Abstract: The present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise certain alcohol alkoxylates of the amphiphilic type, and the use of the alcohol alkoxylates as activity-improving adjuvant in the agrochemical sector, and in particular in the plant protection sector. The alcohol alkoxylates take the form of alkoxylated alcohols of the formula (I) R—O—[(CnH2nO)x-(PhC2H3O)y—(CmH2mO)z]co—H??(I) in which R represents a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; n, m independently of one another represent a value of from 2 to 16; x represents a value of from 0 to 100; y represents a value of from 0.5 to 100; z represents a value of from 0 to 100; and x+y+z corresponds to a value of from 2 to 100, where at least one of x or z is greater than 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain alcohol alkoxylates of the amphiphilic type, to agrochemical compositions comprising them, and to the use of the alcohol alkoxylates as activity-enhancing adjuvant in the agrochemical sector and in particular in the sector of plant protection. The alcohol alkoxylates are alkoxylated alcohols of the formula (I) R—O—(CmH2mO)q—[(C2H4O)z—(CnH2nO)x—(C2H4O)y]co—Z??(I) in which R represents C1-C7-alkyl; m represents 2 or 3; q represents 0, 1, 2 or 3; n represents an integer from 3 to 16; x is a value of from 1 to 100; y is a value of from 0 to 100; z is a value of from 0 to 100; and x+y+z corresponds to a value of from 2 to 100; Z represents hydrogen or an end group cap, where at least one of y and z is greater than 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of specific homo- and copolymers P for the stabilizing of organic active compounds in aqueous compositions or formulations comprising surface-active substances.

Abstract: A mixture of surfactant and co-surfactant which is an amphiphilic polymer with the formula:

Abstract: A mixture comprising a surfactant and a cosurfactant is proposed wherein the cosurfactant used is an amphiphilic comb polymer having a backbone with two or more side chains attached to the backbone, where the side chains differ from one another and/or the side chains differ from the backbone in their amphiphilic character.

Abstract: A magnetorheological formulation which comprises at least one base oil, at least one magnetizable particle, a at least one dispersant and a at least one thixotropic agent is described.

Abstract: Compositions comprising: (A) at least one surfactant of the general formula (I) (R1—[(O—(CH2)2)x1(O—CH(CH3)CH2)x2]O)kP(?O)(OH)3-k??(I) wherein the sequence of the alkyleneoxy units is arbitrary, each R1 independently represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C12-C22-alkyl, C12-C22-alkenyl, C12-C22-alkynyl, (C11-C21-alkyl)carbonyl, (C11-C21-alkenyl)carbonyl and (C11-C21-alkynyl)carbonyl, k represents 1 or 2 and x1 and x2 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 20, the sum of x1 and x2 being a number of 1 to 20; and (B) at least one thickener comprising at least two hydrophobic groups R2 which are linked to one another via a bridging hydrophilic group (?), wherein each R2, independently represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of C8-C32-alkyl, C8-C32-alkenyl, C8-C32-alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and aryl-C1-C32-alkyl, which in each case may have up to 3 hydroxyl substituents; wherein the composition has a pH which is viscosity-dependent.

Abstract: Thickener systems which are suitable for preparing thickener compositions, and which systems consists of (A) at least one anionic surfactant A and (B) at least one polymer B comprising at least one hydrophobic group and preferably at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the concentration of the polymer B in a thickener composition is below the overlap concentration c* of the polymer, along with processes for preparing such compositions and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel comb polymers, to a process for their manufacture and to the use thereof in the stabilization in an aqueous phase of active or effect substances which are insoluble or sparingly soluble in water. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the comb polymers in the manufacture of active substance formulations or active substance preparations of water-insoluble active or effect substances, in particular of active substances for plant protection.

