Abstract: The invention concerns improved moisture-regulating composites comprising a sheetlike substrate material, a water-soluble hygroscopic substance and a water-absorbing polymer polymerized onto the substrate material in the presence of the hygroscopic substance and obtainable by polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer i) and at least 6 parts by weight of crosslinker iii) based on 100 parts by weight of monomer i), methods of making them and their use for moisture regulation.

Abstract: The invention concerns improved moisture-regulating composites comprising a sheetlike substrate material, a water-soluble hygroscopic substance and a water-absorbing polymer polymerized onto the substrate material in the presence of the hygroscopic substance and comprising a plasticizer, methods of making them and their use for moisture regulation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a printable composition having a viscosity of 1-1000 mPas and comprising a) 5-50% by weight of superabsorbent polymeric particles, b) 10-40% by weight of at least one organic, water-insoluble binder, c) 0-10% by weight of at least one additive and d) 40-80% by weight of at least one organic solvent. The invention further relates to sheetlike materials printed with the printable composition on at least one surface. The invention further relates to the use of the printed sheetlike materials for food packaging, for packaging moisture-sensitive goods, for moisture control in rooms, or as a membrane in textiles.

Abstract: The invention concerns fire-extinguishing and/or fire-retarding compositions comprising at least one water-absorbing polymer and at least one alkali metal salt of a nonpolymeric saturated carboxylic acid, processes for their production and the use of the compositions for firefighting or as fire-retarding coatings.

Abstract: The invention concerns water-absorbing polymers for producing fire-retarding compositions, comprising at least one interpolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomer bearing acid groups, wherein from 51 to 64 mol % of the acid groups are present as carboxylate groups and some or all of the carboxylate groups have potassium ions as counterions, processes for producing the water-absorbing polymers and also the production of fire-retarding compositions and coatings.

Abstract: Photopolymeric letterpress printing plates which are to be developed with water or water/alcohol mixtures after imagewise exposure and have, arranged one on top of the other on a dimensionally stable substrate, a layer (A) which may be bonded to the dimensionally stable substrate by an adhesion-promoting layer and is crosslinkable by actinic radiation, a layer (B) which is sensitive to IR radiation and, if required, a parting layer arranged between layer (A) and layer (B), and a peelable protective film applied to the layer (B), are produced by a process in which the layer (A) contains a mixture of at least one polymeric binder which is soluble or dispersible in water or water/alcohol mixtures, copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated organic compounds which are compatible with the polymeric binder and a photoinitiator, the layer (B) sensitive to IR radiation has an optical density.gtoreq.2.

Abstract: Photopolymeric gravure printing plates which are to be developed with water or water/alcohol mixtures after imagewise exposure and have, arranged one on top of the other on a dimensionally stable substrate, a layer (A) which may be bonded to the dimensionally stable substrate by an adhesion-promoting layer and is crosslinkable by actinic radiation, a layer (B) which is sensitive to IR radiation and, if required, a parting layer arranged between layer (A) and layer (B), and a peelable protective film applied to the layer (B), are produced by a process in which the layer (A) consists of a mixture of at least one polymeric binder which is soluble or dispersible in water or water/alcohol mixtures, copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated organic compounds which are compatible with this polymeric binder, a photoinitiator or photoinitiator system and, if required, further assistants, the parting layer which may be arranged between layer (A) and layer (B) is oxygen-permeable and the layer (B) sensitive to IR radiat