Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for concentrating light by means of fluorescent compounds in plastic sheets or films, wherein perylene compounds are used for this purpose.

Abstract: Coating materials containing aliphatic .alpha.-hydroxyketones of the general formula ##STR1## where R and R.sup.1 are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, as antiskimming agents. These .alpha.-hydroxyketones are particularly useful in paints and finishes based on oxidatively drying alkyd resins.

Abstract: A halogen-free self-extinguishing thermoplastic composition comprising as the flame retardant, one or more phosphorus-containing compounds or elemental phosphorous, a polyphenylene ether, a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, a phenol/aldehyde resin, a terpolymer of styrene, acrylonitrile and a hydroxy-containing ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid on which a polyphenylene ether is grafted, and optionally, a diene elastomer having grafted thereon styrene and acrylonitrile monomers.

Abstract: High molecular weight polyphenylene ethers are prepared from monohydric phenols by an oxidative coupling reaction with oxygen in the presence of a solvent and of a catalyst complex consisting of a copper salt and an organic amine of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkylidene, preferably C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkylidene, or alkenylidene, R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, preferably C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by functional groups, and n is an integer from 1 to 4, preferably 1 or 2. Preferred functional groups are --OR.sup.3, --NHR.sup.3 or --SR.sup.3, in which R.sup.3 is H C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, and the most suitable amines are 3-tert.-butoxypropylamine, 4-tert.-butoxybutylamine, 3-tert.-butoxy-2-methylpropylamine, 3-tert.-butoxy-2,3-dimethylpropylamine, 3-tert.-butoxy-2-methyloctylamine and N-methyl-N-(4-tert.-butoxybutyl)-amine.

Abstract: .alpha.-Methyl-substituted ketones are prepared by reacting the corresponding unsubstituted ketones, which must possess two or more geminal hydrogen atoms in the .alpha.-position, with methanol in the gas phase at from 350.degree. to 500.degree. C. and under from 1 to 20 bar in the presence of a metal oxide.

Abstract: The sugar content of plants is increased by a method in which the plants are treated, from 1 to 15 weeks prior to harvesting, with a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or halogen-substituted alkenyl of 3 to 5 carbon atoms or alkynyl of not more than 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is a non-aromatic heterocyclic structure which has 5 to 7 ring members and no double bonds or one double bond in a heterocyclic ring, contains 1 or 2 hetero atoms from the group consisting of sulfur and oxygen, and can be substituted by alkyl of not more than 3 carbon atoms, and X is H or C00-alkyl, or one of its plant-tolerated salts.

Abstract: Sheet-like reinforced materials consisting ofA. a core layer comprising a sheet-like textile structure, preferably a glass fiber mat,B. a plastic matrix composed of a nylon which has been polymerized under alkaline conditions and penetrates both the core layer and the surface layer of layers,are produced batchwise by the RIM method or continuously on a double-belt press by impregnating the sheet-line textile structure and the foam sheets with a lactam melt and polymerizing the latter. The reinforced material can be used for the production of finished articles having a satisfactory surface, for example for the automotive or aircraft industry.

Abstract: Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is cycloalkyl of 3 to 12 carbon atoms which may or may not be olefinically monounsaturated to tetraunsaturated, can be substituted by not more than 3 methyl or ethyl groups, one vinyl, methylvinyl or allyl group, 1 or 2 chlorine atoms or one alkoxy group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and can be bridged by an alkylene chain of not more than 4 carbon atoms, X is alkylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, which can be monounsaturated or diunsaturated, interrupted by not more than 2 sulfur or oxygen atoms and substituted by not more than 3 alkyl groups of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is hydrogen of alkoxycarbonyl where alkoxy is of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 3 or 4 carbon atoms, propargyl or haloalkenyl of 3 or 4 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 halogen atoms, and the salts of these compounds, processes for their preparation, herbicides containing these compounds, and their use.

