Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining ethanol from a carbohydrate-containing raw substrate wherein the ethanol that is produced is separated during fermentation using a carrier gas. The invention further relates to the adsorption of the ethanol from the gas phase to an adsorber, the desorption of the ethanol during a subsequent process step, and to the further concentration of the ethanol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a copper-containing KFI-type zeolite, wherein the zeolite contains 1 to 4.5 wt.-% copper. The invention is also directed towards a method for producing the copper-containing zeolite according to the invention as well as towards the use of the zeolite in SCR catalysis. Further subjects of the invention are a washcoat which contains the zeolite according to the invention, an SCR catalyst which contains the zeolite according to the invention as well as an exhaust-gas cleaning system which comprises the SCR catalyst.

Abstract: The invention discloses cellulase enzymes with optimized properties for processing of cellulose- and lignocellulose-containing substrates. In particular, cellobiohydrolase enzymes with preferred characteristics are disclosed. The present invention provides fusion, insertion, deletion and/or substitution variants of such enzymes. Enzyme variants have enhanced thermostability, proteolytic stability, specific activity and/or stability at extreme pH. Nucleic acid molecules encoding said enzymes, a composition comprising said enzymes, a method for preparation, and the use for cellulose processing and/or for the production of biofuels are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shaped catalyst body for the catalytic conversion of organic and inorganic components in fixed-bed reactors, wherein the shaped catalyst body is formed as cylinder with a base, a cylinder surface, a cylinder axis and at least one continuous opening running parallel to the cylinder axis, and the base of the cylinder has at least four corners.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel catalyst based on zeolite, the production of that catalyst, and the use of the catalyst in a method for producing lower olefins from oxygenates and for oligomerizing olefins. The novel catalyst has a SiO2/Al2O3 weight ratio of 2 to 9, a BET surface of 250 to 500 m2/g, and an Na content under 200 ppm. The catalyst includes a crystalline alumosilicate zeolite and a binder. The catalyst is characterized in that the ratio of the peak heights of its IR absorption bands v=3610 cm?1±20 cm?1/v=3680 cm?1±20 cm?1 is greater than 1.8.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of metal-doped zeolites comprising the steps of i) provision of a dry mixture of a) a zeolite, b) a compound of a catalytically active metal, ii) intimate grinding of the mixture, iii) heating of the mixture in a reactor, iv) cooling to room temperature and obtaining the metal-doped zeolite, wherein the internal pressure in the reactor during the heating is kept in a pressure range from 0 to ?200 millibar. The invention further relates to the use of a metal-doped zeolite prepared by means of the process according to the invention for the conversion of NOx and N2O into harmless products.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a liquefied sugar beet and/or sugar cane biomass material as well as production methods and uses thereof. The liquefied biomass is storage stable and can be used for the production of a product resulting from fermentation.

Abstract: A highly active nickel carrier catalyst based on aluminium oxide has a nickel content of approximately 20 to 70 wt.-% (as Ni) and optionally comprises a bonding agent and optionally a promoter, selected from the compounds of Mg, Ti, Pb, Pt, Ba, Ca and/or Cu, wherein the size of the Ni crystallites in the reduced state is in the range of approximately 3.5 to 4.5 nm and the distortion factor of the Ni crystallites is approximately 2 to 5%. In a method for the reduction of the content of sulphur compounds in hydrocarbon-based fuels by selective adsorption of the sulphur compounds on a nickel catalyst, a nickel catalyst based on aluminium oxide is used, particularly the nickel catalyst described above. A nickel catalyst based on aluminium oxide may be used for reducing the sulphur compound content in hydrocarbon-based fuels by selective adsorption of the sulphur compounds on said catalyst and/or for the hydrogenation of aromatic compounds.

Abstract: An enzymatic process is described for the production of chemicals from carbon sources. In particular, according to one aspect, a process for the production of a target organic compound from a carbon source by a cell-free enzyme system is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing phthalic anhydride by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene, carried out by means of a catalyst arrangement which has a first catalyst layer at the gas inlet side and at least one second catalyst layer after the first catalyst layer in the gas flow direction with different catalytic activity, wherein when the gas-phase oxidation is being carried out a lower maximum temperature is formed in the first catalyst layer than in the second catalyst layer. Furthermore, a method for producing the catalyst arrangement, as well as the catalyst arrangement itself.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying wastewater loaded with nitrogen-containing compounds, wherein the wastewater loaded with nitrogen-containing compounds is reacted with a smectic sheet silicate, wherein a clay material loaded with nitrogen-containing compounds is obtained, and the clay material loaded with nitrogen-containing compounds is separated off, wherein purified wastewater is obtained.

Abstract: A supported platinum catalyst comprising an open-pored support material and platinum of oxidation state 0, wherein an XRD spectrum of the catalyst is free of signals of elemental platinum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having xylanase activity and nucleic acid sequences encoding such polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. One specific application of the xylanase is the selective hydrolysis of pentose sugar components of hemicellulose-containing plant biomass. The nucleotide sequence may be used for the production of the xylanase or optimized mutants thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing phosphorus-containing compounds from triglyceride-containing compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a precursor of a supported platinum catalyst. To provide a method for producing a platinum catalyst precursor, by means of which supported platinum catalysts can be produced which have a relatively high activity, a method is proposed, comprising the steps of: a) impregnating an open-pored support material with platinum sulphite acid; b) calcining the impregnated zeolite material under a protective gas.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is a composition for a humidity indicating device comprising (a) an organic pH indicator dye compound, (b) a Bronsted acid or base, and (c) a polyol having the general formula HOCH2—(CHOH)n—CH2OH, wherein n can be 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said components (a), (b), and (c) do not contain halogen and/or heavy metals. Furthermore, the invention relates to a humidity indicator device comprising a sheet substrate and the composition for a humidity indicating device containing no heavy metals or halogen compounds, and to a process for preparing said humidity indicator device.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method for the synthesis of zeolites, comprising the following steps: a) providing a silicon source; b) providing an aluminium source; c) optionally providing at least one template; d) mixing the silicon source, aluminium source and optional template in order to produce a synthesis gel; e) grinding the synthesis gel; f) treating the ground synthesis gel under hydrothermal conditions in order to produce crystalline zeolite, as well as zeolites that can be obtained according to this method. The products obtained according to the method can be used as catalysts or catalyst supports.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing aluminium silicates in the form of zeolite L, as well as the intermediate and end products of this process. The invention further relates to the use of these aluminium silicates for the conversion or adsorption of hydrocarbons.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the enzymatic treatment of raw polymeric feedstock comprising the following steps: (a) preferably separation of soluble components from the raw polymeric feedstock, (b) treating the raw polymeric feedstock with an enzyme system in order to liberate defined soluble monomeric or oligomeric building blocks from the insoluble raw polymeric feedstock; and (c) separating the defined monomeric or oligomeric building blocks produced in step b) from the remainder of the raw polymeric feedstock. Preferably, the enzyme system used in step b) contains not more than 50%, preferably not more than 20%, more preferably not more than 10%, more preferably not more than 5%, more preferably not more than 2%, more preferably not more than 1% of other enzyme activities apart from the enzyme activity resulting in liberation of said defined monomeric or oligomeric building blocks from the raw polymeric feedstock according to step b).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate lithium transition metal phosphate with a homogeneous carbon coating deposited from the gas phase with as well as a process for its manufacture. The invention further relates the use of a carbon coated lithium transition metal phosphate as active material in an electrode, especially in a cathode.