Abstract: Agrochemical formulation, comprising afidopyropen, a cypermethrin like alpha-cypermethrin, a) at least one organic solvent S, b) at least one alkanol substituted amine D, c) at least one aryl sulfonic acid E or their salts, d) at least one organic tricarboxylic acid F or their salts, e) at least one nonionic surfactant G different from components c) to f) and h), f) optionally further components.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of an asphalt mix composition, said process comprising: (1) heating an asphalt composition to a temperature in the range of from 110 to 190° C. to obtain a first input stream; (2) providing one or more thermosetting reactive compounds to obtain a second input stream; and (3) homogenizing the streams of (1) and (2) in at least a first tank fitted with a first impeller, wherein the impeller allows an axial velocity>0.4 m/s, a radial velocity>0.65 m/s, and a shear rate>3.5 s?1; and wherein homogenization of (3) is carried out at a mixing power<3 W/kg.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for producing a battery component associated with a battery passport: a collector configured to collect battery data associated with the component of the battery, wherein the component of the battery comprises a physical identifier; an assignor configured to assign the physical identifier to a decentral identifier for generating the battery passport associated with the produced component of the battery, a battery passport generator configured to generate the battery passport by receiving a request to provide a decentral identifier associated with battery data of at least the component of the battery and in response to the request, generating the battery passport including the decentral identifier and data related to battery data of at least the component of the battery.

Abstract: A dual rate jounce bumper and a vehicle containing the dual rate jounce bumper are useful.

Abstract: Process for making a partially coated electrode active material wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) Providing an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1?xO2, wherein TM is Ni and, optionally, at least one of Co and Mn, and, optionally, at least one element selected from Al, Mg, Ba and B, transition metals other than Ni, Co, and Mn, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, wherein at least 50 mole-% of the transition metal of TM is Ni, (b) treating said electrode active material with an aqueous medium, (c) partially removing water by solid-liquid separation method, (d) treating the residue with a compound of Me, Me being selected from at least one of aluminum, boron, phosphorus, antimony, magnesium, vanadium, and tellurium, and (e) treating the residue thermally.

Abstract: Described herein are aqueous mixtures including water, 1-vinylimidazole-containing polymer(s) (P) and quaternary ammonium salts (QA). Also described herein are methods of production and use of same.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous pesticidal composition comprising a) suspended particles comprising dimpropyridaz, and b) triethylammonium chloride.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computer system (100) for determining the impact of herbicides on crop plants (11) in an agricultural field (10). The system includes an interface (110) to receive an image (20) with at least one crop plant representing a real world situation in the agricultural field (10) after herbicide application. An image pre-processing module (120) rescales the received image (20) to a rescaled image (20a) matching the size of an input layer of a first fully convolutional neural network (CNN1) referred to as the first CNN. The first CNN is trained to segment the rescaled image (20a) into crop (11) and non-crop (12, 13) portions, and provides a first segmented output (20s1) indicating the crop portions (20c) of the rescaled image with pixels belonging to representations of crop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising in the aqueous phase microcapsules which comprise a shell and a core, where the core contains a pesticide; and a codispersant of the formula R—X, in which R has 6 to 10 carbon atoms and is alkyl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl; X is —O—PO3H2, —CO2H, —O—SO3H, —SO3H, or salts thereof. The invention further relates to a method of preparing the composition by synthesizing the microcapsules in the aqueous phase in the presence of the codispersant; and to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment.

