Abstract: This disclosure relates methods and systems for determining asphaltene inhibitor properties. For example, one embodiment provides a method for determining a content of disaggregated asphaltene in an inhibited crude oil. The method includes measuring the dielectric constant of a sample of the crude oil, the sample having a first concentration of an asphaltene inhibitor; providing a first dielectric correction factor for the first concentration of the asphaltene inhibitor; calculating, e.g., by a computing device, a first corrected dielectric constant of the sample having the first concentration, using the first dielectric correction factor; and determining the content of disaggregated asphaltene in the first crude oil sample, based on the first corrected dielectric constant. Methods for inhibiting asphaltene aggregation in crude oil are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more (co)polymers and one or more phosphonite compounds that contain cardanol moieties. Moreover, the present invention also refers to the use of the phosphonite compounds as process stabilizers, in particular refers to the use of such compounds for stabilizing and/or reducing the Yellowness Index of a (co)polymer composition exposed to heat and/or mechanical stress.

Abstract: Flame retardant mixtures, flame-retardant polymer compositions, cables endowed therewith and use thereof What are described are flame retardant mixtures comprising a) salt of a phosphinic acid of the formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl that are optionally substituted, M is an m-valent cation, and m is 1 to 4, b) salt of a phosphinic acid of the formula (II) that differs from component a) in which R3 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, preferably with alkyl radicals as substituents, R4 is alkyl with an even number of carbon atoms, with the proviso that, if R1 and/or R2 are alkyl, R4 has twice, three times or four times the number of carbon atoms of R1 or R2, M is an n-valent cation, and n is 1 to 4, c) organylphosphonate, d) phosphite, e) silicate, alumosilicate and/or silicon dioxide which is solid at 25° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to diorganylphosphinic salts containing 0.0001% to 99.9999% by weight of iron, to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polymer in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, wherein the polymer is crosslinked or non-crosslinked, characterized in that the polymer comprises at least 9.49 mol-% of repeating units (a) according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-%, preferably at least 20 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.

Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising I. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free monohydric alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and II. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free polyhydric alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and optionally III. at least one reaction product from III.a) formaldehyde, and III.b) an amine, selected from the group consisting of primary alkyl amines having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and primary hydroxy alkyl amines having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and optionally IV. at least one solid suppression agent selected from the group consisting of IV(a). alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides IV(b). mono-, di- or tri-hydroxy alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl amines, IV(c). mono-, di- or tri-alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl primary, secondary and tertiary amines or IV(d). multifunctional amines and IV(e). mixtures of compounds of groups IV(a) to IV(c). wherein alkyl is C1 to C15, aryl is C6 to C15 and alkylaryl is C7 to C15.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture containing as component A at least one organic phosphinic acid salt and as component B at least one alkali metal stannate (M?2SnO3), alkali metal hydroxyl stannate (M?2Sn(OH)6), alkaline earth metal stannate (M?SnO3) and/or alkaline earth metal hydroxy stannate (M?Sn(OH)6). The invention relates also to the use of such a mixture.

Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99.9 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.01 mol-% to 88.51 mol-% of neutral structural units; (d) from 1.98 mol-% to 20 mol-% of anionic structural units, wherein the repeating anionic structural units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least one carboxylate anion, and wherein the repeating anionic structural units are different from units (a); wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions containing compounds of formula (I), formula (II), or mixtures thereof, in which n is an integer greater than or equal to 1, R1, an aliphatic, linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, the structural unit —O—X, or the structural unit —CH2—O—X, X corresponds to formula (III), in which a is an integer from 2 to 6, b is an integer from 0 to 3, c is an integer from 20 to 28, m is 1 or 2, R2 is an aliphatic, linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Y is hydrogen, —SO3M, —SO2M, —PO3M2, or —CH2COOM, and M is a cation. The compounds of formula (I), of formula (II), or mixtures thereof are preferably suitable to act as a dispersing agent.

Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to cosmetic compositions comprising an oligoester ammonium salt (OAS) and a cosmetically component (F), where the OAS is obtained by: (i) heating a mixture of the following components (a) to (d) under continuously removing of reaction water: (a) a certain a diethanolamine compound; (b) a certain dicarboxylic acid; (c) a certain organic triol; and a monocarboxylic acid of formula R1—COOH (d), wherein R1 is linear or branched C12-C24-alkyl; (ii) reacting the oligoester of step (i) with a quarternization agent.

Abstract: According to the invention, a core-shell microcapsule is provided comprising a cross-linked polymeric shell encapsulating a perfume-containing core, wherein the cross-linked polymeric shell is the reaction product of a functionalized polysiloxane, a polyisocyanate and a polyamine and wherein the functionalized polysiloxane comprises a polysiloxane backbone, one or more ethoxylated alcohol side chains and one or more substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aliphatic cycloalkyl side chains.

