Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.

Abstract: A description is given of (meth)acrylic acid copolymers comprising methacrylic acid units and units based on isopropanol, the polymer being functionalized with aminoalkylsulfonic acid. In addition, a description is given of a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof for watertreatment, scale inhibition in mineral oil extraction and corrosion inhibition in aqueous systems.

Abstract: The shelf life of fresh harvest produce is extended by coating the exterior surface of freshly harvested produce with a coating composition comprising an aqueous emulsion of polyvinylidene chloride copolymers containing from about 0.25 to 25% by weight of copolymer solids to water and between 0.001 and 20% plasticizer preferably a polyethylene oxide based additive such as Triton-X to weight of copolymer solids in the emulsion. The coating may also contain biocides as well to control bacteria and fungal growth an the post harvest produce during storage, shipping, distribution, and sale of the product. The coating composition is effective in extending the shelf life of produce.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.

Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) the triazolopyrimidine derivative of the formula I and 2) epoxiconazole of the formula II, in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi from the class of the Oomycetes using mixtures of the compound I with the compound II, the use of the compound I with the compound II for preparing such mixtures and compositions comprising these mixtures are described.

Abstract: Formulations comprising (A) at least one pigment in particulate form that has been treated according to a process which comprises steps of: (a) mixing pigment in particulate form with at least one nonionic surface-active substance, (b) dispersing the thus obtainable mixture of pigment in particulate form and nonionic surface-active substance in an aqueous medium, (c) addition polymerizing at least one first monomer or addition copolymerizing a first mixture of comonomers in the presence of a dispersion according to b) to form water-insoluble polymer or copolymer on the surface of the pigments in particulate form, (d) adding at least one second comonomer or a second mixture of comonomers and addition copolymerizing, and (B) at least one radiation-curable component.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding plant Na+/H+ antiporter polypeptides, fragments and homologs thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to methods of applying these novel plants polypeptides to the identification, prevention, and/or conferment of resistence to various plant diseases and/or disorders, particularly those associated with modulating environmental stress responses, such as drought and salt tolerance.

Abstract: Z-substituted acrylamides of formula (I), where the substituents have the following meanings: X?H, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, with X in the 3- or 4-position, n=1 or 2, where X can be different if n=2, R1=alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aziridine and oxirane and R2?H, alkyl, haloalkyl, allyl, propargyl or CH2C?C-alkyl. Methods for production thereof, agents comprising the above and the use thereof for the treatment of plant-pathogenic fungal pests.

Abstract: Iron oxides are upgraded by calcining at from 700 to 1200° C.

Abstract: Process for preparing polyether polyols having an end block of ethylene oxide by addition of alkylene oxides onto H-functional starter substances, in which A) a polyether polyol precursor is prepared by means of double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysis in a semicontinuous mode of operation in which previously prepared polyether polyol together with the DMC catalyst are placed in a reactor and H-functional starter substance and propylene oxide are added continuously, B) the polyether polyol precursor from stage A) is reacted with propylene oxide or an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide mixture in the presence of the DMC catalyst in a continuously operating reactor to give a polyether polyol intermediate, C) the intermediate from stage B) is mixed with an alkali metal hydroxide as catalyst and D) reacted with ethylene oxide in a continuously operating reactor to give the final product, E) the catalyst is separated off from the final product obtained in stage D).

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an enzyme-containing granulate is disclosed where an aqueous enzyme-containing liquid is mixed with a solid carrier and optionally additive ingredients and is mechanically processed into granules, dried and subsequently coated with polyethylene glycol. The solid carrier preferably essentially consists of an edible carbohydrate polymer. Additive ingredients that could be further incorporated in the formulation of the granules are a gel-forming or slow dissolving compound such as polyvinyl alcohol, water soluble inorganic salts comprising divalent cations and trehalose. This enzyme granulate is suitable for the manufacture of animal feed compositions by mixing feed ingredients with the granulate, treating with steam and pelleting. The compositions show improved enzyme stability during the pelleting process and during storage. At the same time, the dissolution time of the granule is very short so that the bioavailability of the enzyme to the animal is improved.

Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures comprising a) a benzophenone of the formula I, b) a carbamate of the formula II, and c) an azole derivative of the formula III in a synergistically effective amount, and a method for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of the compounds I, II and III are described. The active compounds of the formulae I, II and III are defined in the description.

Abstract: A composition for repairing a coated substrate and a method for repair of a coated substrate using clearcoat and blender compositions cured by ultraviolet radiation. The repair clearcoat composition includes a clearcoat component and a blender component. The composition and method provide improved cure in thin film blend areas of the repair.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of phyllosilicates for improving the chemicals resistance, reducing the swelling, and improving the stress-cracking resistance of styrene copolymers, and to corresponding styrene copolymers, and to a process for their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one polyfunctional aziridine compound and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of this composition as a curing component for formulations in the area of leather treatment, of coatings, of textile printing and of surface coatings.

Abstract: A process for inhibiting agglutination in an upright duct when particles are introduced, where at least some parts of the walls of the upright duct are wetted with a film of liquid, and where the liquid used includes a dispersing agent or solvent appropriate for the rubber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for gel post-crosslinking or surface post-crosslinking water-absorbing hydogels with morpholine-2,3-diones, to the post-crosslinked hydrogels and to the use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are catalysts, the catalytically active mass of which contains 22 to 40 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of zirconium, calculated as ZrO2, 1 to 30 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of copper, calculated as CuO, 15 to 50 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of nickel, calculated as NiO, the molar ratio between nickel and copper being greater than 1, 15 to 50 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of cobalt, calculated as CoO, and less than 1 percent by weight of an alkali metal, calculated as alkali metal oxide, prior to being treated with hydrogen. Also disclosed is a method for the production of amines by reacting primary and secondary alcohols, aldehydes, or ketones with hydrogen and nitrogen compounds selected from the group ammonia, primary and secondary amines, in the presence of said catalysts at an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure.

Abstract: Process for removal of the esterification catalyst by separation from a crude plasticizer ester obtained by reacting a dicarboxylic acid with C8–C13 alcohols, by treating the crude ester with an aqueous alkali solution in the range from 10 to 100° C. and then separating the aqueous alkaline phase comprising the hydrolyzed esterification catalyst by gravitational phase separation, by treating the crude ester, prior to or during the phase separation, with a salt of a di- or polyvalent metal, or with a mixture of these salts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the formation of surface treated zinc oxide and titania particles, and in particular zinc oxide and titania nanoparticles, with a siloxane star-graft copolymer coating, comprising a looped and/or linear polymeric structure on a star-graft copolymer coating, on a particle surface to control the interfacial surface interactions between the particle and the oil phase of the cosmetic skin formulation.