Abstract: The present invention relates to new polyamines corresponding to the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group andR.sup.2 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group.The present invention is also directed to a process for the preparation of these amines by hydrogenating the corresponding trinitriles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substantially colorless organic polyisocyanates, optionally in solution in an inert solvent, having a Hazen color index according to DIN 53 409 of at most 60 and a yellow value according to DIN 6167 of at most 3.0, characterized by a content of about 0.01 to 1 ppm (by weight), based on polyisocyanate, of an organic dye soluble in the polyisocyanate and having an absorption maximum of about 560 to 590 nm or a mixture of such dyes.The present invention also relates to two processes for preparing the substantially colorless organic polyisocyanates. In the first process, the organic dye is added to the prepared polyisocyanate while in the second process the organic dye is added to the starting materials used to prepare the polyisocyanate. Finally, the present invention is directed to the production of polyisocyanate polyaddition products from the substantially colorless organic polyisocyanates and isocyanate-reactive compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,3,2',3'-bis-morpholine derivatives corresponding to the formula ##STR1## The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these derivatives and to their use as hydrolysis protective agents for synthetic polymers containing ester groups and/or carbonate groups. Preferred synthetic polymers are polyurethanes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to cross-linkable, hydroxyl group-containing polymer resins which are obtained by copolymerizing olefinically-unsaturated monomers and are suitable as binder components for lacquers, the polymer resins having a hydroxyl number of about 20 to 400, an average osmometrically-determined molecular weight of about 500 to 30,000 and a molecular inhomogeneity U of about 0.5 to 15, characterized in that they contain about 0.2 to 80% by weight, preferably about 10 to 70% by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymers, of incorporated monomers selected from olefinically- and acetylenically-unsaturated aliphatic diols having 4 carbon atoms, the ether group-containing alkoxylation products thereof with a hydroxyl number of about 50 to 900, the reaction products of these diols with .epsilon.-caprolactone in a mol ratio of diol:-caprolactone of about 1:0.2 to 1:10 and any mixtures of these components.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a process for stripping of a residual component from a liquid having a viscosity of from 300 to 10,000 poises in which the liquid flows in the form of a ring flow supported by a gas stream flowing in the core, through a tube into a separator vessel, the tube having a continuous coil shape and a conduit diameter to helix diameter of from 0.1:1 to 0.04:1, the improvement comprising adding to the gas stream from 10 to 90%, by weight, of externally generated steam and/or an inert gas at an adjusted pressure of from 50 m bars to 1 bar in the separator vessel for a gas and/or steam velocity in the tube of from 100 m/sec to the speed of sound. The added gas and/or steam generates thorough transverse mixing in the liquid ring flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions of graft polymers or graft copolymers containing as the graft base an aqueous polyurethane dispersion optionally containing block polyisocyanates in dispersed form as crosslinker and, as the graft covering, a polymer or a copolymer of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, characterized in that the graft covering is a polymer of ethylenically unsaturated perfluoroalkyl monomers having a molecular weight above 367 or a copolymer of perfluoroalkyl monomers such as these with comonomers free from perfluoroalkyl groups.The present invention also relates to a process for producing these dispersions and to their use as hydrophobizing and oleophobizing agents for textiles.

Abstract: A biologically active composition is prepared comprising a polyurethane hydrogel containing surface active coal, a polymer having cationic groups and cells having enzymatic activity and being capable of growth. The composition is used for purifying waste water and outgoing air.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel N-(alkoxyphenyl) phthalimides conforming to the structure ##STR1## wherein X is a halogen atom, R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, g is 1 to 5, n is an integer of from 0 to 4, m is either 0 or 1 and p is either 0 or 1. The phthalimide thus disclosed was found to be suitable as a flame retarding additive for thermoplastic molding compositions, especially compositions comprising polycarbonate resins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation of thermoplastic polycarbonates from their solutions by treating the organic solutions, obtained in the phase boundary processes, of the thermoplastic polycarbonates with vapors of benzene or alkylbenzenes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of polycarbonate shaped articles from polycarbonates stabilized with phosphanes by the devolatilizing injection-moulding or devolatilizing extrusion process.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of polyisocyanates which have a biuret structure by reacting aliphatic diisocyanates with water at elevated temperature, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of:(a) .alpha., .alpha., .alpha.-tri-substituted acetic acids, which do not have any further isocyanate-reactive group other than the carboxyl group,and/or(b) anhydrides of acids of the type mentioned in (a)wherein up to 0.39 mols of component (a) are used per mol of water, up to about 2 mols of component (b) are used per mol of water, and the total quantity of components (a) and (b) is at least 0.02 to about 2 mols per mol of water.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compositions for coating purposes comprising(A) polyvinyl plastisols,(B) surface modified, finely divided, stabilized polyisocyanates with retarded reactivity, in which 0.1 to 25 equivalents-% of the isocyanate groups of the unstabilized polyisocyanate have been deactivated on the surface, preferably by a reaction with polyamines, hydrazine, alkylhydrazines, polyhydrazide compounds and/or selected amidine and/or guanidine compounds; and(C) plasticizers and/or lightly branched, relatively high molecular weight polyhydroxyl compounds having melting points below 60.degree. C. and compatible with PVC plastisol.The invention also relates to the use of these storage stable but heat curable mixtures as primers for PVC coatings on plastics, foils, textile sheet products or filaments and as primer coats for flocking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous solutions or dispersions of polyisocyanate polyaddition products containing from about 2 to 200 milliequivalents per 100 g of solids of chemically incorporated, ternary or quaternary ammonium groups and up to about 25%, based on solids, of incorporated ethylene oxide units present within terminally and/or laterally arranged polyether chains, characterized in that the polyisocyanate polyaddition products contain from about 20 to 95% by weight of polyester segments Q incorporated through urethane groups, whereinQ represents a radical of the type obtained by removing the hydroxyl groups from(i) dicarboxylic acid polyester polyols having a molecular weight in the range from about 700 to 1400and/or(ii) hydroxyl-terminated lactone homopolymers or copolymers having a molecular weight in the range from about 700 to 2500.The present invention also relates to the preparation of these polyisocyanate polyaddition products and their use for bonding substrates, in particular rubber.

