Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing acetic acid from ethane and oxygen on a fixed bed catalyst, characterized in that a reactor cascade with an oxygen feed between the reactor levels is used. This particularly advantageous method provides high conversion rates, highly pure acetic acid and low ethylene and carbon monoxide formation.

Abstract: The invention concerns a coated sheet which includes an aerogel layer, a method of manufacturing the coated sheet and its use.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for selectively preparing acetic acid from a gaseous feed of ethane, ethylene or mixtures thereof, as well as oxygen, at an increased temperature, on a catalyst which contains the elements W, X, Y and Z in the gram-atom ratio a:b:c:d, associated with oxygen. In the formula WaXbYcZd (I), X stands for one or several elements selected from the group Pd, Pt, Ag and/or Au; Y stands for one or several elements selected from the group V, Nb, Cr, Mn, Fe, Sn, Sb, Cu, Zn, U, Ni and/or Bi; Z stands for one or several elements selected from the group Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, La, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, B, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Pb, P, As and/or Te; a equals 1, b is a number higher than 0, c is a number higher than 0, and d is a number from 0 to 2. Also disclosed is said catalyst.

Abstract: According to the invention, branched and straight chain alkenes and cycloalkenes with five and more C-atoms are by means of hydroformylation using a novel rhodium-tri-polyethylene glycolate of a polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight of 320 to 650 as a catalyst with at hydrogen/carbon monoxide pressure of 60 to 200 bar and at a temperature of between 50 and 150° C. converted into branched and straight chain alkanals and cycloalkanals with six and more C-atoms. The reaction is preferably carried out in water or polyethylene glycol or a mixture of the same as a solvent in the heterogeneous phase. The aldehydes obtained are easy to separate from the catalyst in the reaction preparation. Said aldehydes are also obtained with a high level of purity and a high yield.

Abstract: A method for preparing a cation exchange membrane, comprising the introduction of an organic polymer having sulfonic acid groups and of finely disperse electrically conductive particles of a catalyst material into a liquid phase, the resulting suspension being used to coat a foil of a cation exchange material on at least one side, wherein the organic polymer having sulfonic acid groups is soluble in an aprotic polar solvent and contains units of the formulae (Ar1X) and (Ar2Y) which are at least partially substituted by sulfonic acid groups, Ar1 and Ar2 being identical or different bivalent arylene radicals, X being oxygen or sulfur and Y being a carbonyl radical, sulfoxide radical or sulfonyl radical and said material being dissolved in a solvent, a finely disperse electrically conductive catalyst material being suspended in the solution and this suspension being used to coat a foil which contains a polymeric cation exchanger having sulfonic acid groups and the coating which still contains solvent being treat

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture having a negative value of &Dgr;e and allowing a high speed response and a low voltage driving, as well as a liquid crystal display devise using the crystal mixture of the invention. The ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture according to the invention comprises two or more compounds from at least two different of the following classes of compounds: A. thiadiazoles, B. phenanthrenes, C. 2-fluoropyridines, D. difluorobenzenes, E. meta-substituted aromatic compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of aerogels having hydrophobic surface groups, consisting ofa) taking a silicate-type lyogel,b) optionally subjecting the lyogel taken in Step a) to a solvent exchange with another solvent,c) surface-modifying the gel obtained in Step a) or b) with at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alcohol, andd) drying, under subcritical conditions, the surface-modified gel obtained in Step c).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the chlorosulfonation of polyarylene sulfide in which the polyarylene sulfide is completely dissolved in chlorosulfonic acid at a temperature of -10 to +20 C., then agitated at reaction temperatures in the +5 to +20 C. range for a reaction time of 180 min at the most, possibly with the addition of oleum or acetic anhydride and the precipitated in an aqueous medium. The polyarylene sulfide is preferably poly-p-phenylene sulfide. The invention also relates to chlorosulfonated polyarylene sulfide produced by this process, which dissolves in a quantity of 10 to 50 wt % in N-methyl pyrrolidone and has a mean molecular weight Mw of >50,000 g/mol. Finally, the invention also relates to the use of chlorosulfonated polyarylene sulfide for the production of molding, foils, fibres or diaphragms with a proton conductivity in the 2 to 200 mS/cm range.

Abstract: This invention relates to a toner for electrophotography which develops an electrostatically charged image, the toner at least containing a coloring agent, a binder resin, a charge control agent, and a functioning agent, wherein low molecular weight polyolefin wax obtained by a metallocene type polymerization catalyst is contained as the function imparting agent. The toner of the invention is excellent in fixability, and has offset preventing properties, heat response characteristic, anti-spent toner properties, and storage stability, which can thus obtain a sharp, high quality image.

Abstract: A process for the selective preparation of acetic acid from a gaseous feed comprising ethane, ethylene or mixtures thereof plus oxygen at elevated temperature, which comprises bringing the gaseous feed into contact with a catalyst comprising the elements Mo, Pd, Re, X and Y in gram atom ratios a:b:c:d:e in combination with oxygenMo.sub.a Pd.sub.b Re.sub.c X.sub.d Y.sub.e (I)where the symbols X, Y have the following meanings:X=Cr, Mn, Nb, B, Ta, Ti, V and/or WY=Bi, Ce, Co, Cu, Te, Fe, Li, K, Na, Rb, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Tl and/or U;the indices a, b, c, d and e are the gram atom ratios of the corresponding elements, wherea=1, b>0, c>0, d=0.05-2, e=0-3.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an amine by single-stage reaction of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -olefin with a compound having an NH.sub.3 group, hydrogen and carbon monoxide, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of a catalyst, which is present in water in dissolved or suspended form, and the catalyst contains at least two metals from group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements in elemental or bonded form.

Abstract: The invention is directed to manganese-containing polyoxometallates of the formula (1)(Q).sub.q (Mn.sub.p A.sub.a X.sub.x Y.sub.y M.sub.m O.sub.d Z.sub.z (H.sub.2 O).sub.b)cH.sub.2 O (1)where Q is one or more cations selected from the group consisting of H, Li, K, Na, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Al, PR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 and NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 =H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or aryl;Mn is manganese;A is a heterometal and is one or more transition metals from transition groups II to VIII apart from Zn, in particular Ru, V, Ti, Zr, Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, Sn, Ni, Re or Os;X is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ga, B, P, Si, Ge, As, F, Cl, Br and I;Y is Sb, S, Te, Se and Bi;M is one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Nb, Ta and V;Z is one or more anions selected from the group consisting of OH.sup.-, F.sup.-, Cl.sup.-, Br.sup.-, I.sup.-, N.sub.3.sup.-, NO.sub.3.sup.