Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating surfaces, comprising a copolymer as component A, synthesized from (meth)acrylic acid or salts thereof, a carboxylate-containing monomer and/or monomers containing groups containing phosphoric and/or phosphoric acid or salts thereof, and further comonomers if desired, to a passivating layer on a metal surface, which comprises component A, to a process for forming said passivating layer, and to the use of the composition of the invention to passivate a metal surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially chromium-free process for passivating metallic surfaces of Zn, Zn alloys, Al or Al alloys by treating the surface with an acidic aqueous formulation which comprises at least one substantially noncrosslinked, water-soluble polymer or copolymer containing at least 50% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid units and comprises water or an aqueous solvent mixture comprising at least 50% by weight of water, and by further treating the surface with at least one water-soluble crosslinker comprising at least 2 crosslinking groups selected from the group consisting of azirane, oxirane, and thiirane groups. The invention further relates to passivating layers obtainable by means of the process and to a formulation suitable for this process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a passivating layer on a metal surface, obtainable by contacting the metal surface with a composition comprising a water-soluble nitrogenous polymer, to a surface composed of a metal surface and the passivating layer of the invention, to a process for forming a passivating layer on a metal surface, to the use of a composition comprising a water-soluble nitrogenous polymer to passivate a metal surface, and to a system on a metal surface that comprises a passivating layer of the invention and further coating films.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating surfaces, comprising a copolymer as component A, synthesized from (meth)acrylic acid or salts thereof, a carboxylate-containing monomer and/or monomers containing groups containing phosphoric and/or phosphoric acid or salts thereof, and further comonomers if desired, to a passivating layer on a metal surface, which comprises component A, to a process for forming said passivating layer, and to the use of the composition of the invention to passivate a metal surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating surfaces, comprising a copolymer as component A, synthesized from (meth)acrylic acid or salts thereof, a carboxylate-containing monomer and/or monomers containing groups containing phosphoric and/or phosphonic acid or salts thereof, and further comonomers if desired, to a passivating layer on a metal surface, which comprises component A, to a process for forming said passivating layer, and to the use of the composition of the invention to passivate a metal surface.

Abstract: Use of high functionality hyperbranched polycarbonates obtainable by a) preparing one or more different condensation products (K) either by a1) reacting at least one organic carbonate (A) of the general formula RO[(CO)O]nR with at least one aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic or aromatic alcohol (B) having at least 3 OH groups by elimination of alcohols ROH, where each R is independently a straight chain or branched aliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the R radicals may also be bonded to each other to form a ring comprising the grouping —O[(CO)O]n—, where n is an integer from 1 to 5, or a2) reacting phosgene, diphosgene or triphosgene with the aliphatic, aliphatic/aromatic or aromatic alcohol (B) to liberate hydrogen chloride, the quantitative ratio of the alcohols (B) to the carbonates (A) or to the phosgenes in the reaction mixture being so chosen that the condensation products (K) comprise on average either one carbonate or carbamoyl chloride group and mo

Abstract: A process for passivating a metallic surface by treating it with an acidic aqueous preparation comprising at least one itaconic acid homo- or copolymer. Passivating layers and metallic surfaces obtainable by means of the process.

Abstract: The use of terpolymers, obtainable by free radical copolymerization of (a) at least one anhydride of a C3-C10-dicarboxylic acid, (b) at least one 1,1-di-(C1-C3-alkyl)-substituted C4-C8-olefin, (c) polyisobutene having an average molecular weight Mn in the range of from 200 to 10 000 g/mol and, if appropriate hydrolysis, for the preparation of aqueous emulsions or dispersions of hydrophobic substances with the use of not more than 2% by weight of further emulsifier, based on the total aqueous emulsion or dispersion.

Abstract: Fibrous substrates are treated with (a) at least one oligomer of branched or straight-chain C3-C10-alkene having an average molecular weight Mn of up to 1200 g/mol, (b) at least one emulsifier which is obtainable by copolymerization of (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, derived from at least one dicarboxylic acid of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, (B) at least one oligomer of branched or straight-chain C3-C10-alkene, at least one oligomer having an average molecular weight Mn of up to 1200 g/mol, (C) at least one ?-olefin of up to 16 carbon atoms and (D) optionally at least one ethylenically unsaturated comonomer, and optionally reaction with (E) at least one compound of the formula I a, I b, I c or I d and, if appropriate, subsequent contact with water, where, in formulae I a to I d, A1 are identical or different C2-C20-alkylene, R1 is linear or branched C1-C30-alkyl, phenyl or hydrogen, and n is an integer from 1 to 200.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising (A) at least one (co)polymer of at least one branched or straight-chain C3-C10-alkene, (B) at least one emulsifies synthesized by (a) preparation of a (co)polymer of isobutene, the (co)polymer having at least one reactive group, (b) functionalization of the (co)polymer of at least one branched or straight-chain C3-C10-alkene, (c) incorporation of at least one hydrophilic unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to copolymers prepared by copolymerization in at least two stages, wherein, in one stage (A) at least one (co)polymer is prepared from a monomer or a mixture of comonomers comprising (a1) from 80 to 100% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a2) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one C1-C22-alkyl ester of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a3) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one further ethylenically unsaturated compound, data in % by weight being based on the total amount of comonomers of the relevant stage, and the (co)polymer thus obtained is reacted in a subsequent stage (B) with a further comonomer or a further mixture of comonomers comprising (b1) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (b2) from 70 to 100% by weight of at least one C1-C22-alkyl ester of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (b3) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one further ethy

