Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an economically viable process for the production of hydrophobized aerogels which works both inexpensively and in a resource-conserving manner. 2.2. This object is achieved by the provision of a process for producing organically modified aerogels by producing a sol containing [SiO4/2] units and [RxSiO(4?X)/2] a units, where x may be the same or different and is 1, 2 or 3, and R may be the same or different and is hydrogen or an organic substituted or unsubstituted radical, using the sol to form a gel, surface-modifying the gel obtained in the presence of more than 0.1% by weight of a phase modifier in a mixture comprising organosiloxane and initiator, wherein the mixture contains at least 20% by weight of organosiloxane and wherein the initiator consists of acid or organosiloxane or mixtures thereof and the gels obtained are dried. 2.3. The aerogels provided can be used as insulating materials, especially in thermal insulation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing amino acid group-containing organosilicon compounds (O), wherein the epoxy group-bearing organosilicon compounds are reacted with a stoichiometric excess of amino acids or the salts thereof in the presence of an alcohol.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a rapid and economically viable process which is notable for efficient use of material, especially of the silylating agent, and by means of which organically modified lyo- or aerogels are obtained in a rapid and simple manner. This object is achieved by virtue of the invention providing a process for producing organically modified gels selected from lyo- and aerosols by (i) emulsifying a basic polar phase comprising water and starting materials for silicatic gels in a nonpolar phase containing a water-immiscible precursor for an active silylating agent, (ii) starting formation of gel and ageing by lowering the pH, and then (iii) starting the silylation and the exchange of solvent by lowering the pH. If the gels are aerogels, the gels provided can be used for thermal and/or acoustic insulation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing organically modified aerogels. The problem addressed by the invention is that of providing an economical method for producing hydrophobic aerogels which can be implemented cost-effectively, simply, and safely, and which operates to save on resources. This problem is solved by the provision of a method for producing organically modified aerogels, wherein a sol containing [SiO4,2] units is produced, and the sol obtained is dispersed in a continuous phase. The sol forms a separate phase and the continuous phase contains at least 20 wt % organosiloxane, a gel is formed from the sol in the continuous phase, and the gel obtained is surface-modified in the presence of a phase mediator in the continuous phase, wherein acids or chlorosilanes or mixtures thereof are added as initiator and the gels obtained are dried. The aerogels provided can be used as insulating materials, in particular in thermal insulation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a system at an operating temperature of between 300° C. and 500° C., using a heat transfer fluid comprising branched siloxanes of general formula (I) (R3SiO1/2), (SiO4/2) in which w represents integral values of between 4 and 20, z represents integral values of between 1 and 15, and R represents a methyl group, the sum of the fractions of all siloxanes of general formula (1) being at least 95 mass %, in relation to the whole heat transfer fluid.

Abstract: A flexible elastic resistance exercise cord including an outer tube having first and second ends and an inside wall, an inner safety-member tube within and extending the length of the outer tube and having inner-member end portions, each connected to a respective one of the first and second ends and an outside surface movable with respect to the inside surface of the outer tube therealong. The exercise cord also includes first and second securing balls, each within the outer tube at a respective one of the first and second ends with a respective inner-member end portion sandwiched between the ball and the inside wall of the outer tube and a handle member at at least one of the first and second ends. The safety-member tube is able to stretch at least as far as the outer tube.

Abstract: Silicone foams having good foam structure and rapid cure are produced from foamable mixtures containing a physical blowing agent and an organically modified organopolysiloxane containing at least one urea or urethane group and an alkoxy(alkyl)siloxy unit.

Abstract: Particles useful in curable coating systems are functionalized on their surface with a blocked isocyanate functionality. The blocked isocyanate is generated by reacting an organosilane having an oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom ? to the silyl group, or having a cyclic structure containing N or O in the ring, attached directly to silicon.

Abstract: Foamable compositions which are free of isocyanates, which exhibit low shrinkage, low propensity toward crack formation, and which display good flammability resistance, are prepared from blowing agent-containing compositions of alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymers derived from a polyol component which contains one or more halogenated polyols.

