Abstract: The present invention relates to a pulverulent vitamin formulation in which the vitamin essentially has a particle size of less than 0.7 ?m and which comprises an effective amount of propyl gallate, and also to processes for producing this formulation, and to formulations obtainable by these processes and to the use thereof as animal feed, food, food supplement, personal care product or pharmaceutical composition. The formulations of the invention have improved stability compared to the prior art.

Abstract: A rubber composition containing (A) at least one rubber selected from sulphur vulcanizable rubbery elastomers, (B) silica, (C) at least one non-ionic surfactant (C) that is selected from compounds according to general formula (I a) R1—CH(OH)—CH2—O-(AO)x—R2,??(I a) and from compounds according to general formula (I b) R1—CH(OH)—CH2—O-(AO)x-A1-O-(AO)y—CH2—CH(OH)—R1,??(I b) and from compounds according to general formula (I c) R1—CO—NH—CH2—CH2—O-(AO)x—CH2—CH2—NH—CO—R1,??(I c) wherein R1 are same or different and selected from C4-C30-alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C4-C30-alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C—C double bond, R2 are same or different and selected from C1-C30-alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C2-C30-alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C—C double bond, R2 is selected from C2-C10-alkylene, straight chain or branched, x, y same or different and selected from 10 to 50, and AO is selected from identical or different alkylene oxides, s

Abstract: The invention relates to a use of a coating layer on a paper substrate for blocking oxygen transfer through the coated paper substrate, wherein the coating layer on the paper substrate is obtainable by a process, which comprises the steps of (a) providing a paper substrate with a surface, (b) applying onto the surface of the provided paper substrate an aqueous coating mass, and (c) drying of the paper substrate with the applied aqueous coating mass to obtain the coated paper substrate, wherein the aqueous coating mass contains an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer P, which is obtainable by radically initiated emulsion polymerization of at least 40 parts by weight of styrene and 22 to 49 parts by weight of butadiene and optionally other monomers based on the sum total of the parts by weight of all monomers, which is always 100, in the presence of a first degraded starch.

Abstract: A composite article has increased pull-off strength and includes a first layer including a low surface energy polymer, a poly(meth)acrylate layer, and an epoxide layer. The poly(meth)acrylate layer is disposed on and in direct contact with the first layer. Moreover, the poly(meth)acrylate layer includes a poly(meth)acrylate that includes the reaction product of at least one (meth)acrylate that is polymerized in the presence of an organoborane initiator. The epoxide layer is disposed on and in direct contact with the poly(meth)acrylate layer. The epoxide layer includes an epoxide. The composite article has a pull-off strength of greater than zero pli measured using ASTM D4541.

Abstract: The invention relates to crop plants comprising novel seed lipid compositions. Provided are both wild type and mutant nucleic acid molecules encoding Brassica fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase B proteins (FATB) and the proteins as such. Also provided are Brassica plants, tissue and seeds comprising at least three mutant fatB alleles in their genome, whereby the seed oil fatty acid composition or profile is significantly altered.

Abstract: The invention relates to a use of a coating layer on a paper substrate for blocking oxygen transfer through the coated paper substrate, wherein the coating layer on the paper substrate is obtainable by a process, which comprises the steps of (a) providing a paper substrate with a surface, (b) applying onto the surface of the provided paper substrate an aqueous coating mass, and (c) drying of the paper substrate with the applied aqueous coating mass to obtain the coated paper substrate, wherein the aqueous coating mass contains an aqueous dispersion of a polymer P, which is obtainable by radically initiated emulsion polymerization of at least 25 parts by weight of a C1-C12 alkyl acrylate or a C1-C12 alkyl methacrylate based on the sum total of the parts by weight of all monomers, which is always 100, in the presence of a first degraded starch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersion (PD) having polyurethane-polyurea particles, present in the dispersion, having an average particle size of 40 to 2000 nm, and having a gel fraction of at least 50%, obtainable by (I) preparing a composition (Z) comprising, based in each case on the total amount of the composition (Z), (Z.1) 15 to 65 wt % of at least one intermediate containing isocyanate groups and having blocked primary amino groups, its preparation comprising the reaction (Z.1.1) of at least one polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups and comprising anionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into anionic groups, with (Z.1.2) at least one polyamine comprising at least two blocked primary amino groups and at least one free secondary amino group, by addition reaction of isocyanate groups from (Z.1.1) with free secondary amino groups from (Z.1.2), (Z.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for the production of high temperature super-conductor wires. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for the production of high temperature superconductor wires comprising heating a film comprising yttrium or a rare earth metal, an alkaline earth metal, and a transition metal to a temperature of at least 700° C. and cooling the film to a temperature below 300° C., wherein the heating and cooling is per-formed at least twice.

