A method and apparatus of processing algae. Algae, in its natural wet state, is cut into pieces until in colloid form and then homogenized. Suitable apparatus includes, in series, a mincer-cutter unit, a colloid mill and a homogenizing unit. High temperatures and chemicals are avoided.

A text-processing system for presenting input data on a display device such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) and/or a data receiving unit from which the data may be selectively retrieved and presented in a predetermined format. The system comprises memory addressing and interpreting means which functions substantially independently for CRT beam controlling means, thus enabling parallel operation of these functions. The system further comprises slewing means for controlling beam movement directly betw...

Metals deposited on an inert contact material during high temperature decarbonizing and demetallizing of heavy petroleum stocks are inactivated by mixing the contact material with a silica donor and reacting the mixture at high temperature in the presence of steam to induce migration of silica from the donor to mask metal on the contact material.

The lubricant which is incorporated into the polycarbonate resin is a complex ester formed by partial esterification of pentaerythritol with a C.sub.5 to C.sub.9 aliphatic carboxylic acid followed by reaction with a C.sub.4 to C.sub.8 aliphatic dicarboxylic acid to form a material represented by the structural formula: wherein the above formula y has an average value of from 3 through 12; x has a value of 2 to 6 and R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of from 5 to 9 carbon atoms.

A tobacco-treatment process comprises mechanically expressing cell-sap from yellowed, substantially undried, tobacco-leaf material, impregnating the fibrous material remaining after the expression with said cell-sap or with parts or components of said cell-sap or with cell-sap expressed from other yellowed, substantially undried, tobacco leaf material, and drying the sap-impregnated material. The tobacco leaf material may comprise leaves harvested in a fully developed and mature state. The leave...

Improved aromatic conversion processes are provided by novel regeneration techniques. Aromatic processes that would benefit from this invention include those processes using catalysts comprising zeolites having a silica to alumina mole ratio of at least about 12 and a constraint index within the approximate range of 1 to 12 and which require regeneration to burn off coke from said catalysts. The improvement of the instant invention resides in conducting said regeneration in the presence of steam...

Blocks of data, each representing ninety-six lines of a digital television signal are subjected to horizontal shuffling within each line and then to vertical shuffling within each block. The effect of the vertical shuffling is to displace sample words to different lines so that in the event of errors occurring during recording and reproduction in a video tape recorder, valid sample words are available adjacent to any error sample word for the purpose of error concealment. The vertical shuffling ...

The present invention describes an advantageous way of lubricating polyvinylchloride during an extrusion process.

The present invention relates to a process for conversion of feedstock comprising C.sub.3.sup.+ olefins in the absence of added hydrogen over a catalyst comprising a crystalline zeolite having large pores and a high silica/alumina mole ratio.

A thickened processing solution containing inert particles can be used in lamination processing to insure even processing.