Abstract: The invention relates to subduedly colored (brown, gray, black, green), infrared reflecting PMMA compounds which can be applied to other plastic compounds as an IR barrier layer.

Abstract: A reactive mixture for coating mouldings by means of reaction injection moulding, containing at least 40% by weight of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The reactive mixture contains at least one photoinitiator and at least one thermal initiator. The present invention furthermore describes a coated moulding including a moulding which is obtainable by injection moulding processes and includes at least one polymer selected from polymethyl methacrylate, polymethylmethacrylimide, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene-maleic acid copolymer and polymethyl methacrylate copolymers, and a coating which is obtainable by polymerization of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The coating has an adhesive strength rating of not more than 1 according to the cross hatch test and a decrease in gloss at 20° after a scratch resistance test according to ASTM 1044 (12/05) (applied weight 500 g, number of cycles=100) of not more than 10%.

Abstract: Provided is a molding composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, (A) 50.0% by weight to 99.5% by weight of at least one (co)polymer which is a homopolymer or copolymer of at least 80% by weight of methyl methacrylate, (B) 0.5% by weight to 50.0% by weight of at least one copolymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer, and (C) at least one low molecular weight (meth)acrylate (co)polymer having a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628—part 6) of less than or equal to 55 ml/g.

Abstract: The invention relates to an injection moulding machine containing a reactive mixture including at least 40% by weight of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one thermal initiator.

Abstract: A reactive mixture for coating moldings by reaction injection molding includes at least 40% by weight of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The reactive mixture also includes at least one photoinitiator and at least one thermal initiator. Furthermore, a coated molding includes a molding obtainable by injection molding processes. The molding includes polymethyl methacrylate, polymethylmethacrylimide, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene-maleic acid copolymer, polymethyl methacrylate copolymer, or a combination thereof. A coating is obtainable by polymerization of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds, the coating having an adhesive strength rating of not more than 1 according to the cross hatch test and a decrease in gloss at 20° after a scratch resistance test according to ASTM 1044 (12/05) (applied weight 500 g, number of cycles=100) of not more than 10%.

Abstract: The invention relates to subduedly colored (brown, gray, black, green), infrared reflecting PMMA compounds which can be applied to other plastic compounds as an IR barrier layer

Abstract: Composition containing, based in each case on its total weight, A) 50.0% by weight to 99.5% by weight of at least one (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and B) 0.5% by weight to 50.0% by weight of at least one copolymer obtainable by polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising i. 70% by weight to 92% by weight of a vinylaromatic monomer and ii. 8% by weight to 30% by weight of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile or mixtures thereof and iii. 0% by weight to 22% by weight of at least one further monomer, the composition having a haze according to ASTM D1003 of less than 2.0% at 23° C. and a haze according to ASTM D1003 of less than 4.0% at 40° C. and the composition containing at least one (meth)acrylate (co)polymer a) having a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628—part 6) of greater than 55 ml/g. The moldings obtainable from the composition are distinguished in particular by improved stress cracking resistance and are suitable in particular for coverings, finishes or films.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing, in relation to the total weight of said composition, A) between 50.0% by weight and 99.5% by weight of at least one (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and B) between 0.5% by weight and 50.0% by weight of at least one copolymer, obtained by the polymerization of a monomer mixture consisting of i. between 70% by weight and 92% by weight of a vinyl aromatic monomer and ii. between 8% by weight and 30% by weight of acryl nitrile or methacryl nitrile or mixtures thereof iii. between 0% by weight and 22% by weight of at least one other monomer, the composition having at 50° C. a ?E of less than 0.15, ?E being defined according to the relationship (1): (1) in which ?L*: the modification of the color co-ordinates L* compared with the color co-ordinates L* at 23° C., ?a*: the modification of the color co-ordinates a* compared with the color co-ordinates a* at 23° C., ?b*: the modification of the color co-ordinates b* compared to the color co-ordinates b* at 23° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing coloured plastics moulding compositions with aqueous liquid colours, where an aqueous liquid colour is added to a molten plastics moulding composition. The present invention also describes a system for conducting the said process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastics moulding composition encompassing at least one poly(meth)acrylate A) and at least one impact-modified poly(meth)acrylate B), wherein the die swell of the plastics moulding composition is at least 15%, measured at 5 MPa and 2200 C to DIN 54811 (1984), and the melt flow rate of the poly(meth)acrylate A) is at least 10 ml per 10 minutes, measured to ISO 1133 at 2300 C with a load of 3.8 kg. The present invention also describes mouldings which encompass the plastics moulding composition described above, and processes for the production of the said mouldings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing aqueous dispersions. The invention also relates to the formation of core-shell particles in aqueous dispersions. The core-shell particles are useful as impact-modifiers for poly(meth)acrylate moulding compositions.

