In one aspect, the present disclosure encompasses polymerization systems for the copolymerization of CO.sub.2 and epoxides comprising 1) a catalyst including a metal coordination compound having a permanent ligand set and at least one ligand that is a polymerization initiator, and 2) a chain transfer agent having one or more sites capable of initiating copolymerization of epoxides and CO.sub.2, wherein the chain transfer agent contains one or more masked hydroxyl groups. In a second aspect, the present disclosure encompasses methods for the synthesis of polycarbonate polyols using the inventive polymerization systems. In a third aspect, the present disclosure encompasses polycarbonate polyol compositions characterized in that the polymer chains have a high percentage of OH end groups, a high percentage of carbonate linkages, and substantially all polycarbonate chains having hydroxyl end groups have no embedded chain transfer agent.

A redox composition includes a carbohydrate material and a catalytic molar amount of an organic compound positioned in catalytic relationship with the carbohydrate material to catalyze oxidation of the carbohydrate material in an environment in which the carbohydrate material would not otherwise oxidize.

An electrocatalytic process for carbon dioxide conversion includes combining a Catalytically Active Element and Helper Catalyst in the presence of carbon dioxide, allowing a reaction to proceed to produce a reaction product, and applying electrical energy to said reaction to achieve electrochemical conversion of said reactant to said reaction product. The Catalytically Active Element can be a metal in the form of supported or unsupported particles or flakes with an average size between 0.6 nm and 100 nm. the reaction products comprise at least one of CO, HCO.sup., H.sub.2CO, (HCO.sub.2).sup., H.sub.2CO.sub.2, CH.sub.3OH, CH.sub.4, C.sub.2H.sub.4, CH.sub.3CH.sub.2OH, CH.sub.3COO.sup., CH.sub.3COOH, C.sub.2H.sub.6, (COOH).sub.2, (COO.sup.).sub.2, and CF.sub.3COOH.

Continuity compositions are provided as are methods of their preparation. The compositions comprise at least one metal carboxylate salt which is modified with at least one molten fatty amine. These compositions find advantageous use in olefin polymerization processes.

Fluorine-containing titanium oxidenano-silica composite particles comprising a condensate of a fluorine-containing alcohol and an alkoxysilane, and titanium oxide and nano-silica particles, wherein the fluorine-containing alcohol is represented by the general formula:

R.sub.FAOH[I]

(wherein R.sub.F is a perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms, or a polyfluoroalkyl group, in which some of the fluorine atom or atoms of the perfluoroalkyl group are replaced by a hydrogen atom or atoms, and which contains a terminal perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms and a perfluoroalkylene group having 6 or less carbon atoms; and A is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). The fluorine-containing titanium oxidenano-silica composite particles do not have difficulty in handling as with hydrogen fluoride, can be produced by using a fluorine-containing alcohol, which can be easily handled, and can produce a product capable of suppressing a decrease in the function of the titanium oxide as a photocatalyst even when subjected to a high-temperature heat treatment.

A method of preparing a modified catalyst support comprises contacting a catalyst support material with a modifying component precursor in an impregnating liquid medium. The impregnating liquid medium comprises a mixture of water and an organic liquid solvent for the modifying component precursor. The mixture contains less than 17% by volume water based on the total volume of the impregnating liquid medium. The modifying component precursor comprises a compound of a modifying component selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Co, Ti, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ba, Ni, Al, Fe, V, Hf, Th, Ce, Ta, W, La and mixtures of two or more thereof. A modifying component containing catalyst support material is thus obtained. Optionally, the modifying component containing catalyst support material is calcined at a temperature above 100 C. to obtain a modified catalyst support.

Visible-light-active and photostable, multilayered materials and their preparation method based on surface-modified titanium(IV) oxide have been invented.

The present invention relates to specific acylhydrazone compounds, their use as oxidation catalysts and to a process for removing stains and soil on textiles and hard surfaces. The compounds are substituted with a specific cyclic ammonium group adjacent to the acyl group. Further aspects of the invention are compositions or formulations comprising such compounds.

A catalyst for chemical pretreatment of waste fat, oil and/or grease, and a preparation method and use thereof. The catalyst includes three components of component A, component B, and component C; wherein the component A is a Bronsted acid protic ionic liquid composed of a linear or heterocyclic tertiary amine cation and an anion, the component B is at least one selected from the group made of organic acid and inorganic acid; the component C is at least one selected from low-carbon alcohols; and a mass ratio of the component A, the component B and the component C is in a range of (1.0-4.0):(0.01-0.3):(1.0-6.0). The catalyst is prepared by subjecting corresponding anions and cations to one-step neutralization reaction to obtain component A, and then mechanically mixing component A, and components B and C.

The waste plastics thermal decomposition oilification method comprises: a step of heating waste plastics and a polymerization inhibitor, vaporizing the polymerization inhibitor, and thermally decomposing the waste plastics to produce a decomposed gas such that the polymerization inhibitor is caused to react with the decomposed gas in a gas phase; and a step of cooling the decomposed gas to produce a decomposed oil. As a result, the decomposed oil is not transformed to heavier components when the decomposed oil is produced. Therefore, the transformation of the decomposed oil to heavier components can be prevented even if waste plastics are thermally decomposed without separating them into an aliphatic type and an aromatic styrene type.