Acid salts of valproic acid having the structure: ##STR1## wherein M is potassium, cesium or rubidium. The salts of the invention are useful in the treatment of epileptic seizures, and can be conveniently formulated into oral dosage forms.

An acidic viscoelastic surfactant fluid composition is formulated with an acid, for example hydrochloric acid, a cationic surfactant, for example a quaternary amine, and a break-enabling salt, for example NH.sub.4Cl. The fluid composition has low viscosity as formulated, undergoes an increase in viscosity as the acid is consumed when it reacts with an acid-reactive material, and returns to approximately the initial viscosity as the last of the acid is consumed. The fluid composition is used as a...

A battery terminal includes an undercut groove that provides a leak proof seal between a battery terminal and a plastic battery cover or housing. The leak proof seal prevents electrolyte from seeping from the interior of the housing as well as prevents electrolyte from seeping between the battery terminal and plastic housing when the battery housing is filled with electrolyte.

An acid carboy consisting of a generally cylindrical stainless steel tank having elastomeric skirts at the ends thereof characterized by a novel cross-sectional configuration whereby the carboy can be handled in a variety of ways without substantial damage.

Blends comprising a glyceride and ursolic acid and oleanolic acid in weight ratios of 1:99 to 99:1 that contain less than 20 wt % of natural apolar components and/or low molecular weight components, normally present in natural extract for ursolic acid and oleanolic acid do not display the negative off taste of the natural extracts anymore.

An acid electrolyte and method of using the electrolyte to both deposit tin and tin-alloys on iron containing substrates and at the same time perform as a flux to inhibit the formation of haze and stains on the tin and tin-alloys. The electrolytes and methods are suitable for plating on steel.

An isolated nucleic acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:6 is an alternative splice variant of human kallikrien-2 gene (KLK-2). An expression vector containing the splice variant and a host cell transfected by the expression vector are provided. The nucleic acid is useful for determining the level of nucleic acid sequences of human kallikrien variants in a biological sample.

Production for sulfur dioxide containing gas by spraying a waste liquor containing a sulfur acid and an ammonium salt into a reactor in the presence of molecular oxygen at a temperature of 850.degree. C. to 1,150.degree. C.

An acid fracturing method is provided in which the acid is generated in the fracture by hydrolysis of a solid acid-precursor selected from one or more than one of lactide, glycolide, polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, a copolymer of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid, a copolymer of glycolic acid with other hydroxy-, carboxylic acid-, or hydroxycarboxylic acid-containing moieties, and a copolymer of lactic acid with other hydroxy-, carboxylic acid or hydroxycarboxylic acid-containing moietie...

Novel polyimides substituted by a substituent having an alkyl or fluoroalkyl group and having reduced water absorption; a process for producing these novel polyimides; and novel acid dianhydrides to be used in the production thereof. A polyimide containing a structure represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 represents a tetravalent organic group having a substituent --R.sup.1 AR.sup.2 (wherein A represents a divalent linkage group; R.sup.1 represents a single b...