Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phenylethanol dehydrogenase mutants, to a method for the manufacture thereof; to coded nucleic acid sequences therefor, to expression cassettes, to vectors and recombinant microorganisms that contain said sequences; to a method for the biocatalytic synthesis of substituted, optically active alcohols and to the use of said mutants; and particularly to a method for manufacturing duloxetine alcohol or duloxetine, comprising a synthesis step catalyzed biocatalytic by said mutants.

Abstract: What are described are a solution comprising a terpolymer formed from the monomers of components A, B and C, the total amount of which adds up to 100% by weight, a) 5 to 60% by weight of lactams as component A, b) 5 to 60% by weight of equimolar amounts of adipic acid and one or more aliphatic diamines as component B, c) 10 to 70% by weight of equimolar amounts of adipic acid and 4,4?-diaminodicyclohexylmethane (dicycan) as component C, in an aromatics-free solvent system comprising 50 to 100% by weight of C1-4-alkanol, 0 to 50% by weight of water and not more than 10% by weight of further aromatics-free solvents, where the total amount of the solvent system adds up to 100% by weight, and a terpolymer formed from the monomers of components A, B and C, the total amount of which adds up to 100% by weight, a) 15 to 40% by weight of lactams as component A, b) 20 to 45% by weight of equimolar amounts of adipic acid and one or more aliphatic diamines as component B, c) 25 to 60% by weight of equimolar amounts of

Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological assessments of risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to a method for diagnosing increased peroxisomal proliferation. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of inducing such peroxisomal proliferation in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating increased peroxisomal proliferation. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection of characteristic values of at least five metabolites, a data storage medium for the data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosing increased peroxisomal proliferation. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of metabolites or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic device or composition for diagnosing increased peroxisomal proliferation in a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing shrink films comprising: A) from 20 to 90% by weight of a biodegradable, aliphatic-aromatic polyester and B) from 10 to 80% by weight of one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of: polylactic acid, polypropylene carbonate, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoate, chitosan, gluten, and one or more aliphatic/aromatic polyesters, such as polybutylene succinate, polybutylene succinate adipate, or polybutylene succinate sebacate, or polybutylene terephthalate-co-adipate; and C) from 0 to 2% by weight of a compatibilizer, where a blow-up ratio smaller than or equal to 4:1 is selected.

Abstract: Substituted quinolinones of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, their agriculturally suitable salts, processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidally effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of partly silanized compounds based on polyisocyanate as crosslinking agents with heightened refractive index in curable coating compositions, more particularly in clearcoat materials for automotive finishing. The invention likewise relates to a coating composition which comprises these compounds as crosslinking agents, and to the use of the coating composition to produce a coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the wet chemical production of an HTSL on a carrier, wherein an HTSL precursor solution comprising no trifluoroacetate may be utilized if the same is heated to a temperature Ts during the heat treatment of the HTSL precursor, wherein the remaining substances of the HTSL precursor solution form at least a partial melt, which is below the temperature at which RE2BaCuOx is formed, and which is deposited from the liquid phase while forming a peritectic.

Abstract: An injection apparatus for treating soil adjacent a structure includes a handle and a manifold head connected to the handle. The manifold head has a first high pressure nozzle, a second high pressure nozzle, and a contact member having at least one opening therein. The contact member is configured to rest on the ground surface during operation of the injection apparatus. The first high pressure nozzle is adapted for emitting a discharge stream of pesticide through the at least one opening in the contact member for injection of the pesticide into the soil. The discharge stream from the first high pressure nozzle is emitted in a first direction. The second high pressure nozzle is adapted for emitting a discharge stream of pesticide through the at least one opening in the contact member for injection of the pesticide into the soil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the separation of at least one unbranched C4-C2O hydrocarbon from a fluid mixture containing the unbranched hydrocarbon and at least one branched isomer of the unbranched hydrocarbon, which comprises the step of—contacting the fluid mixture with an adsorbent comprising a porous metal organic framework material, which material comprises at least one at least bidentate organic compound coordinately bound to at least one metal ion, to get the unbranched hydrocarbon adsorbed, wherein the at least one at least bidentate organic compound is a monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic ring system which is derived from at least one heterocycle selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, alpha-pyridone and gamma-pyridone and has at least two ring nitrogens and is unsubstituted or bears one or more substituents selected independently from the group consisting of halogen, Ci-6-alkyl, phenyl, NH2, NH(d-6-alkyl), N(C1-6-alkyl)2, OH, Ophenyl and OCi-6-alkyl, where the substituents

Abstract: The invention is directed to a solid ion conductor which has a garnet-like crystal structure and has the stoichiometric composition L7+xAxG3?xZr2O12, wherein L is in each case independently a monovalent cation, A is in each case independently a divalent cation, G is in each case independently a trivalent cation, 0?x?3 and O can be partly or completely replaced by divalent or trivalent anion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silylated amino resins, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to coating compositions comprising them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of halogenated phthalocyanines as charge transport materials and/or as absorber materials.

