Abstract: Flowable cyanuric chloride containing hydrophilic silica as a flow auxiliary, the hydrophilic silica is a precipitated silica or silica gel having an average agglomerate diameter of less than 15 &mgr;m. Preferred products exhibit improved bulk density, reactivity and/or flowability properties.

Abstract: A method for producing alkali metal salts or alkaline earth metal salts of 2,4-dicloro-6-hydroxy-s-triazine, especially the sodium salt, by reacting cyanuric chloride with an alkali hydroxide or alkaline earth hydroxide. 1 to 2.5 Equivalents of alkali hydroxide or alkaline earth hydroxide per mole cyanuric chloride in the form of an aqueous solution or suspension are placed in a receiver and cyanuric chloride in powder form or in the form of an aqueous suspension is added while maintaining a pH in the range of 9.5 to 14 and cooling. If less than a stoichiometric amount is added to the receiver, the remaining amount of alkali hydroxide or alkaline earth hydroxide is added during and/or after the addition of cyanide chloride, while maintaining the pH. The method can be carried out on an industrial scale and formation of the salt of monochlorodihydroxytriazine is largely avoided.

Abstract: Cyanuric chloride moldings, especially tablets and flakes, have advantages over powders in ease of handling. The moldings are produced by droplet or strip application of molten cyanuric chloride on to a surface and dissipation of the latent heat of fusion by cooling the surface or contacting the melt applied as droplets or strips with a cooling gas.

Abstract: Compositions made up of an aromatic polyisocyanate and a polyester having an average molecular weight of from about 600 to about 5000, obtainable by self-condensation of ricinoleic acid, optionally with co-utilization of a C2-C20 starter polyol and optional additives. These compositions are useful as binders for the production of composite materials.

Abstract: Thermolabile enzyme with uracil-DNA-glycosylase activity which is in particular characterized by a high degree of purity, short half-lives and a content of contaminating foreign activities of less than 2%, a process for its isolation as well as the use thereof to remove the base uracil from DNA and in particular from PCR products containing uracil. The enzyme is obtainable from gram-positive microorganisms such as e.g. Arthrobacter or Micrococcus.

Abstract: A drying apparatus has a housing, a conveyor for displacing a flat workpiece horizontally in a travel direction through the housing on a level, and a horizontal array of horizontally elongated upper nozzle boxes lying generally in a plane above the level. Each box is formed with a plurality of downwardly directed nozzle holes and heated air is fed to the boxes so it is projected from the holes against the workpiece for drying same. Respective upper shield plates each formed with a plurality of apertures are slidable on the respective boxes between a position with the apertures aligned with at least some of the respective holes and a position with the apertures out of line with the respective holes. At least one pivotal rod extending along a rod axis in the direction has radially projecting arms each engaged with a respective one of the respective shield plates. The rod can be pivoted about the rod axis to shift all the shield plates between their positions.

Abstract: Organopolysiloxane particles consist of a single molecule, are crosslinked, and contain metal atoms in the zero valent oxidation state, the metal atoms in each case being in intermetallic interaction with at least one further metal atom in the zero valent oxidation state, have an average diameter of 5 to 200 nm and are soluble to the extent of at least 0.1% by weight in at least one organic solvent chosen from the group consisting of methylene chloride, pentane, acetone, toluene and ethanol, at least 80% of the particles having a diameter which deviates from the average diameter by not more than 30%.

Abstract: Moulded bodies are described which comprise a humus-containing plant substrate consolidated with polyurethane/polyurea, which are obtainable by slurrying a humus-containing plant substrate in water, admixing a liquid NCO prepolymer having a maximum NCO content of 15% by weight which has been produced by the reaction of toluene diisocyanate with a polyether polyol component containing at least one aminopolyether polyol in an amount of 0.5 to 100 mole % with respect to the polyol component, and introducing the mixture thus obtained into a mould and allowing it to solidify. A process for producing these moulded bodies is also described, as is their use as growth media for seedlings in the propagation and raising of plants.

Abstract: A switchgear unit comprising two switching devices (1, 2) which are provided with a reversing combination, which switchgear unit is of simple design and allows easy assembly and disassembly by the customer. The reversing combination comprises an assembly which is composed of a support (3) and an anchor (4) and is inserted into slots (7, 8) in connecting side walls (5, 6) of the switching devices (1, 2). The anchor (4) prevents the contact carriers (10) of the switching devices (1, 2) from being released at the same time and, when one of the switching devices (1 or 2) is switched on, prevents the contact carrier (10) of the other switching device (2 or 1) from being released.

Abstract: A process for the production of polyisocyanates having a biuret structure, comprising continuously combining organic diisocyanates having aromatically attached isocyanate groups in a mixing chamber with organic diamines having aromatically attached amino groups in a molar ratio of at least 8:1 to form a reaction mixture; and reacting said reaction mixture at a temperature of above 180.degree. C., wherein a residence time of said reaction mixture in the mixing chamber from when said organic diisocyanates and said organic diamines are combined is at most 60 seconds.

