Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyester carbonate starting from cycloaliphatic diacids and aliphatic diols and to the polyester carbonate prepared by the method. The method according to the invention is a direct synthesis in which all the structural elements that form the subsequent polyester carbonate are already present as monomers in the first step of the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a material containing a meltable polymer comprising the step of applying a filament of the at least partially molten material from a discharge opening of a discharge element onto a substrate. The meltable polymer has the following properties: —a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; second heating with a heating rate of 5° C./min) in a range from ?40° C. to ?120° C.; —a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic mechanical analysis in accordance with DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) in a range from ??70° C. to ?30° C.; —a storage modulus G? (parallel plate oscillation viscometer in accordance with ISO 6721-10:2015 at a frequency of 1/s) at 20° C. above the melting point of ?1·104 Pa; —a storage modulus G? (parallel plate oscillation viscometer in accordance with ISO 6721-10:2015 at a frequency of 1/s) at 10° C. below the melting point with prior heating to a temperature of 20° C. above the melting point and subsequent cooling with a cooling rate of 1° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to reaction mixtures having a high ratio of isocyanate groups to isocyanate-reactive groups, which reaction mixtures mostly cure through the formation of isocyanurate groups, and to the use of such reaction mixtures for producing semifinished materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a suspension of a hydrochloride of an organic amine, comprising the following steps of (i) initially charging at least one organic solvent in a reaction vessel to form a liquid level, (ii) adding hydrogen chloride, (iii) adding the organic amine, wherein the organic amine is added below the liquid level present in the reaction vessel and steps (ii) and (iii) are at least partly carried out simultaneously. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a method wherein the suspension obtained after step (iii) is reacted in a step (iv) with phosgene to obtain the organic isocyanate corresponding to the organic amine used, to the corresponding organic isocyanate and to the use of the organic isocyanate for producing polyisocyanates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel thermoplastically processible polyurethane polymer having a hardness of ?60 Shore A, to compositions containing this polyurethane polymer, to the uses thereof and to articles containing this polyurethane polymer.

Abstract: A lighting unit which includes a multilayer body and at least a first light emitting diode (LED) light source. The multilayer body includes, in sequence, a carrier layer of a black or gray translucent thermoplastic composition, a stone layer with an average thickness of 2 mm of less, and a transparent thermoplastic layer with an average thickness of 1 mm to 6 mm. The LED light source is disposed facing at least one lateral edge of the transparent thermoplastic layer, such that light from the LED light source is guided within the transparent thermoplastic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanate composition, comprising a mixture of ?60 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the mixture, of at least one polyisocyanate based on pentamethylene diisocyanate and ?40 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the mixture, of at least one polyisocyanate based on a cycloaliphatic diisocyanate and and/or of at least one polyisocyanate based on pentamethylene diisocyanate and at least one cycloaliphatic diisocyanate, the polyisocyanate composition having a residual monomer content of monomer diisocyanates below 0.5 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the polyisocyanate composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor system (200, 300, 400) for a motor vehicle, comprising a sensor housing and an active or passive sensor (102) arranged therein and held on a movable sensor holder (201, 401), having a sensor technology based on radiation detection and a measurement apparatus assigned to the sensor (102) and a control apparatus, coupled to said measurement apparatus, for the sensor holder (201, 401), wherein the sensor housing has a cover (106, 301) that is signal-transmissive for the sensor (102) on its side located in the detection direction of the sensor (102), and wherein the detection range (108, 109) of the sensor (102) in the region of the signal-transmissive cover (106, 301) has a lower extent than the signal-transmissive cover (106, 301), wherein the sensor system (200, 300, 400) is characterized in that the measurement apparatus is designed such that it is suitable for checking, in the detection range of the sensor (102), whether and in which section the signal-transmissive cover (10

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining polymeric product properties (1), wherein a prediction model (7) is provided for calculating polymeric product properties (1) based on production parameters on a computer system, which production parameters comprise formulation portions (2) specifying raw material portions for polymeric production and comprise processing parameters (3) specifying process properties during polymeric production, wherein user input is provided to the computer system, which user input comprises user production parameters (4) specifying a set of production parameters, user product parameters (5) specifying polymeric product properties and a proximity metric for quantifying conformity with the user product parameters (5), wherein the computer system applies the user production parameters (4) to the prediction model (7) to calculate resultant product properties (8), wherein the computer system applies the proximity metric to the resultant product properties (8) with respect to the us

