The invention relates to a process for preparing stable low-viscosity O/W rust-inhibiting emulsions, characterized in that a mixture having the following composition is employed for the formation of the emulsion: a) from 10 to 60% by weight of an oil component; b) from 1 to 10% by weight of an emulsifier component consisting of at least one addition product of from 2 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide to fatty alcohols having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms; c) from 1 to 10% by weight of a corrosion inhibitor consisting of at least one carboxylic acid having the general formula (I): wherein R represents a straight-chain or branched saturated or unsaturated alkyl moiety comprising from 6 to 22 carbon atoms or a moiety having the general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a saturated straight-chain or branched alkyl moiety comprising from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; d) from 0 to 10% by weight of co-emulsifier component consisting of at least one fatty alcohol comprising from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and e) water as the balance.
A solution and a method of using it for preventing smear in the manufacture of printed circuit boards includes monoethanolamine combined with a fatty acid for neutralizing the active amine except in the presence of relatively high heat, and a surface tension reducing agent. The solution is applied to the printed circuit board as holes are being drilled. The friction of the drill bit on the printed circuit board generates heat which activates the amine allowing it to attack the inner glass epoxy walls of the printed circuit board and prevent smear.
An electrophotographic photoconductor is disclosed, which comprises an electroconductive substrate, a photoconductive layer formed on the electroconductive substrate, and a protective layer formed on the photoconductive layer, the protective layer comprising a binder resin and finely-divided particles of at least one metal oxide with the surface thereof being coated with a coupling agent selected from the group consisting of a titanate-type coupling agent, a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent, and an acetoalkoxyaluminum diisopropylate, dispersed in the binder resin.
This invention relates to an improved process for storing and transporting toluenediamine, particularly for long term storage or storage in large containers, e.g., shipboard containers. The improvement in the process resides in substantially reducing the melting or freezing point of anhydrous toluenediamine obtained by the fractional distillation of a reaction product generated by the hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene. Such melting point reduction is accomplished by adding water in an amount of from 5 to 15% by weight of the toluenediamine and mixing therein for storage and transport. Preferably the level of water introduced to the anhydrous toluenediamine is from about 7 to 10% by weight.
A biodegradable oil and water emulsion release composition for facilitating the unmoulding of hydraulic bonding material comprises as the oil component an ester of a hindered polyhydric alcohol having no hydrogen atoms attached to any carbon atom in a beta-position to any hydroxyl group and a straight or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.4 -C.sub.24 monocarboxylic acid. The ester may be partial and the partial ester may be alkoxylated. In a preferred embodiment also a straight or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.4 -C.sub.24 monohydric alcohol is present. Also a method of unmoulding has been described.