Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous two-component polyurethane coating composition comprising a component (I) wich contains as binder (A1) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible polyester resin (A1) which contains hydroxyl groups and acid groups which can be converted into the corresponding acid anion groups and has an OH number of from 30 to 250 mg of KOH/g and an acid number of from 5 to 150 mg of KOH/g, and (A2) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethane resin (A2) which contains hydroxyl groups and acid groups which can be converted into the corresponding acid anion groups and has an OH number of from 20 to 200 mg of KOG/g and an acid number of from 5 to 150 mg of KOH/g, and (A3) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible acrylate copolymer which contains hydroxyl groups and acid groups which can be converted into the corresponding acid anion groups, and/or an acrylated polyester and/or an acrylated polyurethane, which has an OH number of from 40 to 200 mg of KOG

Abstract: Polymers of ethylene are obtainable by polymerization of ethylene and, if desired, further comonomers in the presence of a catalyst system comprising as active constituents I) a Phillips catalyst, II) a solid which is different from I) and comprises a component which is derived from the metallocene complexes of the formula (A) in which the substituents and indices have the following meanings:  R1 to R10 are hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, 5-to 7-membered cycloalkyl which may in turn bear C1-C6-alkyl groups as substituents, C6-C15-aryl or aryalkyl, where two adjacent radicals may also together form a cyclic group having from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, or Si(R11)3, where R11 is C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C15-aryl or C3-C10-cycloalkyl, or the radicals R4 and R9 together form a group —[Y(R12R13)]m—, where Y is silicon, germanium, tin or carbon, and R12, R13 are hydrogen C1-C10-alky, C3-C10-cycloalyl or C6-C15-aryl, M is a metal of transition groups IV to VIII or a metal of the lanthanide

Abstract: The use of an amine with an average pKA of from 1 to 14 as detergency booster, preferably in textile detergents, especially in color detergents, and detergent formulations containing these amines.

Abstract: Reactive dyes containing two units each comprising a monoazo or disazo chromophore linked to a triazinylamino group, each of which units is linked by a diamine unit disposed between the triazine rings.

Abstract: Polymers of C2-C10 alkenes are prepared in the presence of catalyst systems comprising as active constituents A) a metallocene complex of the general formula I  where the substituents and indices have the following meanings: M is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium or tantalum, R1 to R4 are hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl which in turn can bear a C1-C10-alkyl as substituent, C6-C15-aryl or arylalkyl, where two adjacent radicals may also together be cyclic groups having from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, Si(R6)3,  where R6 is C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C15-aryl or C3-C10-cycloalkyl, R7 and R8 are hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C15-aryl or C3-C10-cycloalkyl, R9 and R10 are C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C15-aryl or C3-C10-cycloalkyl, Y is nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, or bismuth, Z is oxygen, sulfur, selenium or tellurium, n is an integer in the range from 0 to 10, B) a compound forming metallocenium ions.

Abstract: In a process for preparing spinel extrudates by extruding molding compositions comprising spinel powder with or without extrusion assistants, stabilizers, shrinkage reducers, pore-formers or mixtures thereof subsequent drying and calcination of the extrudates, the molding composition further comprises aluminum oxides or aluminum oxide hydrates and metal nitrates.

Abstract: A process for the hydrogenation of a sugar or a mixture of two or more thereof comprises the following step: Bringing the sugar or the mixture of two or more thereof into contact with hydrogen in the presence of specific catalysts to give a sugar alcohol or a mixture of two or more thereof, wherein the catalyst comprises at least one metal of transition group VIII of the Periodic Table, either alone or together with at least one metal of transition group I or VII of the Periodic Table.

Abstract: Bisimides of the formula I where R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings stated in the description, are prepared in a process in which the corresponding dicarboxylic anhydrides of the formulae II and III R1—CO—O—CO—R2  (II) R3—CO—O—CO—R4  (III), are reacted with an amine of the formula H2N—R—NH2 in the presence of a tertiary amine.

Abstract: A composition comprising effective amounts of a) a compound of the formula I or an N-oxide or salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, hydroxyl, nitro, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio or C1-C4-haloalkylthio; R5, R6 and R7 are hydrogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, halogen, C1-C7-alkyl, C1-C7-haloalkyl, C1-C7-alkoxy, C1-C7-haloalkoxy, C1-C7-alkylthio, C1-C7-haloalkylthio, C1-C7-hydroxyalkyl, C2-C4-acyl, aryl or aryloxy, it being possible for the radicals with aryl to carry one to three of the following groups: cyano, nitro, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio and C1-C4-haloalkylthio, and d) (2RS,3SR)-1-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxiran-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (IV) exhibits a synergistic fungicidal activity.

Abstract: A process for preparing radiation-curable, urethane-functional prepolymers by reacting an isocyanate-functional component A with an OH-containing component B, wherein either component A embraces two different isocyanate compounds A1 or one isocyanate compound A1 and at least one isocyanate compound A2 or component B embraces at least two different compounds B1. Also, the prepolymers obtainable by the process and the radiation-curable formulations comprising them. Furthermore, the use of the radiation-curable formulations for coating substrates, a method of coating substrates, and the coated substrates themselves.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding masses made of thermoplastic polymers obtained by mixed graft polymerization and having a glass transition temperature above 20 C., and of special rubber-elastic block copolymers, are characterized by a balanced spectrum of properties.

