Abstract: Process for modulation of a taste and/or aftertaste in foods, articles consumed for pleasure, animal feeds, sweeteners and cosmetics comprising at least one high intensity sweetener HIS by addition of a taste modulator comprising a salt preparation, and use of a salt preparation for taste modulation of foods, articles consumed for pleasure, animal feeds, sweeteners and cosmetics comprising at least one HIS.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of RNA interference to inhibit expression of plant parasitic nematode target let-70 genes, and relates to the generation of plants that have increased resistance to parasitic nematodes.

Abstract: Methods for regenerating filter aids which comprise inorganic, natural or semisynthetic filter aids. The method comprises subjecting the filter aid to a first treatment with an aqueous alkaline solution, treating the filter aid with enzymes, treating the filter aid with a surfactant, and subjecting the filter aid a second treatment with the aqueous alkaline solution. The enzyme treatment and the surfactant treatment steps may be carried out simultaneously or in any order.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) a fungicidal compound of formula (I) wherein: R1 is alkyl; alkoxyalkyl; haloalkyl; arylalkyl; aryl; or heteroaryl; R2 is alkyl; alkoxyalkyl; haloalkyl; arylalkyl; aryl; heteroaryl; 5-pyrimidinyl; or 2- or 5-thiazolyl; R3 is H; alkyl; alkoxyalkyl; haloalkyl; arylalkyl; aryloxyalkyl; arylthioalkyl; aryl; heteroaryl; or alkylsilyl; R4 is H; acyl; haloacyl, alkoxycarbonyl; aryloxycarbonyl; alkylaminocarbonyl; or dialkylaminocarbonyl; or a salt thereof; and 2) a fungicidal compound II selected from azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, heterocylic compounds, carbamates, and other active compounds in synergistically effective amounts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new coating materials for corrosion control.

Abstract: Process for modulation of a taste and/or aftertaste in foods, articles consumed for pleasure, animal feeds, sweeteners and cosmetics comprising at least one high intensity sweetener HIS by addition of a taste modulator comprising at least one polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester which is suitable for food, and use of a at least one polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester which is suitable for food for taste modulation of foods, articles consumed for pleasure, animal feeds, sweeteners and cosmetics comprising at least one HIS.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of MDF or HDF for the production of a floor panel which comprises a core of MDF or HDF, a backing and, if appropriate, a protective layer, the decorative layer otherwise usual in the case of laminate floor coverings preferably being dispensed with. Furthermore, the present invention relates to floor panels which are produced with the use according to the invention of MDF or HDF, and floor coverings which comprise the floor panels according to the invention.

Abstract: Process for the production of a molding from particulate and/or fibrous substrates based on renewable raw materials and a formaldehyde-free, aqueous binder.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulation in the form of agglomerates comprising A) an excipient content composed of a) 60-97% by weight of sugar or sugar alcohols, b) 1-25% by weight of a disintegrant, selected from the group consisting of croscarmellose, sodium carboxymethylstarch and L-hydroxypropoylcellulose, c) 1-15% by weight of water-insoluble, film-forming polymers d) 0-15% by weight of water-soluble polymers and e) 0-15% by weight of further pharmaceutically customary excipients the total of the components a) to e) being 100% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to azolylmethyloxiranes of the general formula I in which A is phenyl which is substituted by two F, B is unsubstituted pyridyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl or furyl or is phenyl which is optionally substituted by one to three of the following substituents: halogen, NO2, amino, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, thio or C1-C4-alkylthio, with the proviso that B is not o-methylphenyl if A is 2,4-difluorophenyl, and to the plant-compatible acid addition salts or metal salts thereof, to the use of the compounds of the formula I for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and to compositions comprising these compounds.

