Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pigment dispersion comprising silane-modified colloidal silica particles, an organic and/or inorganic pigment, a water-soluble thickening polymer in an amount of 0.1 wt. %, and water. The pigment dispersion is useful for tinting paint compositions, and exhibits excellent storage stability and washout resistance of the resulting coating. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for tinting a paint composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermally expandable microspheres at least partially prepared from bio-based monomers and to a process of their manufacture. The microspheres comprise a thermoplastic polymer shell encapsulating a blowing agent, wherein the thermoplastic polymer shell comprises a polymer being a homo- or copolymer of a lactone according to formula (1): wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, separately from one another, is selected from the group consisting of H and an alkyl group preferably with 1-4 carbon atoms. The invention further provides expanded microspheres, which can be used in a variety of applications.

Abstract: Solution comprising about 1 to about 25 wt % of a dye that loses its colour during radical cure and about 75 to about 99 wt % of a solvent mixture, said solvent mixture comprising cyclopentanone and dimethylsulphoxide in a weight ratio of about 60:40 to about 95:5.

Abstract: An electrode (10) is disclosed. The electrode (10) comprises an electrode substrate (20). A layer of TiOx (30, 40) with a total thickness in the range of between 40-200 ?m is present on at least one surface of the electrode substrate (20) and a porosity of layer of TiOx (30, 40) is below 15%. An electro-catalytic layer (50) comprising oxides of ruthenium and cerium according comprising at least 50 molar % ruthenium oxides is present on layer of TiOx (30, 40) and wherein x is in the range 1-2 for the layer of TiOx. A process for the manufacture of the electrode (10) is disclosed as are uses thereof.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting scale in an industrial water system includes the steps of dosing the industrial water system with a water treatment polymer comprising at least 10 mol % of carboxylic acid monomer and a quaternized naphthalimide fluorescent monomer as disclosed herein, and then monitoring the fluorescence of the water system. The polymers are also useful for flocculation and coagulation in wastewater treatment.

Abstract: This present disclosure relates to a process for producing an organic peroxide and isolating, purifying, and concentrating the sulfuric acid from the aqueous effluents of said organic peroxide production process.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a process for preparing hydroxyethylethyleneamines, ethyleneamines, or mixtures thereof, and/or ethylene urea derivatives thereof. The process includes reacting diethanolamine with an amine-functional compound that includes at least two —NH— units of which at least one is selected from the group of primary amine groups and cyclic secondary amine groups. The amine-functional compound includes at least one —NH—CH2-CH2-NH— unit wherein one or more —NH—CH2-CH2-NH— units in the amine-functional compound may be present in the form of cyclic ethylene urea moieties, piperazine moieties, or linear ethylene urea moieties, in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent.

Abstract: Methods are provided for manufacturing a cyclic urea adduct of an ethyleneamine compound, the ethyleneamine compound being selected from the group of ethyleneamines and hydroxyethylethyleneamines and comprising at least one —NH—CH2-CH2-NH— moiety and at least two ethylene moieties, wherein the ethyleneamine compound is reacted with CO2 in the presence of an auxiliary compound selected from ethylenediamine (EDA), monoethanolamine (MEA) and mixtures thereof, the molar ratio of auxiliary compound to amine compound being at least 0.02:1. It has been found that the presence of an auxiliary compound selected from ethylenediamine (EDA), monoethanolamine (MEA) and mixtures thereof leads to a substantial increase of the reaction rate as compared to a process wherein the auxiliary compound is not present.

Abstract: A compound comprises at least one cyclic urea moiety including a head portion and a tail portion connected through an amide moiety or a cyclic amidine moiety, wherein the head portion comprises a polyalkylenepolyamine structure comprising 3 to 10 C2-C4 alkylene moieties present between nitrogen atoms, wherein the alkylene moieties may be the same or different and may be substituted with one or more C1 to C3 alkyl groups, wherein at least one of the alkylene moieties together with its adjoining nitrogen atoms is in the form of a cyclic alkylene urea moiety of the formula wherein A is a C2 to C4 alkylene moiety which may be substituted with one or more C1 to C3 alkyl groups and wherein the tail portion includes an alkyl or alkenyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms which may be substituted.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to spherical capsules comprising a polymeric shell surrounding a hollow core, in which the polymeric shell comprises an dialcohol cellulose that is optionally substituted. The present disclosure also relates to a process for preparing such spherical capsules, comprising mixing a solution comprising dissolved dialcohol cellulose that is optionally substituted and one or more non-polar organic compounds with an antisolvent, wherein the antisolvent comprises or consists of one or more compounds, and has a polarity less than that of water.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting scale in an industrial water system includes the steps of dosing the industrial water system with a water treatment polymer comprising at least 10 mol % of carboxylic acid monomer and a quaternized naphthalimide fluorescent monomer as disclosed herein, and then monitoring the fluorescence of the water system. The polymers are also useful for flocculation and coagulation in wastewater treatment.

