Abstract: Described are biocide compositions, comprising (a) carbamates, (b) biocides and optionally (c) oil components/co-solvents and/or (d) emulsifiers. The compositions have high solubility for biocides and improved emulsification properties.

Abstract: Described are alkoxylated urethanes. Specifically, the alkoxylated urethanes are non-isocyanate urethanes (NIUs). The non-isocyanate urethanes that are described can be used as low-foam surfactants and, more particularly, as low-foam wetting agents.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds obtained by reacting (a) epoxides (I) which comprise at least two epoxide groups per molecule, with (b) compounds of the structure (II), having substituents as defined, and (c) optionally, alcohols (III) of the formula R4—OH, wherein R4 is C6-C22 alkyl, with the proviso that the molar ratio of the reactants (I):(II):(III) is in the range from 1:(1 to 3):(0.05 to 1.95). These compounds are useful as thickeners, and may be prepared as thickener concentrates.

Abstract: Thickeners, which are based on an aqueous preparation of nonionic water-dispersible or water-soluble polyurethanes, it being possible to produce these polyurethanes by reacting (a) one or more hydrophilic polyols (a) which contain, per molecule, at least two OH groups and at least two functional groups which are selected from the functions —O— (ether groups) and —COO— (ester groups), where the molecular weight of these hydrophilic compounds is at least 300, (b) one or more compounds of the formula (I), ?in which R is a CH3—CH(CH3)— (CH2—CH(CH3))2— group or a C15H31-m group (where m=0, 2, 4 or 6), Y is hydrogen or a methyl group and n is a number in the range from 0 to 10, and (c) one or more at least difunctional isocyanates, in which the compounds a), b) and c) are reacted with one another in the equivalent ratios OHa):OHb):NCOc) of 1:(1+x):2(1+y), with the provisos that the following conditions apply: x is a number in the range from 0.05 to 1.2, y is a number in the range from (0.2 to 1.

Abstract: Described are biocide compositions, comprising (a) carbamates, (b) biocides and optionally (c) oil components/co-solvents and/or (d) emulsifiers. The compositions have high solubility for biocides and improved emulsification properties.

Abstract: Novel compounds having the structure (I) are provided, where R1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 C atoms, or a group R3; R2 represents an alkyl group containing 2 to 22 C atoms, wherein said group can be linear, branched, or cyclic and saturated or olefinically mono- or polyunsaturated; R3 represents a saturated alkyl group containing 1 to 3 C atoms, wherein said alkyl group is substituted by a group —O—(CH2—CHZ—O)p—H at one of the C atoms; X, Y, and Z independently represent hydrogen or a methyl group; and n and m independently represent a number ranging from 1 to 45, and p represents a number ranging from 0 to 45, provided that the sum of n+m+p has to range from 2 to 70. The compounds having structure (I) are excellent low-foaming surfactants.

Abstract: Thickeners, which are based on an aqueous preparation of nonionic water-dispersible or water-soluble polyurethanes, it being possible to produce these polyurethanes by reacting (a) one or more hydrophilic polyols (a) which contain, per molecule, at least two OH groups and at least two functional groups which are selected from the functions —O— (ether groups) and —COO— (ester groups), where the molecular weight of these hydrophilic compounds is at least 300, (b) one or more compounds of the formula (I), in which R is a CH3—CH(CH3)—(CH2—CH(CH3))2— group or a C15H31-m group (where m=0, 2, 4 or 6), Y is hydrogen or a methyl group and n is a number in the range from 0 to 10, and (c) one or more at least difunctional isocyanates, in which the compounds a), b) and c) are reacted with one another in the equivalent ratios OHa):OHb):NCOc) of 1:(1+x):2(1+y), with the provisos that the following conditions apply: x is a number in the range from 0.05 to 1.2, y is a number in the range from (0.2 to 1.

Abstract: Polyurethanes, suitable as thickeners for aqueous systems, are obtained by reacting (i) one or more hydrophilic polyols containing at least two OH groups and at least two functional groups selected from ether and ester groups, having a molecular weight of at least 300 Daltons; (ii) one or more C8 to C36 Guerbet alcohols, which are produced from monoalcohols having 4 to 18 carbon atoms selected from the group of primary and/or secondary monoalcohols of formula (MA), where (a) the total number of carbon atoms in compounds (MA) is 4 to 18; (b) R1, R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, or linear, branched or alicyclic, saturated or unsaturated alkyl; (c) optionally, R1 and R2, and/or R1 and R3, and/or R2 and R3 are linked together to form an alicyclic substructure; and (d) compounds (MA) have at least one branch; and (iii) one or more at least difunctional isocyanates.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds obtained by reacting (a) epoxides (I) which comprise at least two epoxide groups per molecule, with (b) compounds of the structure (II), having substituents as defined, and (c) optionally, alcohols (III) of the formula R4—OH, wherein R4 is C6-C22 alkyl, with the proviso that the molar ratio of the reactants (I):(II):(III) is in the range from 1:(1 to 3):(0.05 to 1.95). These compounds are useful as thickeners, and may be prepared as thickener concentrates.