally CaO in proportions such that the relative percentages by weight of the said oxides, based on the total weight of the said oxides, are as follows: 10 to 18 % B2O3, 40 to 65 % SiO2, 17 to 32% Al2O3, 4 to 9 % Na2O, and O to 10 % CaO. The boron-containing compositions according to the present invention may be used in glaze compositions, suitably frit-free or boron-free frit-containing glaze compositions.
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PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOCHONDROSIS IN ANIMALS AND HUMANS
The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing and treating osteochondrosis and lameness by administration of supplemental boron containing compounds to animals and humans. The supplemental boron containing compounds are provided in animal feed compositions or as supplements for animal feed. Also provided by this invention are animal feed compositions that are supplemented with boron containing compounds and which have reduced phosphorus content. The invention also provides a method for decreasing the amount of phosphorus excreted by an animal, a method of increasing the efficiency of absorption of phosphorus by an animal, a method of reducing environmental phosphorus pollution by administering supplemental boron to the animal. The invention also provides a method of reducing pre-weaning mortality in an animal by feeding pregnant, nursing or lactating animals by administering supplemental boron containing compounds.
Improved methods for preparing copper and zinc imidazolates, M(C3H3N2)2 (M = Zn, Cu), and their C-substituted derivatives, including copper and zinc 2-methyl-imidazolates, 2- ethylimidazolates and benzimidazolates, by reaction of a copper or zinc source with an imidazole-containing compound in aqueous media in the absence of base, and preferably in the presence of an acid. The invention also provides novel copper-zinc bimetallic imidazolates. The copper and zinc imidazolate compounds are useful as biocides and biostats and in coatings systems.
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and treating osteochondrosis by administration of supplemental boron containing compounds to animals and humans. The supplemental boron containing compounds are provided in animal feed compositions or as supplements for animal feed. Also provided by this invention are animal feed compositions that are supplemented with boron containing compounds and which have reduced phosphorus content. The invention also provides a method for treating or preventing osteochondrosis in animals or humans by the administration of supplemental boron containing compounds. The invention also provides a method for decreasing the amount of phosphorus excreted by an animal, a method of increasing the efficiency of absorption of phosphorus by an animal, a method of reducing environmental phosphorus pollution by administering supplemental boron to the animal. The invention also provides a method of reducing pre-weaning mortality in an animal by feeding pregnant, nursing or lactating animals by administering supplemental boron containing compounds.
Polymeric materials containing at least one continuous phase man-made polymer and at least one biodegradable component are protected against microbial attack through the use a combination of a boron-containing compound and an organic biocide. Methods and compositions for preparing treated polymeric materials are provided. A shaped article comprising a continuous phase man-made thermoplastic resin polymer, a biodegradable component, a boron-containing compound and an organic biocide is also provided.
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CHEMICALS FOR USE IN INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE; BORIC ACID, INDUSTRIAL BORATES, FIRE RETARDANT CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USE, CHEMICAL ADDITIVES FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAINT AND POLYMERS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS USED AS FERTILIZERS FOR AGRICULTURAL USE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PRESERVATIVES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HOUSEHOLD AND INDUSTRIAL CLEANING PREPARATIONS; CHEMICALS USED IN PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM PROCESSING, AND AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND FORESTRY APPLICATIONS; TANNING AGENTS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LEATHER; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ADHESIVES WOOD PRESERVATIVES; PRESERVATIVES AGAINST RUST AND AGAINST THE DETERIORATION OF WOOD IN THE NATURE OF COATINGS CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS USED AS INSECTICIDES FOR DOMESTIC USE
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(1) Boric acid; industrial borates; chemical compositions used as fire retardants, and additives for paint, which additives are corrosion inhibitors, preservatives and fungicides; additives for polymers which additives are fore retardants, smoke and afterglow suppressants and anti-racing agents for polymers; fertilizers for agricultural and domestic use, borates for coolants, borates carriers for herbicides, borates for oil well fluids, borate dye catalysts, borates for lubricating oil additives, ph buffers, cross-linking agents, borate wax emulsifiers and borate set retardants for cement and concrete; chemical compositions used in the manufacture of insecticides, wood preservatives, household and industrial cleaning preparations, detergents, soaps, bleaches, cosmetics, toiletries, pharmaceuticals, adhesives, photochemicals, glass, fiber glass, ceramics, glazes, enamels, borate frits, borate refractories, steel, metal alloys, metallurgical fluxes; corrosion inhibitors, dye stabilizers, borates for leather processing and finishing, textile finishing, nuclear energy, sand-casting, wire drawing, electroplating, electrolytic capacitors and hydrocarbon processing chemical reactions.
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05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
Goods & Services
CHEMICALS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COATING COMPOSITIONS IN THE NATURE OF PAINTS, PRIMERS, ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS PRESERVATIVES FOR WOOD COMPOSITES BIOCIDES AND FUNGICIDES FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAINTS, COATINGS, PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
01 - Chemical and biological materials for industrial, scientific and agricultural use
Goods & Services
(1) Chemicals for use in the manufacture of coating compositions in the nature of paints, primers, adhesives and sealants.
(2) Borates for use as a biocide in the manufacture of wood composites.
(3) Borates for use as a biocide and corrosion inhibitors in the manufacture of paints and coatings.
01 - Chemical and biological materials for industrial, scientific and agricultural use
02 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
Goods & Services
(1) Boric acid, industrial borates and chemical compositions used as fire retardants.
(2) Boric acid, industrial borates, chemical compositions used as fire retardants; chemical compositions for use in the manufacture of wood preservatives.
(3) Chemical compositions for use in the manufacture of household and industrial cleaning preparations; chemical compositions used as polymer additives; chemical compositions used as fertilizers for agricultural and domestic use.
(4) Chemical compositions used as fertilizers and in the manufacture of cleaning materials.
(5) Chemical compositions used in the manufacture of wood preservatives.
(6) Chemical compositions used as paint additives.
(7) Chemical compositions used as wood preservatives.
(8) Pesticides and chemical compositions used as larvicides and insecticides.
(9) Chemical compositions used as larvicide for agricultural and domestic purposes.
(10) Chemical compositions used as insecticides for agricultural and domestic use.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Electrical and scientific apparatus; entertainment media, motion picture films, exposed film and negatives containing motion pictures, television movies, drama, comedy performances, and other types of entertainment media; cels, namely film duplications of individual frames of motion pictures, including computer-assisted renderings and/or reproductions of images created by computer-assisted renderings, or other means of image production used for incorporation into a motion picture; laser discs, video tapes, sound tracks, sound recordings, audio tapes, compact discs, CD roms, computer discs and computer software. Paper goods; printed matter, books featuring fiction, action and adventure, periodicals, comic books, colouring books, calendars, greeting cards, posters, pictures, photographic prints, playing cards. Education; entertainment services, namely motion pictures, radio programs and television programs, and the production of same, live performances in the nature of literary, comedy, drama and theatrical performances, interactive television programming.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
25 - Clothing; footwear; headgear
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
[ audio, video, magnetic and optical media products, namely, prerecorded video tape featuring entertainment and drama ] [ stationery, namely, postcards ] [ apparel, namely, shirts, T-shirts, headwear, caps ] entertainment services, namely, series of ongoing television programs featuring entertainment and drama
