Abstract: Silicone-polyether block copolymers prepared by organomodification of branched polysiloxanes having terminal and/or lateral SiH functions or linear polysiloxanes having lateral and/or terminal SiH functions by means of polyethers or polyether mixtures, characterized in that the polyethers used have a polydispersity Mw/Mn in the range from 1.0 to 1.5 and/or ratios Mn/MWIN and Mw/MWIN in the range from 0.7 to 1.3, their preparation and use and also polymer articles produced therewith.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a reactive amine catalyst, in particular diethylaminoethoxyethanol and/or diethylethanolamine, in aqueous or organic solutions for producing flexible polyurethane foams having an increased recatalysis stability, and also a catalyst combination containing at least one reactive amine catalyst which can be used according to the invention; and at least one organic potassium, tin, bismuth and/or zinc compound; and/or at least one tertiary amine selected from the group consisting of triethylenediamine, triethylamine and/or silamorpholine; and/or at least one acid-blocked derivative of a tertiary amine.

Abstract: The invention provides for the use of ionic liquids or solutions of metal salts in ionic liquids and, if desired, diols and/or polyols as antistatics for plastics.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for preparing polyether alcohols by alkoxylating alcohols, and also long-chain polyether alcohols having a narrow product distribution. The process is preferably carried out continuously in the liquid phase in a microstructured reactor. An alkylene oxide or different alkylene oxides are metered at one or more points into the channels of the microreactor. The channels are cooled with the aid of a cooling medium or heated with the aid of a heating medium.

Abstract: A propellant composition for the generation of nontoxic propellant gases suitable for the inflation of air cushion protective devices for passengers in motor vehicles comprises mixtures of (a) at least one stable metal azide, (b) at least one oxidant metal compound, and (c) silicon dioxide.