Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1) having a crankshaft (2), having at least one camshaft (12) for actuating gas exchange valves (15, 104), and having a synchronous drive (9) which transmits the rotation of the crankshaft (2) to the camshaft (12), wherein the crankshaft (2) is arranged predominantly in the first chamber (6) which is separated in a fluid-tight manner from a second chamber (8) in which the synchronous drive (9) is arranged, wherein the camshaft (12) is also arranged in the second chamber (8).

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1) having a crankshaft (2), having at least one camshaft (12) for actuating gas exchange valves (15, 104), and having a synchronous drive (9) which transmits the rotation of the crankshaft (2) to the camshaft (12), wherein the crankshaft (2) is arranged predominantly in the first chamber (6) which is separated in a fluid-tight manner from a second chamber (8) in which the synchronous drive (9) is arranged, wherein the camshaft (12) is also arranged in the second chamber (8).

Abstract: The invention discloses a process for cleaning a process condensate 17 from a steam reforming process or steam cracking process. The process condensate 17 is fed to an electrodionisation process 7 for cleaning.

Abstract: An N-benzoylamino acid compound of the formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3 is an NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 group where R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 which are the same or different are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a C.sub.1-12 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group substituted by a hydroxyl group and a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group substituted by an amino group;R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 when taken together with the adjacent nitrogen form a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing an additional nitrogen atom, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing an additional nitrogen atom and being substituted by an oxo group, a phenyl-substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl group or C.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel N-benzoylamino acid derivatives of the general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which are the same or different, stand for a hydroxyl group optionally bearing an acetyl group; or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted by a phenyl group;n means an integer from 2 to 15as well as their tautomers, racemates and optically active individual (pure) isomers or mixtures thereof and the salts of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds.The invention relates also to a process for the preparation of compounds of the general formula (I).

Abstract: New acylated 2-aminothiazole derivatives of the general formula (I), ##SPC1##whereinR.sup.1 stands for phenyl group or a pyridyl group,R.sup.2 stands for hydrogen or lower alkyl,R.sup.3 stands for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group or benzyl group, andR.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represent hydrogen, a C.sub.1-8 alkyl group, allyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, a C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl group, .beta.-dimethylaminoethyl group, .beta.-diethylaminoethyl group, benzyl group, 2-furylmethyl group, or a phenyl group having optionally a halogen, methyl, methoxy or trifluoromethyl substituent, orR.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may form, together with the adjacent nitrogen atom, a 5 to 8 membered polymethyleneimino group, morpholino group, piperazino group, N-methylpiperazino group or N-phenylpiperazino group, the compounds of formula I are anticholinergics.