Abstract: Magnetorheological formulations, processes for preparing the same and uses therefor, the formulations comprising: (a) an ionic liquid comprising anions and cations, and (b) dispersed magnetizable particles having a mean diameter of 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating material formulation comprising a mixture comprising as component a1 at least one surfactant and as component a2 at least one compound corresponding to the general formula (I) R1—O—(CH2—CHR2—O)n—(CH2—CH2—O)m—R3??(I) in which R1 is phenyl or substituted phenyl, C4-C14 alkyl, R2 is C1-C8 alkyl, R3 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzoyl, acetyl, acryloyl, methacryloyl, n has an average value of 0 to 10, m has an average value of 1 to 10, where n+m?10 and m>n, and the alkylene oxide structural units, which are different if appropriate, can be distributed randomly or arranged in blocks, 1%-95% by weight of film-forming binders and resins, 0%-80% by weight of fillers, 0%-40% by weight of pigments, 0%-20% by weight of additives and 0%-90% by weight of organic solvents and/or water, the sum of the weight percentages being 100% by weight, and to the use of the mixture of the invention for lowering the surface tension in a coating material by addition to the coating material

Abstract: Alkoxylates of the formula (I) C5H11CH(C3H7)CH2O(A)n(CH2CH2O)mH??(I) where A is propyleneoxy, buteneoxy or penteneoxy, n is a number in the range from 1 to 8, m is a number in the range from 2 to 20, are used as emulsifier, foam regulator and as wetting agent for hard surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer compositions, to a process for their preparation and to their use for preparing aqueous active compound compositions of water-insoluble active compounds, in particular of active compounds for crop protection.

Abstract: An essentially anhydrous dithiocarbamate liquid formulation comprises: a) 10 to 70% by weight of at least one active ingredient from the class of the dithiocarbamates, b) 10 to 89% by weight of an essentially anhydrous oil phase, c) 1 to 40% by weight of a polyhydroxystearic acid or a derivative thereof and/or an alkyl or alkenyl glycerin ether ethoxylate, d) 0 to 40% by weight of at least one anionic surfactant.

Abstract: Antifoams and/or deaerators are based on oil-in-water emulsions which contain, in the hydrophobic oil phase, at least one compound effective as an antifoam and/or deaerator and, if required, further components, the oil-in-water emulsions containing from 0.01 to 3% by weight of a water-soluble, amphiphilic copolymer having acid groups or of a water-soluble salt thereof as a stabilizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to acylated polymeric polyamines, to processes for their preparation, to their use, and to aqueous compositions which comprise these polyamines.

Abstract: A process is proposed for cleaning printing machines or printing plates by removing the contaminants from the surfaces to be cleaned by washing them with a microemulsion comprising water, a surfactant, and a water-immiscible organic solvent.

Abstract: A solid composition consisting essentially of 5-98 parts by weight of heterocyclic compounds I where L1 is groups with a cyclic carbamate, a lactonoxy or a lactam structure, X is a carbonyl, a doubled carbonyl or a heterocarbonyl group, and R1 is an organic radical or a second moiety L1, and/or oxime esters II where L2 is an oxime moiety where R2, R3 and Z4 are organic radicals or linkers, L3 is the radical R1, a second oxime moiety L2 or a carboxylic ester residue, carboxamide residue, phenolate residue, vinyloxy radical, sulfonamide residue, imidazole residue, amidolactam residue, cyclic carbamate residue, lactonoxy residue or lactam residue, and m is 0 or 1, and 2-95 parts by weight of inert porous carrier materials with an internal surface area of from 10 to 500 m2/g. The solid composition described is suitable as stable bleach activator component in detergents, bleaches and cleaners.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous homogeneous compositions in the form of active quaternary ammonium compound concentrates such as mepiquat or chlormequat, for regulating plant growth, and to the use of these active compound concentrates for preparing aqueous spray solutions having increased activity.

Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of the formula IIb  where R is C6-C30-alkyl or C6-C30-alkenyl, which may additionally have upto 5 hydroxyl groups, formyl groups, C1-C4-alkoxy groups, phenoxy groups or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl groups as substituents and may be interrupted by upto 5 nonadjacent oxygen atoms, or alkoxylate groups of the formula —(CH2)k—O—(A1O)m—(A2O)n—Y where A1 and A2 are, independently of one another, 1,2-alkylene groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, Y is hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, phenyl or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, and k is 1, 2 or 3, and m and n are each numbers from 0 to 50, and the total of m+n must be at least 4, by reacting iminodiacetonitrile with aldehydes of the formula R—CHO and HCN or alkali metal cyanides, the process being carried out a) in the absence of an organic solvent and in the presence of a Lewis or Brönsted acid, or b) in the presence or absence of an organic solvent and in the presence of an emulsifier, or c)