An organic fertilizer is obtained from the treatment of organic material being material of animal origin. The organic material is digested, for example by potassium hydroxide and the product is neutralized. A preservative is included in the final mixture and other additives such as phosphates, sulphates and potassium sources, as well as molasses and gum may also be included.

Aromatic polyisocyanates containing sulphonic acid or sulphonate groups which are substantially free from crystalline product and a method for making them are provided wherein a mixture of aromatic polyisocyanates having an isocyanato content of from about 10% to about 42% by weight is sulphonated, the improvement which comprises mixing and reacting liquid aromatic polyisocyanates having a viscosity of from about 8 cP to about 49 cP at 25.degree. C. and containing at least 40% by weight of phosg...

The present invention provides compounds of formula, ##STR1## wherein n is from 0 to 4, m is from 0 to 4, whereby n+m is at least 1 and not more than 4, each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may independently be, for example, hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy, R.sub.5 may, for example, be nitrile or carbamoyl and R.sub.6 is hydrogen and, when n is 2 and m is 0, one of R.sub.6 can be alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, which compounds possess pharmaceutical, for example antiallergic, activity.

The present invention provides cyclosporin C which can be hydrogenated to produce dihydrocyclosporin C of formula, ##STR1## useful as an immunosuppressive.

The invention relates to novel crosslinkable copolymers of formula ##STR1## wherein the variables are as defined in the claims. The copolymers of the invention are especially useful for the manufacture of biomedical moldings, for example ophthalmic moldings such as in particular contact lenses.

The present invention concerns a method for the control of various diseases in bee-hives by applying to the bee-hives an effective amount of an essential oil in a slow-release formulation whereby the term oils embraces but is not limited to oils extractable from plant or the essential component thereof such as monoterpenes like menthol, geraniol, thymol, myrcene, citral, limonene, carene, camphor, eugenol, or cineol (eucalyptol); natural oils like lemon oil, eucalyptus oil, or neem oil; or organ...

Pharmaceutical formulations comprising an epothilone in the form of an infusion concentrate or a lyophilised composition, and methods of administration of an epothilone in suitable form for parenteral administration.

The present invention relates generally to organic compost used to treat soil. The compost serves as a source of plant nutrients, improves soil structure, encourages the growth of beneficial microorganisms and can be used as a vehicle in the formulation of other soil treatment compounds.

New dioxazine compounds and mixtures thereof containing sulphonic acid groups according to formula (I) ##STR1## in which the substituents have the meanings given in claim 1, processes for their production and the use of such compounds for dyeing or printing organic substrates or as a component of printing inks.

Acrylonitrile is converted to a dimer product, at least 85% by weight of which consists of 1,4-dicyanobutenes, by reacting with an organic phosphite catalyst in a liquid solvent for the catalyst comprising an organic proton donor and substantially devoid of water, the acrylonitrile forming less than 50% by weight of the total liquid reaction mixture.