Abstract: Mercury is removed from solutions contaminated with mercury by filtration through a carbon filter consisting of electrode graphite.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuously operated process for the purification by distillation of the 1,2-propylene glycol formed as by-product in the synthesis of propylene oxide, wherein the mixture formed in the synthesis which contains the 1,2-propylene glycol is separated in a dividing wall column into low-, intermediate- and high-boiling fractions and the 1,2-propylene glycol is taken off as intermediate boiler at the side offtake of the column.

Abstract: A method for reducing the amount of residual monomer in aqueous polymer dispersions by aftertreatment with an initiator system comprises aftertreating the aqueous polymer dispersion with addition of an initiator system essentially comprising a) from 0.001 to 5% by weight, based on the total monomer amount used to prepare the polymer dispersion, of an inorganic salt of persulfuric acid, b) from 0.005 to 5% by weight, based on the total monomer amount used to prepare the polymer dispersion, of a methyl ketone, and c) optionally, catalytic amounts of a metal ion which is able to exist in a plurality of valence states.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing and/or suppressing growth of transgenic plants comprising a transgenic expression cassette for a D-amino acid oxidase, which are grown on a field, in subsequent seasons among a population of other plants on said field or neighboring fields based on selective killing of the transgenic plants by application of a D-amino acid (e.g. D-isoleucine) which is metabolized by said D-amino acid in said transgenic plants into a phytotoxic compound.

Abstract: Use of cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives in auxiliaries or as auxiliaries selected from the group consisting of the following auxiliaries: surface-active compositions selected from flow promoters, film-forming aids, defoamers, antifoams, wetting agents, coalescers, and emulsifiers; lubricants, selected from lubricating oils, lubricating greases, and lubricating pastes; calendering auxiliaries; rheology auxiliaries, quenchers for chemical reactions; phlegmatizers; pharmaceutical products; plasticizers in adhesives; in impact modifiers, and in other modifiers, and also surface-active compositions, lubricants, calendering auxiliaries, rheology auxiliaries, quenchers for chemical reactions, phlegmatizers, pharmaceutical products, plasticizers in adhesives; impact modifiers, and other modifiers comprising cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal insulation composite, comprising two metal sheets with a thermally-insulating core material, whereby, between the thermally-insulating core material and at least one of the metal sheets, a fire protection layer with an intumescent mass is arranged. The invention further relates to a method for production thereof and use thereof for the manufacture of storage or refrigerated warehouses.

Abstract: The invention relates to fungicidal mixtures containing in the form of active components 1) 5-methyl-7-amino-triazolopyrimidine of formula (I), wherein R1 is alkyl, halogenalkyl, alkenyl or cyclopentyl, R2 is hydrogen or alkyl, R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound may form a piperidinyl cycle substitutable by a methyl group, L1 is fluorine or chlorine, L2, L3 are independently from each other hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine and 2) at least one type of active substance selected from groups A) azoles, B) strobilurins, C) acyl alanines, D) amine derivatives, E) anilinopyrimidines; F) dicarboximides; G) cinnamic acid amides and analogues thereof, H) antibiotics, K) dithiocarbamates, L) heterocyclic compounds, M) sulphur and copper fungicides, N) nitrophenyl derivatives, O) phenylpyrroles, P) sulfenic acid derivatives, Q) other fungicides and R) growth retardants according to the descriptions, wherein said mixtures contain the compounds in a synergically efficient amount.

Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i. e., glycerol kinase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of glycerol kinase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of perylene diimide derivatives as air-stable n-type organic semiconductors.

