Abstract: Novel mono-azide substituted rylene-imide derivatives, their use in methods for the detection of analytes and reagents kits for the detection of analytes comprising said novel mono-azide substituted rylene-imide derivatives.

Abstract: A vehicle suspension system including a pair of spring seat retainers. One of the spring seat retainers includes a flange and a pocket portion extending from the flange to a distal rim. A jounce bumper is mounted to the pocket portion of the spring seat retainer and extends from the rim. A band encircles the rim for preventing deformation of the rim upon compression of the jounce bumper.

Abstract: A cathodic electrodeposition coating material comprising (A) at least one water-dispersible organic binder containing cationic groups, where the cathodic electrodeposition coating material has been admixed with 0.005%-0.5% by weight, based on the solids content of the cathodic electrodeposition coating material, of (B) an organic, tetravalent titanium, zirconium or hafnium complex having one or more oxygen-containing ligands.

Abstract: Systems for treating exhaust gas incorporating catalysts comprising metal-loaded non-zeolitic molecular sieves having the CHA crystal structure, including Cu-SAPO-34, and methods for preparing such catalysts are disclosed. The catalysts can be used to remove nitrogen oxides from a gaseous medium across a broad temperature range and exhibit hydrothermal stability at high reaction temperatures.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nondendrimeric, high-functionality hyperbranched polyesters and polycarbonates which are obtainable by reacting (i) at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid (A2) or derivatives thereof, or organic carbonates (A2?) with (ii) at least one x-hydric aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic alcohol (Cx) which has more than two OH groups, where x is a number greater than 2, preferably from 3 to 8, more preferably from 3 to 6, even more preferably from 3 to 4 and especially 3, and (iii) at least one fatty acid amide alkoxylate (D) of saturated or unsaturated C2-C30 fatty acid amides with an average of from 1 to 40 alkylene oxide units as demulsifiers for splitting crude oil emulsions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous suspension of an organic pesticide compound, which has a solubility in water of not more than 2 g/l at 20° C. and a melting point of not more than 110° C. and which is capable of forming at least one crystalline modification, wherein the organic pesticide compound is present in the form of essentially crystalline particles, which process comprises: a) providing an aqueous emulsion of the organic pesticide compound, wherein the organic pesticide compound is present in the form droplets of an amorphous form of the organic pesticide compound, and b) addition of an aqueous suspension of said organic pesticide compound, wherein the organic pesticide compound is present in the form of essentially crystalline particles, wherein the addition in step b) is performed at a temperature below the melting temperature of the crystalline form of the organic pesticide compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of siloles substituted by fused ring systems in organic electronics applications, and to specific siloles substituted by fused ring systems and to the use thereof in organic electronics applications.

Abstract: A process for coating, for adhesive bonding or for binding of surfaces of mineral materials with a 2-component plastic resin, selected from a hydrophobic polyurethane resin and a hydrophobic epoxy resin, by applying the plastic resin to the surface or binding the surfaces of the mineral materials with the plastic resin and allowing the plastic resin to cure, wherein the plastic resin comprises from 0.01 to 10% by weight of one or more hydroxy- or alkoxyaminosilane compounds of the general formula (I) in which: X independently of one another, are OH, CH3, O[CH2]pCH3; Y is [CH2]t, [CH2]rNH[CH2]s; R, R? are H, [CH2]tCH3; t is 0-10; n is 1-3; p is 0-5; m is 4-n; r, s independently of one another, are 1-10.

Abstract: New types of derivatives of tris(2-hydroxyphenyl)methanes which have, as functional groups, polyalkoxy groups or polyalkoxy groups modified with terminal hydrophilic groups, preparation of such compounds and their use, especially as surfactants and thickeners.

Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles with low caking tendency and high absorption under pressure, comprising polymerization of a monomer solution or suspension, drying of the resulting polymer gel, grinding, classifying, thermal surface postcrosslinking and coating with silicon dioxide, wherein the water-absorbing polymer particles have been coated, before, during or after the surface postcrosslinking with aluminum cations.

Abstract: Use of thermoplastic molding compositions comprising, as essential components, A) from 29 to 99.95% by weight of a polyester, B) from 0.25 to 3.0% by weight of alkali metal oxoaluminates, or alkali metal salts of cyanic acid, isocyanic acid, thiocyanic acid, or metaboric acid, or a mixture of these, based on 100% by weight of A) and B), and also moreover C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives, where the total of the % by weight values for A) to C) is 100%, for producing laser-transparent moldings of any type.

