Abstract: The present invention relates to an alcohol mixture which substantively comprises alcohols having 13 or 15 carbon atoms, to a process for its preparation, to a process for functionalizing these alcohol mixtures, and to the resultant functionalized alcohol mixtures and their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for preparing triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention further relates to the use of DNA sequences coding for ?6-acetylenase/?6-desaturases or ?6-desaturases for producing a transgenic organism, preferably a transgenic plant or a transgenic microorganism with increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with ?6 triple bonds and/or ?6 double bonds. The invention additionally relates to an isolated nucleic acid sequence; to an expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence, a vector and organisms comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence or expression cassette. The invention additionally relates to unsaturated fatty acids and triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids and the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oil-in-water dispersions which comprise a) at least one water-insoluble oxygen-containing organic substance which is solid at room temperature and b) at least one amide compound of the formula I, ?in which the variables R, R1, R2, A, B, X and Z have the meanings given in the description and the claims, and to the use thereof as antifoams and/or deaerators in aqueous systems which have a tendency toward foam formation.

Abstract: A phosphorescent coating system and a method of providing the coating system on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes applying a color-providing composition, such as a pigmented basecoat composition, and applying a clearcoat composition. After application and cure, the color-providing composition forms a color-providing film layer, and the clearcoat composition forms a clearcoat film layer. The color-providing composition and the clearcoat composition are cross-linkable. Either one, or both, of the color-providing composition and the clearcoat composition include phosphorescent pigment. The color-providing composition is applied to the substrate to form an uncured film layer of the color-providing composition. Next, the clearcoat composition is applied wet-on-wet to the uncured film layer of the color-providing composition such that an uncured film layer of the clearcoat composition is formed on the uncured film layer of the color-providing composition.

Abstract: Process for preparing propylene oxide, which comprises at least the steps (i) and (ii): (i) providing a catalyst comprising at least one porous oxidic material; (ii) reacting propene with a hydroperoxide in at least one nitrile as solvent or in a solvent mixture comprising at least one nitrile in the presence of the catalyst of (i), wherein the at least one porous oxidic material is a zeolite which is assigned X-ray-crystallographically to the MWW type.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for vapor deposition of one or more compounds onto a support, in which (i) the compound is introduced in a solid or gaseous state into a carrier gas stream, (ii) the compound is present in a gaseous state in the carrier gas stream, (iii) the gaseous compound is precipitated, (iv) the compound precipitated in step (iii) is once again brought into the gaseous state, and (v) the gaseous compound is subsequently precipitated on the support, wherein the carrier gas stream comprising the gaseous compound(s) is cooled to a temperature below the sublimation temperature of the compound(s) by introduction of a gas stream.

Abstract: Non-ceramic floor coverings are bonded to a substrate by an aqueous adhesive that comprises a synthetic polymer as a binder and hydrolyzable silane groups.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for removing nitrocresols from wastewater of mononitrotoluene preparation, which comprises acidifying the alkaline wastewater of mononitrotoluene preparation with acids to a pH of at most 3 and treating the nitrocresols with an extractant. The invention further provides the preparation of dinitrotoluene by use of the nitrocresol-containing extracts as a feedstock.

Abstract: The invention relates to a casing for an electronic device, the casing being produced from a heat-resistant, flame-retardant thermoplastic by an injection-molding process. This thermoplastic is a polyamide-based plastic with halogen-free flame retardancy.

Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures for controlling rice pathogens, comprising, as active components, 1) the triazolopyrimidine derivative of the formula I, 2) fenpropimorph of the formula II, in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling rice pathogens 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: The invention relates to an apparatus for mixing, drying and coating pulverulent, granular or shaped loose material in a fluidized bed, in particular for use in a process for producing supported catalysts for gas-phase oxidations, which comprises a container (10) for accommodating the loose material, with a bowl-like depression (17) being provided in a lower region (13) of the container (10), a central tube (27) for introducing a gas, with the central tube entering the container in an upper region (12) of the container (10), extending essentially axially downward in the container (10) and opening into the depression (17), an essentially annular deflection shield (29) which is fixed to the central tube (27) in the upper region (12) of the container (10), a guide ring (31) which is located in the lower region (13) of the container (10) and surrounds the central tube (27) essentially concentrically at a distance (L) for part of its length so that a first opening (34) is formed between the wall of the container (

Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex inorganic color effect material based on multiply coated platelet-shaped substrates wherein one of the layers is a complex inorganic colored pigment. The present color effect material may be used in automotive applications, security inks, and decorative coatings.

Abstract: The use is described of an amorphous polyester as polymer base for gum bases. The application also relates to gum bases comprising such polyesters.

Abstract: A mixture comprising a surfactant and a cosurfactant is proposed wherein the cosurfactant used is an amphiphilic comb polymer having a backbone with two or more side chains attached to the backbone, where the side chains differ from one another and/or the side chains differ from the backbone in their amphiphilic character.

Abstract: Process for the emulsion polymerization of one or more olefins by reacting a quinoid compound with a metal compound and a phosphine compound which is substituted by at least one polar radical and subsequently using the reaction product for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins in water or in a solvent mixture which contains at least 50% by weight of water and at least one emulsifier.

Abstract: A process for recovering crude 1,3-butadiene from a C4 fraction by extractive distillation using a selective solvent in a dividing wall column (TK) in which a dividing wall (T) is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the column to form a first subregion (A), a second subregion (B) and a lower common column region (C) and which is preceded by an extractive scrubbing column (K), wherein the operation of the dividing wall column (TK) is set by regulation of the energy input into the dividing wall column (TK) via a bottom vaporizer (V) and setting of the number of the theoretical plates in the lower common column region (C) so that a bottom stream (17) consisting of purified solvent is obtained from the dividing wall column (TK), is proposed.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel (meth)acrylic esters of unsaturated amino alcohols, a process for their preparation and their use for preparing crosslinked swellable hydrogel-forming polymers and crosslinked swellable hydrogel-forming polymers

Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated MCP nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel MCP proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum are described. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing MCP nucleic acid molecules, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced. The invention still further provides isolated MCP proteins, mutated MCP proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and methods for the improvement of production of a desired compound from C. glutamicum based on genetic engineering of MCP genes in this organism.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of glycine decarboxylase complex, which is used as a target for herbicides in the absence of growth retardations and chlorotic leaves. Novel nucleic acid sequences comprising SEQ ID NO:1 and functional equivalents of SEQ ID NO:1 are thus disclosed. The invention also relates to the use of glycine decarboxylase complex and the functional equivalents thereof in a method for identifying compounds having a herbicidal or growth-regulatory effect, in addition to the use of said compounds identified via said method as herbicides or growth regulators.

Abstract: A process for distillatively separating mixtures comprising ethylenamines, wherein the separation is carried out in one or more dividing wall columns and wherein the ethylenamines are in particular ethylenediamine (EDA), piperazine (PIP), diethylenetriamine (DETA), aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA) and/or monoethanolamine (MEOA).