Abstract: A self-lubricating composition containing at least about 70 to about 99.5 weight percent of a thermoplastic polymer and from about 30 to about 0.5 weight percent of a lubricating system, wherein the lubrication system contains high and low molecular weight polyethylenes, polyethylene waxes, metal salts, antioxidants and stabilizers. The composition is suitable for the fabrication of shaped articles, e.g., gears, pulleys, rollers and bearings, which exhibit improved friction and surface wear properties.

Abstract: Organic polymer surfaces are modified by contacting such surfaces with a haloester compound and a cationic compound of having a pK.sub.a >5. Preferably the organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyesters, aromatic polyamides, and graphitic polymers and the contacting is conducted at an elevated temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2,4- and 2,5-bistetrazolylpyridines. Said compounds inhibit the enzymes proline hydroxylase and lysine hydroxylase and bring about a selective inhibition of collagen biosynthesis. They are used as fibrosuppressants and immunosuppressants.

Abstract: Novel compositions comprising an antiandrogenic compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is COR.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 is loweralkyl and a vehicle comprising a metabolism modulator and a polar organic solvent, and a method of controlling the membrane permeation and metabolism of the compound thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: Azole derivatives, process for their preparation, and their useAzole derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which A, L, O, R.sup.1, X, Y, Z and q have the meanings given, process for their preparation, pharmaceutical preparations and the use of the compounds are described. Azole derivatives of the formula I where the symbols have for example the following meanings:R.sup.1 is (C.sub.2 -C.sub.10)-alkyl,Z is nitrogen,X and Y are independently of one another CR.sup.2,L is --CH.sub.2 --,q is zero or 1,A is a biphenyl radical which is substituted for example by R.sup.15,R.sup.2 is halogen or hydrogen,R.sup.15 is SO.sub.2 --NH--CO--OR.sup.6 andR.sup.6 is phenyl,are highly active antagonists of angiotensin II receptors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular food casing, in particular a sausage casing, based on cellulose, which has a coated inner side for improved peelability which is achieved by the presence of polytetrafluoroethylene in the coating solution.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of 6H-dibenzo [c,e][1,2]oxaphosphorin-6-one of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are halogen or an alkyl or alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a and b are identical or different and are 0, 1, 2 or 3, which involves reacting a 6-chloro-(6H)-dibenzo[c,e][1,2]oxaphosphorin of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, a and b are as defined above, with water in a molar ratio of 1:1 at from 50.degree. to 250.degree. C., in the presence if desired of a solvent, and separating off gaseous hydrogen chloride at the rate at which it is formed.

Abstract: Use of an aqueous silica sol for obtaining a stabilized pickled white or a stabilized white from a hide, in particular by treatment of a hide at a pH between 1 and 8, at ambient temperature, in an aqueous or brine bath with a density between 1.014 and 1.09, with an aqueous silica sol containing by weight 10 to 50% silica in the form of discrete particles, not linked together by siloxane bonds and having an average diameter between 3 and 100 nm, and process for obtaining a pickled white.

Abstract: .alpha.-alkyl aldehydes having 8 to 17 carbon atoms are obtained from terminal olefins containing one less carbon atom. The olefins are first isomerized in the presence of iron carbonyl and then, without separating out the iron compound, hydroformylated in the presence of rhodium as catalyst.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of halogenated benzoic acids of formula (1): ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atoms or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, aidehyde, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, -SO.sub.2 -C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, -SO.sub.2 -phenyl, -CONH.sub.2, -CON(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl).sub.2, hydroxy, carboxy, -NH.sub.2 or -N(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 - alkyl).sub.2 groups, at least one of the substituents R.sub.1 -R.sub.5 being one of said halogen atoms, which comprises reacting 1 mol of a benzophenone, asymmetrically substituted on the benzene rings A and B, of general formula (2): ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 -R.sup.10 are as defined above for R.sub.1 -R.sub.

Abstract: The biaxially stretch-oriented multi-layer tubular packaging casing for packaging pasty products, in particular the artificial sausage casing, includes a barrier layer having a reduced permeability to oxygen, an outer layer and an inner layer. The barrier layer comprises a partially aromatic polyamide and/or copolyamide, the outer and inner layers an aliphatic polyamide or copolyamide or a polymer mixture of at least one of the two compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of terephthalic diesters and diols from polyesters. The process comprises depolymerization of the polyester in the presence of transesterification catalysts for said polyester and in the presence of an ester and subsequent transesterification of the reaction mixture to give the terephthalic diester by reaction with a monohydric alcohol. The novel process allows the starting components of polyesters to be recovered rapidly and under mild reaction conditions.