Abstract: Cathode active material in particulate form with a mean particle diameter in the range from 2 to 16 ?m (D50), wherein the cathode active material has the composition L1+xTM1?xO2 wherein x is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.2 and TM is a combination of elements according to general formula (I), (NiaCobMnc)1?d?eM1dM2e where the variables are each defined as follows: a is in the range from 0.20 to 0.40, b is in the range of from zero to 0.15, c is in the range of from 0.50 to 0.75, d is in the range of from zero to 0.015, and e is in the range of from zero to 0.02, M1 is selected from Al, Ti, Zr, Mo, W, Fe, Nb, and Mg, M2 is selected from B and K, with a+b+c=1.0 wherein said composite oxide has a specific surface (BET) in the range from 0.5 m2/g to 10 m2/g and a pressed density of at least 2.9 g/cm3, and wherein said cathode active material has an average primary particle diameter in the range of from 200 to 3,000 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a die (10) for the extrusion of catalyst molding, catalyst support molding, or adsorbent molding (60) in flow direction (32) of an extrudable composition from an entry side (12) to a discharge side (14) of the die comprising a shell (56) and comprising one or more channel-formers (18) which are displacers of the extrudable composition and which extend in flow direction of the extrudable composition, wherein the channel-formers (18) have been metal-printed. It is preferable that this is free from cavities for receiving extrudable composition which extend at right angles to the flow direction (32) of the extrudable composition, and that this is free from connections running at right angles from channel-formers (18) to the interior side wall (22) of the die (10). The invention further relates to a process for the production, by means of 3D metal printing, of a metal-printed die (10) for the extrusion of catalyst moldings/support moldings (60).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for producing pseudoionone and hydroxy pseudoionone. It suggests an apparatus (1) comprising first and second substantially vertically oriented reactor chambers oriented such that components flow through the first and second reactor chambers in different directions, wherein the first reactor chamber (13) is configured to receive a first component feed (C1) containing a first aqueous mixture through an inlet (15), and to produce a second aqueous mixture, and wherein the apparatus (1) comprises a mixing device (17) positioned downstream of the first component feed inlet (15) and configured to add a second component feed (C2) to the first component feed (C1) when the second aqueous mixture has formed, and the second reactor chamber (23) is configured to receive the first and second component feeds unified in the mixing device (17) from the first reactor chamber (13) and to produce a third aqueous mixture from the first and second aqueous mixtures.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for controlling insects where a composition including an insecticide and a polymer are applied to soil, where the polymer is formed from an initiator and a plurality of C2 to C6 alkylene oxide units, and where the initiator is an aliphatic polyol with at least three hydroxyl groups. Also described herein is a composition including an insecticide and a polymer, where the polymer is formed from an initiator and a plurality of C2 to C6 alkylene oxide units, and where the initiator is an aliphatic polyol with at least three hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: Described herein is a two-component polyurethane foam adhesive, a process for preparing the same and an article made therefrom.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a concentrate enriched in iron mineral content from an ore, which contains an iron mineral and silicate, by reverse flotation, which method comprises the step of (c) adding a compound of formula I wherein R1 is C9-C22 alkyl or alkenyl, which is linear or branched, R2 is H, C1-C4 alkyl, which is linear or branched, R3 is —X—NH2, H or C1-C4 alkyl, which is linear or branched, and X is C2-C4 alkylene, which is linear or branched, or a salt of a protonated compound of formula I and an anion, to a prepared aqueous pulp of the ore and optionally one or more flotation auxiliaries to obtain an aqueous mixture. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a specific group of compounds of formula I, i.e. compounds of formula 1-X wherein R1 is C9-C15 alkyl, which is linear or branched, R2 is H, R3 is —X—NH2 and X is C2-C4 alkylene, which is linear or branched, is disclosed.

Abstract: A process for producing superabsorbent particles by polymerizing a monomer solution or suspension, comprising drying of the resultant aqueous polymer gel in an air circulation belt dryer, grinding, classifying, and optionally thermal surface postcrosslinking, wherein the aqueous polymer gel is introduced into the air circulation belt dryer by means of an oscillating conveyor belt and that guide devices are located at the edges of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: This invention relates to stabilizer concentrates which improve the stability of mono- and/or diesters of mono- and/or diethylene glycol wax dispersions in personal care compositions, wherein the stabilizer concentrates comprising hydrogenated castor oil and betaines and are free of anionic surfactants.

Abstract: Process making a powder or granule containing (A) at least one chelating agent selected from alkali metal salts of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and of glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and of iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), (B) at least one alkali metal silicate, and (C) at least one (co)polymer containing carboxylic acid group, partially neutralized with alkali, in a weight ratio of (A):[(B)+(C)] of from 20:1 up to 100:1, wherein said powder or granule contains at least 75% by weight of chelating agent (A), said process comprising the steps of (a) mixing the at least one chelating agent (A) and the at least one alkali metal silicate (B) and the at least one (co)polymer (C) in the presence of water, (b) removing most of said water by spray-drying or spray granulation using a gas with an inlet temperature of at least 125° C.

Abstract: Described herein is a pigmented composition which is suitable for coating components in an in-mold coating process, a process for coating components, and a method of using the composition for improving the flow behavior of compositions used for producing components. The composition includes at least one solvent L, at least one alkoxylated fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol, at least one alkoxylated polysiloxane, and at least one color base BF.

Abstract: A process for preparing a carbodiimide includes (i) providing a mixture including one or more isocyanates and a catalytic compound, and (ii) subjecting the mixture obtained in (i) to reaction conditions in a gas atmosphere. The catalytic compound includes a metal and oxygen, wherein the metal is one or more of Mo and W. and at least a portion of the metal in the catalytic compound is bound to oxygen via one or more single bonds, via one or more double bonds, or via one or more single and double bonds. The reaction conditions in the gas atmosphere take place at a temperature in a range of from 45 to 220° C.