Abstract: The invention relates to a process in which a compound R1COOR3 (I) is made by a transesterification reaction of an ester compound R1COOR2 (II) with an alcohol R3OH (III) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst, wherein R1 is H or C1-4 alkyl or CH2?CR4—; R2 is C1-4 alkyl; R3 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl having at least 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having at least 5 carbon atoms, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl and amino alkyl; and R4 is —H or —C1-4 alkyl, wherein alcohol R2OH (IV) is formed as a byproduct and in which said byproduct (IV) is removed by distillation in the presence of an entrainer, in which the entrainer is a compound that suppresses the formation of an azeotrope between compound (II) and byproduct (IV). The process can be useful in the preparation of esters such as dimethyl amino ethyl(meth)acrylate. The invention also provides a method of separating alcohols and esters.

Abstract: Provided are selective catalytic reduction (SCR) filters that effectively provide simultaneous treatment of particulate matter and NOx. Provided also are methods for reducing NOx concentration and particulate matter in a diesel engine exhaust by using the SCR filters. The SCR filter can include a fiber matrix wall flow filter comprising a plurality of non-woven inorganic fibers and a chabazite molecular sieve SCR catalyst on the fiber matrix wall flow filter. By combining a fiber matrix wall flow filter with a chabazite molecular sieve SCR catalyst, high catalyst loading can be achieved without causing excessive back pressure across the filter when implemented in emission treatment systems.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion using flush water.

Abstract: A method of making a composition comprising reacting, in a reactor, a non-halogenated acetoacetate group containing monomer, at least one additional monomer, and a base, wherein at least a portion of the base is fed to the reactor during reaction. Also, a composition comprising an aqueous polymer dispersion that is a product of a method comprising reacting a non-halogenated acetoacetate moiety containing monomer, at least one additional monomer, and a base, wherein the base is fed to the reaction during reaction, wherein the composition has a lower viscosity than a second composition, wherein the second composition is prepared from the same materials as the composition, and the second composition is made by a method wherein the base is added to the second composition after a reaction to form the second composition.

Abstract: Amphiphilic water-soluble alkoxylated polyalkylenimines of the general formula I in which the variables are each defined as follows: R are identical or different, linear or branched C2-C6-alkylene radicals; B is a branch; E is an alkylenoxy unit of the formula R1 is 1,2-propylene, 1,2-butylene and/or 1,2-isobutylene; R2 is ethylene; R3 is 1,2-propylene; R4 are identical or different radicals: hydrogen; C1-C4-alkyl; x, y, z are each from 2 to 150, where the sum of x+y+z means a number of alkylenimine units which corresponds to an average molecular weight Mw of the polyalkylenimine before the alkoxylation of from 300 to 10 000; m is a rational number from 0 to 2; n is a rational number from 6 to 18; p is a rational number from 3 to 12, where 0.8?n/p?1.0(x+y+z)1/2; and quaternization products thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel liquid aqueous plant protection formulation which comprises a) at least one organic plant protectant with a water solubility of less than 5 g/l at 20° C.; b) at least one organic solvent with a water solubility of over 100 g/l at 20° C.; c) at least one organic solvent with a water solubility of from 2 to 100 g/l at 20° C.; d) at least one organic solvent with a water solubility of less than 2 g/l at 20° C.; e) at least one nonionic surfactant; f) at least one anionic surfactant; and g) water. The invention also relates to the use of the plant protection formulation for the treatment of plants and seed, to corresponding methods, and to treated seed.

Abstract: Phosphine sulfide derivatives of the formula (I), S?PR1R2R3??(I) are suitable as flame retardants, in particular for polymers, where the definitions of the symbols in the formula (I) are as follows: R1 and R2 are identical or different, being C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, which may have no substitution or may have one or more C1-C4-alkyl groups as substituents, C2-C12-alkenyl, C2-C12-alkynyl, C6-C10-aryl, or C8-C10-aryl-C1-C4-alkyl; R3 is H, SH, SR4, OH, OR5 or a —(Y1)n—[P(?X1)R6—(Y2)n]m—P(?X2)R7R8 group; or two groups R1, R2, R3 form, together with the phosphorus atom bonded thereto, a ring system; X1 and X2 are identical or different, being O or S; Y1 and Y2 are identical or different, being O or S; R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are identical or different, being independently from one another C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, which may have no substitution or may have one or more C1-C4-alkyl groups as substituents, C2-C12-alkenyl, C2-C12-alkynyl, C6-C10-aryl, or C6-C10-aryl-C1-C4-alkyl; n is 1 if Y1 and, respec

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for continuously preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by mixing a monomer solution with a redox initiator consisting of at least one oxidizing agent and at least one reducing agent and polymerizing it, wherein the monomer solution is mixed with at least one oxidizing agent upstream of the polymerization reactor and the at least one reducing agent is metered into the polymerization reactor, and also to an apparatus for performing the process.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polyurethane (i) comprising from 20% by weight to 70% by weight of isocyanate dissolved in the thermoplastic polyurethane, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic polyurethane (i) comprising the isocyanates.

