Abstract: A three-stage process for the continuous preparation of RTV-1 compositions comprises, in a first step, preparing a raw mixture of &agr;,&ohgr;-dihydroxypolydiorganosiloxane, filler and, if desired, further constituents, in a second step, freeing the raw mixture of gas inclusions under reduced pressure and, if desired, mixing it with further constituents and, in a third step, mixing the degassed raw mixture with a crosslinker, a condensation catalyst and, if desired, additional constituents not yet added in the first and second steps.

Abstract: The invention relates to organosilicon compounds modified with mono- or polyhydroxylated hydrocarbon radicals or carbohydrate derivatives and containing units of the general formula (I) AaRbSiXcO(4-a-b-c)/2  (I), in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, X is chlorine, or an alkoxy radical, A is a hydroxylated hydrocarbon, preferably a mono-, oligo-, or polysaccharide, and the sum of a, b, and c≦4. The organosilicon compounds are interface-active.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for the direct synthesis of methylchlorosilanes by reacting chloromethane with a catalyst composition comprising silicon, zinc promoter and copper catalyst which is selected from a) copper oxide, b) mixtures of at least 80% by weight of copper oxide and copper(I) chloride, c) copper(I) chloride and d) mixtures of at least 80% by weight of copper(I) chloride and copper oxide, where copper catalysts a), b), c) or d) are employed alternately in such a way that copper catalyst a) or b) is followed by c) or d), or copper catalyst c) or d) is followed by copper catalyst a) or b).

Abstract: Modified polyvinyl acetals are prepared by saponification of 1-alkylvinyl acetate-vinyl acetate copolymers, which contain 1-alkylvinyl acetate/vinyl acetate in a weight ratio of 1/99-40/60 and subsequent acetalization the saponification products containing at least 80% units of vinyl alcohol and 1-alkyl vinyl alcohol with one or more aliphatic aldehydes with 1-6 C atoms under acid catalysis in an aqueous and/or organic medium; as well as to a method for the manufacture and the use thereof, especially in printing inks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stabilizing the gas flow in water-bearing natural gas deposits or reservoirs which produce at least 50 l of water per 1000 m3 (Vn) of extracted natural gas. According to the method, a dispersion comprising the following components is injected into the water-bearing rock: A) an organosilicon compound as the dispersed phase; B) a hydrophilic dispersion agent, which can be mixed with water, and, if needed, C) a dispersing additive.

Abstract: A large drum for containing high dispersion, high air content solids for repeated filling and emptying by means of vacuum filling plants and a method for filling them. The drums consist of at least two layers, an inner layer consisting of uncoated air-permeable fabric and an outer layer being coated so as to be dust tight and provide a moisture barrier. These layers being connected to one another by means of a special seam, so that it is possible for the drum to be deaerated solely through this seam. The seam includes an air-permeable dust-retaining filter strip material disposed between the drum layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to organopolysiloxanes that have amino groups and are solid at room temperature which can reversibly change their states of aggregation on the basis of temperature changes. Preparations containing these organopolysiloxanes are useful in the cleaning, care, and hydrophobicization of surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing protective colloid free, aqueous dispersions of vinyl ester co-polymers by radical emulsion polymerization of 40 to 99.5 weight percent vinyl acetate, 0 to 40 weight percent of one or several alkenes, 0 to 40 weight percent of one or several monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters of C6 to C12 alkyl carboxylic acids, and of (meth)acrylic-acid esters of alcohols with 1 to 12 C atoms and optionally, additional copolymerizable mono- or poly-ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Said method is characterized in that 0.1 to 5 weight percent of one or several emulsifiers are polymerized with a persulfate initiator in the presence of 0.5 to 20 weight percent mono- or poly-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amides or derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to a method for producing protective colloid-free dispersion powders by spray drying or freeze drying said dispersions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyorganosiloxane, that contains mono- and tetrafunctional units, by hydrolysis and condensation of mixtures of alkyl silicates and alkylsilanes and/or their hydrolyzates and compounds containing SiCl groups.

Abstract: Crosslinkable powder compositions are provided which are redispersible in water and comprise a) from 30 to 95 parts by weight of one or more water-insoluble, film-forming polymers of one or more free-radically polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, b) from 5 to 70 parts by weight of one or more water-soluble polymers, where at least one of the polymer components a) and b) comprises one or more comonomer units containing crosslinkable groups, and the parts by weight of a) and b) add up to 100 parts by weight, and c) from 0.5 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of a) and b), of inorganic or organic solids which are insoluble in water and in organic solvents and have a mean particle size of from 5 nm to 100 &mgr;m, which solids have, chemically bound to their surface, functional groups capable of forming covalent bonds with the crosslinkable groups of the polymers a) and b).

