Abstract: The instant invention relates to liquid sizing compositions comprising shading dyestfuffs, derivatives of diaminostilbene, binders, protective polymers, and optionally divalent metal salts which can be used for the optical brightening of substrates, including substrates suitable for high quality ink jet printing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for conditioning and purifying pigment orange 74. The method is characterized in that the aqueous suspension of the raw pigment, optionally after adding an organic solvent from the group comprising isobutanol, chlorobenzene and o-dichlorobenzene, is subjected to a finishing treatment, the organic solvent is optionally removed using a distillation process, the remaining aqueous pigment suspension is mixed with a non-ionic surfactant and is heated to a temperature ranging from 30 to 100° C. and the pigment is then filtered off.

Abstract: The present invention concerns concentrated aqueous solutions of an anionic disazo dye, comprising salts and or the free acids of the anionic dye of the formula (I) and 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol and the use of these solutions for dyeing and/or printing hydroxyl-containing substrates and for producing inkjet inks.

Abstract: The invention relates to polyesters, obtainable by means of polymerisation of the components including (a) one or more sulfo group-free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and/or salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, b) optionally one or more sulfo group-containing dicarboxylic acids, salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, c) 1,2-propylene glycol, d) ethylene glycol, e) one or more compounds of the formula (1) R1O(CHR2CHR3O)nH (1), where R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 1 to 22 C atoms, R2 and R3, independently of one another, are hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and N is an integer of from 1 to 50, f) optionally one or more compounds of the formula (2) H—(OCH2CH2)m—SO3X (2), in which m is an integer from 1 to 10 and X is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, and g); optionally one or more cross-linking polyfunctional compounds, provided that at least one of the components b) or f) is present, and provid

Abstract: The present invention relates to cooling additives for middle distillates, containing A) at least one polyester of formula (A1) wherein one of the radicals R1 to R4 represents a linear C16-C40 alkyl or alkenyl radical and the remainder of the radicals R1 to R4 represent, independently of one another, hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 3 C atoms, R5 is a C—C bond or an alkylene radical having 1 to 6 C atoms, R16 is a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, n is an integer from 1 to 100, m is an integer from 3 to 250, p is 0 or 1, and q is 0 or 1, B) at least one copolymer of ethylene and of at least one ethylenically unsaturated ester, the copolymer having a melt viscosity, measured at 140 DEG C, of at most 5000 mPas, and C) at least one organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds in solid form, containing a) one or more manganese complex compounds of the general formula (I), where M is independently selected from manganese in the III or IV oxidation state, X is independently a co-ordinating or bridging species selected from H2O, O22?, O2?, O2?, OH?, HO2?, SH?, S2?, SO, Cl?, N3?, SCN?, N3?, RCOO?, NH2? and NR3, where R is a radical selected from H, alkyl and aryl, L are independently organic ligands, each of which contains at least two nitrogen atoms co-ordinated on manganese, z is an integer from ?4 to +4, Y is a monovalent or multivalent counter-ion selected from chloride, sulphate, hydrogen sulphate, nitrate and acetate, which leads to charge neutrality of the complex, and q is an integer from 1 to 4, and b) one or more salts of the general formula R?—C6H4—SO3Me, where R? is CH3 or C2H5 and denotes Me, Na, K, Ca or Mg, characterised in that the molar ratio of the manganese complex compound of the general formula (1) to salt of the general formula R

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigment composition composed of compounds of the formula (I), (II) and (III) with a novel crystal modification, to their preparation and to the use of this novel product as a pigment. For many applications of organic pigments, for example the coloring of metallic lacquers or the use thereof in color filters, a very high transparency is required. To produce color filters, for example, particularly fine pigments are used, in order to substantially rule out the particle scattering which leads to a lowering of the contrast ratio. The commercially available products, however, do not always meet all requirements of the art. More particularly, there was a need for improvement with regard to the transparency and the associated fineness of the pigment crystals, and also the color purity (chroma).

Abstract: The invention relates to anionically modified copolymers that can be obtained by the polymerization of the monomers (A), (B) and (C), obtaining non-ionic polymers containing reactive terminal OH groups, and by subsequent conversion of the terminal OH groups to form anionic end groups, (A) being a monomer of formula (I) wherein A is C2-C4 alkylene and B is a C2-C4alkylene different from A, k corresponds to the number 0 or 1, m is a number between 0 and 500, preferably between 0 and 50, n is a number between 0 and 500, preferably between 0 and 50, the sum of m+n being equal to between 1 and 1000; (B) contains an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an aromatic group; and (C) is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an alkyl radical.

Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer that can be obtained by the polymerisation of monomers (A), (B) and (C), (A) being a monomer of formula (I), in which A represents a C2 to C4alkene and B represents a C2 to C4alkene that is different from A, R represents hydrogen or methyl, m is a number between 1 and 500, n is a number between 1 and 500, (B) is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an aromatic group and (C) is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an alkyl radical. The claimed copolymers are suitable for use as dispersants for pigments.

