Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the electrolytic coating of at least one electrically conductive substrate or a structured or full-surface electrically conductive surface on a nonconductive substrate, which comprises at least one bath, one anode and one cathode, the bath containing an electrolyte solution containing at least one metal salt, from which metal ions are deposited on electrically conductive surfaces of the substrate to form a metal layer while the cathode is brought in contact with the substrate's surface to be coated and the substrate is transported through the bath, wherein the cathode comprises at least two disks (2, 4, 10) mounted on a respective shaft (1, 5, 14) so that they can rotate, the disks (2, 4, 10) engaging in one another. The invention furthermore relates to a method for the electrolytic coating of at least one substrate, which is carried out in a device according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst nickel, silica, alumina and magnesium, wherein the nickel to magnesium atomic ratio is 5-75. In particular the present invention relates to a catalyst comprising nickel, silica, alumina and magnesium, wherein the nickel to silicium atomic ratio (Ni/Si) is 2 to 30 to nickel to aluminum atomic ratio (Ni/Al) is 9 to 40 and the nickel to magnesium atomic ratio (Ni/Mg) is 5-75. The invention further relates to a method for preparing such a catalyst. The invention further relates to a process for hydrogenating unsaturated organic compounds.

Abstract: A process for preparing an N-alkyllactam with improved color quality, wherein from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a C1-10-alcohol or a compound which releases from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a C1-10-alcohol is added to the N-alkyllactam. A mixture comprising at least 99.0% by weight of an N-alkyllactam and in the range from 100 to 5000 ppm by weight of a C1-10-alcohol or of an acetal, aminal or of an orthoester which releases in the range from 100 to 5000 ppm by weight of a C1-10-alcohol.

Abstract: Method of producing triethanolamine where a phosphane or a compound which liberates a phosphane is added to the triethanolamine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of surfactants of the general formula (I) R—O-(A)n-(B)m-H??(I) where R is a C8-alkyl radical, A is propylenoxy, B is ethylenoxy, n is an average value of from 0.8 to 2.0 and m is an average value of from 2.0 to 5.0 as a wetting agent for hydrophobic polymer surfaces, and to a wetting agent comprising a) from 0.5 to 50% by weight of at least one surfactant of the general formula (I) according to claim 1, b) from 1.0 to 10% by weight of a C8-alcohol and c) from 0.5 to 30% by weight of a compound of the general formula (IV) R—O-(A)n-H??(IV) ?where R is a C8-alkyl radical, A is propylenoxy and n is an average value of from 0.8 to 2.0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide which comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, nickel and cobalt as active component and a support material based on carbon. The invention further provides for the use of this catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide and in the production of hydrogen for fuel cell applications.

Abstract: Oily soil may be removed from a fabric by washing the oily soiled fabric in a heated (e.g., between about 100° C. to about 200° C. aqueous solution containing a polyethylenepolypropylene diblock surfactant having about 30 to 35 moles of propylene oxide (PO) and about 38 to 50 moles of ethylene oxide (EO).

Abstract: A process for rectificatively separating an acrylic acid-containing liquid, by withdrawing an acrylic acid-rich stream from the rectification column above the feed point and polymerization-inhibiting the upper section of the rectification column by means of diacrylic acid.

Abstract: Process for the production of leather, wherein, after liming, deliming and, if appropriate, pickling, animal hides are pretanned or tanned with a mixture of compounds comprising (a) at least one organic tanning agent and (b) a mixture of (b1) at least one C3-C12-dicarboxylic acid (b2) and at least one further acidic compound selected from C1-C3-mono- or C3-C12-dicarboxylic acids, or salts thereof.

Abstract: A process for converting perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximides of the general formula I in which R1 and R2 are each unbranched, branched or cyclic C1-C8-alkyl to a form suitable for use as fluorescent dyes, which comprises a) dissolving or suspending the perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximides whose molecules have a molecular volume of ?230 ?3 in an organic or inorganic solvent at from 0 to 250° C.

Abstract: A process for preparing 2-(chloromethyl)phenylacetic acid derivatives of the formula I, where X is C1-C4-alkoxy or methylamino, by ether cleavage of compounds of the formula II, where R is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C2-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyloxy, halogen, nitro or cyano; n is 2 to 5; and X is as defined above comprises carrying out the reaction in the presence of hydrogen chloride and an inert solvent, and adding a catalyst to the reaction mixture selected from the group consisting of iron, indium and halides, oxides and triflates, thereof.

