Abstract: A method for cutting and/or punching material in which abrasive particles are present within and/or on the surface of a substrate is provided. The material cut or punched is useful as a ceramic separator for electrochemical applications including capacitors, supercapacitors, batteries, lithium ion batteries and lithium metal batteries.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing alkylpolyglycosides from monomeric glycosides, oligo- or polyglycosides and alcohols according to the general scheme (Glyc-O)zH+R1—OH?(Glyc-O)z?R1 where z?1, z??z, preferably from 1 to 10, (Glyc-O)— is a glycoside radical, R1 is a hydrocarbon radical which optionally contains multiple bonds and/or heteroatoms, which comprises carrying out the reaction under supercritical conditions with regard to the alcohol, preferably at pressures and temperatures which are at least 5% above the critical parameters, the alcohols serving both as the solvent and as reactants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for chemically modifying polysaccharides with the aid of a mechanical device and of at least one modifying reagent. The method is characterized in that the polysaccharide constituent is subjected at least once to a treatment by a roll mill during which at least two adjacent and counter-rotating rolls rotate at different speeds, and the polysaccharide constituent is mixed with the modifying reagent before and/or during the mechanical treatment. During this method, typically pectins, carob seed grain, guar meal and alginates are used as the polysaccharide constituent, and epoxides, amines or carboxylic acid derivatives are used as modifying reagents. The mechanical treatment can be repeated one to three times in a multiple roll mill, preferred rotating speeds of the adjacent rolls typically differing by 200%.

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: A flexible, ceramic membrane is useful as a separator for batteries, especially lithium batteries, the membrane containing a polymeric non-woven; a ceramic coating on and in the non-woven; wherein the ceramic coating comprises at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, TiO2, ZrO2, BaTiO3, SiO2, and mixtures thereof; wherein the coating comprises at least two fractions of oxides selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, TiO2, ZrO2, BaTiO3, SiO2, and mixtures thereof; a first ceramic fraction of the coating having been obtained from a sol; a second fraction of the coating comprising particles having an average particle size in the range from 200 nm to 5 ?m; wherein the first fraction is present as a layer on the particles of the second fraction; the coating comprising from 0.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing amino acid esters and/or their acid addition salts from monomeric or polymeric amino acids, peptides, proteins and alcohols, which comprises carrying out the reaction in supercritical alcohols, preferably at pressures and temperatures which are at least 5% above the critical parameters, the alcohols serving both as the solvent and as reactants.

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: Emulsions comprising cationic emulsifiers and optionally coemulsifiers, optionally customary auxiliaries and additives, wherein the cationic emulsifiers used are at least one compound of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2, independently of the other, is at least one radical chosen from the group H, and/or an optionally branched, optionally multiple bond-containing hydrocarbon radical, a hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, carboxyalkyl radical, an aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, alkylamidoalkyl radical, a homo- or heterocyclic, optionally substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 30 carbon atoms, in particular 12 to 18 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the sum of the carbon atoms from R1+R2 is at least 12 and X? is a salt-forming anion or the hydroxyl anion are provided.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of compounds according to the general formula (I), in which R is a hydrocarbon radical of an alcohol, wherein one or more alcohols of the general formula (II) R—OH??(II) in which R is as defined above, are esterified and/or transesterified without using significant amounts of solvents, preferably without solvents, preferably under reduced pressure at temperatures below 100° C. in the presence of enzymes from the class of hydrolases with a compound according to the general formula (III), in which R1 is either hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing alkylpolyglycosides from monomeric glycosides, oligo- or polyglycosides and alcohols according to the general scheme (Glyc-O)zH+R1—OH?(Glyc-O)z?R1 where z?1 z??z, preferably from 1 to 10, (Glyc-O)— is a glycoside radical, R1 is a hydrocarbon radical which optionally contains multiple bonds and/or heteroatoms, which comprises carrying out the reaction under supercritical conditions with regard to the alcohol, preferably at pressures and temperatures which are at least 5% above the critical parameters, the alcohols serving both as the solvent and as reactants.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing amino acid esters and/or their acid addition salts from monomeric or polymeric amino acids, peptides, proteins and alcohols, which comprises carrying out the reaction in supercritical alcohols, preferably at pressures and temperatures which are at least 5% above the critical parameters, the alcohols serving both as the solvent and as reactants.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions and hair after-treatment compositions are provided for the prevention of damage by chemical treatment compositions and for the repair of already damaged hair, wherein, as active substances, at least one of the compounds of the general formulae (I) and/or (II) are additionally used.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions and hair treatment compositions are provided for improving the combability, handle, disentanglability, volume and luster, which comprises additionally using, as active substances, at least one of the compounds of the general formulae (I) and/or (II).