Abstract: The invention relates to a soft-magnetic powder coated with a silicon based coating, wherein the silicon based coating comprises at least one of the following fluorine containing compositions: a) a fluorine containing composition of formula (I) Si1-0,25aM1aO2-0,5bFb??(I) wherein a is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52, b is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52, M1 is H, K, Rb, Cs or NR14, wherein each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-6 alkyl, phenyl and benzyl; or b) a fluorine containing composition of formula (II) Si1-0,75cM2cO2-0,5dFd??(II) wherein c is in the range of 0.005 to 0.17, d is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52, M2 is B or Al; or c) a fluorine containing composition of formula (III) Si1-1,25ePeO2-0,5fFf??(III) wherein e is in the range of 0.003 to 0.10, f is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52. The invention further relates to a process of coating the soft-magnetic powder, the use of such soft-magnetic powder and an electronic component including such soft-magnetic powder.

Abstract: A system and method for mixing and dispensing one or more pesticides includes a plurality of pesticide containers (5) for containing pesticide and at least one dosing device (7) associated with the pesticides containers and adapted to dose pesticide from the pesticide containers. A mixing device (9) receives pesticide from the dosing device and mixes the pesticide to form at least one of a pesticide solution and a pesticide mixture. A computer device (21) includes a processor and is adapted to receive an input from a user and based on that input operate the dosing device to dose a quantity of pesticide from one or more of the pesticide containers.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an electrophoretic ink, a method for preparing an electrophoretic ink, an electrophoretic display comprising the electrophoretic ink, a smart window comprising the electrophoretic ink as well as the use of the electrophoretic ink in electrophoretic displays or smart windows and the use of a mixture of charge control agents for the preparation of an electrophoretic ink.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for forming a surface relief microstructure, including the steps of A) applying a curable composition to at least a portion of the frontside of the paper substrate, B) contacting at least a portion of the curable composition with surface relief microstructure, C) curing the composition by using at least one UV lamp which is arranged on the backside of the paper substrate, and D) depositing a metallic layer, and optionally a layer of a transparent high refractive index material, on at least a portion of the cured composition, wherein the UV lamp has an emission peak in a UV-A range of 320 nm to 400 nm and additionally in a near VIS range of 400 nm to 450 nm, the curable composition comprises a photoinitiator which absorbs in the UV-A range and also in the near VIS range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for continuous hydrogenation of a nitro compound to the corresponding amine in a liquid reaction mixture comprising the nitro compound in the presence of a supported catalyst which comprises as the active component at least one element from groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table of the elements, wherein the hydrogenation is performed in the presence of at least one salt selected from the group consisting of the salts of the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and of the rare earth metals and to a supported catalyst for continuous hydrogenation of a nitro compound to the corresponding amine in a liquid reaction mixture comprising the nitro compound which comprises as the active component at least one element from groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table of the elements and one salt of the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or of the rare earth metals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for coating particles by atomic layer deposition comprising (a) a first reactor capable of bringing particles in contact with a first reactive gas and (b) a second reactor capable of bringing particles in contact with a second reactive gas, wherein the first and the second reactor are separated by a first and a second gas lock and the particles can be conveyed from the first reactor through the first gas lock to the second reactor and at the same time the particles can be conveyed from the second reactor through the second gas lock to the first reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a plastics substrate, in which a basecoat film or a plurality of directly successive basecoat films are produced on a plastics substrate, a clearcoat film is produced directly on the one basecoat film or on the topmost of the plurality of basecoat films, and subsequently the one or more basecoat films and the clearcoat film are jointly cured, this method being a method wherein at least one basecoat material used for the production of the basecoat films comprises at least one aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersion (PD) comprising polyurethane-polyurea particles, where the polyurethane-polyurea particles present in the dispersion (PD) comprise anionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into anionic groups, and have an average particle size of 40 to 2000 nm and also a gel fraction of at least 50%.

Abstract: Described are aqueous polymer dispersions for composite film lamination and a multistage process for preparing them from ethylenically unsaturated, radically polymerizable monomers. In a first stage, a first polymer is prepared by radical emulsion polymerization. In a further stage, an aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared in the presence of the first polymer. The monomers of the first stage comprise monomers with acid groups. The monomers of the further stage comprise monomers having oxazoline groups. The polymerization of the first stage takes place at a low pH of less than 5. The acid groups of the first polymer are neutralized before the polymerization of the further stage. The aqueous polymer dispersions can be used as adhesives for producing composite films.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing 2,3,5-trimethyl benzoquinone or a compound containing 2,3,5-trimethyl benzoquinone, the method comprising the following steps: Oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas in a two-or multi-phase reaction medium in the presence of a catalyst or catalyst system containing at least one copper (II)-halide to a mixture containing 2,3,5-trimethyl benzoquinone, characterized in that the reaction medium contains water and at least one secondary aliphatic acyclic alcohol having 6 or more, preferably 7 or more, carbon atoms.

