Abstract: A process for recovering and purifying substituted benzenesulfonates, by neutralizing a mixture including at least one substituted benzenesulfonate, or at least one corresponding substituted benzenesulfonic acid, and sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid and/or hydrogen chloride in free or bound form, in an aqueous phase using an alkali metal hydroxide, and purifying it in this aqueous phase, and by subsequently separating the substituted benzenesulfonate(s) from this aqueous phase. The mixture is comminuted into particles having a Sauter mean diameter in the range from 1 &mgr;m to 2 cm, either before or during introduction into this aqueous phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for separating at least two physical areas (1, 2) and for reducing the transmission of air-borne particles between said physical areas so as to protect persons and/or products (26) from said air-borne particles. The persons is located at least partly in the first physical area (1) and the products (26) in the second physical area (2) and at least one flat jet (13) of purified air is used to separate the two areas. The invention is characterized in that at least one low-turbulence displacement air stream (14) of purified air is generated at least in the second physical area (2) near the at least one air jet (13) and said at least one displacement air stream is directed primarily in the same direction as the at least one air jet (13).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the comminution of bulk materials comprising synthetic polymers which do not have an elastomeric behavior by mechanical, thermal or electromagnetic loading of the bulk materials, which comprises treating the bulk materials, before and/or during the loading, with oxidants which have a redox potential of greater than 1.5 V or subjecting them to corona, UV or plasma treatment without complete oxidation of the synthetic polymer taking place.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for the continuous preparation of polymers Two reaction partners (starting materials) are stored in separate reservoirs 2, 3, 4 and 5 and are transported using overpressure via heated heat exchangers 11, 12 into a micromixer 18 by means of control and metering devices 6, 7, which can be metering pumps. In the heat exchangers 11, 12, the starting materials are heated, separately in each case, to the extent that during the mixing operation in the micromixer 18 the required reaction temperature is immediately reached. The polymerization takes place in a downstream tube reactor 20 which consists of tubes 21, 22, 23 which are connected in series.

Abstract: The invention relates to dendrimeric fullerene derivatives in which the fullerene is linked to at least one dendron, wherein the or each dendron has at least one protic group which imparts water solubility.

Abstract: A process for recovering and purifying substituted benzenesulfonates, by neutralizing a mixture including at least one substituted benzenesulfonate, or at least one corresponding substituted benzenesulfonic acid, and sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid and/or hydrogen chloride in free or bound form, in an aqueous phase using an alkali metal hydroxide, and purifying it in this aqueous phase, and by subsequently separating the substituted benzenesulfonate(s) from this aqueous phase. The mixture is comminuted into particles having a Sauter mean diameter in the range from 1 &mgr;m to 2 cm, either before or during introduction into this aqueous phase.

Abstract: A process for preparing aldols by catalytic reaction of aldehydes and/or ketones comprises conducting said reaction in the channels of a microstructured reaction system.