Abstract: A structure for absorbing energy from impacts thereon, the structure being plastically deformable by an impact, with, if appropriate, the possibility that it is at least to some extent disrupted. The structure can include a) ribs for reinforcement, the ribs arranged with respect to one another at an angle with respect to the axial direction such that on failure of a rib a force acting on the structure is immediately absorbed axially by another rib, b) ribs running axially, the ribs being in essence corrugated or of zigzag shape, c) at least one rib running axially in a first plane and connected to at least two ribs running axially in a second plane rotated with respect to the first plane. The structure includes, in the direction of impact, at least two layers, each of which has different compressibility properties and different failure properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of hydrophobin for non-permanent dyeing of keratin and keratin-containing materials, in particular of hair, and a corresponding method for non-permanent dyeing of keratin and keratin-containing materials, in particular of hair. The invention further relates to non-permanent dyeing of keratin and keratin-containing materials, in particular, hair, which contain hydrophobin.

Abstract: A method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising 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 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, Adenylate kinase, B2758-protein, Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, cysteine synthase, Exopolyphosphatase, geranylgeranyl reductase, Mating hormone A-factor precursor, mitochondrial succinate-fumarate transporter, modification methylase HemK family protein, Myo-inositol transporter, oxidoreductase subunit, peptidy-prolyl-cis-trans-isomerase, protein kinase, Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase, slr1293-protein, YDR049W-protein, YJL181W-protein, and YPL109C-protein-activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a catalyst, where the catalyst comprises a catalytically active material and a carbon-comprising support, in which the carbon-comprising support is impregnated with a metal salt solution in a first step, the carbon-comprising support impregnated with the metal salt solution is subsequently heated to a temperature of at least 1500° C. in an inert atmosphere to form a metal carbide layer and the catalytically active material is finally applied to the carbon-comprising support provided with the metal carbide layer. The invention further provides a catalyst which has been produced by the process and comprises a carbon-comprising support and a catalytically active material, with the carbon-comprising support having a metal carbide layer and the catalytically active material having been applied to the carbon-comprising support provided with the metal carbide layer.

Abstract: A polymer foam with density in the range from 5 to 120 kg/m3, comprising a) a polymer component, comprising at least one styrene polymer, b) from 0.

Abstract: A process for producing solid oral dosage forms with controlled active ingredient release, comprising a mixture of a) at least one active ingredient, and b) a preformulated mixture of polyvinyl acetate and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein the mixture is obtained by joint processing of components a) and b) in an extruder at temperatures between 50° and 200° C.

Abstract: The invention describes a storage-stable aqueous emulsion comprising a) a compound of the formula (I); wherein n is 4 to 23, b) a surfactant, and c) water, and describes a storage-stable liquid blend with low viscosity, which is not an aqueous emulsion, comprising a) a compound of the formula I d) at least a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of phosphites, phosphonites, aminic antioxidants, hydroxylamines, benzofuran-2-ones, thiosynergists, plasticizers, acid scavengers, lubricants, dispersing aids, sterically hindered amines, UV absorbers and sterically hindered phenols other than the compounds of the formula I according to component a). These emulsions and blends are useful as stabilizers for organic materials.

Abstract: A process for producing at least one monofilament from a thermoplastic polymer material comprising at least one polyester and also nanoparticles and optionally further additives as components, comprises adding the components to an extruder as partial or complete mixtures or separately and the thermoplastic polymer material being initially strand extruded, cooled and stretched and finally heat-conditioned at a temperature in the range from 40 to 120° C. for 0.01 to 10 min. The invention further relates to using a monofilament obtained by the process in the manufacture of artificial turf, wigs and also as bristles for soft or stiff brushes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for producing an alkylene oxide by direct oxidation of an alkene with oxygen by reacting a mixture comprising alkene and oxygen in the presence of a silver-comprising catalyst for a run time ?t(i), wherein during the oxidation, the catalyst is additionally contacted at least once with a further mixture comprising ethanol for a run time ?t(ii), wherein the run time ?t(i)>?t(ii).

Abstract: A process for solubilizing hydrophobic active ingredients in aqueous medium, which comprises using, as an assistant, at least one hyperbranched polymer (A) which is obtainable by reacting at least one hyperbranched polymeric compound having at least one primary or secondary amino group per molecule (a), selected from (a1) hyperbranched polyamides and (a2) hyperbranched polyureas, with (b) at least one mono-, di- or oligosaccharide.

Abstract: A method polymerizes a monomer to form a polyamide having a reagent incorporated therein. In the method, a masterbatch is formed that includes the reagent. The masterbatch and the monomer are introduced into a reactor, and the monomer is polymerized in the presence of the reagent to form the polyamide having the reagent incorporated therein. The monomer may be a caprolactam monomer that may be polymerized in a VK tube reactor to form polyamide 6 having at least one free acid site. The reagent may be present in an amount of from 1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the masterbatch. Additionally, the masterbatch and caprolactam may be introduced into the top of the VK tube reactor.