Abstract: An apparatus for the catalytic treatment of gas having a casing and a catalytic article within the casing wherein the catalytic article comprises a ceramic honeycomb monolith which hosts a metallic track containing at least one least one metal, metal alloy, or an inorganic oxide.

Abstract: The object is to improve the storage stability of a liquid washing or cleaning agent comprising a protease and lipase with regard to lipolytic activity. This is achieved through the use of a protease comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO. 1 and that has the amino acid glutamic acid (E) or aspartic acid (D) or the amino acid asparagine (N) or glutamine (Q) or the amino acid alanine (A) or glycine (G) or serine (S) at position 99 in the sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO. 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system comprising a recuperated gas turbine engine with a catalytic combustor, and methods of operating the same, the catalytic combustor comprising: (a) an upstream section comprising an electrical heater and (b) a downstream catalyst section, wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with one another.

Abstract: An apparatus for the catalytic treatment of gas having a casing and a catalytic article within the casing wherein the catalytic article comprises a ceramic honeycomb monolith which hosts a metallic track containing at least one platinum group metal (PGM).

Abstract: According to the invention, storage stability in terms of cellulolytic activity is to be improved in a liquid washing or cleaning agent which comprises a protease and cellulase. This is achieved by the use of a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO. 1 and which has the amino acid glutamic acid (E) or aspartic acid (D) or the amino acid asparagine (N) or glutamine (Q) or the amino acid alanine (A) or glycine (G) or serine (S) at position 99 in the count according to SEQ ID NO. 1.

Abstract: According to the invention, storage stability in terms of amylolytic activity is to be improved in a liquid washing or cleaning agent which comprises a protease and amylase. This is achieved by the use of a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO. 1 and which has the amino acid glutamic acid (E) or aspartic acid (D) or the amino acid asparagine (N) or glutamine (Q) or the amino acid alanine (A) or glycine (G) or serine (S) at position 99 in the count according to SEQ ID NO. 1.

Abstract: An apparatus for the catalytic treatment of gas having a casing and a catalytic article within the casing wherein the catalytic article comprises a ceramic honeycomb monolith which hosts a metallic track containing at least one platinum group metal (PGM).

Abstract: A motor vehicle receiver hitch adapter with associated wheeled scissor lift cargo cart and mounted payloads. The hitch adapter comprises a variable pitch control system for mounting a cargo cart and attached payload in which the scissor lift mechanism within the cart is also capable of compressive force to power a dynamic pitch control system. The cargo cart also incorporates a restraint system to prevent carrying vehicle damage, and a vibration dampening system to protect carried payloads.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid surfactant composition containing a surfactant mixture, water and at least one amylase as defined herein. The present disclosure also relates to a method for cleaning textiles including providing a washing liquor by dosing a liquid surfactant composition, mixing this dosage into at least one solvent, and bring the resulting mixture into contact with the textiles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions comprising subtilase variants exhibiting improved stability and/or improved wash performance in liquid detergent and methods for obtaining such detergent compositions. The variants are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteases having an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID No. 1, across its whole length, and comprising an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions P9, Q10, Q62, L82, P86, N130, T141, N187, S236 or T253, relating in each case to the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. The present disclosure also relates to the production and use thereof. Said type of proteases have a very good cleaning performance.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and techniques for implementing a single mechanism that, when activated, provides a list of items which is customized according to the user that activated the mechanism. In some embodiments, a list of item types may be received by the system. The system may identify a number of potential items for each of the item types in the list of item types. The potential items may be filtered based on configuration settings associated with the user in order to identify a most appropriate item for each item type in the list of item types. The user may then be provided with a list of items that includes the most appropriate item for each item type. In some embodiments, the user may be provided with the ability to complete a transaction for one or more item in the list of items.

Abstract: A telescoping stabilization strut system generally comprising a fixturing pin system with accidental or inadvertent operation protection for providing stability and support between a bearing surface such as a ground surface and a load such as a vehicle, an aircraft, a machine, or a structure.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of an electrical heating unit for use in an exhaust gas system and the use of an electrical heating unit obtainable by this method are described. The method comprises forming the electrical heating unit as a single piece by additive layer manufacturing. An exhaust gas system comprising the electrical heating unit and a downstream catalyst article is also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system comprising a recuperated gas turbine engine with a catalytic combustor, and methods of operating the same, the catalytic combustor comprising: (a) an upstream section comprising an electrical heater and (b) a downstream catalyst section, wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with one another.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an optimized 3-phytase which is a bio-efficacious phytase mutant having sequence identity of at least 95% around 3-phytase (SEQ ID NO. 1) comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2 and one or more mutations. The invention is further directed to the use of such optimized 3-phytase in the production of a food or feed product.

Abstract: An exhaust gas heater comprising an electrically conductive metallic track hosted on an electrically insulating substrate through which an exhaust gas can flow.

Abstract: The invention is used in the field of enzyme technology. The invention relates to lipases and to the production thereof, the amino acid sequence of which has been modified in particular with regard to the use thereof in detergents and cleaning agents, all sufficiently similar lipases having a corresponding modification and nucleic acids coding for them. The invention further relates to methods and uses of said lipases and to agents containing them, in particular detergents and cleaning agents.

Abstract: Proteases that comprise an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence indicated in SEQ ID NO. 1 over its entire length and that comprise, in the count in accordance with SEQ ID NO. 1, the amino acid substitution R99D or R99E in combination with the further amino acid substitutions of S3T, V4I, and V199I, display very good cleaning performance in particular on blood-containing stains, as well as very good temperature stability.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions comprising polypeptides having xanthan degrading activity. The disclosure also relates to methods for producing said detergent compositions and to the use of said detergent compositions in cleaning applications.