Abstract: The present disclosure provides new methods for preparing carbodiimides including steps of carbodiimidizing monomeric aromatic isocyanates in the presence of a catalyst, separating low boilers and catalyst from the reaction product in a thin-film evaporator, and distilling the residue from the thin-film evaporation in a further thin-film evaporator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to high-voltage components, especially for electromobility, containing polymer compositions based on at least one polyamide and at least one sulfide containing cerium, and to the use thereof for production of polyamide-based high-voltage components or for marking of polyamide-based products as high-voltage components by laser.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel rubber-modified bitumen, to improved processes for producing rubber-modified bitumen using vulcanized rubber and to the use thereof in asphalt.

Abstract: A disinfectant composition useful in shrimp aquaculture and a process for using such a disinfectant, in which there is a composition containing a) 25 to 87 wt. % of KHSO5 containing triple salt b) 1 to 20 wt. % of at least one H2N(CH2)nSO3H compound with n being 0, 1, 2 or 3, c) 1 to 8 wt. % of a surfactant d) 1 to 60 wt. % of a C2-C10 aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, optionally substituted with a hydroxyl and/or carboxylic group and e) 10 to 30 wt. % alkali metal phosphate.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of at least one copolymer of at least one olefin, preferably an alpha-olefin, and at least one acrylic ester of an aliphatic alcohol, wherein the Melt Flow Index of the copolymer is not less than 100 g/10 min, for production of polybutylene terephthalate-based automotive interior parts having a low tetrahydrofuran content by injection molding.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures containing at least one aminically crosslinkable rubber and a cross-linking system, which consists of at least one crosslinker and optionally at least one vulcanization accelerator, the at least one crosslinker containing polyethylene imine. The invention further relates to the production and to the use of said mixtures; and to the vulcanized products that can be obtained from the mixture, in particular in the form of rubber articles, in particular seals, hoses, membranes and o-rings.

Abstract: Aluminium-containing iron oxide pigments of the formula Fe2-xAlxO3 with x values from 0.01 to 0.25, characterized in that they possess an a* value of 30.5 to 32.5 CIELAB units and a b* value of 25.5 to 30.5 CIELAB units, measured in each case as full shade in the alkyd resin according to DIN EN ISO 787-25:2007.

Abstract: The invention relates to injection molded parts, preferably injection molded parts in the form of automotive interior parts, having a low TVOC content and a low tetrahydrofuran content based on polybutylene terephthalate synthesized from butanediol and terephthalic acid, compounded in a compounder under vacuum and subsequently processed by injection molding, wherein TVOC stands for “Total Volatile Organic Compounds”.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polyethylene terephthalate for production of polybutylene terephthalate-based automotive interior parts having a low TVOC content and a low tetrahydrofuran content by injection molding, wherein TVOC stands for “Total Volatile Organic Compounds”.

Abstract: Novel trisazo compounds are disclosed. The compounds are well suited for the dyeing and printing of natural and synthetic materials, especially as recording liquids for inkjet printing.

Abstract: A wallboard comprising a gypsum core and a facing layer, containing a fungicidally effective amount of thiabendazole (TBZ) and 2-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (BBIT).

Abstract: The present invention relates to preparations having improved efficacy as flame retardants, to the use thereof and to polyurethanes containing the preparations according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to acrylonitrile-based cation exchangers, to a process for the production thereof and to the use thereof for decationization and/or softening of aqueous or organic solutions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing N,N-disubstituted benzthiazolylsulfenamides.

Abstract: Microcapsules comprising a) at least one melamine-formaldehyde polymer as capsule material and b) as biocide at least b1) OIT and b2) propiconazole and/or 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC), characterized in that the weight ratio of OIT to the sum total of propiconazole and/or IPBC is 5:1 to 1:5, preferably from 1:1 to 1:5, in particular from 1:1.5 to 1:3.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for checking the silanization of pale-colored fillers, where a mixture comprising at least one silanized pale-colored filler, preferably silanized silica, and comprising at least one rubber is irradiated with ultrasound waves in a frequency range of 4 to 10 MHz, preferably of 5 to 7 MHz, and the signal strength of the ultrasound waves is determined after transmission through the rubber mixture, where the relative attenuation coefficient ?rel of the rubber mixture in the frequency range of the ultrasound waves is determined, the standard deviation ? of the relative attenuation coefficient ?rel is determined, and ?rel and ? are used for detection of incipient crosslinking of the rubber mixture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for recycling glass fiber-reinforced plastics, in particular plastics based on polyamide, polybutylene terephthalate or polyethylene terephthalate, to recover both the monomers of the polymer and the glass used for the glass fibers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to high-voltage components, especially for electromobility, comprising polymer compositions based on at least one polyester and 10,10?-oxybis-12H-phthaloperin-12-one, and to the use of 10,10?-oxybis-12H-phthaloperin-12-one for production of polyester-based products, with the proviso of a color difference ?E<20 from the L*a*b* coordinates of a color number beginning with “2” in the RAL color chart, and to the use of 10,10?-oxybis-12H-phthaloperin-12-one for marking of polyester-based products as high-voltage components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to high-voltage components, in particular for electromobility, containing polymer compositions based on at least one polyamide and 10,10?-oxybis-12H-phthaloperin-12-one, and to the use of 10,10?-oxybis-12H-phthaloperin-12-one for marking polyamide-based articles of manufacture as high-voltage components.

Abstract: A mixture comprising a) biodiesel, and b) 10% to 60% by weight, in particular 15% to 40% by weight, of benzyl hemiformal.