Abstract: A method for producing a panel assembly is provided. The panel assembly includes a panel and a gasket adhered to the panel and extending along at least a portion of the periphery. A curable composition is applied either directly or indirectly onto the panel and onto a mold surface onto which the panel has been positioned. When being applied on the mold surface, the curable composition has a dynamic viscosity which is lower than the dynamic viscosity of extrusion materials. In this way, a better surface quality can be achieved without having to exert a high pressure onto the curable composition. In contrast to the known RIM processes, the curable composition is not injected in a closed mold but is applied onto an open mold surface by means of an applicator device moving along at least the portion of the periphery of the panel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of unsaturated fatty acids with at least two double bonds. The invention furthermore relates to the use of nucleic acid sequences SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 11 encoding polypeptides having desaturase activity in the method and for generating a transgenic organism, preferably a transgenic plant or a transgenic microorganism, with an increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with unsaturated C18-, C20-, or C22-fatty acids, and to their homologs or derivatives, to gene constructs encompassing these genes, and to their use alone or in combination with biosynthesis genes of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The invention also relates to multiexpression cassettes for seed-specific expression, and to vectors or organisms which encompass a desaturase gene alone or in combination with further desaturases and/or elongase genes or homologs using said expression cassettes.

Abstract: An effect pigment formed from a synthetic platelet substrate such as glass flake has improved sparkle by reducing the amount of substrate particles having a size of less than 9 microns and greater than 85 microns. The present effect pigment is useful in cosmetics, personal care products, and industrial applications such as automotive paints.

Abstract: Isocyanates are prepared by a process in which a product stream from the isocyanate synthesis is purified.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a paper or paper board of improved strength which comprises the steps of i) providing a cellulosic thick stock, ii) diluting the thick stock of step i) to form a thin stock, iii) draining the thin stock of step ii) on a wire to form a web, and iv) drying the web of step iii) to form paper or paper board, wherein the cellulosic thick stock of step (i) comprises organic polymeric microparticles, as well as paper obtainable by above process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of triamides from ammonia and amido-dichlorides.

Abstract: A process for preparing butadiene, comprising A) providing a stream (a) comprising n-butane; B) feeding stream (a) comprising into at least one first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to obtain a stream (b) comprising n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen and low-boiling secondary constituents; C) feeding stream (b) and an oxygenous gas into at least one second dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butane, 1-butene and 2-butene to obtain a stream (c) comprising n-butane, 2-butene, butadiene, low-boiling secondary constituents, carbon oxides and steam, wherein stream (c) has a higher content of butadiene than stream (b); D) removing the low-boiling secondary constituents and steam to obtain a stream (d) substantially consisting of n-butane, 2-butene and butadiene; E) separating stream (d) into a stream (e1) consisting substantially of n-butane and 2-butene and a stream (e2) consisting substantially of butadiene by extractive distillation

Abstract: Disclosed is a stabilized chlorine dioxide generating composition containing an oxy-chlorine salt, an acid source, optionally a free halogen source, and an endothermic agent. The endothermic agent neutralizes heat evolved by exothermic reaction of the oxy-chlorine salt by the endothermic reaction of the endothermic agent. Since the endothermic reaction eliminates and/or mitigates propagation of the exothermic reaction of the oxy-chlorine salt from a localized area through the total mass of the material, the chlorine dioxide generating composition is thereby stabilized during making, storing, or shipping the composition.

Abstract: In a method for removing acid gases from a fluid stream, the fluid stream, which is in contact with an absorption medium within an absorber, is passed through a first absorption zone in the absorber to remove a majority of acid gases from the fluid stream. The fluid stream is susequently passed through a second absorption zone in the absorber to further remove acid gases from the fluid stream. The loaded absorption medium is passed into a first regeneration zone to obtain a partially regenerated absorption medium, and a part of the partially regenerated absorption medium is passed into the first absorption zone. The other part of the partially regenerated absorption medium is passed into a second regeneration zone to obtain a regenerated absorption medium. A part of the regenerated absorption medium is passed into the first absorption zone and the other part is passed into the second absorption zone.

