Abstract: A compound is described that is useful as a dispersant for inorganic pigments and metallic flake pigments in waterborne coatings. The compound comprises a polymeric backbone having a pigment-interactive substituent and a stabilizing substituent.The pigment-interactive substituent has at least one functionality selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3, and A.sub.4 are as defined herein. The stabilizing substituent includes the structure ##STR2## wherein D.sub.1, D.sub.2, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, m, and n are as defined herein.

Abstract: Use of a mixture of from 5 to 95% by weight of an azidosilane of the formulaN.sub.3 --R.sup.3 --Si--R.sup.1.sub.n (OR.sup.2).sub.3-n Iwhere R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or tolyl, R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkoxyalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkylene, which may be interrupted by oxygen, sulfur or --(N--R.sup.4)-- in which R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl, and n is 0, 1 or 2, and from 5 to 95% by weight of an aminoalkoxysilane of the formulaH.sub.2 N--R.sup.5 --Si--R.sup.6.sub.m (OR.sup.7).sub.3-m (II)where R.sup.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkylene or C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -arylene, each of which may be additionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl groups, and R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, independently of one another, are C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, each of which may likewise be additionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hardenable composition containingA) compounds having at least two activated double bonds (I) based on .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters or .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile groups,B) compounds containing either at least one primary amino group which is blocked by an aldehyde or ketone having not more than 10 C atoms or at least 2 groups which can be hydrolyzed to NH groups, andC) customary additives, if appropriate catalysts, if appropriate pigments and organic solvents.Either component A or component B or components A and B are based on a branched soluble acrylate copolymer P, which is obtainable by copolymerization ofa) 5 to 30% by weight of monomers having at least two ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable double bonds,b) 5 to 60% by weight of monomers having a functional group andc) 5 to 90% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated monomers,the sum of a, b and c being 100% by weight.

Abstract: Use of a mixture of from 5 to 95% by weight of an azidosilane of the formulaN.sub.3 --R.sup.3 --Si--R.sup.1.sub.n (OR.sup.2).sub.3-n Iwhere R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or tolyl, R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkoxyalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkylene, which may be interrupted by oxygen, sulfur or --(N--R.sup.4)-- in which R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl, and n is 0, 1 or 2, and from 5 to 95% by weight of an aminoalkoxysilane of the formulaH.sub.2 N--R.sup.5 --Si--R.sup.6.sub.m (OR.sup.7).sub.3-m IIwhere R.sup.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkylene or C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -arylene, each of which may be additionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl groups, and R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, independently of one another, are C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, each of which may likewise be additionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: Epoxy resins with urethane groups, containing on average per molecule from 0.5 to 5 groups of the formula I ##STR1## where the substituents R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl groups, which may also be linked together to form five- or six-membered rings, which may contain an oxygen atom, or are each phenyl, are useful in electrocoating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process in which1. a water-dilutable basecoat composition is applied which contains at least one water-dilutable binder, metallic pigments, if desired color pigments, if desired conventional auxiliaries and additives and up to 20% by weight of organic solvents,2. a polymer film is formed from this basecoat composition,3. a transparent topcoat containing a polymer containing silyl groups and obtainable by copolymerization of p1 p.sub.1) 0.1 to 40% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated silane monomers of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, aryl, acyl, aralkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atomsR.sup.2 is an organic radical having a polymerizable double bondX is a hydrolyzable groupn is 1, 2 or 3p.sub.2) 5 to 30 % by weight, preferably 8 to 25% by weight, of monomers having at least 2 polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bonds andp.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a multi-layered coating in which the aqueous top coating composition contains a water-dilutable polyacrylate resin which has a hydroxyl number of 40 to 200, an acid number of 20 to 100 and a glass transition temperature (T.sub.G) of -40.degree. C. to +60.degree. C. and can be prepared by adding a mixture (I) of a (meth)acrylic acid ester and a copolymerizable monomer containing hydroxyl groups to an organic solvent, subjecting the mixture to free radical polymerization and, when the addition of mixture (I) has ended, adding a monomer containing carboxyl groups and polymerizing the mixture further.