Abstract: A process for long-term operation of a heterogeneously catalyzed partial gas phase oxidation of propene to acrolein, in which the propene present in the reaction gas input mixture is partially oxidized as this gas mixture passes through the fixed catalyst bed which is accommodated in two spatially successive temperature zones A, B, and, in long-term operation, as a measure to counteract the reduction in the quality of the fixed catalyst bed, the temperature of at least one of the two temperature zones is increased such that the difference TB?TA becomes increasingly greater, where TB is the temperature of temperature zone B, and TA the temperature of temperature zone A.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate. Moreover, the invention relates to the alkoxylate, to a process for its preparation and to its use as adjuvant in pesticide-comprising spray mixtures. The invention furthermore relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation 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 plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesirable plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment. Furthermore, the invention relates to seed comprising the composition.

Abstract: Provided are exhaust systems and components suitable for use in conjunction with gasoline engines to treat gaseous emissions such as hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxides. Layered three-way conversion (TWC) catalysts comprise an outer layer whose rhodium is supported by an oxygen storage component, such as a ceria-zirconia composite, and the outer layer is substantially free from alumina as a support. The rhodium-containing layer can be free of all other precious metals, such as platinum and palladium. A lower palladium layer is provided where the palladium is supported by a refractory metal oxide. The lower palladium layer can be free of rhodium and platinum and can contain an oxygen storage component that is the same or different from that in the rhodium-containing layer. Methods of making and using these catalysts are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis of polyacrylic acid esters. According to the method, at least one polyacrylic acid ester is provided and incubated with at least one enzyme selected from enzymes (EC 3.1) acting on ester bindings, until the ester groups contained in the polyacrylic acid ester are partially or fully hydrolytically split, and optionally the modified polymer obtained thereby is isolated. The invention also relates to the enzymes used and mutants thereof, nucleic acids coding for the enzymes, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, micro-organisms comprising the vectors, and the use of the enzymes, the vectors or the micro-organisms for carrying out a method for the enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis of polyacrylic acid esters. The present application also relates to polymer reaction products that can be obtained by the method, and methods for producing esterases.

Abstract: Iron- and manganese-containing heterogeneous catalyst, and a process for producing it, including the following steps: thermal decomposition of gaseous iron pentacarbonyl to give carbonyl iron powder having spherical primary particles; treatment of carbonyl iron powder with hydrogen, resulting in the metallic spherical primary particles at least partly agglomerating; surface oxidation of the iron particles to form iron oxide; contacting the particles with an aqueous solution of a manganese compound; drying in the presence of oxygen and subsequent calcination in the absence of oxygen, resulting in oxygen-comprising manganese compounds on the particles; and finally reaction of these with the iron oxide to form a mixed oxide of the formula MnxFe3-xO4, where 0<x?2. Process for preparing olefins by reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the abovementioned iron- and manganese-comprising heterogeneous catalyst is used as catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to uracils of formula I wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracils 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 herbicidal effective amount of at least one uracil of the formula I to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing semiconductor wafers having at least one through-base wafer via, the said method comprising the steps of (1) providing a semiconductor wafer having at least one electrically conductive via comprising an electrically conductive metal and extending from the front side of the semiconductor wafer at least partially through the semiconductor wafer; (2) affixing the frontside of the semiconductor wafer to a carrier; (3) contacting the backside of the semiconductor wafer with a polishing pad and an aqueous chemical mechanical polishing composition having a pH of equal to or greater than 9 and comprising (A) abrasive particles; (B) an oxidizing agent containing at least one peroxide group; and (C) an additive acting both as metal chelating agent and metal corrosion inhibitor; (4) chemically mechanically polishing the backside of the semiconductor wafer until at least one electrically conductive via is exposed. Preferably, the additive (C) is 1,2,3-triazole.

Abstract: A process for producing a composite material comprising a) at least one (semi)metallic phase and b) at least one organic polymer phase, comprising the copolymerization of at least one aryloxy (semi)metallate and/or aryloxy ester of a nonmetal which forms oxo acids, the nonmetal being different than carbon and nitrogen, (compound I) with at least one ketone, formaldehyde and/or formaldehyde equivalent (compound II) in the presence of at least one (semi)metal compound which is not an aryloxy (semi)metallate, (compound III), where the weight of (semi)metal in compound III is at least 5% by weight based on the weight of compound I.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to processes for preparing compositions comprising unsaturated compounds, wherein (A) one or more unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 10-24 carbon atoms or esters of these monocarboxylic acids and (B) one or more unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 20 carbon atoms or esters thereof are subjected to a tandem isomerization/metathesis reaction in the presence of a palladium catalyst and of a ruthenium catalyst, with the proviso that the palladium catalysts used are compounds which contain at least one structural element Pd—P(R1R2R3) where the R1-R3 radicals each independently have 2-10 carbon atoms, each of which may be aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic or heterocyclic, with the proviso at least one of the R1-R3 radicals contains a beta-hydrogen, the palladium catalyst being used as such or generated in situ, with the proviso the process is performed in the absence of substances having a pKa of 3 or less.