Abstract: The invention provides a radiation-curable adhesion-promoting composition comprising unsaturated amorphous polyesters and reactive diluents and a process for preparing it and also provides for the use of unsaturated amorphous polyesters in reactive diluents as adhesion-promoting additives.

Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing a heterocycle by catalytic reaction of an aromatic dinitrile with an amino alcohol, wherein the process includes: initially charging into a reaction vessel the amino alcohol and a catalyst to produce a reaction mixture; adding the aromatic dinitrile into the reaction mixture, which is maintained at a reaction temperature, wherein no solvent other than the amino alcohol of formula (III) is added to the reaction mixture prior to and/or during the catalytic reaction; and after completion of the catalytic reaction, completely replacing, or substantially completely replacing, unreacted amino alcohol with a nonpolar solvent to obtain the heterocycle, wherein the unreacted amino alcohol is present in an amount of not more than 20 wt. %, preferably 3-10 wt. % or less, based on a total weight of the heterocycle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for producing membranes, the compositions comprising at least 0.1% by weight of highly branched polymer, at least 0.5% by weight of linear polymer and at least 30% by weight of solvent. The present invention additionally describes membranes obtainable from the compositions, and methods of producing these membranes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plant for carrying out chemical reactions, having a reactor (1), the reaction space of which contains hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and titanium silicalite (TS-1). The object of the invention is to improve such a plant such that continuous separation and recycling of the active catalyst to the reaction space is possible with a long filter service life. This is achieved in that the reaction space contains a solid silicon source, in that the plant comprises a water takeoff line (3) which is set up for drawing off water in addition to components which are dissolved and/or dispersed therein from the reaction space, in that the water takeoff line (3) leads to a filter (4) which separates off the components which are dissolved and/or dispersed in the water, and in that the plant has a return line (5) which is set up for recirculating to the reaction space components which are separated off by means of the filter (4).

Abstract: A transparent component, which comprises the following subcomponents: I. an outer layer composed of a polyamide moulding composition, which comprises the following constituents: a) from 50 to 100 parts by weight of polyamide, which can be prepared from the following monomers: ?) from 70 to 100 mol % of diamine, selected from m-xylylenediamine, p-xylylenediamine and mixtures thereof, ?) from 0 to 30 mol % of other diamines having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, where the mol % data here are based on the entirety of diamine, and also ?) from 70 to 100 mol % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids having from 10 to 18 carbon atoms and ?) from 0 to 30 mol % of other dicarboxylic acids having from 6 to 9 carbon atoms, where the mol % data here are based on the entirety of dicarboxylic acid; b) from 0 to 50 parts by weight of another polyamide, where the parts by weight of a) and b) give a total of 100, II.

Abstract: Radiation-curable formulations leading to flexible coatings with enhanced corrosion control on metal substrates. The invention relates to radiation-curable formulations which in the cured state offer a particular degree of corrosion control for metallic substrates and at the same time are sufficiently flexible for deformation.

Abstract: A process for preparing a polyethylene wax by polymerization of ethylene in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system composed of titanium tetrachloride and dialkylaluminium halide, wherein the polymerization temperature is in the range from 170 to 200° C, the polymerization is carried out essentially in the absence of solvents and the Al/Ti molar ratio is less than 1.6, gives a wax having the following property profile: dropping point of from 115 to 125° C.; penetration number of not more than 1 mm·10?1; viscosity at 150° C. of less than 60 mPas; density of from 0.945 to 0.960 g/cm3 at 23° C.; molar mass of less than 1500 g/mol and crystallinity of more than 70%.

Abstract: A film which comprises a layer composed of a moulding composition composed of a semicrystalline polyamide whose enthalpy of fusion is at least 8 J/g is used for production of a composite part with a substrate composed of a moulding composition composed of a substantially amorphous polyamide whose enthalpy of fusion is less than 8 J/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a special coating composition based on components a) at least one hydrolyzable fluoroalkylsilane of the formula (I) CF3(CF2)n(CH2)2Si(CH3)yX3-y (I), in which X is a group from the series chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, and n-propoxy and n is a number from the series 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and y is 0 or 1, b) HC1, c) water, d) isopropanol, and e) dodecane, and on a silane component (a): water molar ratio of 1:4.5 to 1:9. The invention further relates to a process for preparing such a composition and also to its use for providing smooth, inorganic substrate surfaces with an abrasion-resistant and weathering-stable easy-to-clean coating.