Abstract: The invention provides thickeners based on carboxyl- and carboxamido-containing addition polymers obtainable by free-radical emulsion or suspension polymerization of: a) from 30 to 70% by weight of carboxyl-containing, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, b) from 10 to 70% by weight of carboxamido-containing, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and c) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of further ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least 5% by weight of one or more water-soluble protective colloids from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl pyrrolidones and (meth)acrylate-(meth)acrylic acid copolymers, the percentages by weight being based in each case on the overall weight of the comonomers.

Abstract: Peroxidically crosslinkable silicone rubber compositions containing a filler which has covalently bound Si—H-containing groups exhibit lower tendency toward yellowing while maintaining or increasing other elastomer physical properties and processing properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to organopolysiloxanes with dye residues comprising units of the general formula R1a(RO)bAcR2dSiO(4−a−b−c−d)/2  (I) wherein R can be identical or different and is hydrogen atom or monovalent, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, R1 can be identical or different and is hydrogen atom or monovalent, SC-bonded hydrocarbon radical, R2 can be identical or different and is substituted, monovalent, Si—C bonded hydrocarbon radical, A can be identical or different and is a radical of a water-soluble organic dye containing at least one of sulfonic acid groups, sulfonate groups, or metal complexes thereof, a is 0, 1, 2, or 3, b is 0, 1, 2 or 3, d is 0, 1, 2, or 3 and c is 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that the sum of a, b, c and d is less than or equal to 3, the organopolysiloxanes have at least one radical, and, in the units of the formula (I) where c is other than 0, d is 0.

Abstract: The invention concerns a dispersion powder composition which is redispersible in water and is made from water-insoluble organic polymers, the composition being characterized in that it contains 0.1 to 30% by wt., relative to the weight of the organic polymers, of one ormore silicon compounds which are dispersible in water and which have a boiling point at normal pressure of 160° C., selected from the group comprising the silanes, polysilanes, oligosiloxanes, carbosilanes, polycarbosilanes, carbosiloxanes, polycarbosiloxanes and polysilylenedisiloxanes. The invention also concerns methods for manufacturing such compositions and their use.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing crosslinkable binders in the form of the aqueous dispersions by polymerizing vinyl ester-olefin copolymers in the presence of protective colloid, which comprises polymerizing vinyl ester-olefin copolymers having a Tg of less than −10° C. by emulsion polymerization in the presence of a protective colloid based on (meth)acrylate polymers comprising from 80 to 95% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polymer, of acrylates or methacrylates of aliphatic alcohols of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and from 5 to 20% by weight, based on the overall weight of the copolymer, of ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic acids, the latter copolymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of from 60 to 120° C., and, after the end of polymerization, introducing the crosslinkable groups by reacting the carboxyl groups of the (meth)acrylate polymers with ethylenically unsaturated compounds comprising functions suitable for esterifying the carboxyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to linear polyether-polysiloxane copolymers of the general formula A(BC)nBA, in which linear polyether and linear polysiloxane units are linked via Si—C bonds, and to a process for their preparation.

Abstract: Curable organopolysiloxane compositions comprising a platinum catalyst selected from the group consisting of (PR23)2Pt(—C≡C—R3)2  (III), (R22P—R4—PR22)Pt(—C≡C—R3)2  (IV) and H—C≡C—R5—C≡C—[—Pt(PR23)2—C≡C—R5—C≡C—]e—H  (V) where R2, R3, R4, R5 and e are as defined in claim 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to silicon dioxide which bears partially or fully silylated polysilicic acid chains on its surface, wherein the sum of silanol groups of the silicon dioxide surface (SiOH) and grafted-on silylating agent radicals (SiRa) is greater than the number of silanol groups on the surface of untreated silicon dioxide, where a can be 1, 2 or 3 and R can be identical or different and are each a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical.

Abstract: The invention relates to jointing compounds which are based on vinyl ester-ethylene copolymers or on acrylate polymers in the form of their aqueous dispersions or of water-redispersible powders with, if desired, other additives, such as fillers, plasticizers, thickeners, dispersants, antifoams, preservatives, pigments and water, wherein the jointing compounds contain from 0.01 to 1.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the jointing compound, of alkylalkoxysilanes of the general formula SiRn(OR′)4−n, where n is from 1 to 3, R′ represents identical or different alkyl radicals or monoalkyl glycol radicals having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and R represents identical or different alkyl radicals having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may, if desired, be substituted with a halogen such as chlorine, or with ether, ester, amide, hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, epoxy, carboxylic anhydride or carbonyl groups.

Abstract: The gas flow in water-containing natural gas wells and natural gas storage wells is improved if a homogeneous phase comprising a water-repellent, solvolysis-resistant active compound is injected into the water-bearing rock.