Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating downhole fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes: an optical block having an adjustable opening that receives electromagnetic energy emitted by an electromagnetic energy source; a controller operatively associated with the optical block for adjusting the opening size, wherein the opening size is adjusted at least in part based on one or more estimated downhole parameters; and a sensor that receives the electromagnetic energy emitted by the electromagnetic energy source after the emitted electromagnetic energy interacts with a downhole fluid. A method for evaluating downhole fluids is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial process for purifying the product mixture of a transesterification reaction with a polar, electrolyte-containing organic phase, in which the electrolytes are removed from the permeating polar organic phase by means of a nanofiltration step.

Abstract: 5-Phenylpyrimidines of the formula I, in which the substituents have the following meanings: R1 is a five- to ten-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic mono- or bicyclic heterocycle comprising one to four hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of O, N or S, which heterocycle can be substituted as defined in the description, R2 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy; R3, R4 are hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl or cycloalkynyl, R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may also form a five- or six-membered ring which can be interrupted by a hetero atom and have attached to it one or more substituents; R5, R6 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy; R7, R8 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or haloalkyl; R9 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkoxycarbonyl, Processes and intermediates for the preparation of these compounds, and t

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the index n and the substituents R1 to R4 and L are as defined in the description and in each case one of the two ring members X1, X2 is N, the other is C—H or C-halogen; Y is a group —CH—R1—, —N—R1—, —O— or —S— and is five- or six-membered hetaryl comprising 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S or is phenyl, and to processes for their preparation, intermediates for their preparation, pesticidal compositions and methods for controlling harmful fungi and animal pests using the compounds according to the invention.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating a fluid property downhole includes an electromagnetic energy emitter, a window having an input interface that receives electromagnetic energy emitted from the electromagnetic energy emitter and converges the electromagnetic energy entering the window, a fluid interface and an output interface. A detector detects electromagnetic energy exiting the window from the output interface.

Abstract: A method for measuring optical properties of a fluid downhole, the method comprising measuring intensity of light interacting with the fluid downhole for each of one or more wavelengths; integrating each intensity of light for each wavelength for an integration time; and estimating the optical property from a difference between a starting value and an ending value for the integral of the intensity of light over time divided by the integration time for the wavelength. An apparatus is disclosed for measuring an optical property of a fluid downhole, the apparatus comprising one or more photodiodes that measure an intensity of light interacting with the fluid downhole for each of one or more wavelengths; and one or more integration circuits that each integrates an intensity of light for one wavelength for an integration time.

Abstract: A method of providing a graphical indication of traffic congestion along a stretch of physical road notionally divided by a traffic information provider into one or more road segments is disclosed. The invention also covers a navigation system, portable navigation device, and or software capable of implementing such a method.

Abstract: The invention relates to 5-alkyl-7-aminotriazolopyrimidines of the formula (I) and to the salts thereof. In said formula substituents have the following meanings: R1 and R2 each is a hydrogen atom or a group of alkyl, alcenyl, haloalkyl, cycloalky, phenyl or naphtyle, saturated, unstaturated or aromatic heterocycle having from five to six members which contain from one to four nitrogen atoms or one to three nitrogen atoms and one sulfur or oxygen atom, or R1 and R2 can from together with a connecting them nitrogen atom a cycle of 5 to 6 members containing from one to four nitrogen atoms or from one to three nitrogen atoms and one sulfur or oxygen atom, R3 is a cycloalkyl or bicycloalkyl group, R1, R2 and R3 can be substituted in conformity with a description, and X is an alkyl or alkyl halide group. The inventive methods and intermediary products necessary for producing said compounds, agents containing them and the use therefore for fighting against harmful mushroom are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for measuring optical properties of a fluid downhole, the method comprising measuring intensity of light interacting with the fluid downhole for each of one or more wavelengths; integrating each intensity of light for each wavelength for an integration time; and estimating the optical property from a difference between a starting value and an ending value for the integral of the intensity of light over time divided by the integration time for the wavelength. An apparatus is disclosed for measuring an optical property of a fluid downhole, the apparatus comprising one or more photodiodes that measure an intensity of light interacting with the fluid downhole for each of one or more wavelengths; and one or more integration circuits that each integrates an intensity of light for one wavelength for an integration time.

Abstract: The invention relates to 5,6-dialkyl-7-amino-triazolopyrimidines of formula (I), in which the substituents are defined as follows: R1 represents alkyl or alkoxyalkyl; R2 represents alkyl, R1 and/or R2 being substituted according to the description. The invention also relates to a method for producing said compounds, to agents containing the latter and to their use for controlling plant-pathogenic fungi.

