Abstract: A spark plug electrode material containing a) 0.7 to 1.3% silicon by weight, b) 0.5 to 1.0% copper by weight, and c) nickel as the balance.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for a preparation of a polymer selected from the following: (a) modified interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, a conjugated diene and an aromatic alpha-olefin, or (b) a modified polymer comprising, in polymerized form, a conjugated diene; and wherein said method comprising at least the following steps: polymerizing monomers comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer in at least one polymerization reactor, in the presence of at least one solvent, to form the polymer, optionally coupling a fraction of the polymer chains using at least one coupling agent, modifying the polymer with at least one modifying agent, in at least one reactor, in the presence of the at least one solvent, to form a modified polymer solution; optionally, contacting the modified polymer solution with at least one proton donating compound; contacting the modified polymer solution with water; removing the at least one solvent; contacting the removed solvent with at least one material that will re

Abstract: A spark plug electrode material containing a) 0.7 to 1.3% silicon by weight, b) 0.5 to 1.0% copper by weight, and c) nickel as the balance.

Abstract: A spark plug electrode, which is produced from an electrode material containing nickel as base material, 0.5 to 3 atom % of silicon, and at least 6 atom % of aluminum.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for a preparation of a polymer selected from the following: (a) modified interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, a conjugated diene and an aromatic alpha-olefin, or (b) a modified polymer comprising, in polymerized form, a conjugated diene; and wherein said method comprising at least the following steps: polymerizing monomers comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer in at least one polymerization reactor, in the presence of at least one solvent, to form the polymer, optionally coupling a fraction of the polymer chains using at least one coupling agent, modifying the polymer with at least one modifying agent, in at least one reactor, in the presence of the at least one solvent, to form a modified polymer solution; optionally, contacting the modified polymer solution with at least one proton donating compound; contacting the modified polymer solution with water; removing the at least one solvent; contacting the removed solvent with at least one material that will re

Abstract: A spark plug electrode, which is produced from an electrode material containing nickel as base material, 0.5 to 3 atom % of silicon, and at least 6 atom % of aluminum.

Abstract: An electrode is provided for a spark plug made of a base material and at least one additive material situated in the base material in a dispersedly distributed manner, which is intercalated in the base material, and is a metal oxide, and is characterized by a negative enthalpy of formation greater than 800 kJ/mol O2. The base material is an Au based or an Rh based material or is pure Au or Rh, the proportion of the additive material amounting to between 5 vol. % and 50 vol. %. Alternatively, Pt-based materials or pure Pt are provided as the base material, the proportion of the additive material at average particle diameters of the additive material between 5 ?m and 20 ?m amounting to between 21 vol. % and 50 vol.

Abstract: An electrode material based on an alloy or mixed compound, the alloy or mixed compound containing at least two of the elements platinum, palladium, iridium, rhenium, rhodium or ruthenium and, in addition, at least one oxide of the elements zirconium, hafnium, yttrium or magnesium.

Abstract: An electrode material based on an alloy or mixed compound, the alloy or mixed compound containing at least two of the elements platinum, palladium, iridium, rhenium, rhodium or ruthenium and, in addition, at least one oxide of the elements zirconium, hafnium, yttrium or magnesium.