Abstract: Antimycotics containing a compound of the formula ##STR1## where .dbd.Y is .dbd.CH--OCH.sub.3, .dbd.CH--CH.sub.3, .dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.3, .dbd.CH--SCH.sub.3 or .dbd.N--OCH.sub.3, and X is oxygen, or X may also be NH if Y is .dbd.N--OCH.sub.3,Z is halogen, nitro, cyano, unsubstituted or substituted organic radicals, OR.sup.12, SR.sup.13, SOR.sup.14, SO.sub.2 R.sup.15, --COOR.sup.16, --CONR.sup.17 R.sup.18, --COR.sup.19, --CR.sup.20 .dbd.NR.sup.21, --N.dbd.CR.sup.22 R.sup.23, --CR.sup.24 .dbd.N--OR.sup.25, --CR.sup.25 R.sup.26 --O--N.dbd.CR.sup.27 R.sup.28 andU, V, W can be hydrogen or one of the meanings given for Z, or where two of Z, U, V and W in adjacent positions on the phenyl ring can form an unsubstituted or substituted five- or six-membered, aromatic or aliphatic ring which may contain one to three hetero atoms (N, S, O), and R.sup.12 to R.sup.26 are identical or different and are hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted organic radicals,are used for controlling mycoses.

Abstract: Methods for removing and reclaiming excess paint from a paint spray booth includes entraining over-sprayed paint particles in a stream of air passing though the pain spray booth and causing the entrained over sprayed paint particles to come into contact with a flowing flood sheet within the paint spray booth such that a substantial portion of the paint particles are solubilized within the flowing aqueous flood sheet and are thereby removed from the stream of air. The solubilized paint particles are then separated and collected from the aqueous flood sheet so as to be reclaimed for future use, whereas the aqueous flood sheet is then recycled to the paint spray booth after the paint particles have been separated therefrom. To permit the reclamation of paint particles, the flood sheet includes an aqueous paint carrier having at least one of an aprotic heterocyclic oxygenate, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.6, lactone or a cyclic carbonate together with at least one organic solvent.

Abstract: For the production of a recording element having a photopolymerizable recording layer comprising at least two individual layers having the same composition or different compositions, located one on top of the other and firmly bonded to one another, the components used for the production of the individual layers are melted together, homogeneously mixed and freed from gaseous constituents in a self-purging, twin-screw extruder. Thereafter, the component mixture is divided into two or more material streams in a manner such that at least one material stream is removed from the extruder, transported by means of a delivery pump to an adapter or to a multilayer die and bonded there with a material stream from the screw extruder after shaping in each case to give sheet-like structures. During transport of the separate material streams, further components may be metered into or mixed with said streams, so that individual layers having the same or different properties are obtained.

Abstract: In solutions of polyimide-forming starting materials, containing diamines and tetracarboxylic diesters, at least 2 mol % of the ester groups in the tetracarboxylic diesters are derived from alcohols of the general formulaHO--Z--O--X IorHO--Z--X IIwhere Z is a straight-chain or branched aliphatic radical of from 1 to 15 carbon atoms which can be interrupted by from 1 to 4 ether groups --O-- and X is an aromatic radical of from 5 to 20 carbon atoms which can also contain nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur as hetero atoms in the aromatic ring system, excepting benzyl alcohol as compound of the formula II in the case of the use of diamines having a basicity constant of less than or equal to 10.sup.-11.

Abstract: Hydrocarbons and polymers thereof, of the structure (I)R--C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --Cl (I)where R is a hydrocarbon radical, are prepared by reacting corresponding starting materials which contain chlorine bonded to tertiary carbon, of the structureR--C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --Cl (II)with from 1 to 10 moles of butadiene in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst in a solvent which is inert to the catalyst, and the hydrocarbons or polymers thereof can be reacted in a further step of the process with a compound from the group comprising ammonia, primary or secondary amine or polyamine, amino alcohol, amino ether, hydrazine or hydrazine which is substituted up to three times.

Abstract: A liquid-crystalline polymer of virtually uniform molecular weight, obtainable by polymerizing identical or different monomers of the formula I ##STR1## where R is hydrogen, chlorine or methyl,A is a flexible, long-chain moiety which acts as a spacer, is a mesogenic moiety built up from at least two aromatic rings which are linked to one another in a linear or approximately linear manner, andC is an optically active, chiral moiety,in from 0.01 to 0.1 molar solution in an inert organic solvent in the presence of from 1 to 40 mol %, based on the monomers, of a free-radical initiator, at from 40.degree. to 60.degree. C. for from 100 to 140 hours, and subsequently isolating the polymerization product from the reaction mixture, and the use thereof for building up recording layers for laser-optical and electrical recording elements and for electrophotography and for building up liquid-crystalline display elements.

Abstract: Unreinforced polyamide molding materials containA) from 60 to 100% by weight of a mixture consisting ofA.sub.1) from 97.5 to 99.85% by weight of one or more polyamides,A.sub.2) from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum hydroxide andA.sub.3) from 0.1 to 2% by weight of one or more esters or amides of saturated or unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids of 10 to 40 carbon atoms with aliphatic saturated alcohols or amines of 2 to 40 carbon atomsand, based on the total weight of the polyamide molding material,B) from 0 to 40% by weight of a toughened polymer andC) from 0 to 10% by weight of conventional additives in effective amounts.

