Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating a fabric, notably a method for preventing or recovering degradation of a fabric, by using a natural polygalactomannan.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a fermentation must (M), obtained via a biotechnological process, comprising biomass and vanillin or derivatives thereof in aqueous solution, for the preparation of a crystallized vanillin or derivatives thereof, characterized in that, throughout the purification process, the vanillin or derivatives thereof in protonated or salified form remain in aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a fermentation must (M), obtained via a biotechnological process, comprising biomass and vanillin or derivatives thereof, said purification process comprising: (a) a step of separating the biomass of a fermentation must (M) from an aqueous stream (A1) comprising vanillin or derivatives thereof, (b) at least one step of liquid/liquid extraction of the aqueous stream (A1) comprising vanillin or derivatives thereof, said extraction step allowing the separation of an aqueous stream (A2) and an organic stream (O1) comprising vanillin or derivatives thereof, (c) at least one step of concentrating the organic stream (O1) to obtain an organic stream (O2) in which compounds with a boiling point lower than that of vanillin or derivatives thereof are separated from said organic stream (O1), (d) at least one step in which compounds with a boiling point higher than that of vanillin or derivatives thereof are separated from an organic stream (O2) comprising vanill

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a coated rice seed wherein a seed coating is at least partially applied to the surface of dry rice seed, a coated rice seed and a method for protecting emerging seedlings of rice plants against fungal diseases and/or pests before planting. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the content of micronutrients in the seed by including said micronutrient in the form of its salts in the coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a soil release polyester polymer which is biodegradable and has favorable soil releasing performance. In another aspect the invention also provides a cleaning composition comprising the same.

Abstract: An anti-fouling composition, and uses thereof in the industrial preparation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising at least one heteroatom, such as acrylic monomers are disclosed.