Abstract: 2-Substituted pyrimidines of the formula I in which the index n and the substituents L, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rz, Ru, Rv, A?, A? and A?? are as defined in the description and: R1 is C3-C10-alkyl, C3-C10-alkenyl, C3-C10-alkynyl, C3-C12-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkenyl or a five- to ten-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which is attached via carbon and contains one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S, R2 is halogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C3-C4-alkenyloxy or C3-C4-alkynyloxy, where the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl radicals of R2 may be substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C2-alkoxy or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, and R3 is cyano, CO2Ra, C(?O)NRzRb, C(?O)—N—ORb, C(?S)—NRaRb, C(?NORa)NRzRb, C(?NRa)NRzRb, C(?O)NRa—NRzRb, C(?N—NRzRc)NRaRb, C(?O)Ra, C(?NORb)Ra, C(?N—NRzRb)Ra, CRaRb—ORz, CRaRb—NRzRc, ON(?CRaRb), O—C(?O)Ra, NRaRb?, NRa(C(?O)Rb), NRa(C(?O)ORb), NRa(C(?O)—NRzRb), NRa(C(?NRc)Rb), NRa(N?CRcRb), NRa—NRzRb, NRz—ORa, NRa(C(

Abstract: 5-Phenylpyrimidines, their preparation, compositions comprising them and their use 5-Phenylpyrimidines of the formula I in which the substituents and the index are as defined below: R1,R2 are hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl or haloalkynyl, and R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may also form a saturated or unsaturated ring which may be interrupted by an ether, thio, sulfoxyl or sulfonyl group and may be substituted by one to four groups Ra and/or Rb; R3 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkenyloxy; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, mercapto, azido, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, haloalkylthio, —ON?CRaRb, —CRc?NORa, —NRcN?CRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRcNRaRb, —NORa, —NRcC(?NRc?)NRaRb, —NRcC(?O)NRaRb, —NRaC(?O)Rc, —NRaC(?NORc)Rc?, —OC(?O)Rc, —C(?NORc)NRaRb, —CRc(?NNRaRb), —C(?O)NRaRb or —C(?O)Rc; in whic

Abstract: 5-Phenylpyrimidines of the formula I in which the substituents and the index are as defined below: R1,R2 are hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl or haloalkynyl, and R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may also form a saturated or unsaturated ring which may be interrupted by an ether, thio, sulfoxyl or sulfonyl group and may be substituted by one to four groups Ra and/or Rb; R3 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkenyloxy; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, mercapto, azido, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, haloalkylthio, —ON?CRaRb, —CRc?NORa, —NRcN?CRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRcNRaRb, —NORa, —NRcC(?NRc?)NRaRb, —NRcC(?O)NRaRb, —NRaC(?O)Rc, —NRaC(?NORc)Rc?, —OC(?O)Rc, —C(?NORc)NRaRb, —CRc(?NNRaRb), —C (?O)NRaRb or —C(?O)Rc; in which Ra, Rb and Rc are as defined in the description; X is halogen, alkyl, alkoxy o

Abstract: The invention relates to a semibatchwise process for the mild distillative separation of mixtures, in a first stage a column being supplied continuously with a feed and the feed being separated at least into different fractions, one of the fractions being removed continuously into a container, and, in a second step, the fraction removed into the container being recycled to the column and being separated again batchwise into different fractions.

Abstract: 5,6-Dialkyl-7-aminoazolopyrimidines of the formula I in which the substituents are as defined below: R1 is haloalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl oder haloalkynyl; R2 is alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl; where R1 and/or R2 may be substituted according to the description; A is N or CH, and R3 is CH3 and, if A is CH, additionally hydrogen; processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, compositions comprising them and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi.

Abstract: Sulfonamides of the formula I where the substituents are as follows: R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl; and R2, R3, R4, R5 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy or halomethyl; R2 and R3 together may also form a phenyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring, it being possible for these rings to carry two groups R2, and R3, R2, R3, are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy or halomethyl; in case a), if R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen: X is phenyl substituted by a group —C(R6)?NOR7, where R6 is alkyl and R7 is alkyl, benzyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl or haloalkynyl; and in case b), if at least one of the groups R2, R3, R4 and R5 is not hydrogen: X is phenyl, naphthyl or a five- or six-membered saturated, or partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which is attached via a carbon atom and contains one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S, where X may be substituted according to the description; Processes for preparing these compounds, compositions comprisi

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-substituted pyrimidines of the formula I in which the index n and the substituents R1 to R3 and L are as defined in the description and R4 corresponds to one of the formulae in which Ra, X and Rb are as defined in the description; and also to processes for preparing these compounds, to pesticidal compositions comprising these compounds and to their use as pesticides.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a system, tools and methods for estimating a property or characteristic of a fluid downhole. In one aspect, the method may include: heating the fluid at a selected or first location during a first time phase, taking temperature measurements of the fluid substantially at the selected location during a second time phase, and estimating the property of the downhole fluid using temperature measurements. Temperature measurements may also be taken at a location spaced apart from the first location and used to estimate the property of the fluid. The tool may include a device that heats the fluid during a first time phase and takes temperature measurements of the fluid during a second time phase. A processor uses the temperature measurements and a model to estimate a property of interest of the fluid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing silane or hydrochlorosilanes by disproportionation of a higher chlorinated hydrochlorosilane or a mixture of said hydrochlorosilanes in the presence of a catalyst. Before the catalyst is used, it is a) washed with hyper-pure water in one or several steps; b) transferred in the water-moist state to the reactor in which the disproportionation is to proceed; c) treated in the reactor with boiling methanol or rinsed with anhydrous methanol; and d) the methanol is removed from the catalyst by evacuation and/or stripping with inert gas. The invention further relates to a method for treating disproportionation catalysts.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(2-pyridyl)-5-phenyl-6-aminopyrimidines of formula I, wherein the substitutes and the index have the following meaning: R1 represents halogen, hydroxy, hyano, hxo, nitro, amino, mercapto, alkyl, halogenalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, halogenalkoxy, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylamincarbonyl, morpholinocarbonyl, pyrrolidinocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylamino.