Abstract: A binder which is water-dilutable on protonation with acid and obtainable by a reaction of(A) an epoxy resin having an average molecular weight of from 300 to 6,000 and on average from 1.5 to 3.0 epoxide groups per molecule and(B) from 20 to 30 mol %, based on the amount of epoxide groups present in epoxy resin (A), of one or more secondary amine and/or alkanolamine of up to 40 carbon atomsand subsequent reaction with(C) a copolymer which is based on butadiene and acrylonitrile and contains primary and/or secondary amino groups, the amount of (C) being so dimensioned that the number of primary and secondary amino groups corresponds to from 1 to 50 mol % of the epoxide groups present in the epoxy resin (A), and also(D) with one or more primary and/or secondary amine to convert any epoxide groups still present, is usedin particular for cathodic electrocoating.

Abstract: The invention relates to fuels for Otto engines containing small proportions of the alkali-metal or alkaline-earth-metal salts of amic acids of the general formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2 N--CO--A--COOHor of analogous partial amides of tricarboxylic or tetracarboxylic acids whose carbamoyl groups have the general formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2 N--CO--,where A is the bivalent radical vinylene, ethylene, trimethylene, or tetramethylene and either R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different, substituted or unsubstituted alkyls or alkenyls of from 5 to 75 carbon atoms or R.sup.1 is hydrogen and R.sup.2 is the group of the general formulaR.sup.3 R.sup.4 N--[C.sub.n H.sub.2n O].sub.x --C.sub.n H.sub.2n --,where R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are identical or different hydrocarbon radicals of from 1 to 18--preferably from 4 to 13--carbon atoms, n is 3 or 4 (or 3 and 4), and x is from 4 to 99.

Abstract: For coating printing cylinders or sleeves with a seamless, smooth photosensitive layer, two or more strata of a thin, prefabricated, essentially solvent-free, unsupported, thermoplastically processible, solid, photosensitive layer are applied to the printing cylinder or the sleeve, without bubbles and with displacement of the air between the individual strata, and the total photosensitive layer material is then heated under pressure and with joining or fusion of the individual strata to form a single, continuous photosensitive layer, and the surface of the resulting photosensitive layer is aftertreated to shape it exactly to size and is smoothed, with formation of an exactly cylindrical shape.

Abstract: Pentasil coated catalysts and fully crystalline catalysts in which the individual pentasil crystals are larger than 5 .mu.m are prepared by hydrothermal treatment of SiO.sub.2 by a process in which the SiO.sub.2 moldings are subjected to a hydrothermal treatment at from 140.degree. to 220.degree. C. in an alkali-free mixture of water, an amine and/or a tetraalkylammonium compound, with or without ammonia. The aluminum component for the preparation of an aluminosilicate zeolite can be kneaded into the SiO.sub.2 moldings or fed in via the liquid phase during the hydrothermal treatment. The tetraalkylammonium compound used can be a tetra-n-propyl-ammonium salt or hydroxide.

Abstract: Solutions of low viscosity solvents and high viscosity, pasty products, for example water and sodium dithionite formulations, are prepared in a continuous manner in a matter of seconds in static and dynamic mixers connected in series while at the same time the ingress of air is avoided.

Abstract: A composite article is prepared by forming a continuous tow of continuous carbon fibers, forming a continuous tow of thermoplastic polymer fibers, uniformly and continuously spreading the thermoplastic polymer fibers to a selected width, uniformly and continuously spreading the carbon fiber tow to a width that is essentially the same as the selected width for the thermoplastic polymer fiber tow, intermixing the tows intimately, uniformly and continuously, in a relatively tension-free state, continuously withdrawing the intermixed tow and applying the tow to a mold and heating the tow.

Abstract: A film of an electrically conductive polymer consists of(A) a layer I which is treated on one side with an aqueous acid and contains incorporated counterions and whose thickness is 1-60% of the total thickness of the film, and(B) an electrochemically reversible oxidizable layer II whose thickness is 40-99% of the total thickness of the film.

Abstract: A highly conductive polyacetylene film is obtained by orienting a catalyst-containing polyacetylene film or an essentially catalyst-free polyacetylene film which has been swelled in a solvent after the catalyst has been washed out, the polyacetylene being essentially free of sp.sup.3 -hybridized carbon atoms.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, phenyl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl and l is 0 or 1, R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 1, 2 or 3 and Y is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A printing cylinder or a sleeve is coated with a continuous photosensitive recording layer by applying a first jointless stratum of a photosensitive recording layer to the printing cylinder or the sleeve, and uniformly preexposing this first stratum to actinic light and thereafter applying one or more further jointless strata of the photosensitive recording layer to this preexposed first stratum.

