Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the identification of the tin and firing sides of float glass, in particular during an automated production process, whereby a property of the float glass, in particular an optical property, differentiating the tin side and the firing side is determined by measuring techniques from the direction of one of the two sides or on one of the two sides, and a measured value resulting thereform is compared with a predetermined reference value, whereby the tin side and the firing side of the float glass are determined from the result of the comparison.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of bis(4-hydroxyaryl)alkanes by heterogeneous acid-catalyzed reaction of aromatic hydroxy compounds with ketones in reactors connected in series, which in the direction of advancing conversion are operated with rising temperature and optionally with increasing loading.

Abstract: The present invention provides polycarbonate moulding compositions containing polycarbonates, stabilisers of the general formula (I)R.sub.1 --X--(CHR.sub.4).sub.n --Y--R.sub.2and optionally polypropylene glycols.The present invention also provides use of these moulding compositions for preparing items for medical applications.

Abstract: The present invention provides polycarbonate moulding compositions containing polycarbonates, stabilisers of the general formula (I)R.sub.1 --X--(CHR.sub.4).sub.n --Y--R.sub.2,where X and Y, are either ##STR1## , and Y may also be --S--, and optionally polypropylene glycols. The present invention also provides use of these moulding compositions for preparing items for medical applications.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-alkanes on ion-exchange resins or mixtures of ion-exchange resins which are modified with alkyl-SH groups, wherein the monophenols and carbonyl compounds to be used have first been purified to remove substances which can transfer alkyl groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides flame-resistant polycarbonate moulding compositions with a concentration of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts and of silicon compounds and their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the production of high purity bisphenol A by special in-process-crystallisation of bisphenol A/phenol adduct crystallisates.

Abstract: The invention relates to repeatedly regeneratable ion exchanger resins with a thin covering of alkyl-SH groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for increasing (improving) the volume/time yield of fixed-bed reactors in the production of bisphenol A.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of bisphenols from acetone and phenols in the presence of sulfonic acid ion exchanger resins modified with alkyl-SH groups, in which 0.6 to 5% by weight H.sub.2 O is added to the mixture of phenol and acetone before the reaction.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the diphenol corresponding to formula (I) ##STR1## for the production of high molecular weight, thermoplastic, aromataic polycarbonates, to a process for the production of these polycarbonates and to the new thermoplastic having improved heat resistance obtainable by the process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of carboxylic acid esters from carboxylic acids and alcohols which is characterized in that neutral phosphites containing oxetane groups are used as esterification catalysts.

Abstract: This invention relates to halogen-free binary mixtures of two fully aromatic polycarbonates each having a disperse solubility of from 18 to 35 (J/ccm).sup.1/2, in which both polycarbonates are of high molecular weight and each contains not more than 70 mol-% of bisphenol A. The invention further relates to the use of these mixtures for optical data stores and to moulded parts produced from the mixtures.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of thermoplastic homopolycarbonates of 3,3'-dihydroxydiphenyl ether in quantities of 3% by weight to 30% by weight for modifying filsm of other thermoplastics than the thermoplastic homopolycarbonates of 3,3'-dihydroxydiphenyl ether, to a process for modifying films of these other thermoplastics, to the films obtainable by this process and to mixtures containing the homopolycarbonates mentioned and the other thermoplastics.

Abstract: An electrophotographic recording material which comprises an electrically conductive support having thereon a double layer of a charge generating layer in contiguous relationship with a charge transporting layer comprising a positive charge transporting compound corresponding to the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R represents hydrogen or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group including these groups substituted by non-ionic substituents,each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 (same or different) represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group or an aryl group, andZ represents the atoms necessary to close an adjacent aromatic nucleus or aromatic ring system including such nucleus or ring system substituted with one or more substituents of non-ionic character.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of mixtures consisting of 5 to 95% by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate of which the linear chains contain from 0.1 mol-% to 50 mol-% bifunctional structural units corresponding to formula (1) ##STR1## and 95 to 5% by weight of a thermoplastic styrene polymer and, optionally, standard additives as substrates for optical storage media.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of vinyl copolymers with grafted-on polycarbonate chains, to the grafted vinyl copolymers obtainable by the process according to the invention, to their use as modifiers for mixtures of thermoplastic polycarbonates and thermoplastic polystyrenes, to such mixtures themselves and to the use of such mixtures as substrates for optical discs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of solutions of polycarbonates in organic inert solvents which is characterized in that from 2.5 ppm to 100 ppm phosphorous acid, based on the weight of the diphenol used for polycarbonate production, are added to the emulsion of the two phases obtainable by the known two-phase interfacial process and the emulsion is worked up in known manner.