Abstract: Process for manufacturing a lithiated transition metal oxide, said process comprising the steps of (a) mixing at least one lithium salt and a precursor selected from transition metal oxides, transition metal oxyhydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and transition metal carbonates, (b) pre-calcining the mixture obtained in step (a) at a temperature in the range of from 300 to 700° C., and (c) calcining the pre-calcined mixture according to step (b) in a multi-stage fluidized bed reactor at a temperature in the range of from 550° C. to 950° C., wherein the temperatures in step (b) and (c) are selected in a way that step (c) is being performed at a temperature higher than that of step (b).

Abstract: Preparing ethanolamines/ethyleneamines in the presence of an amination catalyst prepared by reducing a calcined catalyst precursor containing one or more metals of groups 8, 9, 10 and/or 11 and low basicity achieved by: a) coprecipitating catalyst precursor and active composition additionally contains alkali metals or alkaline earth metals; b) the catalyst precursor is prepared by impregnating a support material or precipitative application onto a support material containing alkali metals, Be, Ca, Ba, Sr, hydrotalcite, chrysotile or sepiolite; c) the catalyst precursor is prepared by impregnating a support material or precipitative application onto a support material and the active composition of the catalyst support contains one or more of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; d) the catalyst precursor is calcined at temperatures of 600° C. or more; or e) the catalyst precursor is prepared by a combination of a) and d), b) and d), or c) and d).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, a recombinant micro-organism, to a method for producing alanine and to the use of the recombinant nucleic acid molecule or the recombinant microorganism for the fermentative production of alanine.

Abstract: Object of the invention is a process for the manufacturing of a polymer with urethane groups, wherein in a first alternative A) a five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate B) a compound with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups, and C) a compound which at least two functional groups that react with a group —SH or, in case of a carbon-carbon triple bond as functional group that react with a group —SH, a compound with at least one carbon-carbon triple bond are reacted or wherein in a second alternative A) a five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate and D) a compound with at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one functional group that reacts with a group —SH.

Abstract: A four-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream of a gasoline engine, the catalyst comprising a porous wall flow filter substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, and a plurality of passages defined by porous internal walls of the porous wall flow filter substrate, wherein the plurality of passages comprise inlet passages having an open inlet end and a closed outlet end, and outlet passages having a closed inlet end and an open outlet end; wherein in the pores of the porous internal walls and on the surface of the porous internal walls, which surface defines the interface between the porous internal walls and the passages, the catalyst comprises a three-way conversion catalytic coating comprising an oxygen storage compound and a platinum group metal supported on a refractory metal oxide; wherein in the pores of the porous internal walls, the three-way conversion catalytic coating is present as in-wall

Abstract: A process for welding porous membranes, the process containing i) providing first and second porous membranes; ii) at least partially superimposing the first and second porous membranes to obtain an at least partial superimposition region; iii) welding the first and second porous membranes at least in a portion of the at least one superimposition region at a temperature in the range from 100 to 300° C. to obtain an at least partially welded composite of the first and second porous membranes, wherein the first and second porous membranes are made of at least one thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane elastomer, a polyester elastomer, a polyetherester elastomer, a polyesterester elastomer, a polyamide elastomer, a polyetheramide elastomer, a polystyrene elastomer, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate elastomer, and wherein the first and second porous membranes have pores having an average pore diameter of less than 2000 nm.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of: providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase or a mutated hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (mut-HPPD) which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide and/or a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type homogentisate solanesyl transferase or a mutated homogentisate solanesyl transferase (mut-HST) which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide, and applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide.

Abstract: A cyclic metals deactivation system unit for the production of equilibrium catalyst materials including a cracker vessel configured for cracking and stripping a catalyst material; and a regenerator vessel in fluid communication with the cracker vessel, the regenerator vessel configured for regeneration and steam deactivation of the catalyst material.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns increasing the tocopherol content of a plant relative to a control plant, comprising expressing in a plant at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-12-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-elongase, and at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-5-desaturase. The present invention also relates to methods for the manufacture of oil, fatty acid- or lipids-containing compositions, and to such oils and lipids as such.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an article having a density of from 0.03 to 0.45 g/cc and including a plurality of anisotropic tubular particles that are randomly oriented in the article. The tubular particles include a thermoplastic elastomer foam and a polymer disposed on an exterior surface of the thermoplastic elastomer foam as an outermost layer of the particles. Each of the thermoplastic elastomer foam and the polymer independently has a softening temperature determined according to DIN ISO306. The softening temperature of the polymer is at least 5° C. lower than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic elastomer foam.

Abstract: The cotton variety ST 5020GLT is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety ST 5020GLT with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of ST 5020GLT and to plants of ST 5020GLT reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from ST 5020GLT.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition.