Abstract: Microparticle, wherein said microparticle contains one or more active substance, said one or more active substance being water immiscible, and being liquid (at 21° C.) pesticide or dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent S that is immiscible with water, and wherein said microparticle contains i) at least one phospholipid PL,ii) at least one sterol ST.

Abstract: Microcapsule having a shell and a core, wherein said core contains a non-aqueous liquid, said non-aqueous liquid being one or more liquid (at 21° C.) active substances or one or more active substances dissolved in a solvent S, solvent S being immiscible with water, and wherein said shell contains i) at least one protein PR that is overall negatively charged, ii) at least one polysaccharide PS that is overall positively charged, and iii) optionally an inorganic salt IS capable of crosslinking components protein PR and polysaccharide PS via formation of non-covalent bonds.

Abstract: A microparticle composition comprising a fungicide F, wherein fungicide F is present in the form of microparticles which is surrounded or embedded by an aminoplast polymer, which is a polycondensation product of one or more amino compounds and one or more aldehydes.

Abstract: A microparticle composition comprising trifludimoxazin, wherein trifludimoxazin is present in the form of microparticles, which comprise solid trifludimoxazin, which is surrounded or embedded by an aminoplast polymer, which is a polycondensation product of one or more amino compounds and one or more aldehydes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing polymer microparticles laden with at least one aroma chemical, which comprises i. dissolving the at least one aroma chemical and an organic polymer composition, which contains at least one polyester as a main constituent, in a volatile organic solvent having a boiling point lower than the boiling point of the aroma chemical and having a solubility in water of at most 100 g/L at 20° C. and 1013 mbar, whereby a solution of the aroma chemical and the organic polymer composition is obtained; ii. emulsifying the solution obtained in step i. in an aqueous medium containing at least one dispersant; iii. removing the volatile organic solvent from the emulsion by evaporation at a temperature of below 80° C. and at a pressure below atmospheric pressure, whereby an aqueous suspension of the laden polymer microparticles is obtained.

Abstract: Microcapsule comprising a shell and a core, wherein said core comprises a pesticide and a water immiscible solvent and wherein said shell comprises an organic polymer, wherein said microcapsule further comprises a protective colloid of silica particles.

Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to a shaped body comprising at least one graft copolymer (I) comprising a polyether and one or more side chains obtained by the polymerization of compounds of formula (IA) and/or formula (IB) and/or formula (IC); CH2—CY—C(=0)-0R1 formula (IA) CH2—CY-0-C(=0)-R1 formula (IB) CH2—CH—CH2—O—C(?O)—R1 formula (IC) wherein R1 is in each case selected from C4-C20-alkyl or C4-C20-alkenyl and Y is in each case selected from hydrogen and methyl, and at least one aroma chemical. The presently claimed invention is also directed towards a process for the preparation of the shaped body. The presently claimed invention also relates to a composition comprising at least one shaped body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microparticle compositions comprising an organic IR absorbing pigment having a main absorption maximum in the range from 750 to 1100 nm. The invention also relates to a process for producing said microparticle compositions and to their use in a printing ink, in particular in a printing ink, which is suitable for producing a security feature or a security document. The microparticles of the pigment composition contain the organic IR absorbing pigment as solid particles, which are surrounded by or embedded in an aminoplast polymer, which is a polycondensation product of one or more amino compounds and one or more aldehydes. The microparticle based pigment composition is characterized by a volume based particle size distribution, as determined by static light scattering according to ISO 13320:2009 EN, having a D(4,3) value in the range from 1.0 to 15.0 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing microparticles having, in their interior, at least one cavity which is connected via pores to the surface of the microparticles and which have been laden with at least one organic active of low molecular weight. The invention especially relates to a process for loading microparticles with at least one organic active of low molecular weight, wherein the active has been embedded in a matrix and/or the pores of the microparticles have been closed by means of a substance applied to the surface of the microparticles. The invention additionally relates to a process for sealing microparticles laden with at least one organic active of low molecular weight. The invention also relates to compositions of microparticles laden with at least one active of low molecular weight and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of spherical microparticles composed of a wall material and at least one cavity that comprises a gas and/or a liquid, which have pores on the surface thereof, wherein the spherical microparticles have a mean particle diameter of 10-600 ?m and wherein at least 80% of those microparticles, the particle diameter of which does not deviate from the mean particle diameter of the microparticles of the composition by more than 20%, each have on average at least 10 pores, the diameter of which is in the range from 1/5000 to 1/5 of the mean particle diameter, and, furthermore, the diameter of each of these pores is at least 20 nm, wherein the wall material consists of a composition comprising at least one aliphatic-aromatic polyester and at least one additional polymer, wherein the additional polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy fatty acids, poly(p-dioxanones), polyanhydrides, polyesteramides, polysaccharides and proteins, to a method for the prepar