Abstract: 2-benzylfuryl compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are identical or different substituents and are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, alkenyl or haloalkenyl, each of not more than 6 carbon atoms, n being 1, 2 or 3 where R.sup.3 is not hydrogen, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each hydrogen or alkyl of not more than 6 carbon atoms, R is --CHO or CHR.sup.6 OA, R.sup.6 is hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl or alkynyl, each of not more than 6 carbon atoms, or carboxamide, and A is either hydrogen or a radical of an acid typical for pyrethroids, with the proviso that R.sup.2 is not hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, methyl or methoxy when R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sup.3 and A are each hydrogen, and furthermore with the proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are not methyl when A is a radical of tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, and finally with the proviso that R.sup.2 is not methyl, chlorine, bromine or methoxy and R.

Abstract: Highly heat-resistant polyaryl ether ketones are composed of(A) from 50 to 100 mol % of repeat units of the general formula I ##STR1## or a ring-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivative thereof and(B) from 0 to 50 mol % of repeat units, different from I, of the general formulae II and/or III ##STR2## or a ring-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivative thereof, where Q, Q', Y, Y', T, T', Z and Z' are each --O--, --CO-- or a chemical bond, one or more of these substituents is a --CO-- group, and s, t and u are each 0 or 1.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of N-phenyl(pyridyl)sulfonyldiamides by reacting a 2-aminobenzoic acid (nicotinic acid) derivative with sulfur trioxide, chlorosulfonic acid or an adduct of sulfur trioxide with a tertiary amine in the presence of a diluent and of a tertiary amine, and reacting the resulting sulfamate with a primary amine and a phosphorus halide, or by reacting a 2-aminobenzoic acid (nicotinic acid) derivatives with an N-alkyl(cycloalkyl)sulfamic acid or a salt of this acid in the presence of a diluent and of a phosphorus halide.

Abstract: The invention refers to a novel pharmaceutical composition having especially antimycotic activity and comprising the zinc complex of 5-chloro-7-iodo-8-hydroxyquinoline of formula (I) ##STR1## and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention can be used for the effective treatment of mycotic infections on the skin surface, mucous membranes or nails.The complex of formula (I) is prepared by reacting a solution of an alkali metal salt of 5-chloro-7-iodo-8-hydroxyquinoline with a solution containing an excess of an inorganic or organic zinc salt or a zinc complex having a lower stability constant than that of the complex of formula (I) and separating the product precipitated.

Abstract: Plateletlike pigments based on iron oxide and having a spinel structure of the composition:Mn.sub.u Al.sub.v Fe.sub.[3-(u+v)]-z O.sub.4-z,whereu is from 0.01-0.09,v is from 0-0.3 andz is from 0-1.The pigments can be used for producing decorative coatings, in particular in paints, plastics, prints and cosmetics, for producing electromagnetic screens, as substrates for coatings and as pigments having magnetic properties.

Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, A, m, n, x and y have the meanings given in the disclosure, a process for their manufacture, herbicidal and plant growth-regulating agents containing the novel active ingredients, and processes for combating unwanted plant growth and for regulating plant growth.

Abstract: Dispersions consisting essentially of finely divided materials homogeneously distributed in solutions of organic polymers are applied structure-free to flexible base materials in tape form by means of a knife coater.

Abstract: Multimethyl cyclohexene or cyclohexane derivatives having woody, spicy, amber or violet odors are disclosed. The derivatives can be formulated into perfurmes, talcs, lotions, cremes and air fresheners.

Abstract: Novel photopolymerizable recording materials, in particular for the production of printing plates and relief plates, can be developed with water or an aqueous alkaline solution and predominantly consist of a photoinitiator-containing mixture of (a) one or more low molecular weight compounds having one or more photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated double bonds and (b) one or more organic polymeric binders and contain a bisacylphosphine oxide as the photoinitiator.These recording materials are useful for the production of printing plates and relief plates.

Abstract: Caprolactam is obtained by cleaving oligomers of caprolactam by a process in which the oligomers, in a liquid or solid state, are introduced into a fluidized alumina bed and cleaved at from 290.degree. to 400.degree. C. in the presence of steam, and, in addition to the amount of inert gas required to fluidize the alumina bed, from 0.1 to 3 times this amount of inert gas is introduced above the fluidized bed.