Abstract: A composition comprising the Components (A) at least one linear olefin polymer; (B) 0.05 to 2%, relative to the weight of Component (A), of at least one photoinitiator; and (C) 0.05 to 5%, relative to the weight of Component (A), of at least one co-additive containing one or more double bonds.

Abstract: A process is described for removing isobutene oligomers from an isobutene polymer by stripping the isobutene polymer with vapors of a saturated hydrocarbon having at least 8 carbon atoms and at least partly driving out the isobutene oligomers. Troublesome isobutene oligomers are substantially removed without impairing the reactivity of the isobutene polymer (expressed as the content of the methylidene double bonds).

Abstract: The process for finishing textile materials by treatment with at least one aqueous liquor which comprises at least one organic polymer and at least one organic or inorganic solid in particulate form, wherein the organic or inorganic solid or solids are present in the liquor in a fraction of at least 5.5 g/l.

Abstract: Compositions comprising: (A) at least one surfactant of the general formula (I) (R1—[(O—(CH2)2)x1(O—CH(CH3)CH2)x2]O)kP(?O)(OH)3-k??(I) wherein the sequence of the alkyleneoxy units is arbitrary, each R1 independently represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C12-C22-alkyl, C12-C22-alkenyl, C12-C22-alkynyl, (C11-C21-alkyl)carbonyl, (C11-C21-alkenyl)carbonyl and (C11-C21-alkynyl)carbonyl, k represents 1 or 2 and x1 and x2 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 20, the sum of x1 and x2 being a number of 1 to 20; and (B) at least one thickener comprising at least two hydrophobic groups R2 which are linked to one another via a bridging hydrophilic group (?), wherein each R2, independently represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of C8-C32-alkyl, C8-C32-alkenyl, C8-C32-alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and aryl-C1-C32-alkyl, which in each case may have up to 3 hydroxyl substituents; wherein the composition has a pH which is viscosity-dependent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-curable laminated sheet or film comprising at least one substrate layer and a top layer which comprises a radiation-curable material having a glass transition temperature below 50° C. and having a high double bond density, processes for the production thereof and the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel composition comprising hydroxylamine esters and thio compounds, which are suitable for lowering the molecular weight of polypropylene, propylene copolymers or polypropylene blends and result in an excellent degradation performance at temperatures below 220° C.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of acetylene and synthesis gas by partial thermal oxidation in a reactor which has a burner having passages, wherein the starting materials to be reacted are rapidly and completely mixed only immediately before the flame reaction zone in the passages of the burner, a mean flow rate which exceeds the flame propagation velocities under the given reaction conditions being established in the mixing zone within the passages.

Abstract: A multimetal oxide of the formula I Aga-bMbV2Ox*cH2O,??I where M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Tl, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, Au, Al, Fe, Co, Ni and/or Mo, a is from 0.3 to 1.9 and b is from 0 to 0.5, with the proviso that the difference (a?b)?0.1 and c is from 0 to 20 and x is a number determined by the valence and amount of elements different from oxygen in the formula I, which has a crystal structure giving an X-ray powder diffraction pattern which displays reflections at the lattice spacings d of 15.23±0.6, 12.16±0.4, 10.68±0.3, 3.41±0.04, 3.09±0.04, 3.02±0.04, 2.36±0.04 and 1.80±0.04 ?. Precatalysts and catalysts produced therefrom for the partial oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons are also provided.

Abstract: A polymer obtainable by polycondensation or polyaddition of monomeric compounds, wherefor accompanying use is made as monomeric compound of 2-(2-methylbutyl)-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol of the formula I or its alkoxylated derivatives (also referred to collectively below as C11 diol).

Abstract: Nitrogen oxide storage catalysts comprising a substrate and at least two coating layers, where the second layer is substantially free of platinum, cerium and barium, and methods of manufacturing and using these nitrogen oxide storage catalysts are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological as for risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to methods for (i) diagnosing, (ii) determining whether a compound is capable of inducing, (iii) identifying a drug for treating increased peroxisomal proliferation. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of at least five metabolites, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosis. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of metabolites or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of diagnostic devices or compositions.

