Abstract: A process for the epoxidation of propene involves reacting propene with hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of a methanol solvent and a shaped titanium zeolite epoxidation catalyst in a fixed bed reactor. The process then involves recovering methanol from the reaction mixture, treatment of the recovered methanol by passing it through a bed of an acidic ion exchange resin, and recycling the treated methanol to the epoxidation reaction; as well as regeneration of the acidic ion exchange resin. Catalyst breakage can be reduced or avoided by washing the regenerated bed of an acidic ion exchange resin with methanol until the methanol exiting the resin bed has an apparent pH higher than 1.8, before methanol treated with the acidic ion exchange resin is recycled to the epoxidation reaction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a pulverulent, porous crystalline metal silicate, comprising the following steps: a) hydrothermal synthesis in an aqueous mixture comprising (A) at least one silicon source, (B) at least one metal source and (C) at least one mineralizer to obtain an aqueous suspension comprising a porous crystalline metal silicate as reaction product; and b) calcination of the reaction product, characterized in that the calcination is conducted by means of flame spray pyrolysis at an adiabatic combustion temperature within a range of 450-2200° C., wherein the suspension having a solids content of 70% by weight which is obtained in step a) is sprayed into a flame generated by combustion of a fuel in the presence of oxygen to form a pulverulent, porous crystalline metal silicate.

Abstract: In a process for the epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a solvent, where a mixture comprising olefin, an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution and a solvent is continuously passed through a fixed bed of an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, addition of a chelating agent to the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution before mixing it with solvent reduces or prevents formation of deposits on the catalyst and blocking of orifices of a liquid distributor.

Abstract: In a process for the epoxidation of an olefin by continuously reacting the olefin with hydrogen peroxide in a methanol solvent on a fixed bed epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, the hydrogen peroxide is used as an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution made by an anthraquinone process, the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is mixed with methanol to give a feed mixture and this feed mixture is filtered before being contacted with the fixed bed epoxidation catalyst.

Abstract: In the method for the epoxidation of an olefin, the olefin is continuously reacted with hydrogen peroxide in a mixed reactor in the presence of a water soluble epoxidation catalyst, comprising a manganese complex, the reaction is carried out in a reaction mixture comprising an aqueous liquid phase and an organic liquid phase with mixing of the liquid phases, reaction mixture is continuously withdrawn from the mixed reactor and separated into a separated aqueous phase and a separated organic phase, and part of the separated aqueous phase is continuously recycled into the mixed reactor, with the combined hold-up time of aqueous phase in withdrawing, separating phases and recycling aqueous phase being kept at less than 15 minutes.

Abstract: In a process for the epoxidation of propene, comprising the steps: reacting propene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a titanium silicalite catalyst and a methanol solvent; separating non-reacted propene and propene oxide from the resulting reaction mixture to provide a solvent mixture comprising methanol and water in a combined amount of at least 90% by weight; and feeding this solvent mixture as a feed stream to a continuously operated methanol distillation column at a feed point in the middle section of said column to provide an overhead product comprising at least 90% by weight methanol and a bottoms product comprising at least 90% by weight water; the addition of a liquid defoamer, having a solubility in the feed stream of less than 10 mg/kg at 25° C. and a surface tension at the liquid air interface of less than 22 mN/m at 20° C.

Abstract: Epoxidation of an olefin is carried out by continuously reacting the olefin with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a water soluble epoxidation catalyst, comprising a manganese complex, in a reaction mixture comprising an aqueous liquid phase and an organic liquid phase using a loop reactor with mixing of the liquid phases, and during the reaction the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the aqueous liquid phase is maintained at less than 1.0% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane comprising a flat, flexible substrate having a plurality of openings and having a porous inorganic coating situated on and in said substrate, the material of the substrate being selected from woven or non-woven, electrically non-conductive fibers, characterized in that the substrate comprises polyaramide fibers that are pure or connected to fibers of the further polymer or at least of one of these further polymers, wherein the fibers of at least one of said further polymers comprise a melting point that is lower than the decomposition point of the polyaramide fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a separator comprising the steps of: providing a sheetlike porous substrate, a solvent, ceramic particles and an adhesion promoter; preparing a slip by mixing the solvent, the adhesion promoter and the ceramic particles; coating the substrate with the slip and thermally drying the coated substrate to obtain the separator. The problem addressed is that of specifying a process useful for producing separators having a higher ceramic content. The problem is solved when the solvent used is a mixture of water and at least one organic component; the adhesion promoter used is a mixture of silanes and at least one thermally crosslinkable acrylic polymer; the slip is admixed with a carboxylic acid preparation and also with a defoamer component free from silicone oil.

