Abstract: A process for producing a polycarbodiimide, comprising polymerizing a diisocyanate in the presence of a carbodiimidization catalyst in a reaction vessel in liquid phase at a temperature in the range of from 20 to 250° C., at a pressure in the range of from 20 to 800 mbar and in the presence of at least one inert gas, wherein the at least one inert gas is introduced into the liquid phase in the reaction vessel with a flow rate in the range of from 0.1 x/h to 100 x/h, x being the volume of the reaction vessel.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition (A) containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one conducting salt; (iii) at least one compound of formula (I) wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6 are independently from each other selected from H and F, wherein at least one of the group A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6 is F; R is selected from R1, and C(O)OR1, and R1 is selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C3-C6 cycloalkenyl, C5-C7 (hetero)aryl, and C2-C6 alkinyl, wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, (hetero)aryl, and alkinyl may be substituted by one or more F; and (iv) optionally at least one further additive.

Abstract: Composite structures including an ion-conducting material and a polymeric material (e.g., a separator) to protect electrodes are generally described. The ion-conducting material may be in the form of a layer that is bonded to a polymeric separator. The ion-conducting material may comprise a lithium oxysulfide having a lithium-ion conductivity of at least at least 10?6 S/cm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating energy during the expansion of natural process gas (P) prior to the supply of said natural gas to an acetylene production plant (H), which method comprises the method steps: a) supplying the natural process gas (P) from a natural process gas supply line at a temperature of ?10° C. and 50° C. and a pressure of 30 bar to 70 bar to a first heating stage (WT1) and heating the natural process gas (P) in the first heating stage (WT1) to a temperature of 20° C. to 40° C., b) supplying the natural process gas (P) heated in the first heating stage (WT1) to a second heating stage (WT2) and heating the natural process gas (P) in the second heating stage (WT2) to a temperature of 70° C. to 140° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of at least one microbial metabolite having at least 3 carbon atoms or at least 2 carbon atoms and at least 1 nitrogen atom by means of sugar-based microbial fermentation, comprising: a) the preparation of a sugar-containing liquid medium with a monosaccharide content of more than 20% by weight from a starch feedstock, the sugar-containing liquid medium also comprising non-starchy solid constituents of the starch feedstock; b) the fermentation of the sugar-containing liquid medium for the production of the metabolite(s); and c) depletion or isolation of at least one metabolite from the fermentation liquor, wherein a microorganism strain which produces the desired metabolite(s) is cultivated with the sugar-containing liquid medium, said liquid medium being obtained by: a1) milling the starch feedstock; and a2) liquefying the millbase in an aqueous liquid in the presence of at least one starch-liquefying enzyme, followed by saccharification using at least

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the continuous production of a polymer by radical polymerization, wherein at least three materials are mixed with microstructures in one or more mixers and are then polymerized in at least one reaction zone.

Abstract: The present application is generally directed to ultrapure synthetic carbon materials having both high surface area and high porosity, ultrapure polymer gels and devices containing the same. The disclosed ultrapure synthetic carbon materials find utility in any number of devices, for example, in electric double layer capacitance devices and batteries. Methods for making ultrapure synthetic carbon materials and ultrapure polymer gels are also disclosed.

Abstract: Semiaromatic, semicrystalline copolyamide molding compositions, comprising A) from 35 to 100% by weight of a copolyamide composed of a1) from 35 to 69% by weight of units which derive from hexamethylenediamine and from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms, a2) from 31 to 65% by weight of units which derive from 3,3?-dimethyl-4,4?-diaminodicyclohexylmethane and from terephthalic acid, a3) from 0 to 30% by weight of units of a semicrystalline polyamide different from a1) and a2), B) from 0 to 65% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of A) and B) is 100%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to foamed polyurethane obtainable by mixing a) polyisocyanates, b) relatively high molecular weight compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanate groups, c) solid particles, d) blowing agents, e) if appropriate, chain extender, crosslinking agent or mixtures thereof, f) if appropriate, catalyst and g) if appropriate, other additives to give a reaction mixture and allowing the reaction mixture to react to completion, the propotion of chain extender being less than 6% by weight, based on the total weight of the components a) to f), the content of solid particles being greater than 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the components a) to f), and the average functionality of the relatively high molecular weight compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanate groups being less 2.5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dinuclear Pt-carbene complexes comprising carbene ligands and pyrazole bridges, to a process for preparing the dinuclear Pt-carbene complexes by contacting suitable Pt compounds with the corresponding ligands or ligand precursors and/or pyrazole or corresponding pyrazole derivatives, to organic electronic components comprising at least one such dinuclear Pt-carbene complex, to an OLED comprising at least one such dinuclear Pt-carbene complex, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one such dinuclear Pt-carbene complex, to an OLED comprising such a light-emitting layer, to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination means, comprising such an OLED, and to the use of an inventive dinuclear Pt-carbene complex in OLEDs.