Abstract: Sulfonated diphosphines of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar is m-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -SO.sub.3 M, M is hydrogen, ammonium, a monovalent metal, or the chemical equivalent of a polyvalent metal; Ph is phenyl; the m's are individually 1 or 2, and the n's are individually 0, 1, or 2. A method of their preparation and the hydroformylation of olefins and olefinically unsaturated compounds using these compounds as a constituent of water-soluble catalyst systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: L-Thienylalanines are prepared via the hydantoin or the azlactone route. The starting substances used for the biotransformation are 2-hydroxy-3-thienylacrylic acids. The innovative step consists in the transamination of the enol form of the 2-hydroxy-3-thienylacrylic acids to give L-thienylalanines with the aid of biotransformation. The transaminiation is carried out in the presence of L-aspartic acid or L-glutamic acid as amino donor.

Abstract: R-(-)-1-(5-Hydroxyhexyl)-3-methyl-7-propylxanthine, a process for its preparation, and pharmaceuticals which contain this compound and which are suitable, in particular, for the prophylaxis and treatment of cerebral vascular disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to a matte multilayer polypropylene film which includes at least one base layer containing polypropylene and migrating additives or a mixture of migrating additives, and at least one outer layer which includes a mixture or a blend of two components I and II. Component I essentially contains a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and propylene or ethylene and butylene or propylene and butylene or ethylene and another .alpha.-olefin having 5 to 10 carbon atoms or propylene and another .alpha.-olefin having 5 to 10 carbon atoms or a terpolymer of ethylene and propylene and butylene or ethylene and propylene and another .alpha.-olefin having 5 to 10 carbon atoms or a mixture of two or more of said homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers or a blend of two or more of said homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers, if desired mixed with one or more of said homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers. Component II essentially contains an HDPE or a blend of two components A and B.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photosensitive material for the production of color proofing films for multicolor printing comprising:A) a transparent, flexible film support,B) a photopolymerizable layer containing:B1) a polymeric binder,B2) a free radical-polymerizable compound,B3) a compound which is capable of initiating the polymerization of (B2) on exposure to actinic light, andB4) a dye or colored pigment in a primary color of multicolor printing, andC) a thermoplastic adhesive layer on the photosensitive layer,which contains at least about 1.5% by weight of a water-soluble, colorless, low-molecular-weight salt whose aqueous solution is not highly acidic.The material is processed by lamination onto an image-receiving material, exposure and peeling apart of the film support and the image-receiving material, the unexposed areas of the layer and the adhesive layer remaining on the image-receiving material.

Abstract: Novel aramid fibers with a spin finish having useful properties for the production of sheet materials are described in the present application. The aramid fibers contain at least three elements including an anionic antistat based on phosphoric, phosphonic, or phosphoric and phosphonic esters; a compound of the formula .sup.1 --COO--(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--).sub.x --R.sup.2 ; and a compound of the formula R.sup.2 --O--(R.sup.4 --O).sub.y --R.sup.5, wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl or alkenyl, x is an integer from 2 to 20 R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl, R.sup.3 is alkyl or alkenyl, y is an integer from to 8, R.sup.4 is ethylene, propylene, or butylene, and R.sup.5 is alkyl.

Abstract: A weldable and/or heat-sealable, single- or multilayer film having at least one weldable and/or heat-sealable layer, the weldable and/or heat-sealable film being provided on at least one side on one outer surface with an antistatic coating, wherein the antistatic coating has a thickness of from about 0.005 to about 0.08 .mu.m and comprises at least about 60% by weight of a soluble, intrinsically electroconductive polymer which comprises structural units of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 - to C.sub.12 - or a C.sub.6 - to C.sub.30 -alkoxy group, and which has a degree of polymerization of less than about 100, where the polymer or oligomer is in oxidized form and has an appropriate number of anions to compensate for the positive charge. These films are heat-sealable, in spite of their antistatic coating.

Abstract: Resols which are suitable for use as binders for cements, laminates, impregnations and abrasives having low after-shrinkage have a free phenol content of less than 5% by weight and are in the form of mixed condensates of trifunctional phenols with respect to formaldehyde and alkylidenepolyphenols in a molar ratio of phenolic hydroxyl groups in the trifunctional phenols to hydroxyl groups in the alkylidenepolyphenols of 9:1 to 3:7 with formaldehyde in a molar ratio of the sum of phenolic hydroxyl groups to formaldehyde of 1:1.2 to 1:2.0.