Abstract: Disclosed are methods for leaching a material comprising copper in a zero oxidation state, wherein the method comprises contacting the material with an acidic aqueous solution having a pH less than 6 to form a leaching mixture, and oxidizing the copper with an oxidizing agent of formula LipMqM?rOs. M comprises one or more metals chosen from nickel, manganese, and cobalt, M? comprises one or more metals chosen from Mg, Ca, Ba, Al, Ti, Zr, Zn, Fe, V, Mo, and W; p ranges from 1 to 1.4; q ranges from 0.6 to 2; r ranges from 0 to 1; s ranges from 2 to 4; and a total amount of copper present in the material before leaching in moles divided by a total amount of the oxidizing agent in moles, mols(Cu)/moIs(OA), ranges from n(eM)/8 to 2 n(eM); n(eM)_=2(s-q)-p-r?oxm? and OxM? is the average oxidation number of M? determined by calculating the molar average of the most stable oxidation number for each metal, as an oxide, comprised by M?.

Abstract: An automation system controls an automated production process of an industrial plant including a plurality of equipment for performing the production process. The system includes an augmented reality system, including a database system configured to store data and spatial coordinates associated with respective equipment of the plurality of equipment, augmented reality glasses configured to display the data, and executable program logic coupled to the augmented reality glasses. The executable program logic receives an up-to-date spatial position of a user from a positioning system and the data of equipment that are located in a proximity of the up-to-date spatial position of the user from the database system and control the augmented reality glasses for display of at least some of the received data.

Abstract: A medium molecular polyisobutene composition has a number-average molecular weight Mn of more than 10000 and up to 100000 g/mol with a high content of tetra-substituted double bond isomers from 20% to 75% in sum. The polyisobutene composition shows a high reactivity in thermal and/or photoreactions and/or radical backbone functionalisation and/or chlorine-based functionalisation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polybutylene terephthalate composition, and an article derived from the polybutylene terephthalate composition comprising as component (A) polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, as component (B) vinyl aromatic-based polymer comprising units which are derived from vinyl aromatic monomers, and as component (C) reinforcement agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out mass transfer processes, comprising a column having at least two inlet pipes for introducing a gaseous phase, where separation-active internals are accommodated in the column and a column section extends from the at least two inlet pipes to the separation-active internals, in which section a coverage of a cross-sectional area of the column is less than 25%, based on the total cross-sectional area, and where the at least two inlet pipes have a height offset which corresponds to not more than three times an inlet pipe diameter and the at least two inlet pipes are at an angle (?) of from 60° to 150° to one another and have asymmetry with respect to one another. The invention further relates to a use of the apparatus and also a method for designing the apparatus.

Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to a novel, highly efficient and general process for the preparation of UV absorbers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an ether or an ester of a tertiary alkanol or of mixtures of two or more ethers or esters of tertiary alkanols or of a stereoisomer thereof or of a mixture of two or more stereoisomers thereof as aromachemicals; to the use thereof for modifying the scent character of a fragranced composition; to an aroma chemical composition containing an ether or an ester of tertiary alkanol or of mixtures of two or more ethers or esters of tertiary alkanols or of a stereoisomer thereof or of a mixture of two or more stereoisomers thereof; and to a method of preparing a fragranced composition or for modifying the scent character of a fragranced composition. The invention further relates to specific ethers or esters of tertiary alkanols.

Abstract: Organic silicon compounds synthesized by a method for preparing such organic silicon compounds can act as or in functional fluids and for trapping water. The method includes reacting at least one alkoxy alkyl silane of the formula (Ia) and/or a cyclic siloxane of the formula (Ib) with at least one alkoxy alkanol of the formula (II). The reaction occurs in the presence of at least one acid or at least one base, optionally in a solvent, at a temperature of 0 to 200° C.

Abstract: In order to predict the future evolution of a health-state of an equipment and/or a processing unit of a chemical production plant, e.g., a steam cracker, a computer-implemented method is provided, which builds a data-driven model for the future key performance indicator based on the key performance indicator of today, the processing condition of today, and the processing condition over a prediction horizon.

Abstract: Described herein is the fermentative production of fine chemicals, notably itaconate or itaconic acid, including production microorganisms, fermentation compositions and media, proteins useful in the production of the products, and nucleic acids for expression of such proteins, as well as methods for the production of fine chemicals.

