Abstract: Polymer particles, comprising a) at least one sparingly soluble insecticide from the group consisting of fipronil, allethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, bioallethrin, 4-chloro-2-(2-chloro-2-methylpropyl)-5-[(6-iodo-3-pyridinyl)methoxy]-3(2H)-pyridazinone (CAS-RN: 120955-77-3), chlorantraniliprole, chlorfenapyr, cyantraniliprole, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, etofenprox, fenoxycarb, flufenoxuron, hydramethylnon, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, metaflumizone, permethrin, pyriproxifen, tebufenozide and tralomethrin and b) at least one water-insoluble polymer, are suitable for improving the soil mobility of the sparingly soluble insecticide(s).

Abstract: In a formulation used as or for the production of dishwashing detergents, the formulation includes (A) at least one compound selected from aminocarboxylates, (B) at least one graft copolymer composed of (a) at least one graft base selected from monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and side chains obtainable by grafting on of (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and (c) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer with a permanent cationic charge, and (C) at least one inorganic peroxide compound selected from sodium peroxodisulfate, sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyurethanes and to mixtures of such polyurethanes, to processes for their preparation, to their use for producing preparations comprising water and to preparations which comprise the polyurethanes. In particular, the invention relates to water-dispersible polyurethane with an essentially linear backbone composed of alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic sections.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising an active ingredient with a maximum solubility in water at 20° C. of 10 g/l, and a hyperbranched polyester based on a hydrophobic dicarboxylic acid and a trifunctional alcohol. The invention further relates to the hyperbranched polyester mentioned, to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for solubilizing an active ingredient with a maximum solubility in water at 20° C. of 10 g/l in aqueous solutions.

Abstract: A formulation including (A) at least one compound selected from methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) and glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and salts thereof, (B) at least one graft copolymer composed of (a) at least one graft base selected from nonionic monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and side chains obtainable by grafting on of (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and (c) at least one compound of the general formula (I), where the variables are defined as follows: R1 is selected from methyl and hydrogen, A1 is selected from C2-C4-alkylene, R2 are identical or different and selected from C1-C4-alkyl, X? is selected from halide, mono-C1-C4-alkyl sulfate and sulfate.

Abstract: Provided are: a copolymer for rheological or cosmetic compositions and, a composition thereof, and methods of making and using the same. Said copolymer comprises a) a first acrylic ester as monomer A, said monomer A being a branched acrylic ester; b) at least one further acrylic ester as monomer B, said monomer B being a linear acrylic ester; c) a cyclic N-vinyl amide as monomer C; d) at least one compound comprising a radically polymerizable ?.?-ethylenically un-saturated double bond and at least one cationic and/or cationogenic moiety said compound being monomer D; e) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid as monomer E; with the monomer B in its polymerized form having a glass transition temperature of 24° C. or lower and making at most one third of the weight amount of monomer A.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an amphiphile and an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L, wherein the amphiphile comprises a dendritic polyurea which is joined to at least one linear or comb-type polymer, and the joining is effected via a difunctional linker, if the repeat units of the linear polymer are composed of polymerized alkylene oxide. The invention also relates to an amphiphile comprising a dendritic polyurea and a process for preparing the amphiphile.

Abstract: In a formulation used as or for the production of dishwashing detergents, the formulation includes (A) at least one compound selected from aminocarboxylates, (B) at least one graft copolymer composed of (a) at least one graft base selected from monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and side chains obtainable by grafting on of (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and (c) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer with a permanent cationic charge, and (C) at least one inorganic peroxide compound selected from sodium peroxodisulfate, sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L, and an amphiphile comprising an alkoxylated hyperbranched polycarbonate, wherein the polycarbonate comprises an alcohol which is a trifunctional or higher polyfunctional polyetherol based on a C3-C12 alkylene oxide and an alcohol which has at least three OH groups. Likewise provided is an amphiphile comprising the polycarbonate, and a process for preparing the amphiphile. The invention further relates to the use of the amphiphile for solubilizing an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L, in aqueous solutions, and a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted plant growth and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or of regulating the growth of plants.