Abstract: A moulding compound comprises a copolymer (I)a), produced by polymerisation of 90-100% by weight methylmethacrylate, styrene and malic acid anhydride, and optionally 0-10% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerised with methylmethacrylate, a (co)polymer (II)b), produced by polymerisation of 80-100% by weight methylmethacrylate and optionally 0-20% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerised with methylmethacrylate, and has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part 6) of 50 to 55 ml/g, as well as c) optional conventional additives, auxiliary agents and/or fillers. The moulding compound is characterised in that the copolymer (I) has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part) of 55 ml/g or less. Also disclosed are mouldings produced by thermoplastic processing of the moulding compound and their uses.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a) at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and b) at least one compound according to formula (I), where the groups R1 and R2 independently represent an alkyl or cycloalkyl group with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, for the production of solar cell modules, particularly for the production of light concentrators for solar cell modules.

Abstract: Moulding composition, encompassing a) at least one polyalkyl (meth)acrylate, and b) at least one compound according to formula (I) in which the moieties R1 and R2 are independently an alkyl or cycloalkyl moiety having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where the moulding composition further comprises c) at least one infrared absorber, where the transmittance of the moulding composition at 500 nm is smaller than 89%, at 1000 nm is smaller than 80%, at 1150 nm is smaller than 70% and at 1600 nm is smaller than 77%, in each case measured by means of infrared spectroscopy at 25° C. on 3 mm plaques. The moulding composition is in particular used for the production of solar-cell modules.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer mixture, comprising a) a polymer matrix which is composed of a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer or of a mixture of (meth)acrylate (co)polymers with a Vicat softening point VSP (ISO 306-B50) of at least 104° C. and/or of a (meth)acrylimide (co)polymer, b) an impact modifier which is based on crosslinked poly(meth)acrylates and which does not have covalent bonding to the polymer matrix a), c) from 1 to 15% by weight of plastics particles composed of crosslinked polymers based on polymethyl methacrylate, on polystyrene and/or on polysilicones. The polymer mixture can be used to obtain injection mouldings with matt surfaces and Vicat softening points VSPs (ISO 306-B50) of at least 90° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing aqueous dispersions. The invention also relates to the formation of core-shell particles in aqueous dispersions. The core-shell particles are useful as impact-modifiers for poly(meth)acrylate moulding compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous colorant preparation for coloring thermoplastic plastics.

Abstract: A pH-sensitive polymer which has cytotoxic or membranolytic properties at pH values below pH 6.5. Carriers for natural or synthetic biomolecules or active pharmaceutical ingredients using such a pH-sensitive polymer.

Abstract: An arrangement for milking a plurality of milking animals comprises an automated milking system (11) provided with a milking robot (13) for automatically milking a milking animal; a milking system (15) provided for batchwise milking of multiple milking animals; an identification arrangement (19, 21) provided for identifying each of the plurality of milking animals prior to being milked; decision means (23) connected to the identification arrangement for deciding, for each of the plurality of milking animals, whether that milking animal should be milked by the automated milking system or by the milking system for batchwise milking; and means connected (25) to the decision means for guiding each of the plurality of milking animals to the automated milking system or to the milking system for batchwise milking depending on the decision made for that milking animal.

Abstract: Process for preparing moulding materials MM with improved optical and colour properties, consisting of a polymer PM which contains units of the formula I in which R1 and R2 are each hydrogen and methyl and R3 is hydrogen, C1-C18-alkyl, C5-C8-cycloalkyl, C6-C10-aryl, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C4-alkyl, where these radicals may be up to trisubstituted by radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkoxy and halogen, prepared in an imidation reaction known per se in a reactive extruder, in which, on completion of the imidation reaction, an amount of one or more reducing phosphorus compounds P which is effective for colour stabilization is added to the polymer PM, characterized in that the phosphorus compounds are organic phosphorus compounds OP selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula II in which R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen or an aromatic 6-membered ring which may be up to pentasubstituted by a C1-C4-alkyl and/or C5-C8-cycloalkyl groups.