Abstract: Cationic resins are obtainable by reaction ofA) a carboxyl-containing copolymer containing as comonomersa) 35-100 mol % of butadiene,b) 0-45 mol % of acrylonitrile, andc) 0-20 mol % of further comonomers, which has an average molecular weight of 500-50,000 and carries on average from 1.5 to 4 carboxyl groups per molecule, andB) a condensation product ofd) a polybasic aliphatic C.sub.10 -C.sub.100 -carboxylic acid, ande) an amine which is polyfunctional in respect of primary and secondary amino groups,the amount of e) having been determined in such a way that, arithmetically, there are from 1.05 to 4 amino groups for every carboxyl group of d),with the proviso that the amount of B) is chosen in such a way that there are from 1.05 to 4 mol of amino groups per mole of the carboxyl groups present in A).

Abstract: Solutions of polyimide-forming starting materials are provided containing diamines and tetracarboxylic diesters; the tetracarboxylic diesters comprise a mixture of from 0.05 to 0.95 mol % of oxydiphthalic diesters and from 0.05 to 0.95 mol % of benzophenonetetracarboxylic diesters, biphenyltetracarboxylic diesters or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathodic electro-dipcoating process, wherein the electro-dipcoating composition used contains a cationic, amine-modified epoxy resin, which is obtainable by reacting(A) a polyepoxide,(B) an amine and(C) an adduct, which is obtainable by . . . (sic)(c1) a polyether- or polyester-polyol,(c2) a polyisocyanate and(c3) a compound which contains at least one hydrogen atom which is reactive towards isocyanate groups and at least one ketimine group in the molecule, and/or(D) a hydrolysis product of (C)with one another in a relative proportion such that 20 to 90% of the epoxy groups of component (A) are reacted with component (B) and the remaining epoxy groups are reacted with component (C) and/or (D), and--if still necessary--at least partially protonating the reaction product thus obtained.

Abstract: A process for the production of a multi-layer paint coating in which base paints are employed which contain 5 to 20% by weight of crosslinked polymer microparticles, 2 to 15% by weight of a cellulose ester and 5 to 20% by weight of an epoxidized fatty acid ester, the weight percentages relating to the total content of nonvolatile constituents, excluding pigments and inorganic fillers, and the cellulose ester being so selected that a solution of 15 parts by weight of the cellulose ester in 85 parts by weight of a 9:1 mixture of acetone and ethanol at 23.degree. C. has a viscosity of 200 to 600 mPa.s.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of reflectors, in particular reflectors for automotive vehicle headlamps, wherein a metallic film is applied to a metallization primer cured by UV or electron radiation. The radiation-curable metallization primer comprisesA) 10 to 50% by weight of an acrylate copolymer containing ethylenically unsaturated side chains and having a number average molecular weight of 6,000 to 14,000,B) 4 to 50% by weight of a mixture ofb1) 2 to 20% by weight of a monomer or oligomer containing three acryloyl groups,b2) 2 to 20% by weight of a polyethylenically unsaturated aliphatic oligomer of the formula (I) ##STR1## b3) 5 to 20% by weight of a difunctional acrylic carbonate monomer, C) 1 to 8% by weight of a photoinitiator,D) 0 to 5% by weight of customary auxiliaries and additives, andE) 0 to 60% by weight of one or more solvents inert toward components A-D the components A to E in each case totalling 100% by weight.