Abstract: A process for preparing coatings or sealed materials using a coating composition or a sealant that contains a first component and a second component. The first component includes a compound A) with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group. The second component includes a compound B) with at least one amino group. The at least one amino group can be a primary or secondary amino group or blocked primary or secondary amino group. Compounds A) or B) may additionally have at least one polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated group. The coating composition or sealant may further include a compound C) with at least one polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated group.

Abstract: Provided herein are novel and improved weight coating systems suitable for use with pipes, particularly pipes that are submerged in liquid, such as water, in environments including oceans, seas, marshes, lakes and rivers. The novel coating systems provided herein comprise an aggregate and a polyurethane binder, wherein the polyurethane binder is a two-component composition comprising an isocyanate component and an iso-cyanate-reactive component. The coating systems provided have increased durability, as well as flexibility allowing for efficiencies related to transportation, storage, use and resistance to corrosive effects. Furthermore, the coating systems are cost effective and have minimal or zero impact on the environments in which they are utilized.

Abstract: Provided is a process for the preparation of a compound with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group. A compound C1 with at least one halohydrin group is used as starting material. Compound C1 is reacted with phosgene or an alkyl chloroformate to give an adduct C2. The adduct C2 is reacted with a compound that includes anionic sulfur to obtain the compound with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group.

Abstract: Particulate material of the composition Li1+xTM1?xO2 wherein x is in the range of from ?0.02 to +0.05, TM comprises at least 93 mol-% nickel and (A) at least one element M1 wherein M1 is selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, W and Mo, (B) at least one element M2 wherein M2 is selected from B, Al, Mg and Ga, wherein said particulate material has an average particle diameter (D50) in the range of from 2 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: Use of porous metal oxide microspheres as light stabilizers for shaped artificial polymer articles, wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid dispersion of polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets of the dispersion; drying the droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres.

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous composition to improve barrier properties. Particularly, described herein is a polymer-based grease resistant aqueous composition for coating paper and paper products.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of an asphalt mix composition, said process comprising: (1) heating an asphalt composition to a temperature in the range of from 110 to 190° C. to obtain a first input stream; (2) providing one or more thermosetting reactive compounds to obtain a second input stream; and (3) homogenizing the streams of (1) and (2) in at least a first tank fitted with a first impeller, wherein the impeller allows an axial velocity>0.4 m/s, a radial velocity>0.65 m/s, and a shear rate>3.5 s?1; and wherein homogenization of (3) is carried out at a mixing power<3 W/kg.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for producing a battery component associated with a battery passport: a collector configured to collect battery data associated with the component of the battery, wherein the component of the battery comprises a physical identifier; an assignor configured to assign the physical identifier to a decentral identifier for generating the battery passport associated with the produced component of the battery, a battery passport generator configured to generate the battery passport by receiving a request to provide a decentral identifier associated with battery data of at least the component of the battery and in response to the request, generating the battery passport including the decentral identifier and data related to battery data of at least the component of the battery.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for producing pseudoionone and hydroxy pseudoionone. It suggests an apparatus (1) comprising first and second substantially vertically oriented reactor chambers oriented such that components flow through the first and second reactor chambers in different directions, wherein the first reactor chamber (13) is configured to receive a first component feed (C1) containing a first aqueous mixture through an inlet (15), and to produce a second aqueous mixture, and wherein the apparatus (1) comprises a mixing device (17) positioned downstream of the first component feed inlet (15) and configured to add a second component feed (C2) to the first component feed (C1) when the second aqueous mixture has formed, and the second reactor chamber (23) is configured to receive the first and second component feeds unified in the mixing device (17) from the first reactor chamber (13) and to produce a third aqueous mixture from the first and second aqueous mixtures.

Abstract: Process for making a partially coated electrode active material wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) Providing an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1?xO2, wherein TM is Ni and, optionally, at least one of Co and Mn, and, optionally, at least one element selected from Al, Mg, Ba and B, transition metals other than Ni, Co, and Mn, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, wherein at least 50 mole-% of the transition metal of TM is Ni, (b) treating said electrode active material with an aqueous medium, (c) partially removing water by solid-liquid separation method, (d) treating the residue with a compound of Me, Me being selected from at least one of aluminum, boron, phosphorus, antimony, magnesium, vanadium, and tellurium, and (e) treating the residue thermally.