Abstract: The invention relates to a pH-dependent controlled release pharmaceutical composition, comprising a core, comprising at least one pharmaceutical active ingredient, which is an opioid, wherein the core is coated at least by one coating layer, controlling the release of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the coating layer comprises a polymer mixture of i) 40-95% by weight, based on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of at least one water insoluble essentially neutral vinyl polymer, and ii) 5-60% by weight, based on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of at least one anionic polymer or copolymer, which is insoluble in a buffered medium below pH 4.0 and soluble at least in the range from pH 7.0 to pH 8.0, characterized in that the coating layer further contains 110 to 250% by weight, calculated on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of a non-porous inert lubricant and the coating layer is present in an amount of at least 60% by weight calculated on the weight of core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing highly pure glyceryl carbonate by transesterifying dialkyl carbonates or cyclic carbonates in the presence of a basic catalyst.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pH-dependent controlled release pharmaceutical composition, comprising at least one pharmaceutical active ingredient, with the exception of opioids, wherein the core is coated at least by one coating layer, controlling the release of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the coating layer comprises a polymer mixture of i) 40-95% by weight, based on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of at least one water insoluble essentially neutral vinyl polymer or copolymer, and ii) 5-60% by weight, based on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of at least one anionic polymer or copolymer, which is insoluble in a buffered medium below pH 4.0 and soluble at least in the range from pH 7.0 to pH 8.0. characterized in that the coating layer further contains 110 to 250% by weight, calculated on dry weight of the polymer mixture, of a non-porous inert lubricant and the is present in an amount of at least 60% by weight calculated on the weight of core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying unsaturated compounds, said purification being performed in a plant which comprises at least two evaporators which are connected in such a way that a portion of the unsaturated compound is circulated, the vapours condensed in the first evaporator being isolated and the vapours condensed in the second evaporator being introduced into the first evaporator, which is characterized in that the mass flow with which the condensed vapours are isolated from the mixture to be purified in the first evaporator is less than the mass flow with which the condensed vapours from the second evaporator are introduced into the first evaporator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of coated mouldings, by injecting a moulding composition into an injection mould and cooling the composition to obtain a moulding, and altering the injection mould in such a way as to produce an intermediate space between a surface to be coated of the moulding and the inner surface of the injection mould, and using injection moulding to charge a reactive mixture to the resultant intermediate space, where the temperature of at least a portion of the injection mould is increased for the curing of the reactive mixture. The present invention moreover describes a system for the conduct of the process described above.

Abstract: Emulsion polymer which can be obtained by polymerization of a mixture. The emulsion polymer of the invention makes it possible to provide two-component or multicomponent systems which cure by means of a redox initiator system and have a controllable pot life, in which use is preferably made of two monomers which swell the emulsion polymer to different extents and of which that having a sufficient swelling action is stored separately from the emulsion polymer, preferably together with a peroxide in an organic solvent, until the system is used. The system is used in adhesives, pourable resins, floor coatings and other reactive coatings, sealing compositions, impregnation compositions, embedding compositions, compositions for producing artificial marble and other artificial stones, compositions for reactive pegs, dental compositions, porous plastic moulds for ceramic objects or in unsaturated polyester resins and vinyl ester resins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rear-end element (1) for a motor vehicle encompassing an illumination unit (2) for the illumination of a number plate, where the illumination unit (2) illuminates the rear side of the number plate and the illumination unit (2) has a translucent body (3) and an illuminant (4), where the translucent body of the illumination unit (2) has been introduced by way of the side area (5) into the rear-end element (1). The present invention moreover describes a motor vehicle which encompasses a rear-end element described above.