Abstract: Dibenzorylenetetracarboximides of the general formula I in which the variables are each defined as follows: R? are identical or different radicals: hydrogen; optionally substituted aryloxy, arylthio, hetaryloxy or hetarylthio; R are identical or different radicals: hydrogen; optionally substituted C1-C30-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl or hetaryl; m, n are each independently 0 or 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to processes for the production of a composite component via multicomponent injection molding, where the composite component comprises a main body composed of a thermoplastic A) and an external layer composed of a foamed thermoplastic B), where the main body is produced in a first process step a) via injection molding of the thermoplastic A) and subsequent hardening of the same in an injection mold, and an external layer is injected on to the main body in a second process step b) which follows directly, via injection molding of a mixture comprising the thermoplastic B) and comprising a chemical blowing agent, and the mixture is subsequently hardened in the same injection mold, with somewhat extended cavity, and the external layer injected on to the main body is foamed in a further process step d) via introduction of heat, and the composite component is solidified via cooling in a final process step e), where an essential feature of the invention is that it comprises using, as thermoplast

Abstract: The thermoplastic molding composition comprises a) as component A, from 3 to 79% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers which have no units derived from maleic anhydride, b) as component B, from 15 to 91% by weight of one or more polyamides having, based on the entire component B, from 0.1 to 0.2% by weight of triacetonediamine (TAD) end groups, c) as component C, from 5 to 50% by weight of one or more impact-modifying rubbers, d) as component D, from 1 to 25% by weight of a styrene copolymer which, based on the entire component D, has from 1.9 to 2.3% by weight of units derived from maleic anhydride, e) as component E, from 0 to 40% by weight of further rubbers, f) as component F, from 0 to 50% by weight of one or more fibrous or particulate fillers, g) as component G, from 0 to 40% by weight of further additives, where the molding composition comprises less than 0.1% by weight of phthalic anhydride and the total amount of components A to D and, if appropriate, E to G is 100% by weight.

Abstract: A process for preparing formic acid by reaction of carbon dioxide (1) with hydrogen (2) in a hydrogenation reactor (I) in the presence of a catalyst comprising an element of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table, a tertiary amine comprising at least 12 carbon atoms per molecule and a polar solvent comprising one or more monoalcohols selected from among methanol, ethanol, propanols and butanols and also water, to form formic acid/amine adducts as intermediates which are subsequently thermally dissociated, with work-up of the output (3) from the hydrogenation reactor (I) in a plurality of process steps, where a tertiary amine-comprising stream (13) from the work-up is used as selective solvent for the catalyst, is proposed.

Abstract: Fungicidal compositions comprising as active components Fluopyram and 5-Ethyl-6-octyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ylamine in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi using mixtures of Fluopyram and 5-Ethyl-6-octyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ylamine, the use of Fluopyram and 5-Ethyl-6-octyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ylamine for preparing such mixtures, and also compositions and seed comprising such mixtures.

Abstract: Process for obtaining formic acid by thermal separation of a stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I), in which a liquid stream comprising formic acid and a tertiary amine (I) in a molar ratio of from 0.5 to 5 is produced by combining tertiary amine (I) and a formic acid source, from 10 to 100% by weight of the secondary components present therein are separated off and formic acid is removed by distillation in a distillation apparatus at a bottom temperature of from 100 to 300° C. and a pressure of from 30 to 3000 hPa abs from the liquid stream obtained, the bottom discharge from the distillation apparatus being separated into two liquid phases and the upper liquid phase being recycled to the formic acid source and the lower liquid phase being recycled for separating off the secondary components and/or to the distillation apparatus.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to porous frameworks for gas separation, sensing and drug/biomolecule delivery. More particularly, the disclosure relates to reactive porous frameworks for functionalization.

Abstract: The present invention pertains transgenic plant cells and mature plants comprising Oxidoreductase Stress Related Proteins (ORSRP) resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. Further object of the present invention are isolated ORSRPs or ORSRP encoding nucleic acids from plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing porous materials, which comprises reaction of at least one polyfunctional isocyanate with an amine component comprising at least one polyfunctional substituted aromatic amine and also water in the presence of a solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to elastic expanded polymer foams and also a process for producing expanded polymer foams by sintering a mixture comprising foam particles P1 and P2 composed of different thermoplastic polymers or polymer blends, wherein the foam particles P1 are obtained by prefoaming expandable, thermoplastic polymer particles comprising A) from 45 to 97.9 percent by weight of a styrene polymer, B1) from 1 to 45 percent by weight of a polyolefin having a melting point in the range from 105 to 140° C., B2) from 0 to 25 percent by weight of a polyolefin having a melting point below 105° C., C1) from 0.1 to 25 percent by weight of a styrene-butadiene or styrene-isoprene block copolymer, C2) from 0.0 to 10 percent by weight of a styrene-ethylene-butylene block copolymer, D) from 1 to 15 percent by weight of a blowing agent, E) from 0 to 5 percent by weight of a nucleating agent, where the sum of A) to E) is 100% by weight.

Abstract: A method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant whereby the method comprises at least the following step: increasing or generating in a plant or a part thereof one or more activities selected from the group consisting of 17.6 kDa class I heat shock protein, 26.