Abstract: Cleaning formulations and methods are provided by which solid deposition is inhibited on hydrophobic hard surfaces typically encountered in bathroom and outdoor environments without detrimentally affecting the appearance of such surfaces. The formulations most preferably include an aqueous mixture of an organically solvated nonionic copolymer, a polyacrylic acid homopolymer and a nonionic surfactant. Optionally, a hydrotrope may also be present in the formulation. Most preferably, the formulations of this invention have a pH between about 4.0 to about 7.0, most preferably around neutral (i.e., about 7.0).

Abstract: Salicylohydrazide derivatives of the formula I in which the index and the substituents have the following meanings: X is halogen, NO2, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, it being possible for the substituents X to differ from each other if n is greater than 1; R1 is NO2, NH2 or NH—CO—A; A is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, NH2, NHCH3 or N(CH3)2; R2 is hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio; it being possible for the hydrocarbon radicals to be unsubstituted or substituted, R3 is phenyl, naphthyl, cycloalkyl, 5-membered or 6-membered hetaryl or 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclyl containing one to three N atoms and/or one O or S atom or one or two O and/or S atoms, the ring systems being unsubstituted or substituted; the preparation of these compounds, compositions comprising them, and their use for controlling harmful fungi.

Abstract: Pure acrylic acid is stored and/or transported by a process in which the pure acrylic acid is stored and/or transported as liquid aqueous solution at ≦15° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compositions comprising reaction products of low molecular mass dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids with ammonia to produce moldings comprising finely divided materials.

Abstract: Carbamate solutions are obtainable by reacting at least one alkanolamine with carbon dioxide in, as solvent, at least one organic compound having a molecular weight of from 60 to 600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, wherein the carbamate contains at least 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of water soluble or water dispersible polymers containing carboxyl groups, optionally in latent form, and side-chains of general formula (I) -X-Y-[-O-(-Alk-O) n -R] k as additives in mineral building materials, wherein X, Y, Alk, R, n and k have the meanings cited in claim 1. Said polymers can be obtained by polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of compounds containing phosphorus and, optionally, by additional polymer-analogous transformation. The invention further relates to the production of said polymers and the use thereof. Also described are polymers, which can be obtained by polymerizing aromatic vinyl compounds, olefins, cycloolefins and/or dienes, as D monomers and anhydrides of ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids as E monomers and which can be used both as parent compounds for the above-mentioned polymers and as additives for mineral building materials.

Abstract: A process for preparing methylenedianiline by reacting aniline with formaldehyde in the presence of acid catalysts comprising, in a semicontinuous process, introducing aniline with or without acid catalyst, feeding formaldehyde with or without acid catalyst through a mixing element into a circuit in which aniline with or without acid catalyst and with or without previously added formaldehyde is circulated and, after feeding in at least 50% of the total amount of formaldehyde to be fed in, heating the reaction mixture to a temperature above 75° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the synergistic control of undesirable plants such as Polygonum, Kochia, Galeopsis, Galium, Stelaria, Sinapis, and Avena which comprises applying to the plants or their locus a synergistically effective amount of an aryloxypicolinamide herbicide in combination with one or two selected additional herbicidal compounds. Further provided are synergistic herbicidal compositions comprising an aryloxypicolinamide herbicide and one or two selected additional herbicidal compounds.

Abstract: Insect infestation on growing plants is controlled by the administration of an insecticidally synergistically effective amount of a pyridazinone derivative and a fungicide to a locus of a growing plant in need of insect infestation control. Most preferably, the pyridazinone derivative is pyridaben and the fungicide is a strobilurin (e.g., kresoxim-methyl).