Abstract: A formulation including (A) at least one compound selected from methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) and glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and salts thereof, (B) at least one graft copolymer composed of (a) at least one graft base selected from nonionic monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and side chains obtainable by grafting on of (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and (c) at least one compound of the general formula (I), where the variables are defined as follows: R1 is selected from methyl and hydrogen, A1 is selected from C2-C4-alkylene, R2 are identical or different and selected from C1-C4-alkyl, X? is selected from halide, mono-C1-C4-alkyl sulfate and sulfate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an active ingredient with a maximum solubility in water at 20° C. of 10 g/l, and a hyperbranched polyester which is joined to a polar polymer which comprises a polycondensate or a polymer comprising ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The invention further relates to the hyperbranched polyester mentioned and to a process for preparation thereof. It further relates to the use of the hyperbranched polyester for solubilizing the active ingredient in aqueous compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of solid solutions of sparingly soluble pesticides, pulverulent products that are obtained by said method and their use for pesticide formulations.

Abstract: A continuous process for the preparation of polyoxazolines comprises mixing monomers, an initiator, and optionally an additive, feeding the mixture into at least one tubular reactor segment with a feed side and an outlet side, and polymerizing the mixture to form the polyoxazolines. A tubular reactor segment comprises a mixer for forming a mixture comprising monomers, an initiator, an additive, a terminating agent, and/or a functionalizing agent, at least first and second tubular reactor segments, and addition devices for the first and second tubular reactor segments.

Abstract: Provided are: a copolymer for rheological or cosmetic compositions and a composition thereof, and methods of making and using the same. Said copolymer comprises a) a first acrylic ester as monomer A, said monomer A being a branched acrylic ester; b) at least one further acrylic ester as monomer B, said monomer B being a linear acrylic ester; c) a cyclic N-vinyl amide as monomer C; d) at least one compound comprising a radically polymerizable ?.?-ethylenically un-saturated double bond and at least one cationic and/or cationogenic moiety said compound being monomer D; e) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid as monomer E; with the monomer B in its polymerized form having a glass transition temperature of 24° C. or lower and making at most one third of the weight amount of monomer A.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyurethanes, which comprise at least three hydrophilic sections, at least four hydrophobic sections, optionally allophanate segments and/or isocyanurate segments and which are prepared in the presence of alkali(ne earth) metal carboxylates. The process may comprise using at least one carboxylic acid salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals and mixtures thereof Furthermore, the present invention relates to the polyurethanes per se obtainable in this way, to the use thereof as thickeners for aqueous preparations, and to preparations comprising polyurethanes of this type.

Abstract: Described are associative polyether-polyurethane thickeners into which dendritic polyetherpolyols have been polymerized-in. Also described is the preparation of these thickeners, and the use thereof, in particular, in cosmetic preparations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel compound classes of dendritic polyglycerol sulfates and sulfonates as well as to their production and use for the treatment of diseases, particularly inflammatory diseases, and to their use as selectin inhibitors and selectin indicators. The dendritic polyglycerol sulfates and sulfonates are also suitable for imaging diagnostics, particularly with respect to inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to associative polyurethane thickeners which comprise hyperbranched polymers in polymerized-in form, to the preparation of these thickeners, and to the use thereof, particularly in cosmetic preparations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a single-stage process for preparing polyurethanes which comprise at least three hydrophilic sections, at least four hydrophobic sections, optionally allophanate segments and optionally isocyanurate segments, in the presence of alkali(ne earth) metal carboxylates or zinc carboxylates. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the polyurethanes themselves obtainable in this way, to the use thereof as thickeners for aqueous preparations, and to aqueous preparations comprising polyurethanes of this type.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amphiphile of the formula (I) as described hereinafter. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the amphiphile and to a composition comprising the amphiphile and a sparingly water-soluble active ingredient. It further relates to a process for producing the composition by contacting the amphiphile and the active ingredient, and to the use of the amphiphile for solubilizing a sparingly water-soluble active ingredient in aqueous solutions. The invention also relates to the use of the amphiphile in an agrochemical formulation comprising the amphiphile and a pesticide for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted vegetation and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, and finally to plant propagation material comprising the amphiphile.