Abstract: The invention relates to polytitanic acid esters having linear cross-linking structures, obtainable by reacting a titanium compound that is soluble in an alcohol, in water or in a mixture of water and alcohol and that has the composition (I) Ti(R)mXn??(I), wherein the groups R independently mean alkoxy, carboxy, or OH, X means halogen, m=0 to 4, n=0 to 4, and m+n=4, with a compound (II) that contains the following structural unit: [O?CR4—(CR5R3)p—CR1R2—O]?, wherein p is 0 or 1 and wherein (a) R1 and R2 are independently selected from among hydrogen, alkyl and alkenyl, R3 and R5 are independently selected from among hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkenyl, R4 is OH or O(Mx+)1/x, wherein M is a metal or ammonium and x is 1 or 2, or (b) R1 and R2 together mean ?O and R3, R5 and R4 are independently selected from among hydrogen, alkyl and alkenyl, wherein the titanium compound (I) is reacted with compound (II) at a molar ratio of 1 to 0.5-1.

Abstract: A sol-gel process for the production of titanium oxide layers which comprises the following stages: (i) preparation of a soluble, titanium-containing powder by: (a) reaction of a titanium alcoholate of the general formula Ti(OR)4, in which the radicals R are identical or different and represent straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl or alkenyl radicals having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which optionally have one or more carbonyl and/or ester and/or carboxyl functions, with one or more polar compounds with completing, chelating properties, (b) heating of the solution, (c) adding of water to the solution, optionally in the presence of a catalyst, (d) concentrating of the solution until a powder is obtained, (ii) dissolving of the powder to form a sol, (iii) coating of a substrate with the sol and (iv) heating of the coated substrate, described.

Abstract: The invention relates to viscous, aluminium-containing liquids suitable for roducing gel threads, filaments or fibres, a process for the production thereof and the use thereof for the production of alumina-containing, inorganic fibres. The liquids according to the invention comprise one or more partly or completely hydrolytically condensable compounds of aluminium and optionally further elements and/or precondensates derived from said compounds. The hydrolytically condensed Al-compounds are derived from compounds of formula (I)Al(OR*).sub.3 (I)in which the radicals R* stand for propyl or butyl in that the Al(OR*).sub.3 is reacted with an alcohol of formulas (II) or (III): ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 stands for an alkyl radical, R.sup.2 for an alkylene radical and X is O, S or NR.sup.3, with R.sup.3 being hydrogen or alkyl. The resulting Al-compounds are complexed with a low molecular weight carboxylic acid and hydrolytically condensed.

Abstract: The intermediate product which is used in a method of making a molded arte, especially an endless PZT fiber, is itself made by a method including mixing an organic zirconium compound, Zr(OR.sup.1).sub.4, and an organic titanium compound, Ti(OR.sup.2).sub.4, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 being C.sub.1 - to C.sub.10 -alkyl groups, separately or together with 0 to 4 moles of at least one alcohol of the formula R.sup.3 --X--R.sup.4 --OH or R.sup.3 --CX--R.sup.4 --OH, X being O, S or an amine group and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 being C.sub.1 - to C.sub.10 -alkyl groups, per mole of the zirconium and titanium compounds; reacting the zirconium and titanium compounds in the resulting mixture or mixtures with one to three moles of at least one C.sub.2 - to C.sub.10 -carboxylic acid per mole of the zirconium and titanium compounds to form at least one reaction mixture; mixing the at least one reaction mixture and reacting with 1 to 1.

Abstract: The endless PZT fiber is a lead zirconate-lead titanate mixed substance and s made by a method including the steps of mixing an organic zirconium compound, Zr(OR.sup.1).sub.4, and an organic titanium compound, Ti(OR.sup.2).sub.4, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each being a C.sub.1 - to C.sub.10 -alkyl group, separately or together with 0 to 4 moles of at least one alcohol of the formula R.sup.3 --X--R.sup.4 --OH or R.sup.3 --CX--R.sup.4 --OH, X being O, S or an amine group and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each being a C.sub.1 - to C.sub.10 -alkyl group, per mole of the zirconium and titanium compounds; reacting the zirconium compound and titanium compounds in the resulting mixture or mixtures with one to three moles of at least one C.sub.2 - to C.sub.10 -carboxylic acid per mole of the zirconium and titanium compounds to form at least one reaction mixture; mixing the at least one reaction mixture from the reacting step with 1 to 1.