Abstract: 7-Aminoazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl or aralkyl,R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each hydrogen or alkyl, andA is nitrogen or CR.sup.4, whereR.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl or halogen, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Abstract: Quinoline and substituted quinolines are prepared by reacting aniline or a substituted aniline with an .alpha., .beta.-monounsaturated aldehyde in a high-boiling mineral oil by a method in which the high-boiling mineral oil is replaced when it becomes enriched with by-products, and the said mineral oil enriched with by-products is removed.

Abstract: A growth-promoting additive for feeds consists of a commercial growth promoter as well as an aminoreductone of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and R.sup.4 is an unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl or alkenyl radical or a radical of an aminoacid.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials containing a mixture ofA. a heat-stable polymer, e.g. a polyether sulfone or polysulfone, which does not contain any reactive groups, andB. a heat-stable polymer which contains reactive groups, preferably nitrile or thioaryl groups and/or sulfur bridges,can be processed to moldings, which can be crosslinked, for example by being heated at above 200.degree. C., so that the plastic matrix becomes virtually insoluble.

Abstract: Olefins are prepared by converting methanol and/or dimethyl ether in the presence of a zeolite catalyst at elevated temperatures by a process wherein the catalyst used is a borosilicate zeolite which has been molded together with an amorphous binder containing aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide. The advantage of using the borosilicate catalyst is that the yield of C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -olefins is improved at the expense of formation of higher hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A process for isolating liquid urea and its thermal decomposition products from the off-gas of melamine synthesis, which gas has been freed from melamine by fractional condensation and then been washed with molten urea, wherein the off-gas, containing 2-10 kg of melt per kg of pure gas, is passed at 8-30 m/sec tangentially into the upper part of an axially symmetrical separation zone. As a result of the rotation imparted to the gas/liquid mixture, the two phases are separated from one another, and both pass downward through the separation zone. The gas and liquid are separately taken off at the bottom end of the separation zone. The residence time of the gas mixture in the separation zone is not less than 0.5 second.

Abstract: An apparatus for purifying copper phthalocyanine pigment in a continuous process without the use of acid. This apparatus comprises a container for preparing a slurry of said pigment in water, a pump and a conduit for conducting the slurry from the container to the inlet of the pump, a first heating apparatus capable of heating the slurry to a temperature of at least about 75.degree. C., a conduit for conducting the slurry from the pump to the first heating apparatus, a thin film pressure filter, and a conduit for conducting the slurry from the first heating apparatus to the thin film pressure filter. The apparatus is arranged such that the temperature of the slurry passing through the thin film pressure filter is close to the exit temperature of the slurry from the first heating apparatus. A product outlet is provided for the filter and a control valve is positioned in the product outlet.

Abstract: A membrane of a substantially non-crosslinked organic polymer which contains complex-forming groups bonded to the polymer chain via an alkylene radical, at intervals of not less than 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: .beta.-N-aziridinopropionates of relatively high boiling alcohols or polyalcohols are prepared by transesterifying a .beta.-N-aziridinopropionate of a lower alcohol of 1 to 4 carbon atoms with a relatively high boiling alcohol or polyalcohol by a process in which the transesterification is carried out in the presence of, as a transesterification catalyst, a titanium(IV) or tin(IV) compound which is soluble in an organic medium.

Abstract: Rigid polyurethane foams which exhibit constant or slightly decreasing strain with an increasing stress in compression are prepared employing from 30 to 60 parts of an alkoxylated toluenediamine polyol per 100 parts of polyol mixture. These foams may be employed in shoring up geological formations.

Abstract: A lubricant for shaping polyvinyl chloride, which contains esters of oligomers of trihydric, tetrahydric, pentahydric or hexahydric aliphatic alcohols, having 3 or more monomer units, with saturated or unsaturated C.sub.8 -C.sub.36 -fatty acids, from 30 to 100% of the alcoholic hydroxyl groups being esterified.