Abstract: Reinforcement of sandwich structures with aid of a reinforcing device. The outer layers of the sandwich structure may primarily include a fiber-plastic composite and the core material may include a rigid polymer foam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing (meth)acrylates, which comprises the transesterification of an alcohol with a low-boiling ester of (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of catalysts, with the alcohol liberated from the low-boiling ester of (meth)acrylic acid being separated off by distillation, characterized in that the molar ratio of low-boiling ester of (meth)acrylic acid to starting alcohol present in the reaction mixture is increased during the reaction by addition of low-boiling ester of (meth)acrylic acid. The process of the invention makes a particularly inexpensive preparation of (meth)acrylates having a very high purity possible.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating formulation with improved metal adhesion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vented extruder (1) for the devolatilization of a polymer material, encompassing at least one extruder barrel (2) with at least one rotatably driven extruder screw (3) mounted in the extruder barrel (2), and with at least one material feed and with at least one extrudate outlet, and also with at least one vent zone (9). A particular feature of the vented extruder (1) is that the gas output for the gas arising in the vent zone (9) has been provided upstream of the material feed, in relation to the direction of conveying of the polymer material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing butanediol dimethacrylates, which comprises the transesterification of butanediol with an ester of methacrylic acid in the presence of catalysts, wherein a combination comprising at least one lithium compound and at least one calcium compound is used as catalyst, at least one of the compounds of lithium and/or of calcium is an oxide, a hydroxide, an alkoxide having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a carboxylate having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and at least part of the reaction is carried out in the presence of an effective amount of water. The process of the invention makes a particularly inexpensive preparation of butanediol dimethacrylates having a very high purity possible.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising at least one alkyd resin and at least one addition polymer having at least one (meth)acrylate segment which comprises 1% to 30% by weight of units derived from (meth)acrylates which in the alkyl radical have at least one double bond and 8 to 40 carbon atoms, 0.1% to 10% by weight of units derived from monomers containing acid groups, and 50% to 98.9% by weight of units derived from (meth)acrylates having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, based on the weight of the (meth)acrylate segment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an intumescent coating with improved metal adhesion.

Abstract: The invention describes a transparent foil composed of plastic with improved weathering resistance and increased intrinsic stability where the foil encompasses a) poly(meth)acrylate and polyvinylidene fluoride in a ratio of from 1:0.01 to 1:1 (w/w); and b) a mixture composed of UV stabilizers and of UV absorbers. PMMA matrix plastics with high molecular weights and with a certain selected coacrylate proportion are preferably used in order to achieve excellent weathering resistance, and also improved intrinsic stability of the surface-protection foils.

Abstract: The invention is based on the object of improving the mechanical properties of butt joints in sandwich structures via introduction of reinforcement elements in the direction of thickness of the sandwich structure (z direction). The invention can be used for the production of sandwich elements for applications in aerospace, and also in shipbuilding, construction of motor vehicles and of rail vehicles, construction of power-generation systems, and construction of sports equipment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing allyl methacrylate, comprising the reaction of allyl alcohol with an ester of methacrylic acid, wherein the reaction is catalysed by zirconium acetylacetonate. The process according to the invention enables particularly favourable preparation of allyl methacrylate with a very high purity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foil encompassing at least one PMMA layer coloured with a yellow anthraquinone dye, where the chromaticity coordinates (x;y) in the CIE 1931 Standard Colorimetric System of the PMMA layer are within the range of 0.4?x?0.54 and 0.44?y?0.54, where the concentration of the yellow dye of the PMMA layer is at least 3% by weight, based on the total weight of the PMMA layer.

Abstract: Composition containing, based in each case on its total weight, A) 50.0% by weight to 99.5% by weight of at least one (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and B) 0.5% by weight to 50.0% by weight of at least one copolymer obtainable by polymerisation of a monomer mixture comprising i. 70% by weight to 92% by weight of a vinylaromatic monomer and ii. 8% by weight to 30% by weight of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile or mixtures thereof and iii. 0% by weight to 22% by weight of at least one further monomer, the composition having a haze according to ASTM D1003 of less than 2.0% at 23° C. and a haze according to ASTM D1003 of less than 4.0% at 40° C. and the composition containing at least one (meth)acrylate (co)polymer a) having a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628—part 6) of greater than 55 ml/g. The mouldings obtainable from the composition are distinguished in particular by improved stress cracking resistance and are suitable in particular for coverings, finishes or films.

Abstract: The invention describes an emulsion polymer which can be obtained by polymerization of a mixture comprising a) from 5 to 99.9% by weight of one or more monomers having a solubility in water of <2% by weight at 20° C. and selected from the group consisting of monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomers, styrene and vinyl esters; b) from 0 to 70% by weight of one or more monomers which can be copolymerized with the monomers a); c) from 0 to 20% by weight of one or more doubly or multiply vinylically unsaturated compounds; d) from 0 to 20% by weight of one or more polar monomers having a solubility in water of >2% by weight at 20° C.; and e) 0.