Abstract: Cable sheathing on the basis of thermoplastic polyurethane based on the reaction of (a) isocyanates with (b) diols, wherein the diol (b) is based on straight-chain or branched diols (i) having from 16 to 45 carbon atoms in an uninterrupted carbon skeleton.

Abstract: A method for forming a mixed metal coating on a gas diffusion medium substantially free of ionomeric components which includes the steps of subjecting an electrically conductive web to a first ion beam having an energy not higher than 500 eV, then to a second beam having an energy of at least 500 eV containing the ions of a first metal, and to at least a third beam having an energy of at least 500 eV containing the ions of a noble metal. The invention also relates to gas diffusion electrodes.

Abstract: Spherical particles having a mean diameter in the range from 1 to 20 ?m, comprising (a) from 85 to 99% by weight of a crosslinked random copolymer having a glass transition temperature Tg in the range from ?75 to ?40° C. (b) and from 1 to 15% by weight of at least one organic substance selected from waxes, protective colloids and plasticizers.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 95% by weight of a thermoplastic polyamide, B) from 5 to 90% by weight of an acrylate rubber, obtainable via free-radical-initiated aqueous emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one dispersing agent and of at least one free-radical initiator, where the emulsion polymerization uses from 1 to 50% by weight of an alkene having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms [monomer A], and from 50 to 99% by weight of an ester based on an ?,?-monoethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and on an alkanol having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms [monomer B], and also, if appropriate, up to 10% by weight of an ?,?-monoethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and/or its amide [monomer C], and up to 30% by weight of an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated compound different from the monomers A to C [monomer D], and the monomers A to D give a total of 10

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers which comprise, in copolymerized form, an ?-olefin, at least one alkenyl ester and at least one ester of an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid with higher alcohols as an additive for fuel oils and lubricants and especially as a cold flow improver in fuel oils; to the fuel oils and lubricants additized with these polymers; and to additive packages comprising such copolymers. The invention also relates to quaternary and higher copolymers which comprise the abovementioned monomers in copolymerized form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid material comprising a matrix of polyurethane and foamed particles of thermoplastic polyurethane comprised therein and also a process for producing such hybrid materials and the use of these hybrid materials as bicycle saddles, upholstery and shoe soles.

Abstract: Item comprising thermoplastic polyurethane adhesively bonded to crosslinked polyethylene without any chemical adhesion promoter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a compound II or a composition comprising the compound II to a composition comprising succinimide and to a composition prepared by the process according to the invention

Abstract: The invention relates to active principles which are capable of inducing the conversion of inactive TGFb-Latent into active TGFb. The invention relates in particular to the use of such an extract for the manufacture of a composition for increasing the concentration of active TGFb1 in the skin, notably in the dermis. The present invention also relates to the uses which are derived from said use, as well as to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which comprise said extract.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing 2-methyltetrahydrofuran by one-stage hydrogenation of furfural with a hydrogen-comprising gas in the presence of a structured bed of at least one copper catalyst and at least one catalyst which comprises at least one noble metal from groups 8, 9 and/or 10 of the periodic table of the elements applied on a support material.

Abstract: Solid particulate film-coating compositions consisting of a) 40-90% by weight, preferably 40 to 70% by weight, of a polyvinyl alcohol-polyether graft copolymer (component A), b) 10 to 60% by weight, preferably 20 to 45% by weight, of a chromatic or achromatic colorant (component B) c) 0 to 30% by weight of further conventional auxiliaries (component C) where the amount of components A to C adds up to 100% by weight, which are obtained by extrusion of a melt of components A) to C) and subsequent shaping.

Abstract: Film-forming materials include resins and/or crosslinkers having a covalently bonded phosphorous atom, the phosphorous atom having at least one covalently bonded oxygen atom. Film-forming resins containing phosphorous can include epoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, polycarbonate, polysiloxane, polyvinyl, polyether, aminoplast, and polyester resins. A process to produce a film-forming resin includes reacting various polymers to incorporate a pendent group comprising a covalently bonded phosphorous atom. Film-forming resins can be used in methods of producing coating compositions. Coating compositions can be used to coat a substrate, such as a metal substrate, by electrodeposition. Applied coatings containing the film-forming resins can be cured to form crosslinked films on substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a microorganism belonging to the group of lactic acid bacteria or a mutant or derivative thereof, characterized in that it is capable of specifically binding to a bacterium belonging to the group of mutans Streptococci, wherein the specific binding is (i) resistant to heat treatment; and/or (ii) resistant to protease treatment; and/or (iii) calcium-dependent; and/or (iv) formed within a pH range between 4.5 and 8.5; and/or (v) formed in the presence of saliva, for the preparation of an anticariogenic composition for the treatment or prevention of caries caused by mutans Streptococci other than Streptococcus mutans.

Abstract: Use of polyvinyllactam-polyvinyl acetate block copolymers as solubilizers for active ingredients that are sparingly soluble in water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing lithium-rich metal oxides and also the lithium-rich metal oxides which can be obtained by this process. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of lithium-rich metal oxides for producing a cathode for a battery, in particular a lithium ion battery, and also a cathode for a lithium ion battery which comprises lithium-rich metal oxides.

Abstract: Polyamide, whose main chain contains a chemically bound amine selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-1,5-diaminopentane and 1-amino-2-R-cyclopent-1-ene, where R is a functional group capable of combining with an amino group to form an amide group, and processes for preparing such a polyamide and fibers, films and moldings comprising such a polyamide.

Abstract: An absorption medium for deacidifying fluid streams which has improved oxidation stability includes at least one aliphatic amine, and at least one non-hydroquinoid antioxidant. The absorption medium may be employed in deacidifying a fluid stream, in particular an oxygen-containing fluid stream, when the fluid stream is brought into intimate contact with the absorption medium in at least one absorption step.

Abstract: A process for making acrylic acid from acrolein; a process for making methacrylic acid from methacrolein; and a process for making acrylic acid from propane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surface-modified nanoparticulate metal oxides where the metal is chosen from the group consisting of aluminum, cerium, iron, titanium, zinc and zirconium, wherein the surface modification comprises a coating with a copolymer P comprising, as monomers, A) 1 to 99 mol % of a N-vinylamide N-vinylpyrrolidone and B) 99 to 1 mol % of a monomer comprising, per molecule, a free-radically polymerizable ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated double bond and an anionogenic and/or anionic group, with the proviso that the copolymer P must comprise no further monomers chosen from the group consisting of C8-C30-alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, N-alkyl- or N,N-dialkyl-substituted amides of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid with C8-C18-alkyl radicals, or vinyl esters of aliphatic C8-C30-carboxylic acids.

Abstract: The invention relates to reaction products of 2-propylheptanol with 1-halo-2,3-epoxypropanes and 1-hydroxy-2,3-epoxypropane (glycidol), to methods for their production, and to their use as cosurfactants, cleaning surfactants or thickeners.