Abstract: A padding material, comprising A) one or more layers of an open-cell foam material based on melamine resin with a fire-retardant impregnating material applied, and B) a incombustible or low-flammability covering material, and C) a incombustible, supporting substructure, where the connection between the layers A), B), and C) is the result of force, of interlocking, or of coherent bonding, and also use for furniture, mattresses, mats, and seats in motor vehicles, in rail vehicles, in ships, or in aircraft.

Abstract: A method of marking an individual product with a unique code. The method can include associating the product with an indicia comprising photoactive, reflective or electromagnetic particles or combinations thereof or one or more photoactive, reflective or electromagnetic films or substrates that includes a random physical property, measuring the random physical property, and marking the product with the measured value that is specific to the product, optionally in combination with a barcode, RFID tag, lot number or the like for the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of cationic polymers obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of a) 60 to 99 mol % of at least one 1-vinylimidazole monomer, b) 1 to 40 mol % of at least one free-radically polymerizable quaternizable monomer b1) or methacrylic acid b2) and c) 0 to 30 mol % of at least one further free-radically copolymerizable monomer different from a) and b) in hair cosmetic preparations.

Abstract: Aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers which are at least partly coated with a composition comprising at least one water-soluble amphoteric copolymer and at least one swollen starch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing cyclopentanone. Said method comprises the step of reacting a mixture (G1), which contains at least cyclopentene, with a mixture (G2), which contains at least dinitrogen monoxide. The reaction is carried out in at least one reactor (R1) having channels with a diameter in the range of 0.1 mm to 50 mm, the reactor comprising at least two zones (Z1) and (Z2) having channels with different diameters and the diameters of the channels of zone (Z1) being smaller than the diameter of the channels of zone (Z2).

Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulation in the form of agglomerates comprising A) an excipient content composed of a) 60-97% by weight of sugar or sugar alcohols, b) 1-25% by weight of a disintegrant, c) 1-15% by weight of water-insoluble, film-forming polymers d) 0-15% by weight of water-soluble polymers and e) 0-15% by weight of further pharmaceutically customary excipients the total of the components a) to e) being 100% by weight, and B) at least one active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating surfaces, comprising a copolymer as component A, synthesized from (meth)acrylic acid or salts thereof, a carboxylate-containing monomer and/or monomers containing groups containing phosphoric and/or phosphoric acid or salts thereof, and further comonomers if desired, to a passivating layer on a metal surface, which comprises component A, to a process for forming said passivating layer, and to the use of the composition of the invention to passivate a metal surface.

Abstract: The use of 1,3-substituted imidazolium salts of the formula I in which R1 and R3 independently of one another are an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, R2, R4, and R5 independently of one another are an H atom or an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, it also being possible for R4 and R5 together to form an aliphatic or aromatic ring, and X is a thiocyanate anion as latent catalysts for curing compositions comprising epoxy compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for isolating methylglycinenitrile-N,N-diacetonitrile (MGDN) from an aqueous emulsion which comprises MGDN and has an MGDN content of 3-50% by weight in a crystallizer, comprising the steps: (a) the aqueous emulsion is, starting from a temperature above the solidification point, cooled to a temperature below the solidification point, the cooling rate averaged over time not exceeding 5 K/h, until substantially the entirety of the emulsified MGDN has solidified, (b) the resulting aqueous suspension is cooled further and/or concentrated, and the cooling rate may be greater than in step (a).

Abstract: Novel crystalline forms of and a process for converting perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximide of the general formula I to a form used as a fluorescent dye. The process including: a) dissolving or suspending the perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximide in a solvent to obtain a solution or suspension; and b1) cooling the solution obtained in step a) to a temperature at or below the crystallization temperature of the perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximide and, if the solvent is organic, removing excess solvent until the first crystals form, otherwise, adding water or dilute aqueous solutions of the solvent until the first crystals form, and maintaining the solution at that temperature for further crystallization; or b2) cooling the suspension obtained in step a) to or below the crystallization temperature when the temperature in step a) was above the crystallization temperature, and maintaining the suspension at the temperature for further crystallization to form one or more solvate crystals.