Abstract: The invention relates to anionically modified copolymers that can be produced by the polymerization of monomers (A), (B) and (C) to obtain non-ionic polymers with reactive terminal OH groups and by the subsequent reaction of the terminal OH groups to form anionic end groups. According to the invention, (A) is a monomer of formula (I), in which A represents C2-C4 alkene and B represents a C2-C4 alkene that is different from A, R represents hydrogen or methyl, m is a number between 1 and 500, n is a number between 1 and 500, (B) is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an aromatic group and (C) is a ethylenically unsaturated monomer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pigment preparation containing, as main ingredients: (a) between 5 and 70 wt. % of at least one pigment P which is coated with at least one polymerisable, ethylenically unsaturated compound B; (b) between 0.1 and 15 wt. % of at least one non-ionic surface-active additive C based on polyethers and/or polyglycerines; (c) between 0.1 and 15 wt. % of at least one anionic surface-active additive D based on sulfonates, sulfates, carboxlates, phosphonates, or phosphates; between 10 and 90 wt. % of water and (e) between 0 and 20 wt. % of standard additives, the total weight percentage not exceeding 100 wt. %.

Abstract: Easily dispersible pigment preparation based on C.I.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pigment preparation characterized by a content of a) a dioxazine compound of Formula (I) as the basic pigment; and b) a dioxazine compound of the general Formula (II) as a pigment dispersing agent Q-[Y—X]m (II), wherein Q represents an m-valent group of the basic pigment of Formula (I), Y represents —(CR1R2)x—, in which X is 1 to 6, and R and R2 independently of one another represent hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl, X represents an imidazole group which is linked via a carbon atom to the Y bridging element, m has a numerical value between 1 and 4; and c) a resin component from the group of abietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, dihydroabietic acid tetrahydroabietic acid, levopimaric acid, dextropimaric acid, isodextropimaric acid, colophony resin, partially hydrogenated colophony resin, resin soaps of the aforementioned acids, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a one-pot reaction for the production of 3,7-diaza-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane compounds, wherein in a first step a dicarboxylic acid ester is reacted with a pyridine aldehyde and a primary amine. The piperidone created in this manner is reacted with formaldehyde and a further primary amine in a second step. It is essential to the invention that both reaction steps are carried out in a one-pot variation in a C1-C4 alcohol as the solvent, and that the reaction water created is removed by means of distillation.

Abstract: The invention relates to dispersions comprising I) at least one polymer that is effective for mineral oils as a cold extrusion improver and is soluble in oil, II) at least one organic solvent that cannot be mixed with water, III) water, IV) at least one alkanolamine salt of a polycyclic carboxylic acid as a dispersing agent, and V) possibly at least one organic solvent that can be mixed with water.

Abstract: The invention relates to alkylphosphonous acids, salts and esters of formula (I) A-P(?O)(OX)—H (I) wherein A is C2-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkylene, and C8-C20 alkaryl are optionally substituted, and X is H, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkenyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, alkenyl, ammonium, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary alkyl and/or aryl ammonium, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a metal of the third and fourth main group and the second, fourth and eight sub-group or a metal of the lanthanoid group. The invention also relates to methods for producing same and to the uses of said compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to pesticide preparations that contain one or more pesticides and one or more N-substituted 2-pyrrolidone-4-carboxylic acid derivatives and to the use of said pesticide preparations for controlling and/or combating weeds, fungal diseases, or insect infestation. The N-substituted 2-pyrrolidone-4-carboxylic acid derivatives act as adjuvants, emulsifiers, dispersants, and/or wetting agents in the pesticide preparations.

Abstract: The invention relates to combinations of benzylidene-bis-malonate based lightsstabilizers with specific other additives showing synergistic efficiency during long term light exposure of organic substrates.

Abstract: Concentrated storage stable aqueous solutions (S) comprising components (a), (b) and (c), wherein component (a) is at least one optical brightening agent of formula (1), in which the anionic charge on the brightener is balanced by a cationic charge composed of one or more cations selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal cation, alkaline earth metal cation, ammonium, ammonium which is mono-, di- or trisubstituted by a C1-4 linear or branched alkyl radical and ammonium which is mono-, di- or trisubstituted by a C1-4 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl radical, and the concentration of component (a) is 0.08 to 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of alkoxylated cyclic diamines, the reactive groups of which are alkoxylated by means of at least one C2 to C4 alkylene oxide, and the average degree of alkoxylation of which is between 1 and 200 alkylene oxide units per reactive group, in amounts of 0.0001 to 5 wt % relative to the oil content of the emulsion to be broken, to break water-in-oil emulsions.