Abstract: The integrated plant for making propene oxide includes a unit for producing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone process, which includes a hydrogenator, an oxidizer and an extraction column, and a unit for making propene oxide from propene and hydrogen peroxide. The unit for making propene oxide has an epoxidation reactor and a work-up section, as well as an air compressor driven by a backpressure steam turbine with a conduit connecting an outlet of the air compressor with the oxidizer and a conduit connecting the steam outlet of the backpressure steam turbine with a heat exchanger of a distillation column of the work-up section.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polyolethers as additives in aqueous polymer dispersions for producing porous polymer coatings, preferably for producing porous polyurethane coatings.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an in vitro method for detecting intestinal barrier failure in an avian population, the method comprising the following steps: a) collecting a pooled fecal sample deriving from an avian population and b) determining the amount of at least one protein marker contained in said sample; wherein the at least one protein marker comprises or consists of an acute phase protein or a functional fragment thereof, and wherein an increased amount of said at least one protein marker contained in said sample versus a reference sample indicates intestinal barrier failure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulating composition, containing 5 to 60% by weight of a hydrophobized granular material comprising fumed silica and at least one IR-opacifier, and 40 to 95% by weight of an inorganic and/or an organic binder, whereby the hydrophobized granular material has a content of free hydroxyl groups of no greater than 0.12 mmol/g, as determined by the reaction with lithium aluminium hydride.

Abstract: Provided are an amidoamine composition, an adhesive composition comprising the amidoamine composition, and a method for preparing the amidoamine composition. The amidoamine composition contains a polyamidoamine and an ammonium salt of an aminosilane or a mercaptosilane.

Abstract: Photostabilized compositions may include a water-soluble tyrosine-containing compound with a molecular weight of below 1 kDa and at least one photosensitive component. A method for stabilizing one or more photosensitive components may include the addition of a tyrosine-containing dipeptide with the one or more photosensitive components. The water-soluble tyrosine-comprising compound may be present at a concentration of at least 0.5 mM. The composition may be a culture medium.

Abstract: A method for the isomerization of alpha-olefins to the corresponding internal olefins uses a heterogenous catalyst containing silicon-aluminum mixed oxide in a continuous fixed-bed operation mode.

Abstract: A composition for production of rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam contains at least an isocyanate component, a polyol component, optionally a foam stabilizer, optionally a blowing agent, and at least one catalyst that catalyzes the formation of a urethane or isocyanurate bond. The catalyst contains zinc salts and/or a zinc-containing formulation.

Abstract: Solid-based foaming aids can be used as additives in aqueous polymer dispersions for producing porous polymer coatings, preferably for producing porous polyurethane coatings.

Abstract: An aqueous polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin dispersion includes at least one polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin and at least one emulsifier based on partly hydrolysed polyvinylacetates. The dispersion has a solids content of 30.0% by weight-70.0% by weight, preferably 45.0% by weight-55.0% by weight, based on the polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin dispersion, and the residual solvent content is <6.0% by weight, preferably <2.5% by weight, more preferably <1.0% by weight, based on the polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin dispersion.

Abstract: The invention relates to amorphous poly-alpha-olefins, which are characterized in that said amorphous poly-alpha-olefins have a viscosity at 190° C. of less than 5000 mPas, a molar mass distribution (Mw/Mn) of 3 to 8, a quotient Mz/Mw of less than or equal to 3.0 and a quotient Mz/Mn of less than 21.0. The invention further relates to a method for producing degraded amorphous poly-alpha-olefins, in particular the amorphous poly-alpha-olefins according to the invention, and to the use of the amorphous polyalpha-olefins according to the invention or produced according to the invention in hot-melt adhesive compositions.

Abstract: Core-shell particles may be based on red lead coated with pyrogenically produced titanium dioxide and/or a pyrogenically produced aluminum oxide, and a process may prepare such core-shell particles which may be used in lead-acid batteries. The red lead may include PbO2 in a range of from 25 to 32 wt. %.

Abstract: A process for preparing polyethers based on cis-2,3-epoxybutane and trans-2,3-epoxybutane, involves reacting at least one starter compound (A) in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst (B), with 2,3-epoxybutane (C) and optionally further epoxy monomers (D), to afford at least one polyether (E). The process also optionally involves reacting the at least one polyether (E) with at least one end-capping reagent (F), to afford at least one end-capped polyether (G).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing higher linear alkanes using a combined biotechnological and chemical method. In particular, the present invention relates to producing linear alkanes comprising 7 to 28 carbon atoms, preferably undecane, via higher alkanones, i.e. linear alkanones comprising 7 to 28 carbon atoms, preferably 6-undecanone.

Abstract: Plastic products containing at least one synthetic material and at least one luminophore of general formula (I) A1?x?y?zB*yB2SiO4:Ln1xLn2z can be produced. A is selected from the group of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; B is selected from the group of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs; B* is selected from among the group of Li, Na and K; and B=B* or B?B*, preferably B?B*. Ln1 is selected from among the group consisting of praseodymium (Pr), erbium (Er) and neodymium (Nd); Ln2 is gadolinium (Gd); x=0.0001 to 0.0500; z=0.0000 or z=0.0001 to 0.3000, with the proviso that y=x+z. Objects that are made of the plastic products can be produced.

Abstract: A production process can produce foam materials from a polymer composition. This production process may involve preheating a polymer composition to be foamed. The preheated composition may then be foamed by a thermal process assisted by microwaves. The foaming may occur in an apparatus that has a heating device. The polymer composition may contain a blowing agent.

Abstract: A process for producing an aqueous polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin dispersion includes emulsifying a polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin solution of a polyorganosiloxane hybrid resin and an organic or semi-organic solvent with an emulsifier solution that includes at least one emulsifier based on a partly hydrolysed polyvinylacetate and removing the organic or semi-organic solvent.

Abstract: A composition suitable as coating or binding agent for pharmaceutically, nutraceutically or cosmetically active ingredients includes: a) at least one (meth)acrylate copolymer a), including polymerized units of 5-25% by weight of methacrylic acid and 75-95% by weight of C1-4-alkylesters of methacrylic acid and/or C1-4-alkylesters of acrylic acid, and b) 1-25% by weight, based on the total weight of at least one (meth)acrylate copolymer a), of an alkali or ammonium salt of a saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and c) or d) or both c) and d) c) 2-25% by weight, based on the total weight of a), of at least one compound selected from glyceryl tristearate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, glyceryl behenate, and glyceryl monostearate and/or d) 25-90% by weight, based on the total weight of a), of at least one selected from talc, rice hulls in powder form, magnesium stearate, corn starch, and microcrystalline cellulose.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols by hydrogenation of C13 aldehydes. The process according to the invention is performed in two consecutive hydrogenation stages, wherein the first hydrogenation stage employs an activated metal catalyst based on a nickel metal foam and the second stage employs a supported catalyst containing a catalytically active component from the group consisting of nickel, copper, chromium and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A method can be used to improve the quality of a foam, produced in a process for continuous production of foams using a surfactant with higher molecular weight as an additive in an aqueous polymer dispersion. The process involves foaming a mixture of the aqueous polymer dispersion and the surfactant, and the mixture is mixed in a foaming machine with a mixing head line speed of less than 4 m/s. The process additionally involves mixing the foam obtained from the foaming machine in an auxiliary inline mixer connected to the foaming machine, at a mixing head line speed of 5˜50 m/s. A process for continuous production of foams and a continuous production line are also provided.