Abstract: Reversibly crosslinked, water-soluble cellulose ethers having at least two different ether components is disclosed. At least one ether component is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or carboxymethyl group and at least one is an alkyl group having an aldehyde function which forms hydrolyzable hemiacetals with free OH groups of the cellulose ether. The cellulose ethers are obtainable by selective oxidation of cellulose ethers containing alkyl groups having vicinal OH groups (glycol cleavage). Preferably, water-soluble cellulose ethers are co-etherified simultaneously or subsequently with 2,3-epoxypropanol (glycidol) or 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol and the 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ether groups converted entirely or partly into 2-oxoethyl ether groups by oxidation. Suitable oxidants include periodate, periodic acid or lead tetraacetate. After washing and drying, cellulose ethers reversibly crosslinked via hemiacetals can be dispersed in water or aqueous solutions, going into solution homogeneously with a time delay.

Abstract: Reversibly crosslinked, water-soluble cellulose ethers having at least two different ether components is disclosed. At least one ether component is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or carboxymethyl group and at least one is an alkyl group having an aldehyde function which forms hydrolyzable hemiacetals with free OH groups of the cellulose ether. The cellulose ethers are obtainable by selective oxidation of cellulose ethers containing alkyl groups having vicinal OH groups (glycol cleavage). Preferably, water-soluble cellulose ethers are co-etherified simultaneously or subsequently with 2,3-epoxypropanol (glycidol) or 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol and the 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ether groups converted entirely or partly into 2-oxoethyl ether groups by oxidation. Suitable oxidants include periodate, periodic acid or lead tetraacetate. After washing and drying, cellulose ethers reversibly crosslinked via hemiacetals can be dispersed in water or aqueous solutions, going into solution homogeneously with a time delay.

Abstract: Water-soluble, nonionic cellulose ethers selected from the group consisting of alkylcelluloses and hydroxyalkylcelluloses which are additionally substituted by butenyl groups are used as protective colloids in the preparation of aqueous polymer dispersions.

Abstract: Water-soluble, nonionic cellulose ethers selected from the group consisting of alkylcelluloses and hydroxyalkylcelluloses having an average degree of polymerization of less than 900 which is substituted by, on average, from 0.01 to 0.04 2-propenyl groups per anhydroglucose unit are used as protective colloids in the preparation of aqueous polymer dispersions.

Abstract: Cellulose ethers which contain hydroxyalkyl groups are prepared, with the recovery of sodium hydroxide, by cellulose being etherified with alkylene oxide in a water-containing organic suspension medium in the presence of at least 1.0 mol of sodium hydroxide per mole of anhydroglucose units, the water-containing organic suspension medium being separated off after the etherification reaction is complete, the crude cellulose ether being extracted with a suitable solvent mixture, the lower-boiling organic components being distilled off from the solvent mixture after the extraction, the water-containing organic suspension medium separated off being added to the distillation residue of the solvent mixture to form a multiphase mixture, the bottom phase of the multiphase mixture being separated and the sodium hydroxide present in the bottom phase being reused.

Abstract: Cationic unsaturated saccharides of the formula IR.sup.5 R.sup.4 C.dbd.CHR.sup.3 --CH.sub.2 --N.sup..sym. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 --CH.sub.2 --CHR.sup.3 .dbd.CR.sup.4 R.sup.5 X.sup..crclbar.(I)in whichR.sup.1 is a deoxysaccharide radical having 1 to 20 monomer units,R.sup.2 has the same meaning as R.sup.1 or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20,-alkenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -hydroxyalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylphenyl or a polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene or polyethyleneimine group having in each case 1 to 10 ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or ethyleneimine units,R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen or methyl andX is a halogen, tosylate or allyl-sulfate ion.These compounds are obtained by reaction of deoxyaminosaccharides with allyl compounds. Polymers which are built up from these compounds or comprise these compounds as monomer units are suitable as flocculating and thickening agents.

Abstract: Water-soluble polysaccharides which containa) substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl and sulfoalkyl,b) N,N-disubstituted aminoalkyl groups,are prepared by alkylation of a polysaccharide in the presence of a base with one or more alkylation reagents, selected from the group consisting of compounds transferring alkyl groups, compounds transferring hydroxyalkyl groups, compounds transferring carboxyalkyl groups and compounds transferring sulfoalkyl groups, and also with an N,N-disubstituted amino-alkylsulfuric acid ester. The modified polysaccharides are used in paper production and waste-water purification and also in cosmetics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to succinimides of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, independently of one another, are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.24 -alkenyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkenyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -aryl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -acyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -acyloxy, a hydroxyl, amino or sulfo group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -dialkylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -acylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkylsulfato, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkylsulfonato, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkylsulfito, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkylsulfinyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkoxycarbonyl radical, andR.sup.3 is a polyhydroxyalkyl radical of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.4 is --(CHOR.sup.7).sub.n --H,R.sup.5 is --(CHOR.sup.7).sub.m --H,R.sup.6 is --(CHOR.sup.7).sub.o --H where n+m+o is 2-6, andR.sup.7 is H or a carbohydrate attached in the form of a glycoside from the series comprising reducing sugars, a process for their preparation and their use.