Abstract: The invention is about E. coli host cells which are capable to convert glycerol to serinol. Furthermore, a process for producing serinol is disclosed, which comprises culturing E. coli host cells inactive for triosephosphate isomerase and active for dihydroxyacetone phosphate aminotransferase to convert glycerol to serinol, induction of conversion from glycerol to serinol by adding at least glycerol to the cell culture, and isolating serinol from the cell culture.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an enzyme preparation which catalyzes the degradation of formaldehyde for reducing the formaldehyde content in a formaldehyde-containing formulation. In a preferred embodiment, the enzyme preparation contains a formaldehyde dismutase from a Pseudomonas putida strain. Further, the invention refers to a process for reducing the formaldehyde content in cross-linking agents for textile finishing or in polymer dispersions used, e.g. in construction chemistry. Further the invention relates to the use of an enzyme preparation which catalyzes the degradation of aldehydes for reducing the formaldehyde content in an aldehyde-containing formulation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a novel variant of the formaldehyde dismutase from Pseudomonas putida.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent devices that comprise organic layers that contain triazole compounds of the formula (I), or formula (II). The compounds are suitable components of, for example, blue-emitting, durable, organo-electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent devices may be employed for full color display panels in, for example, mobile phones, televisions and personal computer screens.

Abstract: Process for polymerizing at least one monomer under emulsion polymerization conditions, characterized in that the (co)monomers are selected from vinyl aromatic compounds, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, C1-C10-alkyl esters of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, 1,3-butadiene, and a-olefins bearing in the range of from 10 to 250 carbon atoms per molecule, in pure form or as mixture with isomers, and using a surfactant mixture comprising (A) an alkoxylation product of at least one alkanol (a), characterized in that alkanol (a) has 6 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule and the average number of alkylene oxide units per molecule in alkoxylation product (A) assumes a value in the range of from 35 to 55, the alkylene oxide units are selected from C2-C10-alkylene oxide units and alkanol (a) has an average degree of branching of at least 1; and (B) an alkoxylation product of at least one alkanol (b), characterized in that alkanol (b) has 13 to 19 car

Abstract: A method of purifying an organic diphosphite of general formula (I) The method comprises providing a crude organic diphosphite of general formula (I) that is at least partly dissolved in a first solvent (L1), wherein (L1) is selected from the group consisting of alkylbenzenes, aryl alkyl ethers, chlorobenzene, and mixtures thereof, and precipitating by admixing with a second solvent (L2) selected from the group consisting of linear C1-C4-alkanols, ethylene glycol di(C1-C4-alkyl) ethers, and mixtures thereof, and separating off the precipitated organic diphosphite from the solvents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing hybrid nanoparticles comprising at least one inorganic material and at least one polymeric organic material, comprising at least the steps of (A) providing an emulsion comprising a disperse phase (I) comprising at least one pre-cursor compound of the at least one polymeric organic material and at least one compound which brings about the precipitation of the at least one inorganic material, a continuous aqueous phase (II), and optionally at least one compound which brings about the polymerization of the at least one precursor compound, this being present in the disperse phase (I), in the continuous aqueous phase (II) or in both phases (I) and (II), (B) adding at least one precursor compound of the at least one inorganic material to the emulsion from step (A), so as to form the at least one inorganic material by precipitation in the disperse phase, (C) optionally adding at least one compound which brings about the polymerization of the at least one precu

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to specific acylhydrazone compounds, their use as oxidation catalysts and to a process for removing stains and soil on textiles and hard surfaces. The compounds are substituted with a specific cyclic ammonium group adjacent to the acyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved water-dispersible polyisocyanates with enhanced gloss, more particularly for two-component polyurethane coating materials.

Abstract: A process for purifying a polycarbodiimide comprising (a) providing a mixture comprising a polycarbodiimide and a carbodiimidization catalyst; (b) separating carbodiimidization catalyst from the polycarbodiimide by subjecting the mixture according to (a) to a first distillation, (c) adding an entrainer to the first bottom product obtained from (b) to obtain a mixture; (d) further separating carbodiimidization catalyst from the polycarbodiimide by subjecting the mixture obtained from (c) to a second distillation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a graphene nanoribbon, which comprises: (a) providing at least one aromatic monomer compound which is selected from at least one polycyclic aromatic monomer compound, at least one oligo phenylene aromatic monomer compound, or combinations thereof, on a solid substrate, (b) polymerization of the aromatic monomer compound so as to form at least one polymer on the surface of the solid substrate, (c) at least partially cyclodehydrogenating the one or more polymers of step (b), wherein at least step (b) is carried out at a total pressure p(total) of at least 1×10?9 mbar; and a partial oxygen pressure p(O2) and partial water pressure p(H2O) which satisfy the following relation: p(O2)×p(H20)<3×10?14 mbar2.