Abstract: The invention is directed to a crumbly, water-absorbing, soil-like hydrogel. The hydrogel comprises finely comminuted mineral substances, such as igneous rock; water-soluble alkali-silicate; solid and liquid nutrient additives; and ballast, bound in a cross-linked polymer. The hydrogel is structured like a sponge and absorbs water and liquids when in contact with water or aqueous liquids. The mineral substances present in the hydrogel may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight of the dried hydrogel. Also, the invention encompasses methods of producing acidic and neutral to weakly alkaline hydrogels.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a crumbly, water-absorbing, soil-like hydrogel. The hydrogel comprises finely comminuted mineral substances, such as igneous rock; water-soluble alkali-silicate; solid and liquid nutrient additives; and ballast, bound in a cross-linked polymer. The hydrogel is structured like a sponge and absorbs water and liquids when in contact with water or aqueous liquids. The mineral substances present in the hydrogel may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight of the dried hydrogel. Also, the invention encompasses methods of producing acidic and neutral to weakly alkaline hydrogels.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a crumbly, water-absorbing, soil-like hydrogel. The hydrogel comprises finely comminuted mineral substances, such as igneous rock; water-soluble alkali-silicate; solid and liquid nutrient additives; and ballast, bound in a cross-linked polymer. The hydrogel is structured like a sponge and absorbs water and liquids when in contact with water or aqueous liquids. The mineral substances present in the hydrogel may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight of the dried hydrogel. Also, the invention encompasses methods of producing acidic and neutral to weakly alkaline hydrogels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-swellable material comprising an inherently crosslinked polymer matrix and inorganic solid particles bound therein with a time-dependent swelling behavior that corresponds to a water uptake of at least 7.5 times the inherent weight of the hybrid material within one hour, as well as the applications thereof. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacture of such a water-swellable hybrid material.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a crumbly, water-absorbing, soil-like hydrogel. The hydrogel comprises finely comminuted mineral substances, such as igneous rock; water-soluble alkali-silicate; solid and liquid nutrient additives; and ballast, bound in a cross-linked polymer. The hydrogel is structured like a sponge and absorbs water and liquids when in contact with water or aqueous liquids. The mineral substances present in the hydrogel may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight of the dried hydrogel. Also, the invention encompasses methods of producing acidic and neutral to weakly alkaline hydrogels.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a crumbly, water-absorbing, soil-like hydrogel. The hydrogel comprises finely comminuted mineral substances, such as igneous rock; water-soluble alkali-silicate; solid and liquid nutrient additives; and ballast, bound in a cross-linked polymer. The hydrogel is structured like a sponge and absorbs water and liquids when in contact with water or aqueous liquids. The mineral substances present in the hydrogel may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight of the dried hydrogel. Also, the invention encompasses methods of producing acidic and neutral to weakly alkaline hydrogels.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a crumbly, water-absorbing, soil-like hydrogel. The hydrogel comprises finely comminuted mineral substances, such as igneous rock; water-soluble alkali-silicate; solid and liquid nutrient additives; and ballast, bound in a cross-linked polymer. The hydrogel is structured like a sponge and absorbs water and liquids when in contact with water or aqueous liquids. The mineral substances present in the hydrogel may be present in an amount of at least 30% by weight of the dried hydrogel. Also, the invention encompasses methods of producing acidic and neutral to weakly alkaline hydrogels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powdery, cross-linked polymer absorbing water and aqueous liquids formed of polymerized, unsaturated, acid groups-containing monomers that are present as salts neutralized to the extent of at least 50 mol-% and which optionally comprise further monomers which are copolymerizable with the acid groups-containing monomers as well as water-soluble polymers, the polymer being formed of acidic, polymerized monomers partially neutralized to the extent of 5-30 mol-%, relative to the acid groups-containing monomer portion. The polymer has a high retention, high liquid absorption under pressure, high swelling pressure, and a low content of soluble components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powdery, cross-linked polymer absorbing water and aqueous liquids formed of polymerized, unsaturated, acid groups-containing monomers that are present as salts neutralized to the extent of at least 50 mol-% and which optionally comprise further monomers which are copolymerizable with the acid groups-containing monomers as well as water-soluble polymers, the polymer being formed of acidic, polymerized monomers partially neutralized to the extent of 5-30 mol-%, relative to the acid groups-containing monomer portion. The polymer has a high retention, high liquid absorption under pressure, high swelling pressure, and a low content of soluble components.

