The process comprises isomerization, in the liquid or vapour phase, of a feed comprising a xylene or mixture of xylenes and optionally also containing up to 25% ethylbenzene using a catalyst comprising a novel crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite Nu-6(2).

Hydrocarbons e.g. toluene and oxyhydrocarbons e.g. methanol are converted to other hydrocarbons by being contacted under conversion conditions with a catalyst comprising zeolite Nu-5.

Conversion of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, alcohol and olefin containing mixtures in the presence of a new class of heterogeneous catalyst is provided. Said new class of heterogeneous catalyst comprises a substrate having a minimum surface area of about 10 m.sup.2 /g and having pores with a minimum pore diameter of about 5 Angstrom Units, said substrate being modified by at least one amine functional member coordinated to a metal function, said amine functional member acting as a bridging member b...

Normal aliphatic hydrocarbons in a hydrocarbon feed are selectively cracked or hydrocracked by contacting the feed with a catalyst composition comprising a crystalline acid aluminosilicate of the erionite variety (offretite) having a pore size of about 5 Angstroms and a silicon to aluminum ratio of at least 1.8, said aluminosilicate having been prepared by ion exchange with an aqueous medium containing a source of hydrogen ions or ions capable of conversion thereto, e.g., ammonium ions.

A method for the oxidative conversion of methane, at a high conversion and high selectivity to ethylene and ethane, in which a methane-containing gas, such as a natural gas, and an oxygen-containing gas are contacted with a contact material comprising lithium, in an effective amount, preferably 0.1 to 50 wt. % (expressed as the metal), and magnesium oxide, as by passing a mixture of the methane-containing gas and the oxygen-containing gas through a body of the contact material.

A process for converting solid plastic materials, preferably waste materials, into usable lower molecular weight hydrocarbonaceous materials by reacting such plastic materials at elevated temperatures in effective contact with an acidic catalyst comprising at least one zeolite having acid activity.

A small hand held calculator capable of performing the normal arithmetical calculations expected of a calculator of this general type. In addition, the calculator is capable of achieving conversions from any measurement unit to an equivalent value in another selected measurement unit by converting the input measurement unit into a standard unit of measurement and converting that standard unit of measurement into a selected unit of measurement. In addition, any recipe can be converted from a numb...

A speedometer drive arrangement particularly suitable for use in snowmobiles is readily convertible to give a readout that is in Mph or Kph, while providing only a single scale on the face of the instrument. The change is effected by the interposition of a small geared drive immediately between the rear of the speedometer instrument and the input of the cable drive.

Disproportionation of olefinic hydrocarbons by contact with a catalyst comprising a dicarbonyl(cyclopentadienyl)nitrosyl complex of molybdenum or tungsten and an alkylaluminum halide co-catalyst.

A special purpose helicopter based on an existing airframe, power train, and engine, modified to provide greatly enhanced performance, payload, speed and maneuverability. The modification consists of modifying an original helicopter universal transmission center case for installation of twin drive shafts, at 180.degree. apart, and mounting a second engine on the airframe structure, at 180.degree. to the first engine, and forward of the transmission. An exhaust system for the second engine is spl...