Abstract: Process for preparing granules of oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds, characterized in that a dispersion which comprises water, oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds and at least one dispersant is spray-dried,—where the proportion of oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds is 40 to 70% by weight and the sum of the proportions of water and the particles is at least 70% by weight and—the particles have a BET surface area of 20 to 150 m2/g and a median of the particle size of less than 100 nm,—where the dispersant is present in the dispersion with a proportion of 0.25 to 10% by weight based on the oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds and—where the spray-drying is performed by atomization with air in the cocurrent principle or fountain principle, and an air inlet temperature of 170 to 300° C. and an air outlet temperature of 90 to 130° C. are selected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a special coating composition based on components a) at least one hydrolysable fluoroalkylsilane of the formula (I) CF3(CF2)n(CH2)2Si(CH3)yX3-y, in which X is a group from the series chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, and n-propoxy and n is a number from the series 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and y is 0 or 1, b) HCl, c) water, d) isopropanol, and e) at least one further solvent and/or diluent from the series of the alcohols, glycols, glycol ethers, ethers, esters, ketones, and aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein the silane component (a):water molar ratio of 1:4.5 to 1:9. The invention further relates to a process for preparing such a composition and also to its use for providing smooth, inorganic substrate surfaces with an abrasion-resistant and weathering-stable easy-to-clean coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermentation process for the preparation of L-amino acids in which the following steps are carried out: (a) fermentation of the microorganisms of the family Enterobacteriaceae producing the desired L-amino acid, in which microorganisms' open reading frames of yjfA and ytfP are individually or jointly inactivated by one or more methods of mutagenesis selected from the group consisting of deletion, insertional mutagenesis due to homologous recombination, and transition or tranversion mutagenesis with incorporation of a non-sense mutation in the yjfA and ytfP gene region; (b) concentration of the fermentation broth to eliminate water and increase the concentration of said L-amino acids; and (c) isolation of the L-amino acids.

Abstract: Surface-modified zinc-silicon oxide particles which consist of a core, a first coating layer surrounding the core, and a second coating layer surrounding the first coating layer, where the core is crystalline and consists of aggregated zinc oxide primary particles having a primary particle diameter of from 10 to 75 nm, the first coating layer consists of one or more compounds containing the elements Zn, Si and O, the second coating layer comprises linear and/or branched alkylsilyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms bonded chemically to the first coating layer, which have an average aggregate area of less than 40 000 nm2 and an average aggregate diameter (ECD) of less than 300 nm, a carbon content of from 0.4 to 1.5% by weight and a BET surface area of from 10 to 60 m2/g.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for preparing 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine, referred to hereinafter as isophoronediamine or IPD for short, by aminating hydrogenation of 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexanone, referred to hereinafter as isophoronenitrile or IPN for short, in the presence of a shaped Raney hydrogenation catalyst.

Abstract: Rubber mixtures are disclosed comprising (A) at least one styrene-butadiene rubber, (B) at least one filler and (C) at least one polysulphidic organo(alkyl polyether silane) of the general formula I [(X)(X?)(X?)Si—RI]2—Sm??I. The mixtures are prepared by mixing at least one styrene-butadiene rubber, and at least one filler and one polysulphidic organo(alkyl polyether silane) of the formula (I). The rubber mixtures can be used for the production of mouldings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing glycidyloxy-alkylalkoxysilanes of the general formula (I) (R?)O—CnH2nSi(R?)m(OR)3-m (I) in which R and R? groups are each independently linear or branched alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and R? is an H2C(O)CH— or H2C(O)CHCH2— group, by reacting (i) a functionalized alkene of the general formula (II) (R?)O—CnH2n-1(II) in which R? is an H2C(O)CH— or H2C(O)CHCH2— group and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 with (ii) at least one hydroalkoxy-silane of the general formula (III) HSi(R?)m(OR)3-m (III) in which R and R? groups are each independently linear or branched alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, in the presence (iii) of at least one homogeneous catalyst, (iv) of at least one solvent and/or of a diluent and (v) of at least one promoter.

Abstract: Coated sodium percarbonate particles comprising a core of sodium percarbonate obtainable by fluidized bed buildup granulation, and a coating layer comprising sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate in a weight ratio of from 95:5 to 75:25 and in which the proportion of sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate is at least 80% by weight, effect as a detergent component an improved washing power of the detergent and exhibit a high storage stability in detergent formulations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage process for the continuous, phosgene-free preparation of (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates that comprises the conversion of (cyclo)aliphatic diamines into the corresponding (cyclo)alkylene biscarbamates and the thermal cleaving of the latter into the (cyclo)alkylene diisocyanates and alcohol. The urea used in accordance with the invention and also the urea employed for the preparation of urea equivalents (e.g. alkyl carbonates, alkyl carbamates) as a possible precursor for the synthesis of the (cyclo)aliphatic biscarbamates is unconditioned.

Abstract: Preparation for producing refractory materials, characterized in that it comprises one or more particulate, refractory components and one or more binders, where—the particulate, refractory component has a mean particle diameter of >0.3 m and—the binder is selected from among—from 0.05 to 50% by weight of a very finely particulate binder having a mean particle diameter of from 10 nm to 0.3 m selected from the group consisting of aluminium oxide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide and/or mixed oxides of the abovementioned oxides, —from 0 to 20% by weight of an inorganic binder, from 0 to 20% by weight of a hydraulically setting binder, —from 0 to 15% by weight of an organic, silicon-free binder—and the preparation additionally contains from 0 to 35% by weight of water, where—the proportion of the particulate, refractory component is equal to 100 and the percentages of the further materials in the preparation are based on the particulate component.

Abstract: Sheet stock that is useful as a separator in batteries can be obtained by a method in which (a) the sheet stock is provided, (b) the sheet stock is cut to the required width, and, subsequently, (c) the sheet stock obtained according to step (b) is wound onto a core or tube, and, subsequently, (d) the sheet stock is cut to length on the core or tube along the axis of the core or of the tube. The sheet stock has a carrier and abrasive particles, the abrasive particles being located inside and/or on at least part of the surface of the carrier.