Abstract: The present invention provides a linear, cyclic or branched polyether-functional siloxane or a mixture of polyether-functional siloxanes of the general formula (I) R[—O(3-h)/2Si(R1)(OR)h]x[—O(3-i-j)/2Si(R2)(R3)i(OR)j]y, (II) in which groups R are identical or different and R is essentially H, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, 2-methoxyethyl or 2-hydroxyethyl or, in the case of cyclic siloxanes, may be a silyl radical of the silyl units of the formula (I), groups R1 are identical or different and R1 is a terminally blocked polyether group of the formula (II), R4—O[—R5—O]n[(—R6)m]— (II) and groups R2 are identical or different and R2 is a linear, branched or cyclic, optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a mercaptoalkyl group or an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an aminoalkyl group or the general formula (III) H2N(CH2)d[(NH)e(CH2)f]g—(CH2)3— (III) The

Abstract: The present invention provides a sol-gel composition which is dilutable with water in any proportion and is based on the reaction of at least the following components: (i) a glycidyloxypropylalkoxysilane, (ii) an aqueous silica sol having a solids content of >1% by weight, (iii) an organic acid as hydrolysis catalyst, and (iv) n-propyl zirconate, butyl titanate or titanium acetylacetonate as crosslinker, starting from a mass ratio of the solids mass of component (ii) to component (i) 0.75, a process for preparing it and its use, in particular as a sol-gel composition for corrosion control coatings, a corresponding corrosion control coat or primer coat, and articles equipped with such a coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to composite materials composed of lignocellulosic fibers, for example wood meal, and thermoplastic polymer. The inventive composite material has improved mechanical properties. According to the invention, it is envisaged that the lignocellulosic fibers, before mixing with the thermoplastic polymer, are treated with an aqueous mixture composed of organopolysiloxanes which contain aminoalkylalkoxysilanes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to composite materials based on (a) at least one cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing material and (b) at least one aminoalkylsilane of the formula (I) R1R2N(CHR4)aSi(R3)r(OR)3-r (I), in which groups R1 and R2 are identical or different and in each case are H or a linear, branched or cyclic C1- to C20-alkyl group or an aryl group or an aminocarbyl group, it being possible for groups R1 and R2 to be optionally substituted, groups R4 are identical or different and R is H or methyl, a is from 1 to 10, R3 is H or a linear or branched C1- to C8-alkyl group, groups R are identical or different and R is H or a linear or branched C1- to C8-alkyl group and r is 0 or 1 or 2, or at least one cocondensate of at least one aminoalkylsilane of the general formula (I) and at least one further functional silane of the general formula (II) R7(CHR6)bSi(R5)p(OR)3-p (II), in which R7 is H or a vinyl group or an amino group or a glycidyloxy group or an acryloyloxy group or a methacryloyloxy group o

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite material based on (a) a cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing material and (b) a composite as a binder, the composite resulting from the reaction of at least the components (i) a glycidyloxypropylalkoxysilane, (ii) an aqueous silica sol having a solids content of >20% by weight, (iii) an organic acid as a hydrolysis catalyst and (iv) n-propyl zirconate, butyl titanate or titanium acetylacetonate as a crosslinking agent. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of said composite materials and the use of a composite (b) as a binder for the production of wood-based materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder for composite materials comprising cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing materials, which is based on the components (i) at least one binder from the series consisting of organic resins, isocyanates, natural or near-natural binders and (ii) at least one composition based on an aminoalkylsilane. The invention furthermore relates to a composite material which is at least based on a cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing material and the abovementioned binder, a process for the production of such a composite material and the use of the binder system according to the invention for the production of wood-based materials.

Abstract: Stable, low-chloride solutions of hydrosalts of organic acids with cationic N substituted aminopolysiloxanes of the formula (I) in which groups R independently of each other are each benzyl or vinylbenzyl, groups Y are identical or different and Y is an alkoxy or hydroxyl group or 01/2, A is an organic carboxylic acid and 0?a<2, 0?b?1 c?0.125, 0.125?(a+b)?3 and x?2, which are present substantially in the form of T structural units in a lower alcohol. Preparation takes place from the corresponding hydrochloride salts of the cationic N-substituted aminopolysiloxanes by reaction with NaOH or Na alkoxide or with the sodium salt of the organic carboxylic acid A, precipitation and removal of the NaCl.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing silicon compounds bearing fluoroalkyl groups by hydrosilylation of a fluoroolefin in the presence of a hydrosilylation catalyst, which comprises initially charging and heating a hydrogenchlorosilane, then metering in the fluoroolefin and reacting the reaction mixture and subsequently isolating the hydrosilylation product.

Abstract: An alcoholic fluoroalkyl-functional group containing organosiloxane based composition prepared is prepared by the controlled hydrolysis of at least one fluoroalkyl-functional group containing organosilane of formula I: R1—Y—(CH2)2SiHx(R2)y(OR)3−x−y  (I), in which R1 is a mono, oligo- or perfluorinated alkyl group having 1-9 C atoms or a mono-, oligo- or perfluorinated aryl group, Y is a CH2, O or S group, R2 and R are each independently a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1-8 C atoms or an aryl group and x=0, 1 or 2 and y=0, 1 or 2, where (x+y)≦2, at a temperature in the range of 0-120° C. over a period of 0.5-24 hours and with thorough mixing in an w alcoholic medium which contains water and a weak mono- or polybasic acid or a weak base or a weak mono- or polybasic acid and a weak base or an acid or basic salt, the water employed and the alkoxysilane employed being in a molar ratio of 2-500:1.

