Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing granular or pulverulent detergent compositions, comprising the production of a detergent base powder by drying an aqueous detergent slurry, which comprises adding to the slurry a copolymer which is obtained by free-radical copolymerization of (A) from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids and dicarboxylic anhydrides, and (B) from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of aliphatic or aromatic monoolefins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing the tautomeric form (I) of 2,4,6-trianilino-p-(carbo-2?-ethylhexyl-1?-oxy)-1,3,5-triazine by the crystallization of a tautoner mixture in the presence of one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohol having 2 8 C-atoms made of aliphatic alcohol, aliphatic carboxylic acid alkyl esters having a total of between 3–10 C-atoms, aromatic carboxylic acid alkyl esters having a total of between 8–12 C-atoms, aliphatic carboxylic acid esters having a total of between 3 9 C-atoms, carboxylic acid nitriles having a total of between 2–8 C-atoms, dialkylketones having a total of between 3–6 C-atoms and aliphatic sulphones having a total of between 3–6 C-atoms. The solvent or solvent mixture can additionally contain up to 30 wt % of a hydrocarbon (I) acts as a light protecting agent in cosmetic preparations.

Abstract: Alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (I) R1—O—(CH2—CHR5—O—)r(CH2—CH2—O—)n(CH2—CHR6—O—)s(CH2—CHR2—O—)mH  (I) where R1 is an at least singly branched C4-22-alkyl R2 is C3-4-alkyl R5 is C1-4-alkyl R6 is methyl or ethyl n is an average value from 1 to 50 m is an average value from 0 to 20 r is an average value from 0 to 50 s is an average value from 0 to 50, where m is at least 0.5 if R5 is methyl or ethyl or r is 0, or alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (II) R3—O—(CH2—CH2—O—)p(CH2—CHR4—O—)qH  (II) where R3 is branched or unbranched C4-22-alkyl R4 is C3-4-alkyl p is an average value of from 1 to 50 q is an average value of from 0.5 to 20 are used as low-foam or foam-suppressing surfactants.

Abstract: Mixtures of(I)polymers of monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having a molecular weight of from 200 to 5,000 and(II)(1) copolymers having a molecular weight of from 10,000 to 150,000 and comprising(a) from 10 to 70% by weight of monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -dicarboxylic acids or the salts thereof and(b) from 30 to 90% by weight of monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -monocarboxylic acids and/or the salts thereof,(2) graft polymers having a molecular weight of from 5,000 to 150,000, which are obtainable by free radical graft polymerization of(A) monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -carboxylic acids or the anhydrides and/or the salts thereof in the presence of(B) mono-, oligo- or polysaccharides and the derivatives thereof in a weight ratio (A) : (B) of (95 to 20) : (5 to 80), and/or(3) polyaminocarboxylic acids and/or polymers containing aminocarboxylic acid groupscontain the components (I) and (II) in a weight ratio of from 10 : 0.5 to 0.

Abstract: Alkanediol bisacetals useful as surface-active substances for industrial purposes, in particular in washing and cleaning agents, have the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl or alkenyl of from 6 to 30 carbon atoms,A is 1,2-alkylene of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms,m is from 0 to 50,within each of the pairs R.sup.1, A and m the meanings being identical or different, andn is from 2 to 20.

Abstract: 1,1-Dialkoxy-2-oxo-6-aryl-3,5-alkadienes of the general formula I ##STR1## where Ar is a phenyl, biphenyl or naphthyl radical which may be substituted by one, two or three C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, phenoxy groups, amino groups which may be mono- or di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl-substituted, halogen atoms or a methylenedioxy group, the substituents being identical or different,R.sup.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkoxycarbonyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -acyl,the radicals R.sup.3 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl groups which may be bonded to one another with formation of a five-membered or six-membered ring andR.sup.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, are used as sunscreen agents in cosmetic preparations.