Abstract: Lubricant compositions comprising a base oil, one or more antioxidants selected from a group consisting of N-?-naphthyl-N-phenylamine antioxidants and diphenylamine antioxidants; and one or more sulfur-containing additives exhibit outstanding oxidative stability and non-corrosion properties. The N-?-naphthyl-N-phenylamine antioxidants plus diphenylamine antioxidants in total may be present from about 0.2 wt % to about 0.8 wt %, based on the total weight of the lubricant composition. The sulfur provided by the sulfur-containing additives, in total, may be present from about 50 ppm to about 1000 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the lubricant composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a shaped body by selective laser sintering of a sinter powder (SP). The sinter powder (SP) comprises at least one semicrystalline polyamide, at least one nylon-6I/6T and at least one polyaryl ether. The present invention further relates to a shaped body obtainable by the process of the invention and to the use of a polyaryl ether in a sinter powder (SP) for broadening the sintering window (WSP) of the sinter powder (SP).

Abstract: Described herein is a method of using glass fibers having a tensile strength according to DIN ISO 527-5 of 86.0 to 92.0 GPa, a tensile elastic modulus according to DIN ISO 527-5 of 2600 to 3200 MPa and a softening point according to DIN ISO 7884-1 of 900° C. to 950° C., the method including using the glass fibers to increase an impact strength and/or breaking elongation of molded articles made of molding materials including thermoplastic polyamides and elastomers.

Abstract: Described herein are microorganisms, in particular yeast, which have been transformed with one or more expression construct(s) for i) the overexpression of the native genes encoding xylulose kinase (XKS1), transaldolase (TAL1), transketolase 1 (TKL1) and transketolase 2 (TKL2) and ii) the expression of a functional heterologous gene encoding a xylose isomerase (XI), where the xylose isomerase (XI) gene is derived from a microorganism selected from the group consisting of T. neapolitana, A. andensis and C. clariflavum. Also described herein are expression constructs, methods for fermenting pentose sugars using the microorganisms and methods for producing such microorganisms.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of computer-implemented methods for determining the carbon footprint of a product in a production process in a production plant, in particular of a product in interconnected production processes. Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to a computer-implemented method for determining the carbon footprint of a product produced in production process of a production plant.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of imparting or increasing resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular soy-beanrust, in plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the content of scopoletin, scopolin and/or, most preferably, scoparone (6,7-di-methoxycoumarin) in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell. This can in particular be achieved by establishing and/or increasing the expression of an OMT3 enzyme and an F6H1 protein in the respective plant, plant part and/or plant cell; a further way would be to apply a formulation or solution containing scopoletin and/or, most preferably, scoparone to the plant, plant part and/or plant cell. The invention correspondingly also provides proteins, enzymes, expression constructs, plants, plant parts and/or plant cells. In this respect the invention also provides variants of the OMT3 enzyme.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are expanded thermoplastic polyurethane beads polymerized from an isocyanate, an isocyanate-reactive compound having a molecular weight between 500 and 10 000 g/mol and a chain extender, wherein customary adjuvants may be additionally present, and the thermoplastic polyurethane has a hard phase fraction ranging from 0.1 to 0.95 and the hard phase fraction is defined by: Hard ? ? phase ? ? fraction = ? x = 1 k ? ( ( m KVx M KV x ) · M Iso + m KVx ) m ges where MKVx represents a molar mass of chain extender x in g/mol, mKVx represents a mass of chain extender x in g, MIxo represents a molar mass of isocyanate in g/mol, mges represents a total mass of all starting materials without adjuvants, and k represents a number of chain extenders. Also disclosed herein are processes for producing expanded thermoplastic polyurethanes and processes for producing molded parts therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for leaching a material comprising one or more metals in a zero oxidation state and one or more chosen from metal oxides, metal hydroxides, and combinations thereof, wherein the method comprises contacting the material with an oxidizing acidic aqueous solution having a pH less than 6, and subsequently reducing the one or more chosen from metal oxides, metal hydroxides, and combinations thereof with a reducing agent. Also disclosed are methods comprising leaching a material to obtain an aqueous solution comprising metal ions, and separating the metal ions to obtain at least one essentially pure metal ion solution and/or at least one essentially pure solid metal ion salt. Further disclosed are methods comprising mechanically comminuting a material to obtain a black mass, and leaching the black mass.

