Abstract: Polyaspartic acid is prepared by reacting maleic anhydride and ammonia to give maleamic acid, polymerizing the maleamic acid and subsequently hydrolyzing the product to give polyaspartic acid or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Process for the isolation of 1-naphthylamine-4,8-disulphonic acid from sulphonation mixtures containing it according to which process the sulphonation mixture is introduced into preheated water in such a manner that, at the start of crystallization, a temperature of at least 100.degree. C. is reached and the 1-naphthylamine-4,8-disulphonic acid is separated from the mother liquor at a temperature not higher than 70.degree. C. The process is applied particularly advantageously for the isolation of 1-naphthylamine-4,8-disulphonic acid from sulphonation mixtures which have been obtained by introducing in turns alkali metal sulphate, 1-naphthylamine-8-sulphonic acid and SO.sub.3 into sulphuric acid which has been introduced initially, a total of 1.5 to 3 mols of SO.sub.3 and 0.6 to 1.5 mols of alkali metal sulphate being employed per mol of 1-naphthylamine-8-sulphonic acid.

Abstract: Process for the isolation of 1-naphthylamine-4,6- or 1-naphthylamine-4,7-disulphonic acid from sulphonation mixtures obtained in the sulphonation of 1-naphthylamine-6- or 1-naphthylamine-7-sulphonic acid with sulphuric acid and sulphur trioxide, wherein the aqueous solutions or suspensions formed, when the sulphonation mixtures are introduced into water, are warmed to 80.degree. to 120.degree. C., optionally kept for a period of time at this temperature, are then cooled to temperatures below 70.degree. C., and the 1-naphthylamine-4,6- or 1-naphthylamine-4,7-disulphonic acid which has crystallized out is finally filtered off.

Abstract: Improved process for the preparation of 1-naphthylamine-4,6-disulphonic acid wherein the sulphonation of the 1-naphthylamine-6-sulphonic acid is carried out by adding the oleum at a temperature of 10.degree. to 70.degree. C., either to initially introduce sulphuric acid simultaneously with the 1-naphthylamine-6-sulphonic acid or to 1-naphthylamine-6-sulphonic acid, which is dissolved or suspended in sulphuric acid, and by using such a molar ratio of sulphur trioxide to 1-naphthylamine-6-sulphonic acid that 1.2 to 3 mols of sulphur trioxide are present per mol of 1-naphthylamine-6-sulphonic acid. The sulphonation mixture formed in the preparation can be sulphonated in a second sulphonation stage to 1-naphthylamine-2,4,6-trisulphonic acid.