Abstract: Polymeric reaction products useful as additions to electrocoating baths are obtainable fromA. a polyoxyalkylene which has an average molecular weight M.sub.n of from 140 to 10,000 and contains on average from 1.5 to 3.0 primary and/or secondary amino groups andB. a polymer which is based on a conjugated diene, has an average molecular weight M.sub.n of from 250 to 50,000, contains on average from 1.5 to 3.0 epoxy groups per molecule and is obtainable by reacting a hydroxyl- or carboxyl-containing polymer with a glycidyl compound.

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: 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: 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 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 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 invention relates to acrylate copolymers with free double bonds, which are obtainable by copolymerization ofa) 3 to 30% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers with at least two polymerizable double bonds,b) 5 to 60% by weight of monomers with a functional group andc) other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the sum of all the monomers being 100% by weight, and subsequent reaction of the polymer (A) formed with compounds (B) which, in addition to a group which can react with the functional groups of (A), contain at least one ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable double bond.The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the acrylate copolymers.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring fluid flow has a measuring device operating in accordance with the Coriolis principle. The measuring device has an oscillating conduit wherein the fluid to be measured flows through the conduit, and a sensor for sensing the movement of the conduit and generating output signals indicative of the movement. The measuring device generates a measurement signal based on the sensor signal indicative of the flow rate of fluid through the conduit. A counting device is coupled to the measuring device for receiving the measurement signal and calculating the flow rate of fluid through the conduit based on the measurement signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and device for measuring the effective viscosity and the elastic properties of coatings. Known measuring processes and measuring devices based on the "rolling ball method" suffer from drawbacks, namely run formation and sinking of the relatively heavy solvent vapors, due to the inclination of the coated sheet metal. To overcome these drawbacks, rolling movements are imparted to a magnetizable ball (1) displaced from its rest position in a magnetic field, during movement of the horizontally disposed substrate, under the influence of the field gradient of a permanent magnet or electromagnet (4) located below the substrate. The rolling movements are used as the basis for the measurements.

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: The invention relates to dispersions which are obtainable from sheet silicates, a protective colloid and an aqueous dispersant and are suitable for the incorporation of sheet silicates into water-dilutable coating compositions. The dispersions according to the invention are obtainable using poly(propylene oxide) as the protective colloid, and the poly(propylene oxide) contains no hydrophobic terminal groups, has on average at least one hydroxyl group per molecule and may optionally contain up to 40% by weight of --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O-- units.

Abstract: A heat-curable coating composition for cathodic electrocoating which becomes water-thinnable on protonation with an acid contains(A) 50-95% by weight of a polycondensation or polyaddition product having an average molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000 and containing primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups and primary, secondary and/or tertiary amino groups, and(B) 5-50% by weight of a crosslinking agent obtainable by reactinga) an aliphatic polyhydroxy compound andb) an aromatic polyhydroxy compound withc) an aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate andd) a blocking agent.

Abstract: A water-dilutable coating comprising a binder obtained from an epoxide resin-modified polyester possessing free carboxyl groups prepared from the reaction of:A) a polyester polymerized from:a.sub.1) a polycarboxylic acid containing at least three carboxyl groups and/ora.sub.2) a polyol containing at least one carboxyl group anda.sub.3) a polycarboxylic acid containing two carboxyl groups anda.sub.4) a polyol; wherein the polyester contains (cyclo)aliphatic elements having at least six carbon atoms; andB) from 0.3-1.5 equivalents per polyester molecule of a bisphenol epoxide resin or a reaction product thereof containing at least one epoxide group per molecule with a carboxylic acid.

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: A two-phase cathodic electrocoat is obtainable by coating an electrically conducting substrate with a mixture containingA) an aqueous cationic dispersion of a polycondensation or polyaddition product,B) an aqueous cationic dispersion of a polycondensation or polyaddition product having a glass transition temperature of from -80.degree. to 20.degree. C., the polymers of dispersions (A) and (B) being mutually incompatible, and C) optionally a crosslinking agent, a pigment paste, auxiliaries and/or additives, and then baking.

Abstract: The invention relates to coating compositions which are particularly suitable for the preparation of the basecoat for two-coat coatings of the basecoat/clearcoat type, and which comprise organic diluents, at least one resin containing urethane and urea groups, and, where appropriate, other resins, pigments and other conventional additives in common use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersing process in which a mill base consisting of solids and of a liquid phase is conveyed through a stirred ball mill containing a grinding medium, energy is supplied in this stirred ball by rotating rotors, and the solids are dispersed, and wet with the liquid phase, wherein the rotors rotate at such a high speed that the grinding medium moved by them forms, as the result of the centrifugal force, a rotating grinding medium charge which is in contact with the inner wall of the stirred ball mill, a space which is essentially free of a grinding medium being formed in the center of this grinding medium charge, the mill base is fed radially into the stirred ball mill, flows radially through the grinding medium charge in such a way that a centrifugal fluidiesd bed is formed with respect to the grinding medium, and is removed from the space which is free of grinding medium through an apparatus for separating off grinding medium.

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.