Abstract: The invention relates to opaque colored multilayer articles having a substrate layer based on polycarbonate or polymethylmethacrylate. The compositions of the substrate layer contain a titanium dioxide having particular properties as white pigment. Compared to the Kronos® 2230 white pigment which is conventionally used as white pigment for corresponding compositions and has more particularly been specially matched to polycarbonate, it is possible to achieve considerably higher weathering stability of the colored shaped bodies provided that a UV absorber-containing coating has been applied to the substrate layer. Color stability and gloss are maintained even after weathering, and brilliant colors can thus be assured.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polyoxymethylene polyoxyalkylene block copolymer, said method including the process of reacting a polymer formaldehyde compound with alkylene oxide in the presence of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst and an H-functional starter substance, wherein the theoretical molar mass of the polymer formaldehyde compound is lower than the theoretical molar mass of the H-functional starter substance, and the polymer formaldehyde compound has at least one terminal hydroxyl group, the theoretical molar mass of the H-functional starter substance being at least 500 g/mol. In the method according to the invention, a mixture i) is provided comprising the DMC catalyst and the H-functional starter substance in step (i); the polymer formaldehyde compound is then added to the mixture (i) in step (ii), thereby forming a mixture (ii); and the alkylene oxide is added in step (iii), step (ii) being carried out at the same time as or prior to step (iii).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for direct production of mixtures of short-chain high-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyols and long-chain low-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyols. The short-chain high-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyol component is obtained by alkylene oxide addition onto high-functionality H-functional starter compounds while the long-chain low-functionality polyoxyalkylene polyol component is correspondingly obtained by alkylene oxide addition onto low-functionality H-functional starter compounds. The invention further relates to the resulting polyoxyalkylene polyols and to the reaction thereof to produce polyurethanes.

Abstract: The invention is related to a layered structure with at least one layer a. of a material with a VST?85° C. comprising at least one cutting line b. reaching through the whole thickness of the layered structure surrounding at least one first portion which is extractable and reinsertable manually from the layered structure as well as a production process for such a layered structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for continuously operating a distillation column, which is designed to separate a mixture S, which contains essentially a substance A and a substance B, which boils significantly higher than substance A. In the method according to the invention, the reflux ratio is changed according to the feed flow and, at the same time, the energy input by means of the heat-transfer medium is changed proactively (so-called feed-forward control) by accounting for the feed flow by means of feed-forward control. At the same time, the bottom temperature is observed and the control structure is changed if the bottom temperature falls too far when the heat-transfer medium is reduced by means of the feed flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive and application thereof, and a bonded product obtained by using the adhesive. The adhesive comprises: a. at least one aqueous polyurethane dispersion; b. at least one surface passivated polyisocyanate; c. at least one polycarbodiimide having a weight-average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000; and d. optionally a carbodiimide having a carbodiimide group functionality of 1. The coating formed by the adhesive provided according to the present invention has good hydrolysis resistance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polyoxyalkylene polyol, comprising depositing an alkylene oxide onto an H-functional starter substance in the presence of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst, wherein the alkylene oxide is dosed at the mass flow rate m(alkylene oxide), the H-functional starter substance is dosed at the mass flow rate m(starter substance), and the double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst is dosed in a dispersant at the mass flow rate m(DMC) continuously into the reactor with the reaction volume V during the reaction, and the resulting reaction mixture is continuously removed from the reactor, and wherein the quotient of the sum of the mass flow rates ?{dot over (m)} of {dot over (m)}(alkylene oxide), {dot over (m)}(starter substance) and {dot over (m)}(DMC) to give the reaction volume V in the steady state is greater than or equal to 1200 g/(h·L).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an insulation body based a hard, fine-cell and open-cell polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam with a barrier film, and a method for producing same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer, preferably co-extruded, plastic film with improved modulus properties, which is suitable, in particular, for producing three-dimensionally shaped articles.

Abstract: Method for adjusting the volumetric flow ratio of at least two different fluids (F1, F2) with a control-device. The control-device comprises a first chamber with a chamber-volume (VC1) for the first fluid (F1) and an inlet-element and an outlet-element for the first fluid (F1) and at least one rotating or nutating element. The control-device further comprises at least one second chamber with a chamber-volume (VC2) for the second fluid (F2), wherein the second chamber has an inlet-element and an outlet-element for the second fluid (F2) and at least one rotating or nutating element. The rotating or nutating elements are coupled so as to rotate or nutate at a defined rotational or nutational frequency ratio and are driven by the fluids (F1, F2). The chamber volume ratio (VC1:VC2) and the rotational or nutational frequency ratio are selected such that the fluids (F1, F2) flowing out of the outlet-elements have a predefined volumetric flow ratio.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polyoxyalkylene polyester polyol by reacting a polyoxyalkylene polyol with a lactone in the presence of a Brønsted acid catalyst, wherein the catalyst has a pKa value of 1 or less; the number-average molar mass of the polyoxyalkylene polyol is ?1000 g/mol, preferably ?1500 g/mol, particularly preferably ?2000 g/mol; and in the lactone a CH2 group is bonded to the ring oxygen. The invention further relates to polyoxyalkylene polyester polyols obtainable using the method according to the invention, and to a method for producing polyurethanes by reacting the polyoxyalkylene polyester polyols according to the invention with polyisocyanates.