Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the continuous production of polymer mixtures comprising: a) from 10 to 80% by weight of a biodegradable polyester (Q) composed of aliphatic or aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and of aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, and b) from 20 to 90% by weight of one or more polymers (T) selected from the group consisting of: polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polypropylene carbonate, polyglycolide, aliphatic polyester, cellulose acetate, and polyhydroxyalkanoate, where i) a mixture composed of the aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, of the aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and, if appropriate, of further comonomers (component C) is mixed, without addition of any catalyst, to give a paste or, as an alternative, the liquid esters of the dicarboxylic acids are fed into the system, as also are the dihydroxy compound and, if appropriate, further comonomers, without addition of any catalyst, and in a first stage this mixture, together with the entire amount or with a

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the continuous production of polymer mixtures comprising: a) from 10 to 80% by weight of a biodegradable polyester (Q) composed of aliphatic or aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and of aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, and b) from 20 to 90% by weight of one or more polymers (T) selected from the group consisting of: polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polypropylene carbonate, polyglycolide, aliphatic polyester, cellulose acetate, and polyhydroxyalkanoate, where i) a mixture composed of the aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, of the aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and, if appropriate, of further comonomers (component C) is mixed, without addition of any catalyst, to give a paste or, as an alternative, the liquid esters of the dicarboxylic acids are fed into the system, as also are the dihydroxy compound and, if appropriate, further comonomers, without addition of any catalyst, and in a first stage this mixture, together with the entire amount or with a

Abstract: Highly viscous magnetic fluids essentially consist of superparamagnetic solid particles coated with a surfactant and colloidally dispersed in a carrier liquid.

Abstract: Ceramic moldings, in particular those having geometrically complicated shapes, are produced by a process in which a ceramic powder is mixed with a molding additive and the mixture is injected into a mold. In order to improve the mechanical properties of the molding, a solution of a high molecular weight polymer in a solvent is used as the molding additive. The mixture is injected at a temperature below the boiling point of the solvent and under from 100 to 1,500 bar into a porous, gas-permeable mold which is at a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent, the injection pressure being maintained until gas no longer escapes from the molding material or the mold.

Abstract: Superparamagnetic solid particles of the general formula IM.sub.v Mn.sub.w Zn.sub.x Fe.sub.y O.sub.z (I)where M is Co and/or Ni, v and w are each from 0 to 0.998, x is from 0.001 to 0.998, y is from 2.001 to 2.998, z is from 3.001 to 4, v+w+x is from 0.002 to 0.999, v+w+x+y is 3, v.noteq.0 if w=0 and w.noteq.0 or v=0, polar and nonpolar superparamagnetic liquids which contain the surfactant-coated superparamagnetic solid particles I in the form of a colloidal dispersion in polar or nonpolar liquid media, and processes for the preparation of polar and nonpolar superparamagnetic liquids.

Abstract: A solid material useful for producing hexagonal ferrites comprises a homogeneous mixture of the cations of the composition (I) and one or more anions comprising one or more thermally decomposable anions.

Abstract: A solid material useful for producing hexagonal ferrites comprises a homogeneous mixture of the cations of the composition (I) and one or more anions comprising one or more thermally decomposable anions.

Abstract: Finely divided, spherical, two-layer solid particles having a diameter of from 5 to 100 nm and consisting of(A) from 60 to 70% by weight of a core of spherical, rhombohedral .alpha.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 having a purity greater than 98% and(B) from 30 to 40% by weight of a shell of a basic metal hydroxide sulfate which has an alkali metal ion content of less than 500 ppm and is of the general formulaM.sub.v Mn.sub.w Zn.sub.x (OH).sub.y (SO.sub.4).sub.zwhere M is Mg, Co, Ni, Cd, divalent Fe and/or divalent Cu, v is from O to 0.8, w is from 0.1 to 0.9, x is from 0.1 to 0.9, y is from 1.01 to 1.99, z is from 0.005 to 0.505, v++x 1 and 0.5 y+z=1, and a process for the production of finely divided, magnetic, cubic or hexagonal ferrite particles.

Abstract: A shaft seal containing magnetic liquid, for pump shafts or the like, consists of a permanent magnet which surrounds the shaft and is a distance away and one or more pole pieces connected to the said magnet. The pole piece, together with the shaft surface, forms an air gap in which the magnetic liquid is held by the magnetic field, so that a liquid sealing ring is produced. A volume of gas located between the magnetic liquid seal and the shaft channel to the medium prevents the magnetic liquid from coming into contact with the medium.