Abstract: A process for preparing (meth)acrylates of C17-alcohol mixtures by reacting (meth)acrylic acid with a C17-alcohol mixture in the presence of at least one acidic catalyst and of at least one polymerization inhibitor and in the presence of a solvent which, with water, forms an azeotrope in which the esterification is performed in a reactor with a circulation evaporator, the azeotrope is distilled off and condensed, and the condensate splits into an aqueous phase and an organic phase, wherein the C17-alcohol mixture has a mean degree of branching (iso index) of 2.8 to 3.7.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for nonoxidatively dehydroaromatizing a reactant stream comprising C1-C4-aliphatics by converting the reactant stream in the presence of a catalyst in a reaction zone 1 to a product stream P comprising aromatic hydrocarbons, and regenerating the catalyst whose activity has been reduced by deposited coke with a hydrogen-comprising mixture H in a reaction zone 2, wherein at least a portion of the deposited coke is converted to methane and at least a portion of the methane formed is fed to reaction zone 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fibrous surface structure containing active ingredients with an adjustable active ingredient release profile, comprising a fibrous, polymeric, soluble and/or degradable active ingredient substrate and at least one active ingredient that is associated with the substrate and can be released by the fibrous surface structure; to formulations containing active ingredients, comprising such fibrous surface structures; to the use of fibrous surface structures containing active ingredients according to the invention for producing formulations containing active ingredients; and to a method for producing fibrous surface structures according to the invention.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a catalyst for the use in a hydrocarbon conversion reaction, said catalyst containing a titanium zeolite and carbonaceous material, the catalyst containing said carbonaceous material in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of titanium zeolite contained in the catalyst, the process comprising (i) preparing a catalyst containing the titanium zeolite and (ii) depositing carbonaceous material on the catalyst according to (i) in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of titanium zeolite contained in the catalyst by contacting said catalyst, prior to using the catalyst in said hydrocarbon conversion reaction, with a fluid containing at least one hydrocarbon in an inert atmosphere, to obtain the carbonaceous material containing catalyst, wherein in (ii), the catalyst is not contacted with an oxygen containing gas.

Abstract: A reactor (1) in the form of an essentially horizontal cylinder for carrying out an autothermal gas-phase dehydrogenation of a hydrocarbon-comprising gas stream (2) by means of an oxygen-comprising gas stream (3) to give a reaction gas mixture over a heterogeneous catalyst configured as monolith (4), wherein the interior of the reactor (1) is divided by a detachable, cylindrical or prismatic housing G which is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the reactor (1) and is gastight in the circumferential direction and open at two end faces of the housing into an inner region A having one or more catalytically active zones (5), in which in each case a packing composed of monoliths (4) stacked on top of one another, next to one another and above one another and before each catalytically active zone (5) in each case a mixing zone (6) having solid internals are provided, and an outer region B arranged coaxially to the inner region A, is proposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridin-4-ylmethyl sulfonamides of formula I wherein Ra, n, R, A, Y and Cy are as defined in the claims, to the N-oxides, and salts thereof and their use for combating harmful fungi, and also to compositions and seed comprising at least one such compound. The invention also relates to a process and intermediates for preparing these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme composition comprising enzyme containing polymer particles, which is useful for detergent compositions, in particular for liquid detergent compositions. In these enzyme containing particles, the particles comprise i) at least one enzyme, and ii) at least one polymer P, which is selected from homo- and copolymers having a backbone, wherein the C—C-backbone carries carboxylgroups, which may be present in the acidic form or in the neutralized form, and wherein the C—C-backbone comprises hydrophobic repeating units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mutants of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and vectors and hosts cells including such nucleic acid molecules. These nucleic acid molecules are involved in the biosynthesis of a fine chemical, e.g., an amino acid such as lysine. The present invention also relates to methods of producing and modulating the production of fine chemicals, e.g., lysine, by culturing recombinant microorganisms containing these nucleic acid molecules under conditions such that the fine chemical is produced.

Abstract: A process for preparing (meth)acrolein by heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation of a precursor compound, in which the reaction gas mixture which comprises at least 3% by volume of precursor compound is passed through a fresh fixed catalyst bed whose active material is a multielement oxide which comprises the elements Mo, Fe and Bi and at least one of the elements Ni and Co, and the fixed catalyst bed is loaded with at least 40 l (STP)/l·h of precursor compound, and the precursor compound is converted to an extent of at least 90 mol %, wherein, over the first 8000 operating hours, during X=10 to 500 operating hours, the highest temperature of the reaction gas mixture in the fixed catalyst bed is 400 to 450° C. and, during the remaining 8000?X operating hours, is 300 to <400° C., and the loading of the fixed catalyst bed with organic precursor compound, averaged over the time, for the X=10 to 500 operating hours is greater than for the 8000?X operating hours.