Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder which, in addition to a polymer, comprises a flame retardant based on ammonium polyphosphate, to the use of this powder for the layer-by-layer production of moldings, and also to moldings produced from this powder. The moldings constructed using the inventive powder have marked advantages with regard to their flammability, when comparison is made with conventional products, and this permits use in aircraft, for example.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing, in particular, enantiomerically enriched L-?-amino acids, in particular those of the general formula (I). In this connection, the process according to the invention uses 2-ketocarboxylic acids which are converted into the desired products using a whole-cell catalyst which comprises an amino acid dehydrogenase and a cofactor-regenerating enzyme.

Abstract: Process for the production of a metal oxide powder having a BET surface area of at least 20 m2/g by reacting an aerosol with oxygen in a reaction space at a reaction temperature of more than 700° C. and then separating the resulting powder from gaseous substances in the reaction space, wherein the aerosol is obtained by atomisation using a multi-component nozzle of at least one starting material, as such in liquid form or in solution, and at least one atomising gas, the volume-related mean drop diameter D30 of the aerosol is from 30 to 100 ?m and the number of aerosol drops larger than 100 ?m is up to 10%, based on the total number of drops, and metal oxide powder obtainable by this process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a specific process for preparing organosilane esters of the formula (I) and a composition comprising more than 98% by weight of organosilane esters of the formula (I) and less than 2.0% by weight of at least one hydrocarbon and to the use of such a composition as precursor for producing a layer or film having a dielectric constant of 1<??4.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for hydrogenating an aromatic amine that has at least one amino group bound to an aromatic nucleus with hydrogen in the presence of a supported catalyst that contains at least ruthenium as active metal. The catalyst support has a BET surface area in the range from greater than 30 m2/g to less than 70 m2/g and more than 50% of the pore volume of the catalyst support is formed by macropores having a pore diameter of greater than 50 nm and less than 50% are mesopores having a pore diameter of 2 to 50 nm.

Abstract: A process for the preparation or organosilanes of the formula I by reacting a (haloorganyl)alkoxysilane of the formula II with a sulphurization reagent selected from the group consisting or alkali metal hydrogen sulphide, alkali metal sulphide Me2S, alkali metal polysulphide Me2Sg and any desired combinations thereof, and optionally additionally with sulphur and/or with H2S, in an alcohol, the Me2S or Me2Sg containing more than 10% by weight of water and the alkali metal hydrogen sulphide containing more than 3% by weight of water.

Abstract: Pyrogenically produced silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregates of primary particles having a BET surface area of 200±25 m2/g, wherein the aggregates display an average surface area of 7000 to 12000 nm2, an average equivalent circle diameter (ECD) of 80 to 100 nm and an average circumference of 850 to 1050 nm. It is produced by a pyrogenic process in which silicon tetrachloride and a second silicon component comprising H3SiCl, H2SiCl2, HSiCl3, CH3SiCl3, (CH3)2SiCl2, (CH3)3SiCl and/or (n-C3H7)SiCl3 are mixed with primary air and a combustion gas and burnt into a reaction chamber, secondary air also being introduced into the reaction chamber, and the feed materials being chosen such that an adiabatic flame temperature of 1570 to 1630° C. is obtained. It can be used as a filler.

Abstract: Moldings can be produced from a polymer powder containing at least one block polyetheramide containing an oligoamide dicarboxylic acid and a polyetheramine; wherein the powder is suitable for use in a layer-by-layer process in which regions of a powder layer are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy.

Abstract: A precipitated silica characterized by BET 350-550 m2/g DBP number 350-400 g/100 g d50 5-15 ?m, and tamped density 20 to less than 70 g/l.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic hydrodehalogenation of SiCl4 to HSiCl3 in the presence of hydrogen, in which at least one metal or metal salt selected from among the elements of main group 2 of the Periodic Table of the Elements (PTE) is used as catalyst at a temperature in the range from 300 to 1 000° C. In particular, the catalyst is a metal or metal salt which forms stable metal chlorides under these conditions.