Abstract: A drier for broad articles such as plasterboard has a conveyor in entraining the plasterboard along a drying path in a transport plane and the nozzle boxes for contacting the plasterboard with the drying air have their orifice surfaces inclined to the plasterboard to achieve uniformity of drying in terms of residual moisture content.

Abstract: An emptying device for bulk bags having an inner and outer sack in which disturbances during emptying and contact with the bulk material are avoided. The device includes a holding device for the bulk bag, a double tube device arranged centrally beneath the holding device and having an inner tube, an outer tube arranged around the inner tube with an outlet fitted to its lower edge, and a closing ring which can be raised and lowered for closing the upper end of the annular gap formed by the two tubes. The device can additionally include at least one gripping device for securing the sack outlet of the inner sack, which gripping device can be moved up and down within the inner tube and can be pulled downwards by means of a pulling device operable from outside the double tube device.

Abstract: A vector according to the invention with a positive selection possibility for cloning a DNA sequence into a host cell transformed with the vector, wherein the vector contains suitable restriction cleavage sites within a selection gene the functional expression of which is prevented by insertion of the foreign gene is characterized in that it contains a modified cap gene as the selection gene which codes for a CAP protein with modified DNA binding specificity the expression of which is lethal for adenylate-cyclase-positive host cells.

Abstract: The organopolysiloxane particles consist of a single molecule, are crosslinked and have an average diameter of 5 to 200 nm. At least 80% of the particles have a diameter which deviates from the average diameter by not more than 30%. The particles are soluble in a solvent to the extent of at least 5% by weight.

Abstract: In order to dry boards, the boards are guided on racks through a drier and brought into contact with drying air in two stages. In a stage A with a higher drying power, the drying air is supplied at a higher temperature and with an at least average humidity, and in the other stage B, it is supplied at an average temperature and with a low humidity. The waste heat of the outgoing air from stage A is used for preheating the drying air. This process should reduce the consumption of primary energy. For that purpose, a process is known that consists of also using the outgoing air condensation heat. This has the inconvenience, however, of requiring substantially more secondary energy, as important air mass flows are required to transfer heat because of the low condensation temperature. Primary energy should be reduced by using condensation heat without substantially increasing secondary energy requirements.

Abstract: In the esterification of aliphatic C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -carboxylic acids with aliphatic C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alcohols, the ester formed is removed by azeotropic distillation together with the water of reaction. After the water of reaction has been separated in a separating condenser, the ester phase is freed, by washing with water, from acid carried over, and water and alcohol are then removed by distilling off a small fraction of the ester.In this way no salt-containing effluents are produced. The ester is obtained in a very good yield, free from acid and alcohol.

Abstract: A holder (3) for retaining a sheet of X-ray sensitive film (24) for making X-ray pictures includes (1) an outer cassette (5) with a low-friction shape and surface and (2) an inner cassette (20) that can be opened and closed, that is lightproof when closed, and that can be accommodated in the outer cassette. The inside of the closed outer cassette is longer and wider than the film and considerably higher than the film is thick.

Abstract: Flow control apparatus for enhancing inclusion float out in a continuous caster tundish comprising a dam positioned downstream from an impact pad and an energy source positioned between the dam and the exit nozzle of the tundish. The dam receives an incoming flood of molten metal released from the impact pad and redirects the flood of molten metal into multiple sub-flow currents which carry entrained inclusions toward a slag cover on the surface of the molten metal bath to enhance inclusion float out. The energy source provides means to restore kinetic energy to the sub-flow currents and increase the number of passes below the slag cover, thereby further enhancing inclusion float out.

Abstract: The invention relates to crosslinked organopolysiloxanes which contain groups which form free radicals and are built up from units of the formula[R.sub.a Si(O.sub.(3-a)/2)-R.sup.1 -X-(R.sup.1 -Si(O.sub.(3-a)/2)).sub.b R.sub.a ] (1),in whichX is a radical from the group consisting of --N.dbd.N--, --O--O--, --S--S-- and --C(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 --C(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 --, andR is monovalent SiC-bonded, optionally substituted C.sub.1 - to C.sub.18 -hydrocarbon radicals,R.sup.1 is divalent SiC-bonded, optionally substituted C.sub.1 - to C.sub.18 -hydrocarbon radicals which can be interrupted by divalent radicals, bonded to carbon atoms on both sides, from the group consisting of --O--, --COO--, --OOC--, --CONR.sup.2 --, --NR.sup.2 CO-- and --CO--,R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a radical R,a has the values 0, 1 or 2 andb has the values 0 or 1,and further organosiloxane units. The organopolysiloxanes are used as free radical macroinitiators for grafting polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers.

Abstract: An impact pad for eliminating surface turbulence in a continuous caster tundish, the impact pad having a base for receiving an incoming ladle stream, and one or more sidewalls extending in an upward direction along the periphery of the base. Each upward extending sidewall includes an inner surface having an undercut portion facing the incoming ladle stream. And, each undercut portion extends along the length of the inner surface, and comprises a shaped surface for receiving and reversing the direction of a fluid flow generated by the incoming ladle stream.