Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes and dienes in C2-C5+-olefin mixtures,—in C2- or C3-streams of the olefin preparation by cracking. The method comprises conducting the hydrogenation in the presence of a catalyst particle comprising (a) a metal of the tenth group of the Periodic Table, (b) a metal of the eleventh group of the Periodic Table and (c) optionally a compound of a metal of the first or second group of the Periodic Table. Components (a) and (b), and optionally (c), are applied to a support selected from the group consisting of silica, titanium dioxide, zirconium oxides, spinels, zinc aluminates, zinc titanate, aluminosilicates and mixtures thereof. The metal of the eleventh group is distributed homogeneously over the cross-section of the catalyst particle, and the metal of the tenth group is present in an edge layer close to the surface of the catalyst particle.

Abstract: Disclosed are bleaching materials for processing oils, particularly edible oils, containing an acid activated clay having a specifically defined particle size distribution. Also disclosed are methods of making the bleaching materials, and systems and methods for purifying oils using the acid activated clay having the specifically defined particle size distribution.

Abstract: Process for producing a shaped body comprising a microporous material and at least one silicon-containing binder, which comprises the steps (I) preparing a mixture comprising the microporous material, the binder, a make-up aid and a solvent, (II) mixing and densifying the mixture, (III) shaping the densified mixture to give a shaped body, (IV) drying the shaped body and (V) calcining the dried shaped body, wherein the binder used is an organosilicon compound, shaped bodies which can be produced by this process, their use as catalyst, in particular in organic synthesis and very particularly preferably in a process for preparing triethylenediamine (TEDA).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and is particularly useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to produce membrane electrode units for PEM fuel cells.

Abstract: Provided are exhaust systems, components, and catalytic articles that have been passivated for use in conjunction with diesel engines that includes a NOx abatement system that uses a reductant. These items are passivated in order to minimize degradation of a reductant in their presence when, for example, they have been subjected to temperatures in excess of 650° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersion or solution of a polymer in water, organic solvents or mixtures thereof. The invention is characterised in that the polymer contains at least 0.001 mols of 3,4 dihydroxyphenyl groups (calculated at 109 g/mol) for 100 g polymer.

Abstract: Mixtures comprising (A) an isocyanurate and/or biuret of 1,6-diisocyanatohexane (HDI), (B) an isocyanurate of 1-isocyanato-3,5,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (IPDI), (C) at least one emulsifier, and (D) if desired, solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to benzoyl-substituted alanines of the formula I in which the variables R1 to R13 are as defined in the description, and to agriculturally useful salts thereof, to processes and intermediates for their preparation, and to the use of these compounds or of compositions comprising these compounds for controlling unwanted plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions which comprise 2,4?-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, to processes for preparing them, and to their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and reagents for detecting analytes, e.g. nucleic acids. The new methods and reagents allow a simple and sensitive detection even in complex biological samples.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 1,2-propanediol, in which a glycerol-containing stream, in particular a stream obtained on an industrial scale in the production of biodiesel, is subjected to a hydrogenation.

Abstract: Described herein are inventions in the field of genetic engineering of plants, including combinations of nucleic acid molecules encoding LMPs to improve agronomic, horticultural, and quality traits. This invention relates generally to the combination of nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are related to the presence of seed storage compounds in plants. More specifically, the present invention relates to LMP nucleic acid sequences encoding lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and the use of these combinations of these sequences, their order and direction in the combination, and the regulatory elements used to control expression and transcript termination in these combinations in transgenic plants. In particular, the invention is directed to methods for manipulating fatty acid-related compounds and for increasing oil level and altering the fatty acid composition in plants and seeds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polytetrahydrofuran or tetrahydrofuran copolymers by polymerization of tetrahydrofuran in the presence of a telogen and/or a comonomer over a fixed bed of an acid catalyst, in which the temperature of the polymerization mixture increases in the direction of flow through the catalyst bed.

Abstract: A process for the recovery of carbon dioxide, which includes: (a) an absorption step of bringing a carbon dioxide-containing gaseous feed stream into gas-liquid contact with an absorbing fluid, whereby at least a portion of the carbon dioxide present in the gaseous stream is absorbed into the absorbing fluid to produce (i) a refined gaseous stream having a reduced carbon dioxide content and (ii) an carbon dioxide-rich absorbing fluid; and (b) a regeneration step of treating the carbon dioxide-rich absorbing fluid at a pressure of greater than 3 bar (absolute pressure) so as to liberate carbon dioxide and regenerate a carbon dioxide-lean absorbing fluid which is recycled for use in the absorption step, in which the absorbing fluid is an aqueous amine solution containing a tertiary aliphatic alkanol amine and an effective amount of a carbon dioxide absorption promoter, the tertiary aliphatic alkanol amine showing little decomposition under specified conditions of temperature and pressure under co-existence with

Abstract: This invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an inactivated or down-regulated gene 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. This invention further relates generally to transformed plant cells with increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell, methods of producing, screening for and breeding such plant cells or plants and method of detecting stress in plants cells or plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures (1) comprising (a) polytetrahydrofuran and (b) stabilizers having a molecular weight of from 600 g/mol to 10000 g/mol and comprising at least two phenolic groups.

Abstract: A process for improving the intercoat adhesion in a multicoat paint system utilizing a primer coat, an aqueous basecoat, and a clearcoat, where the multicoat paint system has been produced by means of a wet-on-wet technique. The clearcoat is produced using a pseudoplastic powder clearcoat slurry prepared by a secondary dispersion process or a melt emulsification process. The aqueous basecoat material used to produce the aqueous basecoat comprises a dispersed graft copolymer whose particles are composed of a hydrophobic core of copolymerized olefinically unsaturated monomers and of a hydrophilic shell which comprises a polyurethane, where said copolymer is prepared by free-radical (co)polymerization of the monomers in the presence of at least one polyurethane containing specially selected olefinically unsaturated groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing carboxyl-terminated polyisobutenes by ozonolysis of polyisobutenes terminated by an ethylenically unsaturated double bond.

Abstract: Water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers comprising alkoxylated diallylamine derivatives, ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids, the anhydrides thereof or mixtures thereof and, if required, one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers C are prepared and are used as additives in mineral building materials, in detergents or in cosmetic formulations.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing bentonite sorbents for removal of pollutants including mercury from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants are disclosed. The methods include mixing bentonite sorbent particles with a sulfide salt and a metal salt to form a metal sulfide on the outer surface of the bentonite sorbent particles.