Abstract: A process for preparing 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid ammonium salt involves reacting 3-methylthiopropionaldehyde with hydrogen cyanide to form 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyronitrile, and subsequently hydrolyzing the 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyronitrile by catalytic hydrolysis to form the ammonium salt of the 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid in a single process step. One catalyst may be used in the hydrolysis for the whole reaction. The catalyst is preferably a solid containing a titanium compound such as, e.g., titanium nitride, titanium sulfide or titanium dioxide. The 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid ammonium salt produced by this process is nutritional and can be used as an additive in feedstuffs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining natural oils from plant constituents, said method being essentially carried out using compressed C2-C4 hydrocarbons. Residues from the crop and fruit treatment, especially from the treatment of pips and berries, are used as starting materials. Unlike previous extraction methods using organic solvents, the inventive method can be economically carried out on the basis of low pressures and reduced extraction agent throughputs. Preferred extraction agents are ethane, propane, butane and the mixtures thereof, the extraction itself being carried out in batches at pressures of <50 mPa and temperatures of ?70° C., with an extraction agent throughput of between 4 and 20 kg/kg of starting materials. The extracted oils are outstandingly suitable for flavouring preparations and cosmetic formulations, especially for the care and treatment of the skin.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion containing pyrogenically prepared oxide particles of titanium, zinc, iron or cerium with an average particle size, expressed as the median, in the dispersion of less than 250 nm, that the particle sizes of the oxide particles in the dispersion are not distributed symmetrically and the dispersion contains, as a dispersant, at least one compound of the formula (I) and/or a maleic anhydride/acrylate copolymer of the general formula (IIa) and/or a maleate/acrylate copolymer of the general formula (IIb). It is prepared by dispersing a predispersion stream by means of a high energy mill. It can be used in sunscreen formulations.

Abstract: Nanoscalar, pyrogenically produced yttrium-zirconium mixed oxide which has a BET surface area of between 1 and 600 m2/g, a total chloride content of less than 0.05 wt. % and does not exhibit a conversion into the monoclinic phase during storage is produced by atomizing yttrium compounds and zirconium compounds and reacting them in a flame. The mixed oxide can be used as ceramic raw material.

Abstract: The present invention concerns novel bidentante optionally N-containing P-ligands of general Formula (I) embracing a two-ring-system and processes for synthesizing them, transition metal complexes of these compounds and their use as catalysts.

Abstract: A sinter powder containing a polyamide and metal soaps, in particular particles of a salt of an alkanemonocarboxylic acid. A process for laser sintering, and to moldings produced from the sinter powder. The moldings formed using the powder have advantages in appearance and in surface finish when recyclability in the selective laser sintering (SLS) process is taken into account. Moldings produced from recycled sinter powder have improved mechanical properties, in particular in the modulus of elasticity and tensile strain at break.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly dispersible silica which has a high surface area, a process to manufacture the aforesaid silica and its use as a tire filler for utility vehicles, motor cycles and high speed vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an SiO2-containing insulating layer on chips and the use of specific precursors for this purpose. The invention further relates to an insulating layer obtainable in this way and also to chips which have been provided with such an insulating layer.

Abstract: Silanized, structurally modified, pyrogenically produced silicas, characterised by groups fixed to the surface, wherein the groups are dimethylsilyl and/or monomethylsilyl, are produced in that pyrogenically produced silica is treated by a known method with dimethyldichlorosilane and/or monomethyltrichlorosilane, the groups dimethylsilyl and/or monomethylsilyl being fixed on the surface of the pyrogenic silica, and is then structurally modified and optionally post-ground. They are used to improve scratch resistance in lacquers.

Abstract: Pyrogenically prepared, surface modified aluminum oxide, having the following physical chemical properties: Surface area [m2/g] ?50 to 150 Tamped density [g/L] ?25 to 130 Drying loss [%] less than 5 Loss on ignition [%] 0.1 to 15? C content [%] 0.1 to 15? pH value 3 to 9 is prepared by treating pyrogenically prepared aluminum oxide with a surface modifying agent.