Abstract: Multimetal oxide composition comprising Mo, Bi, Fe, Cu and one or more than one of the elements Co and Ni and use thereof.

Abstract: A belt drier arrangement for drying an aqueous polymer gel and for comminuting the dried polymer gel to give dried polymer particles, having: a belt drier having a drier setup and a conveyor belt for receiving and for drying the aqueous polymer gel to give a dry cake or fragments on a receiving surface of the conveyor belt, and a comminution arrangement, disposed downstream of the drier setup in product flow direction, for comminution of the dried polymer gel of the dry cake or fragments to give dried comminuted polymer particles. The comminution arrangement has a comminutor in the form of a milling drum which is disposed with an upper working line of a working edge of the milling drum at the level of or above a receiving surface of a conveyor belt, for mill processing of the dry cake or of the fragments, where the milling drum is designed to eject comminuted dried polymer particles of the dry cake or of the fragments in the downward direction.

Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) cobalt ions, and (b) an additive of formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from X-Y; R2 is selected from R1 and R3; X is selected from linear or branched C1 to C10 alkanediyl, linear or branched C2 to C10 alkenediyl, linear or branched C2 to C10 alkynediyl, and (C2H3R6—O)n—H; Y is selected from OR3, NR3R4, N+R3R4R5 and NH—(C?O)—R3; R3, R4, R5 are the same or different and are selected from (i) H, (ii) C5 to C20 aryl, (iii) C1 to C10 alkyl (iv) C6 to C20 arylalkyl, (v) C6 to C20 alkylaryl, which may be substituted by OH, SO3H, COOH or a combination thereof, and (vi) (C2H3R6—O)n—H, and wherein R3 and R4 may together form a ring system, which may be interrupted by O or NR7; m, n are integers independently selected from 1 to 30; R6 is selected from II and C1 to C5 alkyl; R7 is selected from R6 and formula (II).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a polymer film (P) comprising at least one copolyamide by extrusion of the copolyamide through a ring die and subsequent stretching of the tube thus obtained by blowing in air. The present invention further relates to the polymer film (P) obtainable by the process of the invention and to a process for packing foods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 2-[2-halogenalkyl-4-(phenoxy)-phenyl]-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl-ethanol compounds of formula I as defined in the description, and the N-oxides, and salts thereof, their preparation and intermediates for preparing them. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for combating harmful fungi and seed coated with at least one such compound and also to compositions comprising at least one such compound.

Abstract: The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solar power plant with a first heat transfer medium circuit and with a second heat transfer medium circuit, in which the first heat transfer medium circuit comprises a store (3) for hot heat transfer medium and a store (5) for cold heat transfer medium and also a pipeline system (6) connecting the stores (3, 5) for hot heat transfer medium and for cold heat transfer medium and leading through a solar array (7), and the second heat transfer medium circuit comprises a pipeline system (9) connecting the stores (3, 5) for hot heat transfer medium and for cold heat transfer medium and in which at least one heat exchanger (11) for the evaporation and superheating of water is accommodated, the at least one heat exchanger (11) having a region through which the heat transfer medium flows and a region through which water flows, said regions being separated by a heat-conducting wall, so that heat can be transmitted from the heat transfer medium to the water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer, preparable by reacting at least one polymer, preparable by reacting (a) dimer fatty acids with at least (b) one polyether having a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and a number-average molecular weight of 450 to 2200 g/mol, components (a) and (b) are used in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.3/1.

Abstract: A process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an input gas stream comprising n-butenes; B) feeding the input gas stream comprising n-butenes and a gas containing at least oxygen into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream; Ca) cooling the product gas stream by contacting with a circulating cooling medium in at least one cooling zone; Cb) compressing the cooled product gas stream in at least one compression stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and one gas stream c2; D) removing uncondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising oxygen and low-boiling hydrocarbons as gas stream d2 from the gas stream c2 by absorbing the C4 hydrocarbons in an absorbent, giving an absorbent stream laden with C4 hydrocarbons and the gas stream d2, and then desorbing the C4 hydrocarbons from the laden absorbent stream, giving a C4 product gas stream d1; E) separating the C4

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing carbohydrate partial esters, the preparation thereof and products containing the carbohydrate partial esters according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of two-component coating compositions comprising isocyanurates of pentamethylene diisocyanate and NCO group reactive compounds with rapid curing and good chemical resistance at temperatures to 80° C.