Abstract: A process for the methanation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide in a feed stream containing carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide is disclosed. This is achieved by a process for the methanation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide in a feed stream containing carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide, hydrogen and more than 1 ppb of sulfur, using a catalyst comprising aluminum oxide, an Ni active composition and Mn. It has surprisingly The Mn-containing Ni catalyst has a high sulfur resistance and also a high sulfur capacity.

Abstract: An N-acylglucamide compound of the formula (I) where R2 is a linear or branched alkyl group or an aryl group; X is a moiety R1, which is a linear or branched alkyl group comprising 8 to 18, carbon atoms, which is substituted by one hydroxy group; or X is a moiety R1, which is a linear or branched, mono- or polyunsaturated alkenyl group comprising 8 to 18 carbon atoms, which is substituted by one hydroxy group, And blends and aqueous surfactant solutions comprising it.

Abstract: Polymer composition are provided comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix, 50 to 6000 ppm of zinc pyrithione, 50 to 6000 ppm of silver, 100 to 6000 ppm of a zeolite, and optionally 0 to 5% by weight of one or more polymer additives. The invention also relates to a masterbatch and a method for preparing such polymer composition. The present invention further relates to a food packaging comprising or consisting of such polymer composition and to the use thereof for increasing shelf-life of foodstuff such as baked goods.

Abstract: Flame-retardant mixtures containing: a) salt of phosphinic acid of formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 mean, independently of each other, alkyl-, cycloalkyl-, aryl- or aralkyl, substituted as applicable, M is m-valent cation, and m means 1 to 4, b) salt of phosphinic acid of formula (II), differing from component a), wherein R3 means substituted, as applicable, alkyl-, cycloalkyl-, cycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl- or aralkyl, preferably with alkyl radicals as substituents, R4 is alkyl having even number of carbon atoms (if R1 and/or R2 are alkyl, R4 has double, triple or quadruple the number of carbon atoms of R1 or R2), M is n-valent cation and n means 1 to 4, c) organylphosphonate, d) phosphite, e) as applicable, a representative selected from the group consisting of triazine complex, polyphosphate, hypophosphite, nitrogenous diphosphate, organophosphate, phosphazene and/or polyphosphonate, f) as applicable, a representative selected from the group consisting of metal hydroxide, metal carbonate, metal borate, zinc stanna

Abstract: The invention relates to a silicate coating containing (A) at least one compound of the formula (I), where R1 represents H, C1-C4-alkyl, CH2CH2OH, or CH2CH(CH3)OH, (B) at least one silicate binder, (C) if appropriate, one or more polymer binders, (D) if appropriate, further additives usual for the production of silica coatings, and (E) water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing fatty acid chlorides. In a subsequent step, the fatty acid chlorides can be used to prepare N-acyl amino acid salts. The process comprises the formation of a fatty acid chloride in an amine catalyzed reaction of a fatty acid with phosphorous trichloride, thionyl chloride or phosgene, preferably thionyl chloride. The process for preparing N-acyl amino acid salts further comprises the reaction of the fatty acid chloride with an amino acid or an amino ethane sulfonic acid.

Abstract: Alkoxylated polycarboxylic acid amides are provided obtainable by first reacting an aromatic polycarboxylic acid containing at least three carboxylic acid units or anhydrides derived therefrom, preferably an aromatic polycarboxylic acid containing three or four carboxylic acid units or anhydrides derived therefrom, more preferably an aromatic polycarboxylic acid containing three carboxylic acid units or anhydrides derived therefrom, even more preferably trimellitic acid or trimellitic acid anhydride, most preferably trimellitic acid anhydride, with an amine alkoxylate and in a second step reacting the resulting product with an alcohol or amine or a mixture of alcohols and/or amines, preferably with an alcohol.

Abstract: This invention relates to a fuel oil composition, containing a low-sulfur marine diesel having a sulfur content of less than 1 wt. % and (A) at least one ethylene copolymer and (B) at least one comb polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive substance for sticking together fibrous materials such as matted nonwovens or woven textiles with smooth substrate surfaces, such as plastic or metal films, and for laminating said materials. Said substance is characterized in that it contains at least one polyolefin which has been produced by polymerization in the presence of metallocene as a catalyst and has a ring/ball softening point of between 50 and 165° C. and a melting viscosity, measured at a temperature of 170° C., of between 20 and 40,000 mPa-s. The hot-melt adhesive substance can also contain at least one adhesive component and is used in a quantity of between 3 and 6 g/m2, preferably between 4 and 5.5 g/m2, for sticking a film to a nonwoven material during the production of hygiene items such as disposable nappies, baby nappies, incontinence products, panty liners and/or sanitary towels.