Abstract: Amphiphilic graft polymers based on water-soluble polyalkylene oxides (A) as a graft base and side chains formed by polymerization of a vinyl ester component (B), said polymers having an average of ?1 graft site per 50 alkylene oxide units and mean molar masses Mw of from 3000 to 100 000.

Abstract: Thermoplastics comprising plasticizer (i), wherein the plasticizer (i) is an ester based on polytetrahydrofuran and on a monocarboxylic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing optically active alkylsuccinic acid monoalkyl esters of the formula (I) where D and E are independently of one another H, C1-C10 alkyl, R is C1-C10 alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl.

Abstract: A process is described for producing a polymer-coated, granulated, enzyme-containing feedstuff additive, the polymer-coated feedstuff additives obtainable in this manner and pelleted feedstuff compositions which are produced with use of the polymer-coated additives.

Abstract: A phosphate-free detergent formulation for machine dishwashing comprising, as components: a) from 1 to 20% by weight of copolymers of a1) from 20 to 80% by weight, preferably from 30 to 70% by weight, of at least one monomer from the group consisting of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C10-mono- or -dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof, a2) from 0 to 80% by weight, preferably from 10 to 50% by weight, of at least one monomer of the general formula (I), where R1, R2 and R3 are each independently H, CH3 or C2H5, R4 is a linear, branched or cyclic radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic radical having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and a3) from 0 to 80% by weight, preferably from 5 to 20% by weight, of at least one further monomer selected from the group consisting of olefins having 10 or more carbon atoms or mixtures thereof and reactive polyisobutenes having on average from 12 to 100 carbon atoms, b) from 1 to 50% by weight of complexing agents, selected from the group consis

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the separation of carbon dioxide from a gas mixture containing carbon dioxide comprising the steps of (a) contacting the gas mixture with at least one sorbent comprising a porous metal-organic framework material, the framework material taking up the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture and comprising at least one at least bidentate organic compound coordinately bound to at least one metal ion, wherein the at least bidentate organic compound comprises at least one substituted or unsubstituted amino group and wherein the at last one metal ion is an ion selected from the group of metals consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, aluminium, gallium, indium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, iron, copper and lanthanoids; and (b) desorbing the carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A process for fractionating a crude C4 fraction comprising butanes, butenes, 1,3-butadiene and small amounts of other hydrocarbons including C4-acetylenes, by extractive distillation using a selective solvent, wherein the crude C4 fraction (1) is fed into the middle region of a first extractive distillation column (K I) and the selective solvent (2) is fed into the column at a point above that at which the crude C4 fraction (1) is introduced and a gaseous side stream (3) which comprises the C4-acetylenes together with predominantly the selective solvent and in which the concentration of the C4-acetylenes is below the spontaneous decomposition limit is taken off from the first extractive distillation column (K I) at a point below the feed point for the crude C4 fraction (1) and an overhead stream (5) comprising the components which are less soluble than the C4-acetylenes in the selective solvent is taken off from the top of the first extractive distillation column, is proposed.

Abstract: A process for fractionating a starting mixture of two or more components by extractive distillation using a selective solvent in a dividing wall column aligned in the longitudinal direction of the column and extending to the upper end of the column and dividing the column interior into a first region, a second region, and a lower combined column region. The starting mixture is fed into the first region, a first top stream is taken off from the first region, and a second top stream is taken off from the second region, each stream having a prescribed specification. The selective solvent is introduced in the upper part of the first region and/or in the upper part of the second region, and solvent flow into the first region and/or solvent flow into the second region are set so that each of the prescribed specifications for the top streams are met.

Abstract: A process for producing a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell. The process (a) produces at least one multilayer field on a support, with the at least one multilayer field including at least one electrode layer and at least one membrane layer and the at least one multilayer field being applied to the support such that the at least one multilayer field is surrounded by channels on the support that are bounded on at least one side by edges of the at least one multilayer field, and (b) introduces a flowable, curable sealing material into the channels, which sealing material becomes distributed there to produce a seal surrounding the edges of the at least one multilayer field.