Abstract: Described is an aqueous coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a radically polymerized addition polymer and phyllosilicate. The aqueous polymer dispersion has a particularly low electrical conductivity. The composition can be used for providing oxygen barrier properties to polymer films.

Abstract: A process for removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from a fluid stream comprises a) an absorption step in which the fluid stream is contacted with an absorbent comprising an aqueous solution (i) of an amine of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; X is OH or NH(CR1R2R3); m is 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; and o is 0 or 1; and optionally (ii) at least one tertiary amine, where the molar ratio of (i) to (ii) is greater than 0.

Abstract: A spring element includes a longitudinal axis, a main body that extends along the longitudinal axis and which can be elastically deformed between an uncompressed base state and a state in which the main body is compressed in the direction of the longitudinal axis, a groove extending peripherally on the outside of the main body, and a supporting ring arranged in the groove. A plurality of cut-outs is formed between the supporting ring and the main body in the groove in the base state of the main body. A vehicle shock absorber and a vehicle can use the spring element.

Abstract: Copolymers comprising ethylene, vinyl esters, in particular vinyl acetate and esters of (meth)acrylic acid, selected from esters comprising branched alkyl, cyclic alkyl or optionally alkyl substituted aryl moieties and having a weight average molecular weight of 35,000 g/mol to 150,000 g/mol, formulations of such copolymers in organic solvents and their use as pour point depressant, wax inhibitor and flow enhancer for crude oils.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to reduce or prevent agglomeration of polyisobutylene particles in aqueous media by LCST compounds and highly pure isobutylenes obtained thereby. The invention further relates to polyisobutylene products comprising the same or derived therefrom.

Abstract: The invention is directed to the production of metal-carbon containing bodies, which process comprises impregnating cellulose, cellulose-like or carbohydrate bodies with an aqueous solution of at least one metal compound, followed by heating the impregnated bodies in an inert and substantially oxygen-free atmosphere, thereby reducing at least part of the at least one metal compound to the corresponding metal or metal alloy.

Abstract: A process for producing expanded pellets from a thermoplastic elastomer having an elongation at break of more than 100% measured to DIN EN ISO 527-2, comprising: (a) pressing a polymer melt comprising a blowing agent through a perforated disk (18) controlled to a temperature between 150° C. and 280° C. and into a pelletizing chamber (26), (b) using a cutting device (20) to comminute the polymer melt pressed through the perforated disk (18) into individual expanding pellets, (c) discharging the pellets from the pelletizing chamber (26) using a liquid stream (36), wherein the blowing agent comprises CO2 and/or N2 and the amount of blowing agent in the polymer melt is from 0.5 to 2.5 wt %, the pelletizing chamber (26) is traversed by a stream of liquid at a temperature between 5° C. and 90° C. and the pressure of 0.1 bar to 20 bar above ambient pressure such that the pellets are expanded in the pressurized liquid by the blowing agent, producing expanded pellets having an uninterrupted skin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyurethane sealant, which comprises mixing (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polyetherpolyols, (c) aliphatic, exclusively amine initiated alkoxylation products having an OH-number of 400 to 1000 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 4, (d) blowing agents and optionally (e) chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents, (f) catalysts and (g) auxiliaries and/or additives to give a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture to give the polyurethane sealant. The present invention further relates to a cast in place polyurethane sealant, obtained according to a process according to the present invention.

Abstract: The use of formulations comprising (A) one or more aminocarboxylates, selected from among methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) and its alkali metal salts, glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and its alkali metal salts, iminodisuccinate, hydroxyethylimine diacetate and ethyleneiminodisuccinate and the corresponding alkali metal salts, (B) at least one organic compound selected from among organic phosphates, organic phosphonates and organic phosphites and salts of the abovementioned organic compounds, and (C) optionally water, for application to plants or the ground.

Abstract: The present invention relates to salts of etheramines and polymeric acid, and in particular to salts of etheramines and polycarboxylic acid and their manufacturing process.

Abstract: Electrode material comprising (a) at least one compound of general formula (I) LiFe(1-y)M1yPO4 (I) y is in the range of from zero to 0.4 M1 is at least one element selected from Co, Mn, Ni, V, Mg, Nd, Zn and Y, that contains at least one further iron-phosphorous compound, and in the range of from 0.05 to 0.25% by weight of sulphur and in the range of from 0.003 to 0.5% by weight of Ti, (b) carbon in electrically conductive modification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamination printing ink comprising an aqueous polyurethane dispersion binder, pigments, an aqueous carrier and optional additives, wherein the polyurethane is made of polyisocyanates, specific polyesterdiols, polytetrahydrofuran diol, monohydroxy-poly(alkylene oxide), diamino acid compound, polyamine compound and optionally one or more low molecular weight polyols.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:50-96, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1-47, as well as variants and fragments thereof.

