Abstract: The present invention relates to optimized ketolase coding sequences, corresponding coding sequences and genetic constructs alone or in combination with beta-cyclase coding sequences, their use for the expression in plants, in particular in plants of the genus Tagetes, to such genetically modified plants, to a process for the preparation of carotenoid products by culturing the genetically modified plants. The present invention further relates to the expression of optimized ketolase coding sequences alone or in combination with beta-cyclase coding sequences under control of an Antirrhinum majus ANTHIRRHINUM FIDDLEHEAD (AFI) promoter, In addition the invention relates to the use of an AFI promoter for heterologous gene expression, preferably for flower-specific expression of genes in plants of the genus Tagetes, to the genetically modified plants of the genus Tagetes, and to a process for producing biosynthetic products by cultivating the genetically modified plants.

Abstract: Aqueous polymer dispersion as a binder for particulate and/or fibrous substrates

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 29 to 97.5% by weight of a thermoplastic polyamide, B) from 1 to 20% by weight of melamine cyanurate, C) from 0.5 to 10% by weight of an organic phosphorus compound based on 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene oxide (DOPO) as parent structure, D) from 1 to 50% by weight of a fibrous filler, the aspect ratio (L/D) of which is from 4 to 25, and the arithmetic average fiber length of which is from 40 to 250 ?m, and E) from 0 to 50% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to E) is 100%.

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 ad

Abstract: What is proposed is a process for preparation and distillative workup of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), proceeding from a benzene-comprising feedstream, in which, in a catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline, steam is raised at two different pressure levels, which partly or completely covers the energy demand for the overall process, by using two fluidized bed reactors of identical design, of which a first fluidized bed reactor is operated with an aniline load for which the fluidized bed reactors have been designed and provides steam at a first, lower pressure level, and a second fluidized bed reactor is operated with a load lowered with respect to the first fluidized bed reactor to such an extent that the second fluidized bed reactor affords steam at the higher pressure level.

Abstract: A process for preparing siloxy carboxylates is characterized by reaction of C2-C10-monocarboxylic acids with halosiloxanes of the general formula (I), Hal-(SiR2—O)x—SiR3??(I) in which Hal is the same or different and is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, R is hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl or C6-C14-aryl and x is an integer from 1 to 20, to form hydrogen halide in the presence of an auxiliary base, in which the auxiliary base forms, with the hydrogen halide, a salt which forms two immiscible phases with the siloxy carboxylate or the solution of the siloxy carboxylate in a suitable solvent and is removed by a liquid-liquid separation. The process enables simple and economically viable preparation of siloxy carboxylates.

Abstract: Use of diols with a cycloaliphatic group as biocide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing structured or full-area, electrically conductive surfaces on a substrate (1), comprising the following steps: (a) transferring electrolessly and/or electrolytically coatable particles or a dispersion (3) comprising electrolessly and/or electrolytically coatable particles from a transfer medium (5) onto the substrate (1), (b) fixing the electrolessly and/or electrolytically coatable particles on the substrate (1), wherein the transfer in step (a) is promoted by virtue of the particles being magnetic or magnetizable or, in the case of transfer or a dispersion, magnetic or magnetizable particles being present in the dispersion, and a magnetic field (9) is applied.

Abstract: Use of a diol as biocidal active ingredient, wherein it is a diol of the formula I in which R1 and R2, independently of one another, are an organic radical having in each case at least one carbon atom, or R1 and R2 together form a ring system of at least 4 carbon atoms, which may be optionally substituted (referred to hereinbelow in summary for short as 1,3-diol).

Abstract: The thermoplastic molding composition comprises, based on the thermoplastic molding composition, a) as component A, at least one polyamide or copolyamide, or one polymer blend comprising polyamide, b) as component B, from 3 to 20% by weight of carbon black or graphite, or a mixture thereof, c) as component C, from 0.1 to 3% by weight of ionic liquids.

Abstract: Method of adjusting the viscosity of a salt having a melting point of less than 100° C. at atmospheric pressure (referred to as ionic liquid for short), wherein a compound which has a content of at least 0.1 mol of functional groups/100 g of compound and in which the functional groups are selected from among acid, acid amide, amino, ammonium and hydroxyl groups is added to the ionic liquid.

Abstract: A polymer and methods of producing the polymer for use, for instance, in mineral processing, including kaolin and calcium carbonate beneficiation are discussed. The method of producing the polymer can include polymerizing at least one monomer in the presence of a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a polymerization stabilizer to produce a polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid, wherein the at least one monomer includes an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and wherein the polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid is stable and has a molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant molecular biology and provides methods for production of high expressing seed-specific and/or seed-preferential promoters and the production of plants with enhanced seed-specific and/or seed-preferential expression of nucleic acids wherein nucleic acid expression enhancing nucleic acids (NEENAs) are functionally linked to said promoters and/or introduced into plants.

Abstract: Extruded isomerization catalysts comprising MgO, a metal silicate clay binder and a stabilizer and methods of forming such isomerization catalysts are disclosed. Also disclosed are isomerization catalysts that exhibit a fresh isomerization rate and an aged isomerization rate that is at least 50% of the fresh isomerization rate. Embodiments of the isomerization catalysts disclosed herein include metal silicate clay binders that include a layered structure and metal silicate. The metal silicate clay binder may be present in an amount in the range from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt %. Exemplary stabilizers include one or more of ZrO2, tetravalent rare earth metal and a trivalent rare earth metal. Stabilizers may be present in an amount up to about 40 wt %. One or more improved properties, such as piece crush strength and isomerization performance, are exhibited by the catalyst article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the electrochemical fluorination of an organic compound, wherein a reaction solution comprising the organic compound and a fluorinating agent is subjected to electric current in an electrochemical fluorination cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane electrode assembly comprising at least two electrochemically active electrodes which are separated by at least one polymer electrolyte membrane, the aforementioned polymer electrolyte membrane having at least one reinforcement, wherein the reinforcement comprises at least one film which has holes through which the polymer electrolyte membrane is in contact with both electrochemically active electrodes. The membrane electrode assembly is suitable for applications in fuel cells, especially in high-temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous multistage polymer dispersions obtainable by free-radically initiated aqueous emulsion polymerization, having a soft phase and a hard phase, and a hard-to-soft stage ratio of 25% to 95% by weight to 75% to 5% by weight, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the soft phase, as first stage, being ?30 to 0° C. and that of the hard phase, as second stage, being 20 to 60° C., comprising at least one monomer of the general formula I in which the variables have the following definitions: n=0 to 2, R1, R2, R3=independently of one another hydrogen or methyl group, X=O or NH, Y=H, alkali metal or NH4, to processes for preparing these aqueous polymer dispersions, and to the use thereof as binders in coatings, and also to coatings comprising the polymer dispersion of the invention.

Abstract: A method for recovering rare earth metals from zeolite-containing waste FCC catalysts comprises an acid leaching step to remove the rare earth metals from the catalyst to form a leachate containing dissolved rare earth metals and separating the rare earth metals from the leachate such as by precipitation.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyamide, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate with an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, Part 2), or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1, or a mixture of these, C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%.

Abstract: Styrene-acrylic-based binder compositions and methods for their preparation and use are described herein. The binder compositions include a filler and a binder comprising a styrene-acrylic-based copolymer. In some embodiments, the copolymer has a gel content of less than 75%. In some embodiments, the copolymers can be derived from at least one crosslinkable monomer. The weight ratio of filler to binder in the compositions is at least 5:1.