Abstract: Solutions of polycondensates which have N-containing heterocyclic ring systems as structural units, or solutions of intermediates of these polycondensates, in inorganic solvents, contain from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the polycondensates or the intermediates thereof, of one or more azidosilanes of the general formulaN.sub.3 --R.sup.3 --Si--R.sup.1.sub.n (OR.sup.2).sub.3-n Iwhere R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or toluyl, R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkoxyalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkylene which may be interrupted by an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a --(N--R.sup.4) -group, where R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl, and n is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the coating of electrically conducting substrates in which(1) the substrate is immersed in an aqueous electrocoating paint comprising at least one cathodically depositable resin,(2) the substrate is connected as cathode,(3) a film is deposited on the substrate using direct current,(4) the substrate is removed from the electrocoating paint and(5) the deposited paint film is baked.In this invention an electrically conducting substrate coated by a coating produced by plasma polymerization is employed as substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the microbiological decontamination of soil, in which1) the contaminated soil is excavated and treated,2) the treated soil is banked up on a prepared subsoil in the form of regeneration clamps, and3) the clamps are provided with oxygen while microbiological degradation of the contaminants takes place.The method comprises mixing the contaminated soil with, preferably contaminated, concrete and/or building rubble, before the mixture is banked up in the form of regeneration clamps, the concrete and/or building rubble having been comminuted before mixing to a particle size of .ltoreq.10 mm, preferably .ltoreq.6 mm.The method according to the invention makes possible, within a short time, decontamination even of soils whose permeability for air and water is only low, and also of soils where the distribution of contaminants is highly inhomogeneous, or where the concentration of contaminants is very high.

Abstract: The invention relates to copolymers containing amino groups and having an amine number of 30 to 150 mg of KOH/g and a number-average molecular weight of 1,500 to 8,000, which can be prepared from copolymers containing alkyl ester groups by aminolysis with polyamines, processes for their preparation and their use in coating agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid, radiation-curable coating composition for the coating of glass surfaces which comprisesA) 56 to 89% by weight of at least one diethylenically unsaturated polyurethane optionally containing urea groups,B) 3 to 30% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer,C) 0.5 to 8% by weight of at least one photoinitiator andD) 0.05 to 6% by weight of an alkoxysilane,the sum total of the components A to D being 100% by weight in each case.The coating composition uses1.) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing carboxyl groups, optionally together with other ethylenically unsaturated monomers as the component B and2.) an alkoxysilane containing epoxide groups as the component D.These coating compositions are employed for the coating of glass surfaces, in particular of optical glass fibers, and are distinguished by good adhesion even under humid conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to water-thinnable baking paints, the use thereof as filler material and intermediate stone chip resistant coat as well as a process for painting motor vehicle bodies.The water-thinnable baking paints comprise as binders a combination of(I) 20 to 70% by weight of a water-thinnable polyurethane resin with an acid value of 15 to 35,(II) 20 to 70% by weight of an epoxy resin-modified water-thinnable polyester which can be prepared by reacting a polyester (A) with a molecular weight (number average) below 2000, an acid value of 35-240 and a hydroxyl value of 56-320, with 0.3 to 1.

Abstract: A polycondensation and/or addition product containing carboxyl groups and tertiary amino groups, coating agents based on the latter, and the use thereof.The present invention relates to a polycondensation and/or addition product containing carboxyl groups and amino groups. This can be obtained by reactinga) polycarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof, if appropriate together with monocarboxylic acids,b) polyols, if appropriate together with monools, and, if appropriatec) further modifying components, and, if appropriate,d) a component which is capable of reacting with the reaction product from a), b) and, if appropriate, c), with the proviso that the final product contains tertiary amino groups which originate from components a) and/or b) and/or d), and the reaction product from a), b), if appropriate c) and if appropriate d) and an acid number from 5 to 200, preferably 10 to 130, and an amine number from 3 to 150, preferably 10 to 300.

Abstract: Crosslinkable aqueous polyurethane dispersions having a long shelf life containA) polyurethane which have carbonyl groups, are dispersed in water in the presence of ammonia or of organic amines and are obtainable by reactinga) organic polyisocyanates withb) compounds which contain one or more active hydrogen atoms and one or more salt groups or one or more groups capable of salt formation andc) carbonyl-containing mono- and/or polyalcohols andd) if desired chain extenders ande) if desired polyhydroxy compounds having molecular weights of from 500 to 8,000, andB) polyhydrazides.