Abstract: A discoloration of an aminosilane having a content of a free base is treated by adding an acid chloride to the aminosilane to obtain a mixture having a molar excess of acid chloride; neutralizing the molar excess of the acid chloride in one or more steps with a molar deficit of a base to obtain a mixture containing a salt; separating off the salt from; and irradiating the remaining aminosilane with UV-containing light.

Abstract: A composition which comprises a mixture of water-soluble, amino-functional silicon compounds which are essentially free from alkoxy groups, water, optionally a content of alcohol and optionally a content of acid, the composition comprising silicon compounds of the general formula I: NH2[CH2)2NH]x(CH2)3SiO1.5  (I) in which x is 0, 1 or 2, and of the general formula II: (SiO1.5(CH2)3[NH(CH2)2]yNH[(CH2)2NH]x(CH2)3Si)1.5  (II) in which y and z are 0, 1 or 2 and are identical or different. The compositions are obtainable by mixing corresponding aminoalkoxy silanes, hydrolyzing the mixture and removing the hydrolysis alcohol formed as a result. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compositions and to their use in a wide variety of applications.

Abstract: A discoloration of an aminosilane having a content of a free base is treated by adding an acid chloride to the aminosilane to obtain a mixture having a molar excess of acid chloride; neutralizing the molar excess of the acid chloride in one or more steps with a molar deficit of a base to obtain a mixture containing a salt; separating off the salt from; and irradiating the remaining aminosilane with UV-containing light.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing crosslinkable polymers containing silane groups having at least one hydrolyzable radical by free-radical-initiated grafting of the base polymers with an olefinically unsaturated silane having at least one hydrolyzable radical, wherein the grafting is carried out in the presence of (a) an alkylsilane of the formula I, R1(SiR2nX3−n)m,  (I)  where R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 33 carbon atoms or a divalent hydrocarbon radical having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X are identical or different hydrolyzable radicals, n is 0, 1 or 2 and m is 1 or 2 and/or (b) a fluoroalkylsilane of the formula R3xSiR4yXz,  (II)  where R3 is a fluoroalkyl radical, R4 is an alkyl radical and X is a hydrolyzable radical, x is an integer from 1 to 3, y is 0, 1 or 2 and z is an integer from 1 to 3,  with the proviso that the sum x+y+z&equa

Abstract: Fillers surface-modified by treatment with an organosilane- and/or organosiloxane-containing agent for preparing filled polyamide compositions.

Abstract: Polymeric substrate are coated by a process comprising pretreating the polymeric substrate by at least one physical method selected from the group consisting of corona discharge, flaming, glow discharge, irradiation with electromagnetic waves, and a plasma pretreatment, then coating the pretreated polymeric substrate with a composition comprising a fluoroalkyl-containing silicon compound. The resulting coated is very thin, highly hydrophobic and oleophobic. The coatings prepared by the process of the present invention are stable in boiling water and are resistant to abrasion.

Abstract: An organosiloxane which has at least one triamino group of formula I: [NHx(CH2)aNHy(CH2)bNHz]—  (I) which is bonded to at least one silicon atom via at least one N-bonded alkylene group having 1 to 4 C atoms, a and b are identical or different and are each an integer ranging from 1 to 6, x is 0 or 1 or 2, y is 0 or 1, z is 0 or 1 or 2, with the proviso that (x+y+z)≦4, and at least one Si—C-bonded fluoroalkyl group of formula II: F3C(CF2)r(CH2)s—  (II)  wherein r is 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 18 and s is 0 or 2.

Abstract: A process for modifying the functionality of organofunctional substrate surfaces by first reacting the organofunctional group of a silicon compound A with the surface of a substrate, where the silicon compound A bears at least one organofunctional group and, as other groups, bears at least one chloro, alkoxy, carboxy or hydroxyl group, then applying to the pretreated substrate an organofunctional silicon compound B, where the silicon compounds A and B are identical or different and the silicon compound B bears at least one chloro, alkoxy, carboxy or hydroxyl group. The process produces surface-modified substrates for other applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surface-modified insulators obtained by coating an insulator body with a preparation containing at least one organofluorine-functional silane and/or siloxane, at least one mineral acid and at least one metal salt of aluminum(III), tin(II), tin(IV), iron(III) or titanium(III) as catalyst, to a process for their preparation and to the use of the preparation for coating insulators.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of (1) a liquid functional organylorganyloxysilane bound to a carrier, or of a liquid (co)condensate derived from a functional organylorganyloxysilane and bound to a carrier for preparing cable compounds which comprise (2) a thermoplastic base polymer having polar functional groups and (3) a reinforcing or extending mineral filler.

Abstract: A process for producing surface-sealed hollow glass containers, the hollow glass containers are, in the production process in the region of the exit from the annealing lehr which is located downstream of a machine for producing hollow glass containers, coated by means of a water-based cold end coating composition comprising at least the following components: I. a trialkoxysilane, a dialkoxysilane and/or a tetralkoxysilane or their hydrolysis and/or condensation products and also II. a water-soluble or water-dispersible mixture of a polyol and a crosslinker, wherein the applied layer of the cold end coating composition is subsequently subjected to a crosslinking step. The hollow glass containers produced in this way have an improved strength.