Abstract: Silicone foams having good foam structure and rapid cure are produced from foamable mixtures containing a physical blowing agent and an organically modified organopolysiloxane containing at least one urea or urethane group and an alkoxy(alkyl)siloxy unit.

Abstract: Particles of metal and non-metal oxides may be readily functionalized with organosilyl groups, even in the absence of catalysts, when methylene-spaced alkoxysilanes are used for functionalizing. When an excess of alkoxy groups relative to metal-OH groups are present, the resulting functionalized particles exhibit high reactivity, particularly upon exposure to moisture. Functionalization is particularly useful with particles of organopolysiloxane resins.

Abstract: The invention provides copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and of ethylenically functionalized nanoparticles in the form of their aqueous polymer dispersions or water-redispersible polymer powders, obtainable by means of free-radically initiated polymerization in an aqueous medium and, if desired, subsequent drying of the resultant polymer dispersion, of A) one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters, (meth)acrylic esters, vinylaromatics, olef ins, 1,3-dienes, vinyl ethers and vinyl halides and, if desired, further monomers copolymerizable therewith, in the presence of B) at least one particle P having an average diameter of ?1000 nm, which is functionalized with ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable groups, characterized in that B2) particles P used are one or more from the group of metal oxides and semimetal oxides, and/or B2) particles P used are silicone resins composed of repeating units of the general formula [R4(p+Z)SiO(4?p?Z)/2] (II), where for at leas

Abstract: Alkoxysilyl-terminated prepolymers in which the alkoxysilyl group is linked to a tertiary nitrogen group through a Cl carbon spacer exhibit excellent moisture curing reactivity and yet are easily prepared. The tertiary nitrogen group-containing ?-aminoalkoxysilyl group is introduced into the prepolymer by reacting a tertiary nitrogen group-containing ?-aminoalkoxysilane with an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer or isocyanate-functional precursor thereof.

Abstract: ?-aminoalkoxysilanes wherein the ?-amino group is a tertiary amino group, and which also contains a further reactive group, display excellent reactivity of the alkoxy groups while remaining stable with respect to decomposition and byproduct formation, particularly through cleavage of the Si-C bond. The ?-aminosilanes are particularly useful for preparing alkoxysilyl-terminated prepolymers which exhibit high cure rates in the presence of moisture, and for functionalizing particles reactive therewith.

Abstract: Foamable mixtures of excellent quality and which are isocyanate free are prepared from silane-terminated prepolymers in which a proportion of the silane end groups are replaced by non-polar organic groups. As a result, the prepolymers have much greater hydrocarbon blowing agent compatibility.

Abstract: Foamable, isocyanate-functional organopolysiloxanes with more uniform molecular weights are produced by reaction of an aminoalkyl or hydroxyalkyl functional organopolysiloxane with a stoichiometric excess of a di- or polysiocyanate in the presence of a compatibilizer which provides a homogenous reaction mixture.

Abstract: Storage stable aspartyl ?-aminosilanes are useful in applications where reactive ?-aminosilanes have been used. Alkoxysilyl-terminated prepolymers are easily prepared therefrom and offer high reactivity to water or atmospheric moisture, even when the alkoxy groups are ethoxy groups.

Abstract: Coating compositions having reproducible properties and high scratch resistance contain an ethylenically unsaturated binder and particles functionalized with an alkoxysilane, the silicon atom of which is spaced from an electron withdrawing group by a methylene group.

Abstract: Copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and ethylenically functionalized nanoparticles in the form of aqueous polymer dispersions or water-redispersible polymer powders, are obtained by aqueous free-radically polymerizing and optionally drying a copolymerizate of, A) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of B) particles having an average diameter of ?1000 nm, functionalized with ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable groups, wherein B1) particles are metal oxides or semimetal oxides, and/or B2) particles are silicone resins and where B1) and B2) are functionalized with one or more ?-organosilanes of the formula (R1O)3?n(R2)nSi—(CR32)—X (I), where X is a radical having 2 to 20 hydrocarbon atoms containing an ethylenically unsaturated group.

Abstract: Crosslinkable silane-modified copolymers are prepared by copolymerizing free radically polymerizable monomers with an ethylenically unsaturated ?-silane. The copolymers exhibit high storage stability coupled with rapid cure.