Abstract: Process for producing a salt comprising NaCl and/or KCl from the aqueous effluents from one or more organic peroxide production processes, said process comprising the following steps (a) ensuring the pH of the aqueous effluents to be in the range from about 1-5, (b) separating the effluents in a liquid organic layer and an aqueous layer, (c) removing the organic layer, (d) raising the pH of the aqueous layer to a value in the range from about 6-14, and (e) crystallizing the salt from the aqueous layer having a pH in the range from about 6-14.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a crumbly phase composition containing on total weight of the composition (i) 70-87 wt % of organic compounds and salts thereof containing 85 to 100 wt % on total organic compounds and salts thereof of MGDA-Na3, wherein at least 60 wt % of the MGDA-Na3 is crystalline, and (ii) 13-30 wt % of water The invention furthermore relates to a process to prepare the above composition and a process to prepare crystals of MGDA-Na3 by drying the above composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to oil-in-water (water continuous) emulsions that can be used as fuels, and which have high static and dynamic stability, to a process for their preparation, and to fuel compositions comprising such emulsions.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing ethyleneamines of the formula NH2—(C2H4—NH—)pH wherein p is at least 3, or derivatives thereof wherein one or more units —NH—C2H4—NH— may be present as a cyclic ethylene urea unit or piperazine unit or between two units —NH—C2H4—NH— a carbonyl moiety is present. The process includes reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound OH—(C2H4—NH—)qH wherein q is at least 2, an amine-functional compound NH2—(C2H4—NH—)rH wherein r is at least 1, in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein the molar ratio of ethanolamine-functional compound to amine-functional compound is from about 0.05:1 to about 0.7:1 and the molar ratio of carbon oxide delivering agent to amine-functional compound is higher than the molar ratio of ethanolamine-functional compound to amine-functional compound, provided that the process does not comprise reacting 3 moles of ethylenediamine (EDA) and 1 mole of AEEA (aminoethylethanolamine) in the presence of 1.65 moles of urea at 280 deg C.

Abstract: A process is provided for converting one or more cyclic ethylene ureas into corresponding ethylene amines and carbon dioxide. The process may include contacting water with one or more cyclic alkylene urea compounds comprising one or more cyclic alkylene urea moieties in a reaction vessel at a temperature of 150 to 400° C., optionally in the presence of an amine compound selected from the group of primary amines, cyclic secondary amines and bicyclic tertiary amines. The mole ratio of water to cyclic alkylene urea moieties is in the range of from about 0.1 to about 20. In the reaction, at least a portion of the cyclic alkylene urea moieties are converted to corresponding alkylenediamine moieties and carbon dioxide. The process may further include removing the carbon dioxide from the liquid reaction mixture in a stripping vessel by feeding a stripping fluid to the stripping vessel. Further, the process may include removing a carbon dioxide-containing stripping fluid.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an agricultural composition comprising at least one agrochemical and at least one alkylamine glycidol surfactant of the structure I: where R is C4-C22 linear or branched, saturated or non-saturated hydrocarbon group with or without pendant hydroxyl groups; x is about 0 to about 30, preferably about 1 to about 20, more preferably about 1 to about 10, more preferably about 1 to about 5; y is about 0 to about 30, preferably about 1 to about 20, more preferably about 1 to about 10, more preferably about 1 to about 5; x+y?about 2 and up to about 30, and Gly is a glyceryl residue.

Abstract: Method for packaging a particulate material, paste or gel, said method involving the steps of: (i) providing a rigid package, having a bottom, a top, and a vertical wall, said rigid package being opened at the top and containing an adhering layer on at least part of the inside bottom or inside vertical wall, (ii) filling a flexible package with particulate material, paste or gel, (iii) contacting the filled flexible package with the adhering layer, thereby adhering the flexible package to the rigid package, (iv) closing the rigid package.

Abstract: A process is provided for converting cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines. The process includes, in a first step, converting cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines by reacting cyclic alkyleneureas in the liquid phase with water with removal of CO2, so as to convert from about 5 mole % to about 95 mole % of alkyleneurea moieties in the feedstock to the corresponding amines. The process further includes, in a second step, adding an inorganic base and reacting cyclic alkylene ureas remaining from the first step with the inorganic base to convert them partially or completely into their corresponding alkyleneamines. Certain embodiments of the two-step process obtain a high conversion of cyclic alkyleneureas, while using substantially less strong inorganic base. Certain embodiments of the process process also show a higher selectivity to amines than prior art processes.

Abstract: A demulsifier includes the reaction product of a) an alkanolamide, b) an acid having at least two carboxyl groups, a full or partial ester thereof, an anhydride thereof and combinations thereof, c) a polyglycol, and d) optionally, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol and combinations thereof. A method of demulsifying a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion includes adding the demulsifier to the emulsion and separating the emulsion into an oil phase and a water phase. Also disclosed is a method of making a demulsifier composition including reacting a) an alkanolamide, b) an acid having at least two carboxyl groups, a full or partial ester thereof, an anhydride thereof and combinations thereof, c) a polyglycol, and d) optionally, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol and combinations thereof.