Abstract: A method for producing 2-methoxyacetic acid by oxidizing 2-methoxyethanol in a reaction device using oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and an oxygen partial pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and a heterogeneous catalyst containing platinum, in which the method is carried out semi-continuously or continuously, and 2-methoxyethanol is added to the reaction device in a temporally and/or spatially distributed manner such that temporally and spatially, the mass ratio of 2-methoxyethanol to 2-methoxyethanol plus water per volume element in the reaction device is constantly ?0.80 of the mass ratio of the added 2-methoxyethanol to the added 2-methoxyethanol plus water.

Abstract: A method for producing 2-methoxyacetic acid by oxidizing 2-methoxyethanol in a reaction device using oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and an oxygen partial pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and a heterogeneous catalyst containing platinum, in which the method is carried out semi-continuously or continuously, and 2-methoxyethanol is added to the reaction device in a temporally and/or spatially distributed manner such that temporally and spatially, the mass ratio of 2-methoxyethanol to 2-methoxyethanol plus water per volume element in the reaction device is constantly ?0.80 of the mass ratio of the added 2-methoxyethanol to the added 2-methoxyethanol plus water.

Abstract: A process for preparing an anticorrosion component for an antifreeze by oxidizing an oxydiol of the formula (I) with molecular oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and a partial oxygen pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and of a heterogeneous catalyst. The catalyst contains platinum to form an oxydicarboxylic acid of the formula (II) The process has the steps of conducting the oxidation (a) at a molar ratio of 0.002?n(Pt)/[n(oxydiol (I))+n(oxydicarboxylic acid (II))]?0.019; (b) at a concentration of water of 50% to 95% by weight in the liquid phase; and (c) at a pH of 1 to 7.

Abstract: A process for preparing an anticorrosion component for an antifreeze by oxidizing an oxydiol (I) in which x is 0 (zero) or a positive integer from 1 to 10 with molecular oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and a partial oxygen pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising platinum to form an oxydicarboxylic acid (II) in which y is 0 (zero) or a positive integer from 1 to 10, in which the oxidation is conducted (a) at a molar ratio of 0.002?n(Pt)/[n(oxydiol (I))+n(oxydicarboxylic acid (II))]?0.019 where “n(Pt)” Is the molar amount of platinum, “n(oxydiol (I))” is the molar amount of oxydiol (I) and “n(oxydicarboxylic acid (II))” Is the molar amount of oxydicarboxylic acid (II); (b) at a concentration of water of 50% to 95% by weight in the liquid phase; and (c) at a pH of 1 to 7.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antifreeze/anticorrosive concentrates, to processes for production of such concentrates from superconcentrates, to aqueous coolant compositions made from these concentrates and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to A process for the production of a molding, comprising (I) providing a zeolitic material; (II) mixing the zeolitic material provided in step (I) with one or more binders; (III) kneading of the mixture obtained in step (II); (IV) molding of the kneaded mixture obtained in step (III) to obtain one or more moldings; (V) drying of the one or more moldings obtained in step (IV); and (VI) calcining of the dried molding obtained in step (V); wherein the zeolitic material provided in step (I) displays a water adsorption ranging from 1 to 15 wt.-% when exposed to a relative humidity of 85%, as well as to a molding obtainable or obtained according to the inventive process in addition to a molding per se and to their respective use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to A process for the production of a molding, comprising (I) providing a zeolitic material; (II) mixing the zeolitic material provided in step (I) with one or more binders; (III) kneading of the mixture obtained in step (II); (IV) molding of the kneaded mixture obtained in step (III) to obtain one or more moldings; (V) drying of the one or more moldings obtained in step (IV); and (VI) calcining of the dried molding obtained in step (V); wherein the zeolitic material provided in step (I) displays a water adsorption ranging from 1 to 15 wt.-% when exposed to a relative humidity of 85%, as well as to a molding obtainable or obtained according to the inventive process in addition to a molding per se and to their respective use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend, comprising (a) at least one hydrophobic polymer, as component A, (b) at least one hydrophilic polymer, as component B, and (c) at least one structural unit that crosslinks component A and/or B and derives from at least one compound selected from the group consisting of aldehydes, dialdehydes, diketones, aldehyde ketones, derivatives of the abovementioned compounds, and mixtures thereof, as component C, and to processes for the production thereof and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend, comprising (a) at least one hydrophobic polymer, as component A, (b) at least one hydrophilic polymer, as component B, and (c) at least one structural unit that crosslinks component A and/or B and derives from at least one compound selected from the group consisting of aldehydes, dialdehydes, diketones, aldehyde ketones, derivatives of the above-mentioned compounds, and mixtures thereof, as component C, and to processes for the production thereof and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for determining GTP Cyclohydrolase I or II activity in a sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of fungal GTP cyclohydrolase II as a target for fungicides, to a method for identifying antifungal agents based on fungal GTP cyclohydrolase II, and also to the use of compounds identified as fungicides via the abovementioned method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins having an enzymatic activity of reducing substituted alkanones such as 3-methylamino-1-(2-thienyl)-propan-1-one. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acids coding for said proteins, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, genetically modified microorganisms and to methods for preparing substituted (S)-alkanols, such as, for example, (S)-3-methylamino-1-(2-thienyl)-(S)-propanol.

Abstract: A gene which contains the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 from nucleotide 671 to nucleotide 6295 or a nucleotide sequence which can be obtained therefrom by substitution, insertion or deletion of up to 30%, preferably up to 10%, particularly preferably up to 20%, especially preferably up to 5%, of the nucleotides, and whose gene product has the enzymatic activity of an adenylate cyclase, and its use.