Abstract: Multimetal oxides containing Mo, V and at least one of the elements W, Nb, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ta, Cr, Si and Ge and having a special three-dimensional atomic arrangement are used in catalysts for the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of organic compounds.

Abstract: A novel delayed-release form for pharmaceutical active compounds, characterized by a core containing the active compound and a diffusion-inhibiting, adhesive coating layer having a thickness in the range from 0.01 to 10 .mu.m, consisting of a chemical network which has been applied to the support in a plasma-assisted chemical deposition process, and a process for its production are described.

Abstract: Polymetal oxide materials of the general formula I?A!.sub.p ?B!.sub.q (I),where ##STR1## X.sup.1 is W, Nb, Ta, Cr and/or Ce, X.sup.2 is Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn and/or Zn,X.sup.3 is Sb and/or Bi,X.sup.4 is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and/or H,X.sup.5 is Mg, Ca, Sr and/or Ba,X.sup.6 is Si, Al, Ti and/or Zr,X.sup.7 is Mo, W, V, Nb and/or Ta,a is from 1 to 8,b is from 0.2 to 5,c is from 0 to 23,d is from 0 to 50,e is from 0 to 2,f is from 0 to 5,g is from 0 to 50,h is from 4 to 30,i is from 0 to 20,x and y are each a number which is determined by the valency and frequency of the elements other than oxygen in I and p and q are non-zero numbers whose ratio p/q is from 160:1 to 1:1,and their use as catalysts.

Abstract: A magneto-optical disk having at least one optically transparent, dimensionally stable substrate and at least one magneto-optical recording layer of a chromium-containing lanthanide/transition metal alloy, wherein the chromium concentration changes in the horizontal direction, and a process for the producton of the magneto-optical disks.

Abstract: Solid particles are coated in a fluidized bed by application of a gaseous coating agent from a plasma, wherein the plasma is generated outside the fluidized bed under 0.01-500 mbar, and the plasma-activated gas is passed into the fluidized bed, which is operated under 0.1-500 mbar, wherea. the plasma is generated from the total amount of gaseous coating agent with or without another gas, orb. the plasma is generated from a portion of the gaseous coating agent with or without another gas, and the remaining portion is introduced directly into the fluidized bed, orc. the plasma is generated from another gas, and the total amount of gaseous coating agent is introduced directly into the fluidized bed.

Abstract: An electrode consisting of an electrically conductive core essentially comprising iron and an electrically conductive coating essentially comprising lead, a process for the production of the novel electrode, its use for the reductive coupling of olefinic reactants and an improved process for the reductive coupling of olefinic reactants.

Abstract: Multimetal oxide compositions having a two-phase structure and comprising molybdenum, hydrogen, one or more of the elements phosphorus, arsenic, boron, germanium and silicon, and their use for the preparation of methacrylic acid by gas-phase catalytic oxidation.

Abstract: Multimetal oxide compositions having a two-phase structure and comprising molybdenum, hydrogen, one or more of the elements phosphorus, arsenic, boron, germanium and silicon, and copper, and their use for the preparation of methacrylic acid by gas-phase catalytic oxidation.

Abstract: A coated catalyst is prepared by depositing an alloy by physical vapor deposition and/or chemical vapor deposition on a molding, at least one alloy component being a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, bismuth, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, cobalt, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, copper, silver, gold and zinc.

Abstract: Sheet-like polyethylene terephthalate materials having slight surface roughness consisting of dendritic, plateau-like structures having a fissured, fractal edge, a process for their preparation by exposing the surfaces to UV radiation produced by the decomposition of excimers, and the use of polyethylene terephthalate films treated in this manner as a substrate for ferromagnetic thin metal layers.

Abstract: A thin metal layer is applied in a thickness of less than 1,000 nm to a polymeric, web-like substrate which is moved along a cylindrical support in a vacuum chamber containing an evaporator crucible releasing the metal vapor toward the support and two coating screens arranged between the evaporator crucible and the support and defining the limiting angles of incidence of the vapor jet striking the substrate, by a process in which, in the case of predetermined limiting angles of incidence, the amount of metal vapor applied to the substrate can be optimized by means of the arrangement of the coating screens and the position of the evaporator crucible.

Abstract: Semicrystalline polymers are heat-sealed with metals under pressure and at a temperature between the glass transition temperature and the softening temperature of the polymer by prior exposure of the polymer surface to UV radiation produced by the decomposition of excimers in the wavelength range of from 120 to 400 nm and with an energy density below the ablation threshold.

Abstract: Sheet-like polyethylene terephthalate materials having slight surface roughness consisting of dendritic, plateau-like structures having a fissured, fractal edge, a process for their preparation by exposing the surfaces to UV radiation produced by the decomposition of excimers, and the use of polyethylene terephthalate films treated in this manner as a substrate for ferromagnetic thin metal layers.

Abstract: Sheet-like PET materials having slight surface roughness consisting of fine dot patterns in the submicron range are produced by double successive exposure of the surfaces to polarized UV light produced by a pulsed excimer laser and having planes of polarization arranged at an angle of from 20.degree. to 90.degree. relative to one another, and the PET films treated in this manner are used as a substrate for thin ferromagnetic metal layers.

Abstract: A process for producing a polymer/metal or polymer/semiconductor composite having an adhesive layer between the polymer and the metal or between the polymer and the semiconductor in which a layer of at least two different chemical elements is applied to the metal or semiconductor by vapor-deposition or cathode sputtering, then selectively or partially removing at least one chemical element of this layer in an etching process, and then applying the polymer.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, consisting essentially of a polymeric, web-like substrate and a coherent thin layer of a ferromagnetic material is produced in a reduced-pressure chamber by depositing a vapor jet of the ferromagnetic material onto the moving substrate surface which is fed on a cylindrical drum.

Abstract: The optical recording medium comprises at least one substrate and at least one storage layer of the phase change type with at least three reversibly interswitchable states of differing optical behavior, the difference in reflectivity between at least one pair of states being greater than between the amorphous and the crystalline state.

Abstract: In a magnetooptical computer disk having one or more optically transparent dimensionally stable substrates and one or more double layer systems consisting of two exchange-coupled magnetic layers which consist of alloys of rare earth metals with transition metals and have vertical magnetic anisotropy, the first magnetic layer adjacent to the substrate has a composition corresponding to the formula IRE.sub.x TM.sub.100-x-y-a Pt.sub.y A.sub.a Iand the second magnetic layer, which is arranged on that side of the first magnetic layer which faces away from the substrate, has a composition corresponding to the formula IIRE.sub.u TM.sub.100-u-b B.sub.b IIwhereRE is one or more elements from the group consisting of Gd, Tb, Dy and Ho,TM is one or more elements from the group consisting of Fe and Co,A and B independently of one another are elements from the group consisting of Cr, Nb, Ta, Al, Si, Ni and Mo,and5.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.30,0.5.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.20,15.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.30,0.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.25 and0.5.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, essentially consisting of a polymeric, web-like substrate and a coherent thin layer of a ferromagnetic material, is produced in a chamber under reduced pressure by depositing a vapor jet of the ferromagnetic material onto the moving substrate surface guided over a roller-like cooling element.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, consisting essentially of a polymeric, web-like substrate and a coherent thin layer of a ferromagnetic material, is produced in a chamber under reduced pressure by depositing a vapor jet of the ferromagnetic material onto the moving substrate surface guided over a cylindrical drum, by a process in which the axis of the cooling element is inclined relative to the plane of the evaporator unit.