Abstract: A process for producing nylon-4,6 which is filled with a reinforcing agent by mixing a reinforcing agent with nylon-4,6 in the melt comprises the steps ofa) polycondensing a salt of 1,4-diaminobutane and adipic acid in the presence of excess 1,4-diaminobutane and water at polyamide-forming temperatures under superatmospheric pressure to give a precondensate having a relative viscosity .ltoreq.1.60,b) polycondensing the precondensate of a) in solid phase in the presence of steam at 220.degree.-270.degree. C. to obtain a nylon-4,6 having a relative viscosity of from 2.0 to 2.6,c) incorporating a reinforcing agent in the melt into nylon-4,6 from stage b) to obtain a nylon-4,6 filled with a reinforcing agent,d) polycondensing said filled nylon-4,6 in solid phase in the presence of steam at 220.degree.-270.degree. C. to a relative viscosity of at least 3.2.

Abstract: N-Hydroxyazoles of the general formula I ##STR1## where A is ##STR2## and R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or halogen, are prepared by a process in which an azole of the general formula II ##STR3## where A, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the abovementioned meanings, is reacted with hydrogen peroxide or an alkyl peroxide in the presence of a zeolite catalyst at from -20.degree. to 150.degree. C. and from 0.1 to 150 bar.

Abstract: The enhancement of the antitumor action of tumor necrosis factor by lithium salts is described.

Abstract: Azo dyes having the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification and are useful for dyeing or printing textile materials.

Abstract: The use of nicotinic anilide derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: R.sup.1 halogen, methyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, methylthio, methylsulfinyl, methylsulfonylR.sup.2 unsubstituted or halogen-substituted alkyl, unsubsituted or halogen-substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, unsubstituted or halogen-substituted alkoxy, unsubstituted or halogen-substituted alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkenloxyfor combating Botrytis, and nicotinic anilides of the formula I.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing an aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition comprisingA) mixingi) a powder comprising a dispersion of a pigment in a solid resinii) a principal resiniii) a crosslinker and optionallyiv) an additive selected from the group consisting of organic solvents, catalysts, wetting agents, conditioning agents, thickeners, rheology control agents, antioxidants, surfactants, leveling agents and mixtures thereofB) salting with an acid andC) dispersing in deionized water.

Abstract: Flexible magnetic recording media essentially consist of a web-like nonmagnetic substrate, a magnetic layer applied to one main side of the web-like substrate and a backing coating formed on the opposite main side of the substrate from a polymeric binder and nonmagnetizable fillers and supporting pigments.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antifreeze/coolant composition with polymeric polycarboxylates which prevents hard water precipitants and scale formation, is soluble in alcohol and alcohol/water mixtures, is compatible with other commonly used antifreeze/coolant components, does not corrode or damage automotive cooling systems and is effective at relatively low concentrations.

Abstract: Cyclohexenone oxime ethers of the formula I ##STR1## (R.sup.1 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl; A=substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or alkenylene;Z=a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaromatic structure;X=substituted or unsubstituted amino, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, carboxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyloxycarbonyl and phenyl;n=0 to 3, or 1 to 4 where Z is halogen-substituted pyridyl; andR.sup.

Abstract: The average size of ammonium sulfate crystals is increased by passing undersized ammonium sulfate crystals through a multistage apparatus in which the crystals are contacted with an aqueous ammonium sulfate spray in a first heated chamber to increase the average size of the crystals, the enlarged crystals thereafter passing through a second heated chamber to dry the enlarged crystals.

Abstract: Polyacetals useful as reduced-phosphate or phosphate-free detergent and cleaner additives are obtainable by cationically initiated polyaddition of(a) divinyl ethers and(b) dihydroxy compounds and also, optionally,(c) monohydroxy compoundsand have K values of from 8 to 100.

Abstract: The present invention deals with low temperature impact resistant, easily flowing, thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer compositions, comprising:A) 5-95 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (A) having a Shore A hardness less hah 95; andB) 95-5 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (B) having a Shore A hardness greater than 98, whereby the parts by weight of (A) and (B) total 100 parts by weight; andC) 0-60 weight percent based on the weight of (A) and (B) of a reinforcing filler.The products are prepared by melting together polyurethane elastomers (A) and (B) at temperatures of from 140.degree.-250.degree. C., preferably in an extruder, and are most preferred for the preparation of ski boots and injection molded articles for motor vehicles.

Abstract: Curable composition based on branched acrylates with COOH groups and/or branched acrylates with epoxide groups, and aminoplast resins.The present invention relates to a curable composition consisting ofA) a polymer with at least 2 COOH groups,B) a polymer with at least 2 epoxide groups andC) an aminoplast resin.At least one of components A) or B) is based on a branched soluble acrylate copolymer, more than 3 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the monomers, of a monomer with at least two polymerizable, olefinically unsaturated double bonds being used in the preparation of these branched acrylate copolymers and the proportions of the individual components relative to one another being chosen so that a molar ratio of 3:1 to 1:3 prevails between the carboxyl groups of component A) and the epoxide groups of component B) and a weight ratio of 65:35% by weight to 98:2% by weight prevails between the epoxy resin component and the aminoplast resin component.