Abstract: A synbiotic preparation may include at least one probiotic strain and at least one amino acid or derivative thereof selected from glutamine, glutamic acid or salts thereof, conjugated glutamine, or oligopeptides of 2-10 amino acid units in length, wherein the amino acid units may be natural amino acids, and at least one amino acid unit being a glutamine or glutamic acid unit.

Abstract: A catalyst may include a support and from 5 to 20 wt.-% of a promoter, based on the total weight of the catalyst, wherein the support may include titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, and/or a mixture thereof, and the promoter may be an alkali metal oxide. Processes for preparing such catalysts may include impregnating a support of titanium dioxide and/or zirconium dioxide with an aqueous solution including a preferably soluble alkali compound and calcining. Alkyl mercaptans may be prepared in the presence of such catalysts or catalysts obtained by such processes.

Abstract: The invention provides fumed silica granules having a BET surface area of 20 m2/g to 500 m2/g; a number average particle size d50 of 350 ?m to 2000 ?m; a span (d90?d10)/d50 of particle size distribution of 0.8-3.0; a bulk density of more than 0.35 g/mL; a pore volume for pores >4 nm of not more than 1.5 cm3/g, process for its preparation and use thereof as a catalyst carrier, a carrier for liquid substances, in cosmetic applications, for thermal insulation, as pharmaceutical excipient, in producing thermally treated silica granules, as an abrasive, as a component of a silicone rubber.

Abstract: A method manufactures an RNA- or DNA-containing virus particle in cell culture, a supplement for a culture medium and a culture medium for producing of RNA or DNA-containing virus particles having one or more dipeptides or derivatives thereof, wherein one dipeptide is glycyl-glutamine (Gly-Gln), by providing a cell capable of producing the virus particle, contacting the cell with a culture medium with at least one dipeptide or derivatives thereof and obtaining the virus particle from the culture medium or from the cell.

Abstract: A process prepares a polymer-coated hard shell capsule including an intermediate coating layer, an enteric coating layer, and optionally a top coating layer, suitable as a container for pharmaceutical or nutraceutical biologically active ingredients. The hard shell capsule includes a body and a cap, and in a closed state, the cap overlaps the body either in a pre-locked state or in a final-locked state. The hard shell capsule is provided in the pre-locked state and is coated with a first coating solution, suspension or dispersion to obtain the intermediate coating layer of the hard shell capsule in the pre-locked state. Thereafter, the hard shell capsule is coated with a second coating solution, suspension or dispersion, which is different from the first coating solution, suspension or dispersion, to obtain the enteric coating layer of the hard shell capsule in the pre-locked state.

Abstract: A composition of which the main surfactant content is mainly bio based shows a high cleaning capability in the cleaning of textiles or fabrics. Biosurfactants and fatty acid salts further support the cleaning capability for cleaning of fatty stains. A method for cleaning a surface of an article includes combining the composition and the article with water, maintaining a temperature of the water of from 15° C. to 100° C., over a period of from 15 minutes to 240 minutes, while tentatively moving the article in the water, separating the article from the water, and optionally rinsing the article with further water.

Abstract: A microorganism is transformed to be capable of producing guanidinoacetic acid (GAA). A method can be used for the fermentative production of GAA using such microorganism. A corresponding method can also be used for the fermentative production of creatine.

Abstract: A hydrolyzing process improves the depolymerization of polyurethanes by contacting the polyurethane with water in the presence of an organic amine base and a phase transfer catalyst. The mild reaction conditions and low salt concentration in the reaction mixture allow to increase the yields of polyether polyol and organic polyamines, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, especially polymeric compounds, having preferably at least one spiro or piperidine structural unit, a process for preparation thereof and the use thereof as anion conducting membrane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to catalytically active material, comprising grains of non-graphitizing carbon with cobalt nanoparticles dispersed therein, wherein dp, the average diameter of cobalt nanoparticles in the non-graphitizing carbon grains, is in the range of 1 nm to 20 nm, D, the average distance between cobalt nanoparticles in the non-graphitizing carbon grains, is in the range of 2 nm to 150 nm, and ?, the combined total mass fraction of metal in the non-graphitizing carbon grains, is in the range of 30 wt % to 70 wt % of the total mass of the non-graphitizing carbon grains, and wherein dp, D and ? conform to the following relation: 4.5 dp/??D?0.25 dp/?. The present invention, further, relates to a process for the manufacture of material according to the invention, as well as its use as a catalyst.

Abstract: A microorganism is capable of producing guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) that has been improved by using a carbamate kinase. The microorganism with an improved capacity to provide L-arginine as starting material of the GAA biosynthesis by efficient recycling of ornithine improves the production process of GAA. A method for the fermentative production of GAA and a method for the fermentative production of creatine include the incorporation of the microorganism.

Abstract: A method determines machine parameters of a foam production machine is provided. The foam production machine includes a mixing head configured to mix precursor reagents for forming a reactive mixture, a plurality of inclined fall plates, where a first inclined fall plate is configured to receive the reactive mixture, and where each inclined fall plate has vertically adjustable ends, and a conveyor configured to receive the reactive mixture from a last inclined fall plate, the conveyor having an adjustable conveyor speed. The method includes executing software by a computer system, including accessing a database for reading a rise profile for the reactive mixture of the precursor reagents and computing, based on the rise profile, vertical positions for the ends of each inclined fall plate and the conveyor speed resulting in a predefined predicted profile of the reactive mixture on the plurality of inclined fall plates.

Abstract: A microorganism produces guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) and has at least one gene coding for a protein having the function of a NADH-dependent dehydrogenase. A method for the fermentative production of GAA uses such microorganism. A method produces creatine through fermentative production. Industrial feed stocks are used as starting material in the fermentative process.

Abstract: At least one polyol component reacts in a process for producing PU foams with at least one isocyanate component in the presence of one or more catalysts that catalyze the isocyanate-polyol and/or isocyanate-water reactions and/or isocyanate trimerization. The polyol component was obtained by hydrolysis of a polyurethane by contacting the polyurethane with water in the presence of an organic amine base.

Abstract: Compositions having at least one biosurfactant and at least one persicomycin. The at least one biosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of rhamnolipids, glucolipids and sophorolipids. The compositions optionally have at least one enzyme, at least one non-biosurfactant and/or at least one selected from the group consisting of an anti-redeposition polymer and a soil release polymer. The compositions clean surfaces of an article in a process for cleaning said article.

Abstract: A method for controlling a thermal combustion system and a control logic for a combustion system.

Abstract: A method for the depolymerization of polyurethanes, produced by reacting an active hydrogen containing polyether and an organic polyisocyanate, hydrolyzes a polyurethane under mild conditions and low salt concentration in the reaction mixture, wherein polyether polyols and polyamines can be recovered in high yields. The recovered active hydrogen containing polyether polyols obtained in the method for the depolymerization of polyurethanes are of excellent quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing at least one gas from a fluid stream, in which an absorbent is contacted with the fluid stream, in which the absorbent comprises at least one amino-containing compound that is an aminoalkylated isophoronediamine.

Abstract: Polyalkyl(meth)acrylate based polymers which include straight chained C18-24 alkyl(meth)acrylates and have an average carbon number of 7.0 to 7.5 and a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 g/mol or greater are a useful component for a lubricant composition. Furthermore, lubricant compositions containing such polymers show improved high temperature-high shear performance, especially in engine oil (EO) compositions.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention are microorganisms with reduced competence and compositions containing such microorganisms, in particular feed, food and pharmaceutical compositions.