Abstract: An absorbent for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid stream, comprising an aqueous solution a) of an amine of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; X is OH or NH(CR1R2R3); m is 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; and o is 0 or 1; and b) at least one activator selected from b1) a sterically unhindered primary amine and/or a sterically unhindered secondary amine; and a carboanhydrase. The absorbent allows rapid absorption of carbon dioxide from fluid streams.

Abstract: Aqueous formulation containing (A) at least one pigment or at least one dyestuff, (B) at least one dispersant selected from (B1) copolymers of at least one ethylenically unsaturated C4-C10-dicarboxylic acid and at least one C4-C20-olefin and their respective alkali metal salts and (B2) aromatic sulfonic acids and their respective alkali metal salts.(C) at least one chelating agent selected from MGDA, GLDA, IDS and citric acid and their respective ammonium and alkali metal salts. (D) water, wherein the concentration of the pigment (A) or dyestuff (A) is in the range of from 5 to 500 ppm, referring to the total aqueous formulation, and wherein the weight ratio of dispersant (B) to the pigment (A) or dyestuff (A), respectively, is in the range of from 1:5 to 3:1.

Abstract: The invention relates to physically, thermally and physically, or thermally curable aqueous coating compositions comprising A) at least one polyurethane selected from the group consisting of physically curable, thermally self-crosslinking and/or thermally externally crosslinking, ionically and/or nonionically stabilized polyurethanes, which are saturated, unsaturated and/or grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, as binder and B) at least one leaflet-shaped metallic pigment produced by PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) methods, the amount of B), based on the total binder content of the coating composition, being less than 10% by weight, and the total binder content, based on the coating composition, being less than 12% by weight. The invention further relates to a process for producing the compositions and to their use in particular in the production of coatings.

Abstract: 1,3-Diaminocyclohexanes of the general formula (I) are suitable for removing carbon dioxide from fluid streams where the radicals R are each, independently of one another, C1-4-alkyl; and n is an integer from 0 to 3. The amino groups of the 1,3-diaminocyclohexane are preferably arranged in trans position relative to one another in the plane of the cyclohexane ring. Absorption media for removing carbon dioxide from fluid streams comprise a) a 1,3-diaminocyclohexane of the general formula (I) and b) optionally at least one tertiary amine and/or a sterically hindered primary or secondary amine. In a process for removing carbon dioxide from fluid streams, the absorption medium is brought into contact with a fluid stream.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards mixtures comprising (A) 90 to 99.999% by weight of racemic methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or of MGDA with predominantly the L-isomer in an enantiomeric excess of up to 9.5% or their respective mono-, di- or trialkali metal or mono-, di- or triammonium salts, and (B) in total 0.001 to 10% by weight of the diacetic acid derivative of aspartate as free acid or as mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkali metal salt or as mono-, di-, tri- or tetraammonium salt, percent ages referring to the sum from (A) and (B).

Abstract: A process for preparing transition metal carbonates with a mean particle diameter in the range from 6 to 19 ?m (D50), which comprises combining, in a stirred vessel, at least one solution of at least one transition metal salt with at least one solution of at least one alkali metal carbonate or alkali metal hydrogencarbonate to prepare an aqueous suspension of transition metal carbonate, and, in at least one further compartment, continuously introducing a mechanical power in the range from 50 to 10 000 W/l in a proportion of the suspension in each case, based on the proportion of the suspension, and then recycling the proportion into the stirred vessel.

Abstract: A premixture for producing an absorbent for removing acid gases from a fluid stream containing a) at least a tertiary amine and/or a sterically hindered secondary amine; b) a dicarboxylic acid in an amount, calculated as neutralization equivalent based on the protonatable nitrogen atoms in a), of at least 30%, wherein the dicarboxylic acid has a solubility in water at a temperature of 20° C. of not more than 15 g of dicarboxylic acid per 100 g of water; and c) 20 to 80 wt % of water. Also described is a process for producing an absorbent from the premixture. The premixture is a transportable and readily handleable solution of a dicarboxylic acid having poor solubility in water for producing an absorbent for removing acid gases from a fluid stream.