Abstract: The invention relates to a perforated polymer film with porosity P from 30% to 50% and with an arrangement of perforations which is characterized by the perforation shape, the ratio of the semiaxes of the perforations, the orientation of the perforations, and the regular arrangement of the perforations, where the longitudinal tensile stress that the polymer film withstands without breaking is greater than that for identical porosity and any other arrangement of perforations which differs in at least one feature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a separator comprising the steps of: providing a sheetlike porous substrate, a solvent, ceramic particles and an adhesion promoter; preparing a slip by mixing the solvent, the adhesion promoter and the ceramic particles; coating the substrate with the slip and thermally drying the coated substrate to obtain the separator. The problem addressed is that of specifying a process useful for producing separators having a higher ceramic content. The problem is solved when the solvent used is a mixture of water and at least one organic component; the adhesion promoter used is a mixture of silanes and at least one thermally crosslinkable acrylic polymer; the slip is admixed with a carboxylic acid preparation and also with a defoamer component free from silicone oil.

Abstract: The invention relates to a separator which has a porous coating which is not electrically conductive and is composed of oxide particles which are adhesively bonded to one another and to the substrate by means of an inorganic adhesive and comprise at least one oxide selected from among Al2O3 and SiO2 on a substrate and in the interstices of the substrate which has fibres composed of a material which is not electrically conductive, characterized in that at least one sugar is present in the ceramic coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a foil which includes polymeric fibres, the polymeric fibres of which are interwelded, more particularly heat welded, solvent welded, cold welded, ultrasonically welded and/or at least partly interfused or positively or nonpositively interconnected at the crossing points between the pores at least, a process for production thereof, and also use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane comprising a flat, flexible substrate having a plurality of openings and having a porous inorganic coating situated on and in said substrate, the material of the substrate being selected from woven or non-woven, electrically non-conductive fibers, characterized in that the substrate comprises polyaramide fibers that are pure or connected to fibers of the further polymer or at least of one of these further polymers, wherein the fibers of at least one of said further polymers comprise a melting point that is lower than the decomposition point of the polyaramide fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a perforated film that has a thickness of less than 20 ?m, a tensile strength of 2 N/cm to 40 N/cm, and a perforated surface area of 10% to 90%.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte formulation comprising a) an ionic liquid which is electrochemically stable over a range of at least 4.5 V, has a viscosity of less than 300 mPa·s at 20° C. and has a conductivity of at least 1 mS/cm at 20° C., and b) an aprotic, dipolar solvent in an amount of 20 to 60% by volume based on the electrolyte formulation, wherein the conductivity of the electrolyte formulation is greater at least by a factor of 2 than the conductivity of the ionic liquid.

Abstract: The invention describes novel silicone-containing graft copolymers and processes for their preparation. In particular, it relates to silicone-containing graft copolymers P, which are obtained by grafting olefinic monomers M onto polyether-containing radicals of polyoxyalkylene-polysiloxane block copolymers S with (AB)n structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to polysiloxanes containing guanidino groups for which the guanidino groups can be combined arbitrarily with other functional groups on the polysiloxane backbone according to the general formula (I)

Abstract: The invention relates to UV-light-absorbing quaternary polysiloxanes in which quaternary groups and UV-absorbing radicals can be mixed independently of one another according to the general formula (I)

Abstract: Sheet stock that is useful as a separator in batteries can be obtained by a method in which (a) the sheet stock is provided, (b) the sheet stock is cut to the required width, and, subsequently, (c) the sheet stock obtained according to step (b) is wound onto a core or tube, and, subsequently, (d) the sheet stock is cut to length on the core or tube along the axis of the core or of the tube. The sheet stock has a carrier and abrasive particles, the abrasive particles being located inside and/or on at least part of the surface of the carrier.