Abstract: A solid composition consisting essentially of 5-98 parts by weight of heterocyclic compounds I where L1 is groups with a cyclic carbamate, a lactonoxy or a lactam structure, X is a carbonyl, a doubled carbonyl or a heterocarbonyl group, and R1 is an organic radical or a second moiety L1, and/or oxime esters II where L2 is an oxime moiety where R2, R3 and Z4 are organic radicals or linkers, L3 is the radical R1, a second oxime moiety L2 or a carboxylic ester residue, carboxamide residue, phenolate residue, vinyloxy radical, sulfonamide residue, imidazole residue, amidolactam residue, cyclic carbamate residue, lactonoxy residue or lactam residue, and m is 0 or 1, and 2-95 parts by weight of inert porous carrier materials with an internal surface area of from 10 to 500 m2/g. The solid composition described is suitable as stable bleach activator component in detergents, bleaches and cleaners.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I wherein W is optionally substituted alkylene; Y is N or CRa; Ra is hydrogen, halogen or alkyl; R1n represents hydrogen or 1 to 4 substituents; R2 is hydrogen, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or alkoxycarbonyl; R3 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or hetaryl; A is N—OR4, CH—OR4, CH—SR4 or CHR5; R4 is alkyl or haloalkyl; R5 is halogen, alkyl or haloalkyl; methods and intermediates for their preparation. The compounds and compositions comprising them are useful for combating animal pests and harmful fungi.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing seals and coatings, and of bonding tiles and floor coverings, in which aqueous dispersions containing at least 20% by weight of filler and comprising a polymer mixture of a) an acrylate polymer A having a K value of from 5 to 55 and a glass transition temperature of below −10° C. and b) an acrylate copolymer having a glass transition temperature of from −50 to +50° C., are applied as sealants, coating materials or single-side adhesives. The compositions which are used, based on the filler-containing dispersions of the polymer mixture, are notable in processing for improved fixing in the wet and dry state, high heat stability, good adhesion to rubber and, since they are essentially free from organic solvents, plasticizers and resins, by a high level of environment-friendliness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted 3-benzylpyrazoles of the formula I

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous homogeneous compositions in the form of active quaternary ammonium compound concentrates such as mepiquat or chlormequat, for regulating plant growth, and to the use of these active compound concentrates for preparing aqueous spray solutions having increased activity.

Abstract: Chemical compounds that are derivatives of indeno[1,2-c]-, naphtho[1,2-c]- and benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyrazole are inhibitors of tyrosine kinase activity. Several of the tyrosine kinases, whose activity is inhibited by these chemical compounds, are involved in hyperproliferative, angiogenic or in vascular hyperpermeability processes. Thus, these chemical compounds can ameliorate disease states where tumor formation, metastasis, angiogenesis, vascular hyperpermeability or endothelial cell proliferation is a factor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous formulations comprising: i. at least one hydrophilic particulate polymer P1, as an aqueous dispersion, composed essentially of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers having a water-solubility in the range from 10 to 100 g/l (at 25° C. and 1 bar), and ii. at least one hydrophobic particulate polymer P2, as an aqueous dispersion, composed essentially of ethylenically unsaturated monomers having a water-solubility below 10 g/l (at 25° C. and 1 bar), the glass transition temperature Tg1 of the polymer P1 being less than 10 K different from the glass transition temperature Tg2 of the polymer P2.

Abstract: A process for improving the ultraviolet stability of aramid and aramid-blend fabrics by pigment printing or padding the fabrics. The pigment printing process comprises the steps of supplying an aramid textile fabric free of highly polar solvents and dye diffusion promoting agents; pigment printing the fabric by applying onto the fabric a print paste comprising pigment, binder, print paste thickener, and water, the print paste being substantially free of carriers; and drying, then curing the thus-treated fabric at a temperature and for a time sufficient to fix the pigment on the aramid fibers.

Abstract: There is disclosed a parting agent comprising the reaction product of an isocyanate compound and an isocyanate-reactive compound of the general structure R-(ao)n-Y wherein: R is a hydrophobic group containing alkyl, alkaryl, polyaryl, or siloxane moieties; (ao) is an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides such as ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and mixtures thereof; n is about 1 to about 25; and Y represents a monofunctional isocyanate-reactive group. There is also disclosed the processes that may be utilized to produce the parting agent.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods of making compositions of ibuprofen in combination with a narcotic analgesic. Specifically provided is a pharmaceutical tablet composition comprising ibuprofen; a narcotic analgesic; colloidal silicon dioxide; a filler selected from the group consisting of microcrystalline cellulose and powdered cellulose; a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, and sodium starch glycolate; a binder consisting of an akylhydroxy methylcellulose; a starch; and a lubricant.

Abstract: Provided herein are slow release pharmaceutical compositions and methods of preparing slow release pharmaceutical compositions comprising mixing an unhydrated cellulose polymer with a hydrophobic substance to form a dry mixture; adding a granulating liquid to the dry mixture to form a wet mixture; and drying the wet mixture to obtain a blend suitable for use in a slow release pharmaceutical composition. The methods may be carried-out in the absence of a melting step for the hydrophobic substance. Also provided herein is a slow release composition comprising a cellulose polymer and a hydrophobic compound wherein the composition is provided in the substantial absence of a molecular coordination complex formed between the cellulose polymer and the hydrophobic substance. The slow release compositions may comprise a cellulose polymer and a hydrophobic compound in the substantial absence of a higher aliphatic alcohol.