Abstract: Flame retardant isocyanate addition products are made by reacting an isocyanate with a compound selected from the group consisting of 1-phosphonoethane-2-carboxylic acid-tri-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl esters, 1-phosphonopropane-2-carboxylic acid-tri-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl esters and mixtures thereof. Known isocyanate-reactive compounds, blowing agents, catalysts, additives and auxiliary agents may optionally be included in the reaction mixture. These flame retardant products are useful in construction applications such as insulation panels for roof insulation.

Abstract: The present application is concerned with an elongated stiff but bendable plastic article which finds particular utility in highway delineators. The article has a central lens shape in the cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis which is formed by joining two sheets along both of their longitudinal edges. The sheets both have parallel longitudinal edges and are configured in an arc in their shorter dimension. A reverse radius is provided in each longitudinal edge just before it joins the similar edge of the other sheet to allow the article to bent 90.degree. across its longitudinal axis in the plane of the sheets' juncture without significant plastic deformation. The article is constructed of a thermoplastic that can sustain substantial elastic deformation.

Abstract: Liquid bromine-containing alkoxylation products of butyne-(1,4)-diol which are storage stable are produced. More specifically, 1.5 to 2.5 mols alkylene oxide are reacted with each mol of butyne-(1,4)-diol present at elevated temperature in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst is selected from (1) thioethers having a molecular weight of up to 5000 obtained by adding a mercaptan and/or mercaptoalcohol to an unsaturated hydrocarbon and/or (2) thioethers other than those of (1) having a molecular weight of from 500 to 5000 and/or (3) alkali metal chlorides. This alkoxylation product is then reacted with bromine at -10.degree. to 80.degree. C. The bromide is reoxidized with aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, stabilized with a relatively non-volatile epoxide and dehydrated. The product thus obtained is particularly useful in the production of flame resistant isocyanate addition products such as polyurethane foams.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of suspensions of finely-divided polyisocyanates which are obtainable by the surface reaction with from 0.1 to 25 equivalent percent of reactive group per NCO of stabilizers in relatively high molecular weight polyols and/or relatively high molecular weight polyamines having molecular weights from 400 to 6,000 optionally with addition of lower molecular weight polyols and/or aromatic amines having molecular weights of from 60 to 399, which are characterized in that unreacted quantities of stabilizers in the suspension are subsequently partially or completely deactivated by addition of substances having an acylating and/or neutralizing and/or alkylating effect and/or adsorbing effect as "deactivators". In particular, mono- and/or polyisocyanates are used as "deactivators".

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of water- and solvent-resistant coated substrates by coating heat-resistant substrates with a solution or dispersion of an anionic group-containing polyisocyanate addition product in an aqueous solvent or dispersant and subsequently thermally treating the coating at a temperature of about 60.degree. to 200.degree. C., with evaporation or vaporization of the solvent or dispersant and simultaneous crosslinking of the polyisocyanate addition product which has been applied to the substrate, characterized in that incorporated anionic structural units corresponding to the formula ##STR1## are used in a quantity of about 5 to 1000 milliequivalents per 100 g of solids and the solids are based on reaction products of organic polyisocyanates with salts of cyanamide and bases selected from ammonia, primary and secondary amines having a minimum pKb value of 3.1, tertiary amines and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of aromatic polyisocyanates containing urea and/or biuret groups, optionally in the form of a mixture of homologues and/or isomers, by the reaction of aromatic diisocyanates with diamines having primary or secondary amino groups at about 20.degree. to 180.degree. C., and at an equivalent ratio of isocyanate groups to amino groups in the range of 5:1 to 100:1, at least 25 mol percent of the diisocyanates put into the process and/or at least 25 mol percent of the diamines put into the process being alkyl-phenylene diisocyanates or, respectively, alkyl-phenylene diamines, in which the alkyl substituents have 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and the use of the products of the process, optionally as solutions in excess starting diisocyanate, as isocyanate components in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an upholstered seat consisting of an in situ foam core based on a cold foam formulation and an air-permeable covering and to a process for integrally producing an upholstered seat with improved standards of comfort by back foaming a covering material in a mold, characterized in that, in a split mold of which the dividing plane preferably extends in the vicinity of the actual seat surface, a sealed foam-impermeable covering material is applied to the internal contour of the mold and that part of the covering material which forms the actual seat surface is clamped in the dividing plane of the mold, the entire mold cavity is filled with foam by metering the foam in correspondingly large quantities, after which the sealing layer around the fully reacted foam core, where it consists of an air-impermeable material, is destroyed by a mechanical treatment, such as needle punching, flexing, compression, knocking, or by solvents to at least such an extent that it becomes permeable t