Abstract: Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particels containing a clay are disclosed. The clay is added to an SAP hydrogel prior to SAP neutralization to provide particles having improved fluid acquisition rates and an improved permeability of a fluid through the swollen SAP-clay particles. Diaper cores and absorbent articles containing the SAP-clay particles also are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to molding compositions comprising A) from 40 to 99% by weight of at least one epoxy resin, B) from 1 to 60% by weight of at least one polyarylene ether sulfone containing side- or end-groups selected from the group consisting of carboxy groups and anhydride groups, C) from 0 to 60% by weight of at least one polyarylene ether sulfone containing essentially no side- or end-groups selected from the group consisting of carboxy and anhydride groups, D) from 0 to 60% by weight of at least one filler, and E) from 0 to 40% by weight of one or more various additives, where the percentages by weight of components A to E together give 100%, and also to a process for preparing these molding compositions, and to their use, and to moldings obtainable therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing riboflavin of the B/C modification in granule form. Furthermore, the invention relates to the riboflavin preparation process wherein riboflavin of the A modification is (a) dissolved in aqueous mineral acid without treating the resulting riboflavin solution with activated carbon, (b) precipitated directly afterwards, steps (a) and (b) being carried out at a temperature in the range from 5 to 15° C., and (c) dried by fluidized bed granulation; and wherein the riboflavin does not come into contact with the aqueous mineral acid solvent for longer than on average 4 hours.

Abstract: A process for working up by distillation the crude products obtained in the process according to DE-A 196 07 954 and containing 1,6-hexanediol (HDO), 1,5-pentanediol (PDO) or caprolactone (CLO) in order to obtain the corresponding pure products, the working-up by distillation being carried out in each case in a dividing wall column (TK) in which a dividing wall (T) is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the column with formation of an upper common column region (1), a lower common column region (6), a feed section (2, 4) having a rectification section (2) and stripping section (4), and a take-off section (3, 5) having a stripping section (3) and rectification section (5), with feeding of the respective crude product HDO, PLO or CLO in the middle region of the feed section (2, 4) and removal of the high boiler fraction (C) from the bottom of the column, of the low boiler fraction (A) via the top of the column and of the medium boiler fraction (B) from the middle region of the take-off section (3, 5), or

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 3-phenyl(thio)uracils and -dithiouracils of the formula I where the variables are each as defined in the description, and also intermediates for their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention features methods of increasing the production of a fine chemical, e.g., lysine from a microorganism, e.g., Corynebacterium by way of deregulating an enzyme encoding gene, i.e., fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing the production of lysine in Corynebacterium glutamicum by way of increasing the expression of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase activity. The invention also provides a novel process for the production of lysine by way of regulating carbon flux towards oxaloacetate (OAA). In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides methods for the production of lysine by way of utilizing fructose or sucrose as a carbon source.

Abstract: Aqueous solutions comprising: one or more polymeric components selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof; and hydrogen peroxide; wherein the hydrogen peroxide is present in an amount of 100 to 5000 ppm; and methods of stabilizing aqueous solutions containing one or more polymeric components selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Process for preparing quaternary ammonium compounds by reacting the corresponding tertiary sp3-hybridized amine or sp2-hybridized imine with dimethyl sulfite, wherein the reaction is carried out (i) in the presence of a solvent selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms, symmetrical or unsymmetrical dialkyl ethers having a total of from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, cycloalkanes having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms and C5-C10-alkanes; and (ii) at a temperature of from 10 to 100° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a printable composition having a viscosity of 1-1000 mPas and comprising a) 5-50% by weight of superabsorbent polymeric particles, b) 10-40% by weight of at least one organic, water-insoluble binder, c) 0-10% by weight of at least one additive and d) 40-80% by weight of at least one organic solvent. The invention further relates to sheetlike materials printed with the printable composition on at least one surface. The invention further relates to the use of the printed sheetlike materials for food packaging, for packaging moisture-sensitive goods, for moisture control in rooms, or as a membrane in textiles.

Abstract: A working substance pairing comprising a working substance and an ionic liquid, its use in absorption heat pumps, absorption refrigeration machines and heat transformers and also corresponding apparatuses.

Abstract: Substituted triazolopyrimidines of the formula I in which the substituents are as defined below: R1 is alkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl or naphthyl, or a five- or six-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle comprising one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S, R2 is hydrogen, alkyl or one of the groups mentioned under R1; R1 and/or R2 may carry one to four identical or different groups Ra: Ra is chlorine, bromine, iodine, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkyl-amino, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkenyloxy, haloalkenyloxy, alkynyl, halo-alkynyl, alkynyloxy, haloalkynyloxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenyloxy, oxyalkylenoxy, naphthyl, a five- to ten-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle comprising one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S, where these aliphatic, alicycl