Abstract: New leather dressing agents, which may be obtained by polymerization ofa1) 70-100 wt. % acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and/or acid chlorides and/or anhydrides thereof witha2) 0-30 wt. % of other water-soluble monomers copolymerizable with a1), anda3) 0-20 wt. % of water-insoluble monomers copolymerizable with a1) and a2), reaction of the polymer with fatty amines, and neutralization and dispersion of the thus modified polymer, with amines not bound to the polymer optionally being reacted with (meth)acrylic acid to give N-substituted .beta.-aminopropionic acids, production of said leather dressing agents and their use in the manufacture of low-fogging leathers.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an abrasive for use in a skin cleansing agent. The abrasive comprises a bleached flour obtained from a natural shell, kernel or mixture thereof. A preferred bleaching agent is hydrogen peroxide. The natural shells and/or kernels may be, for example, walnut shells, almond shells, hazelnut shells, olive kernels, cherry kernels, apricot kernels or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbents for aqueous acids or lyes comprising cross-linked, polycationic homopolymers and topolymers of quaternized, monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amino esters and/or carboxylic acid amides of the formula?CH.sub.2 =C(--R.sub.1)--CO--X--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --C(--R.sub.2, --R.sub.3)--CH.sub.2 --N(--R.sub.4,--R.sub.5,--R.sub.6)!.sup..sym. Y,(A),whereinR.sub.1 represents hydrogen or the methyl group,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent hydrogen or the same or different alkyl groups having 1 to 4 C-atoms,R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent the same or different alkyl groups having 1 to 4 C-atoms,n stands for 0 or 1,X stands for --O-- or --NH--, andY represents an anionic acid residue.

Abstract: Water-soluble, biologically decomposable carbonic acid polyesters having the general formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents a straight- or branched-chain, saturated or monounsaturated alkyl residue having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen or methyl group;R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or the group: ##STR2## n is an integer between 0 and 10; m is an integer between 5 and 16, andz is an integer between 1 and 3 are disclosed.The use of these compounds for preparation and lubricating agents for synthetic fibers is also disclosed.

Abstract: To obtain highly sulfated fatty acids, hydroxy fatty acids or oxalkylated hydroxy fatty acids, the reaction mixture obtained from the sulfatation of unsaturated fatty acid esters and/or saturated hydroxy fatty acid ester and/or oxalkylated hydroxy fatty acid esters is neutralized, optionally separated from the brine, diluted with water and hydrolyzed at a temperature between 20.degree. C. and 160.degree. C. after addition of lye the amount of which at maximum is equivalent to the organically bonded sulfuric acid content. After phase separation from the non-sulfated starting products, the highly sulfated fatty acids are isolated from the aqueous phase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds comprising ester groups having at least three ester functions, to processes for the production thereof, and to the use of the products.Compounds having at least three functional ester groups of the general formula: ##STR1## are described, wherein the abbreviations have the following meanings: X=--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- or --CH.dbd.CH--,Y=bivalent, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon residue optionally substituted,Z=optionally substituted acyl residue --CO--RR.sub.1 =the residue of an alcohol, or a group from an alkylene-oxide-adduct taking the alcohol function in the ester grouping.n=1 to 3 andm=1 to 3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures of water-soluble synthetic anionic polymers consisting of at least 80%-wt acrylamide and/or methacrylamide and sizing media based on partly or totally saponified natural resins as well as the use of such mixtures in the production of paper and cardboard in order to reduce the absorbency and improve the dry strength of these products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures of water-soluble synthetic anionic polymers consisting of at least 80%-wt. acrylamide and/or methacrylamide and sizing media based on partly or totally saponified natural resins as well as the use of such mixtures in the production of paper and cardboard in order to reduce the absorbency and improve the dry strength of these products.

Abstract: The invention concerns mixtures of alkali salts of sulfosuccinic acid dialkylesters and higher aliphatic alcohols, and the use of these mixtures as defoaming agents for mineral acid decomposition media, in particular media decomposing phosphates.

Abstract: The antistatic composition for application to flat fibrous articles such as textiles, carpets, fabrics and the like which comprises a salt of a polymeric acid with an amine of the general formula ##STR1## wherein A=H, --OR.sub.2, ##STR2## R.sub.1 =H, a lower alkyl radical, a hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, polyalkylene imine or polyalkylene glycol ether radical;R.sub.2 =H, a lower alkyl radical, a hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, polyalkylene imine or polyalkylene glycol ether radical;R.sub.3 =H, a lower alkyl radical, a hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, polyalkylene imine or polyalkylene glycol ether radical;R.sub.