Abstract: The instant invention pertains to the preparation of polymers or copolymers wherein in a first step a controlled free radical polymerization process is carried out and in a second step the resulting polymer is modified by transesterification reactions. The final modified polymer or copolymer is useful as a dispersant for pigments. Further aspects of the invention are the thus prepared polymers or copolymers, a pigment concentrate containing the polymer or copolymer and a coating material containing the pigment concentrate.

Abstract: A barrier packaging material containing a composite which comprises i) a cellulosic layer; ii) at least one metal layer which will dissolve under alkaline conditions; and iii) at least one polymer layer, in which the polymer is hydrolysable under alkaline conditions. The invention also relates to articles comprising the barrier packaging material. Further, the invention concerns the use of a polymer, which is hydrolysable under alkaline conditions, as a protective layer in barrier packaging products. In addition the present application is also concerned with a method for recycling the aforementioned barrier packaging products. Specifically the barrier packaging products are initially taken in an aqueous wastepaper suspension which is either pulped in an alkaline medium and/or treated in an alkaline medium in a deinking process and in which the metal and polymer are then separated from the cellulosic fibres contained in the cellulosic layer.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 93% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester B) from 1 to 20% by weight of a phosphinic salt C) from 1 to 20% by weight of a nitrogen-containing flame retardant D) from 5 to 50% by weight of a long-fiber reinforcing material with fiber length from 2 to 25 mm and L/D ratio from 500 to 4000 E) from 0 to 50% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to E) is 100%.

Abstract: Compounds of the formulae: RO—X—NH2 (Ia); RO—X—NH3+Y? (Ib); RO—X—NH—Z—NH2 (IIa); and RO—X—NH—Z—NH3+Y? (IIb), in which X is an aliphatic alkylene group containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms; Z is an aliphatic alkylene group containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms; Y? is an anion; and R is an aliphatic iso C13H27? group with average branching degree ranging from 1.5 to 3.5. The compounds are particularly suitable as flotation collectors for enriching an iron mineral from a silicate-containing iron ore.

Abstract: Provided are emissions treatment systems for an exhaust stream having an ammonia-generating component, such as a NOx storage reduction (NSR) catalyst or a lean NOx trap (LNT) catalyst, and an SCR catalyst disposed downstream of the ammonia-generating catalyst. The SCR catalyst can be a molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure, for example SSZ-13 or SAPO-34, which can be ion-exchanged with copper. The LNT can be layered, having an undercoat washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and at least one NOx sorbent selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth elements, rare earth elements, and combinations thereof and a top washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and ceria in particulate form, the top washcoat layer being substantially free of alkaline earth components. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines.

Abstract: Described is a process for the production of mixed oxide particles. The process comprises providing a mixture comprising a solvent, one or more precursor compounds of ceria, one or more precursor compounds of zirconia, and one or more precursor compounds of one or more rare earth oxides other than ceria and/or one or more precursor compounds of yttria; forming an aerosol of the mixture; and pyrolyzing the aerosol of to obtain mixed oxide particles. The content of the rare earth oxides other than ceria and/or of yttria in the mixed oxide particles is comprised in the range of from 0.1 to 4.9 wt.-% based on the total weight of the rare earth oxides, yttria, and zirconia contained in the mixed oxide particles. Also describes are mixed oxide particles obtained from flame spray pyrolysis and to their use as an oxygen storage component, a catalyst, and/or as a catalyst support.

Abstract: Method of maintaining or widening the long-term operating temperature range of a heat transfer medium and/or heat storage medium comprising a nitrite salt composition comprising, as significant constituents, an alkali metal nitrate or an alkaline earth metal nitrate or a mixture of alkali metal nitrate and alkaline earth metal nitrate and in each case an alkali metal nitrite and/or alkaline earth metal nitrite, wherein all or part of the nitrite salt composition is brought into contact with an additive composed of nitrogen and/or noble gases, in each case with elemental oxygen, the latter in an amount in the range from 0 to 20% by volume based on the total amount of the additive in combination with nitrogen oxides and/or compounds which generate nitrogen oxide.

Abstract: A lubricant composition including a base oil and from 0.01 to 10 wt. % of an amine compound based on a total weight of the lubricant composition. The amine compound has the formula R1(R2)NH, where R1 and R2 are each independently straight or branched chain acyclic alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms. The alpha carbon of R1 or R2 is primary if R1 or R2 is an alkyl group having more than one carbon atom respectively. At least 90 wt. % of the amine compound remains unreacted in the lubricant composition based on a total weight of the amine compound prior to any reaction in the lubricant composition.