Abstract: The present invention relates a system for the treatment of an exhaust gas of a diesel combustion engine, said system comprising a specific NOx adsorber component, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) component, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component, a gas heating component, and a reductant injector, wherein in said system, the specific NOx adsorber component is arranged upstream of the gas heating component, the reductant injector is arranged up-stream of the SCR component, the gas heating component is arranged upstream of the reductant injector, the DOC component is arranged upstream of the reductant injector, and the DOC component and the gas heating component are directly consecutive components. Further, the present invention relates a process for preparing such a system and use thereof.

Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising components A), B) and C), wherein component A) is a hindered amine light stabilizer selected from the group consisting of the compounds of formulae (A-I-1), (A-I-2), (A-I-3), (A-III-1) and (A-IV-1) as defined for the present invention, component B) is a natural or synthetic hydrotalcite, component C) is a phenolic antioxidant selected from the group consisting of 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene, ethylene bis[3,3-bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)butyrate], 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-isocyanurate and 6-[3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propoxy]-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-butyldibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin, and wherein the weight ratio of component A) to component B) is 1:10 to 10:1.

Abstract: The present invention provides the method and means for an efficient isolation of membrane-bound proteins from biological samples, e.g. in samples from raw or processed plant material, preferably defatted plant seed meal such as canola meal. The biological sample can be highly processed, e.g. by applying high temperature, pressure, or a chemical treatment and can be derived from seed matrices as well as other typical plant tissues for example seed, grain, leaf, root, or pollen. The invention comprises the provision of a novel extraction buffer (MEB) and its application in the method of the invention, wherein the buffer has a strong alkaline pH of 10 to 12.5 and comprises a soluble concentration of detergent at a level of 0.5% to 5%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, comprising silver nanoplatelets, wherein the mean diameter of the silver nanoplatelets, present in the composition, is in the range of 20 to 70 nm with standard deviation being less than 50% and the mean thickness of the silver nanoplatelets, present in the composition, is in the range of 5 to 30 nm with standard deviation being less than 50%, wherein the mean aspect ratio of the silver nanoplatelets is higher than 1.5, a process for its production, printing inks containing the compositions and their use in security products. The highest wavelength absorption maximum of the population of all silver nanoplatelets in the composition being within the range of 450 to 550 nm. A coating, comprising the composition, shows a red, or magenta color in transmission and a greenish-metallic color in reflection.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition including a polymer containing hydroxy groups, such as a water soluble polyvinyl alcohol, and further including a tetraalkoxysilane and modified silica nanoparticles having a positively charged surface, where the coating composition shows advantageous properties such as low refractive index, good transparency and low haze.

Abstract: A hydrogenation catalyst includes copper oxide, an alkali metal, and an acid-stabilized silica, wherein hydrogenation catalyst has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (“BET”) surface area of greater than or equal to about 15 m2/g. The hydrogenation catalysts are effective for converting aldehydes, ketones, and esters to alcohols and/or diesters to diols.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for the production of ammonium acrylate or salts thereof from acrylonitrile using nitrilase as a catalyst.

Abstract: Provided is a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, wherein the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines.

Abstract: Provided are catalyst articles, methods and systems for treating lean burn engine exhaust. Catalyst articles include selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a particulate filter. The SCR catalyst on the particulate filter provides limited NOx conversion so that unconverted NO2 is available to facilitate passive oxidation of soot trapped on the particulate filter by reaction with NO2. Systems and methods utilize such catalytic articles, and further include, e.g., a downstream selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a flow through substrate.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition which is suitable for coating components in an in-mold coating process, a process for coating components, and a method of using the composition for improving the flow behavior of compositions used for producing components. The composition includes at least one solvent L, at least one alkoxylated fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol, and at least one alkoxylated polysiloxane.

Abstract: An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, an oxidation catalyst composite including a first washcoat layer comprising a Pt component and a Pd component, and a second washcoat layer including a refractory metal oxide support containing manganese, a zeolite, and a platinum component is described.

Abstract: What are described are aqueous wax dispersions based on ethylene glycol fatty acid esters of specific fatty acids that can be used both as opacifiers and for improvement of conditioning action in formulations for haircare.