Abstract: A particulate polymer P having an average particle diameter d50 of from 0.1 to 50 &mgr;m is prepared by a process in which an emulsion E is prepared from one or more monomers M, which are polymerizable by free radical polymerization to give the polymer P, water, and at least one protective colloid PC by the action of high shear forces, and the emulsion E is subjected to polymerization in a reactor with the use of a free radical polymerization initiator RI wherein, based on the emulsion E, not more than 75% by weight of the emulsion E (initially taken portion of E) are initially taken in the reactor at the beginning of the polymerization and at least 25% by weight of the emulsion E (feed portion of E) are not fed to the reactor until after the beginning of the polymerization.

Abstract: A process is described for preparing (meth)acrylic esters by reacting (meth)acrylic acid with C4-C12-alkanols in the presence of sulfuric acid or a mono-C4-C12-alkyl sulfate as catalyst, where the catalyst is regenerated by extraction with water from the reaction mixture and the aqueous catalyst solution is recycled back to the esterification, the concentration of unreacted alkanol in the reaction mixture to be extracted being not more than 5% by weight, based on the reaction mixture to be extracted.

Abstract: A method of initiating free-radical addition polymerization, which entails effecting a free-radical addition polymerization in the presence of an initiator, which contains, as a structural feature, a Diels-Alder adduct of an azo group (—N═N—) with a conjugated double bond (diene).

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous powder coating dispersions based on epoxy resins, consisting of a solid, pulverulent component I and an aqueous component II, component I being a powder coating comprising: A) at least one epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight of from 300 to 5500 daltons, B) at least one di- and/or polycarboxylic acid as curing agent, comprising one or more organosilyl groups in the molecule, if desired in a mixture with other di- and/or polycarboxylic acids which contain no organosilyl group as substituent, and C) if desired, catalysts, fillers, auxiliaries and/or additives specific to powder coating, such as degassing agents, leveling agents, free-radical scavengers, antioxidants and/or UV absorbers, and component II being an aqueous dispersion comprising: D) at least one nonionic thickener and E) if desired, catalysts, auxiliaries, defoaming agents, dispersion auxiliaries, wetting agents, preferably carboxyl-containing dispersants, anti-oxidants, UV absorbers, free-radical s

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable binder BM consisting of a copolymer which is composed of: A) from 80 to 99% by weight of a hydroxyl-containing polyether acrylate and/or polyester acrylate A), which optionally contains a mono-, di- and/or polyamine AA) as adduct, and of B) from 1 to 20% by weight of benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, its anhydrides and/or its esters. The invention additionally relates to processes for the preparation of the binder BM and to the use of the binders BM in radiation-curable coating compositions.

Abstract: A process for working up residues containing dihydroxy compounds resulting from the preparation of polyesters, where (1) in a first stage there is esterification or transesterification of a dicarboxylic acid or esters thereof or ester-forming derivatives with a molar excess of a dihydroxy compound, (2) in at least one second stage there is polycondensation of the esterification product obtained in (1), (3) the vapors (a) and (b) resulting from the reactions in (1) and (2) respectively are subjected to a treatment to recover the starting materials, wherein the treatment to recover the starting materials is carried out in the presence of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound in an amount of from 0.5 to 10% by weight, calculated as alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, based on the solids content of the vapors.

Abstract: The invention relates to three-layer metal pipe coating compositions based on a powder primer, on a thermoplastic hard adhesive and on a polyolefin cladding. The powder primer contains epoxidized novolak resins, phenolic crosslinking agents and fillers based on crystalline silicic acid modifications. The invention likewise relates to a process for the exterior coating of metal pipes by a three-layer method, in which the powder primer described is applied to the metal pipe, a thermoplastic hard adhesive is applied to the powder primer, and subsequently a polyolefin cladding is applied.

Abstract: 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al of formula I is prepared continuously by: thermally cleaving, in the presence or absence of an acid catalyst, 3-methyl-2-buten-1-al diprenyl acetal of formula II: thereby eliminating 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol of formula III and yielding cis/trans-prenyl 3-methylbutadienyl ether of formula IV: thermally rearranging the resultant butadienyl ether of formula IV thereby yielding 2,4,4-trimethyl-3-formyl-1,5-hexadiene of formula V: subsequently rearranging intermediate (V) thereby yielding citral product of formula I, which comprises: as the reaction proceeds, continuously distilling the reaction mixture thereby continuously removing prenol, which is formed by degradation of acetal II, and the intermediates of formula IV and V and any citral product which is formed during the reaction; and thermally rearranging said intermediates of formula IV and V at a temperature of 100-200° C.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials contain A) polycarbonates B) elastomeric graft copolymers, C+D) two different, thermoplastic copolymers based on styrene or &agr;-methylstyrene, E) copolymers based on alkyl(meth)acrylate and F) polymeric, OH-containing compounds.