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of copolymers obtainable by copolymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride derived from at least one dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 8 carbon atoms and at least one oligomer of branched or unbranched C3-C10-alkene, where at least one oligomer has an average molecular weight Mn in the range from 300 to 5000 g/mol, preferably up to 1200 g/mol or is obtainable by oligomerization of at least 3 equivalents of C3-C10-alkene, in cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating surfaces, comprising a copolymer as component A, synthesized from (meth)acrylic acid or salts thereof, a carboxylate-containing monomer and/or monomers containing groups containing phosphoric and/or phosphonic acid or salts thereof, and further comonomers if desired, to a passivating layer on a metal surface, which comprises component A, to a process for forming said passivating layer, and to the use of the composition of the invention to passivate a metal surface.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of copolymers are obtainable by free radical copolymerization of (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, derived from at least one dicarboxylic acid of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, (B) at least one oligomer of branched or straight-chain C3-C10-alkene, at least one oligomer having an average molecular weight Mn of from 300 to 5 000 g/mol or being obtainable by oligomerization of at least 3 equivalents of C3-C10-alkene, (C) optionally at least one ethylenically unsaturated comonomer differing from (A), and optionally reaction with (D) at least one compound of the formula I a or I b and subsequent addition of water, where, in formulae I a and I b, A1 are identical or different C2-C20-alkylene, R1 is linear or branched C1-C30-alkyl, phenyl or hydrogen, and n is an integer from 1 to 200, the water content being from 30 to 99.5% by weight, based on aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: Leathers are produced by a process wherein pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with at least one polymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid of 3 to 8 carbon atoms or at least one anhydride derived from a mono- or dicarboxylic acid of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (B) at least one vinylaromatic compound, (C) at least one alkoxylated unsaturated ether of the formula I (D) optionally further monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, where, in formula 1, the variables are defined as follows: R1, R2 and R3 are identical or different and are selected from C1-C4-alkyl and hydrogen; R4 and R5 are in each case identical or different and are selected from C1-C4-alkyl and hydrogen; R6 is selected from hydrogen, SO3M, PO3M2, C1-C30-alkyl, CO—H (formyl), CO—C1-C20-alkyl and CO—C6-C14-aryl, M is an alkali metal or NH4+ or CH3, n is an integer from 3 to 100 and y is an integer from 0 to 10.

Abstract: Semifinished products or leather are or is produced by a process in which pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with a) at least one sheet silicate and b) at least one copolymer which is obtainable by copolymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride (A), derived from at least one dicarboxylic acid of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, at least one vinylaromatic compound (B1) or at least one oligomer (B2) of branched or straight-chain C2-C10-alkene, at least one oligomer having an average molecular weight Mn of from 300 to 5 000 g/mol or being obtainable by oligomerization of at least 3 equivalents of C2-C10-alkene, and optionally at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (C) differing from (A) and having at least one hetero atom, and reaction with at least one compound (D) of the formula I a or I b and optionally hydrolysis with water or aqueous alkaline solution, where, in formula I a and I b, A1 are identical or different and are C2-C6-alkylene R1 is linear

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially chromium-free process for passivating metallic surfaces of Zn, Zn alloys, Al or Al alloys by treating the surface with an acidic aqueous formulation which comprises at least one substantially noncrosslinked, water-soluble polymer or copolymer containing at least 50% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid units and comprises water or an aqueous solvent mixture comprising at least 50% by weight of water, and by further treating the surface with at least one water-soluble crosslinker comprising at least 2 crosslinking groups selected from the group consisting of azirane, oxirane, and thiirane groups. The invention further relates to passivating layers obtainable by means of the process and to a formulation suitable for this process.

Abstract: Graft copolymers which contain at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising at least one nitrogen-containing heterocycle are used as assistants for leather production.

Abstract: A mixture comprising a surfactant and a cosurfactant is proposed wherein the cosurfactant used is an amphiphilic comb polymer having a backbone with two or more side chains attached to the backbone, where the side chains differ from one another and/or the side chains differ from the backbone in their amphiphilic character.

Abstract: A process for preparing copolymers which comprises copolymerizing (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride derived from at least one dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, (B) at least one vinylaromatic compound, and (C) optionally at least one non-(A) ethylenically unsaturated comonomer containing at least one heteroatom, (D) reacting the copolymer with at least one compound of the formula I a or I b where A1 is C2-C20 alkylene, identical or different, R1 is C1-C30 alkyl, linear or branched, and n is an integer from 1 to 200, hydrolyzing the product with water or an aqueous alkaline solution, and subsequent to hydrolysis adding further free-radical initiator.