Abstract: An energy supply apparatus, in particular for static use, particularly in a building, for which one or a plurality of consumer loads is to be supplied at least temporarily with a first power L1, having a first number N1 of battery modules, each of which comprises at least one preferably rechargeable electrochemical cell, wherein the number N1 is to be chosen so that, taking into account the particular power of each battery module, a total electrical power at least equal to said first power L1 is deliverable to the consumer load, with a second number N2 of battery modules, each of which comprises at least one preferably rechargeable electrochemical cell, wherein the number N2 is to be chosen so that, taking into account the particular power of each battery module, a total electrical power at least equal to a power ?L is deliverable to the consumer load.

Abstract: A formed copper catalyst for the hydrogenation of organic compounds is disclosed, especially for the selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. The catalyst contains an intimate mixture of a pyrogenic silica, reduced copper and, optionally, a basic oxide as promotor. The catalyst is distinguished by a high specific catalytic activity, selectivities and yields.

Abstract: A ternary platinum alloy catalyst on a conductive carbon carrier for use in fuel cells is disclosed. For the production of the catalyst, nitrate salts are used as precursors of the alloy components and all alloy components are deposited concurrently on the carbon carrier. This method of procedure yields ageing-stable catalysts with high oxygen mass activity.

Abstract: A catalyst for the selective reduction of nitrous oxide with ammonia contains, in addition to titanium oxide as component (A), at least one oxide of W, Si, B, Al, P, Zr, Ba, Y, La, Ce and at least one oxide of Y, Nb, Mo, Fe, Cu as component (B), whereby the atomic ratio between the elements of components (A) and (B) amounts to 1:0.001 up to 1. The catalyst can be obtained by kneading reactive titanium oxide with a high specific surface of predominantly anatase with the substances of component (B) or their preliminary stages, adding processing agents, winding up with a homogeneous kneaded mass, extruding the latter, drying the extrudate and calcining in air at 300.degree.-800.degree. C.

Abstract: A catalyst for the selective reduction of nitrous oxide with ammonia contains, in addition to titanium oxide as component (A), at least one oxide of W, Si, B, Al, P, Zr, Ba, Y, La, Ce and at least one oxide of V, Nb, Mo, Fe, Cu as component (B), whereby the atomic ratio between the elements of components (A) and (B) amounts to 1:0.001 up to 1. The catalyst can be obtained by kneading reactive titanium oxide with a high specific surface of predominantly anatase with the substances of component (B) or their preliminary stages, adding processing agents, winding up with a homogeneous kneaded mass, extruding the latter, drying the extrudate and calcining in air at 300.degree.-800.degree. C.

Abstract: Titanium dioxide compacts are produced by intensively mixing pyrogenically produced titanium dioxide in the presence of deionized water with a wetting agent and/or with a base and/or optionally with a binder and/or optionally with an auxiliary deformation agent and/or optionally with a pore former, extruding the mass thus obtained at pressures between 5 and 100 bars to form shaped articles, drying the shaped articles at temperatures between 50.degree. and 120.degree. C. and subsequently calcining the shaped articles in the ambient air at temperatures of 400.degree. to 700.degree. C. for 1 to 5 hours.