Abstract:
Phenol and acetone are prepared by a process comprising homogeneously cleaving cumene hydroperoxide in the presence of acid catalyst in a cleavage apparatus comprising at least one reactor having plug flow characteristics thereby producing a cleavage product; recycling some of the cleavage product stream by combining the recycled cleavage product stream with the cumene hydroperoxide-containing feed stream fed to said cleavage apparatus under the condition that the mass flow ratio of the recycled partial cleavage product stream to the cumene hydroperoxide-containing feed stream sent to the cleavage reactor is less than 10.
Abstract:
Formaldehyde-free aqueous binders compriseA) a polymer containing from 5 to [lacuna]% by weight of units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated acid anhydride or from an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid whose carboxyl groups can form an anhydride group, andB) an alkanolamine having at least two hydroxyl groups.
Abstract:
A method of producing powder forged components produces parts which precisely fit together, the method including the steps of: forming a one-piece preform by pressing from powder; forming at least one tear notch in the preform at a selected location; sintering the preform; providing a protective layer on each tear notch; forging the preform into a component, including closing each tear notch during the forging to form a corresponding slit; cooling the component; and separating the component at the corresponding selected location into a plurality of individual parts by breaking.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to textile two- or three-dimensional structures formed from fibers and/or ribbons and swellable materials, the fibers and/or ribbons present in the structure and also the swellable materials each being present in such an amount that the fibers and/or ribbons are encased by the swellable materials and the voids in the structure are, in the swollen state, partially or completely filled by materially bound water and the swellable materials used being aqueous emulsions of (co)polymers of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer MON which are applied to the fibers and/or ribbons.
Abstract:
A roofing membrane based on a bonded fibrous web coated with bitumen on both sides and consolidated with a mixture of at least one polymeric binder and an aluminum hydroxide and the use of a bonded fibrous web consolidated with a mixture of at least one polymeric binder and at least one aluminum hydroxide as a base material for a bituminized roofing membrane.
Abstract:
A process for producing an absorbent composite by contacting a solid supporting material with an emulsion comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one crosslinker and curing the mixture on the supporting material, the absorbent composites and also their use in sealing materials for road, tunnel and water engineering and also for excavations, high water protection and roof-sealing systems.
Abstract:
A storage shelf system for hanging goods, for example, a storage system for articles of clothing hanging on clothes hangers, essentially includes a hanging conveyor of the power-and-free type with trolleys traveling on rails, a storage unit, operating devices for loading and unloading the high shelf storage system, and storage rods for receiving the goods during transport and storage thereof, wherein the trolleys, the operating devices, and the high shelf storage system are equipped with supports and corresponding securing devices, such as locking pawls, locking bolts and the like, for securing the storage rods in a positively engaging manner.
Abstract:
The cleavage product from the acid-catalyzed cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide into phenol and acetone is subjected to thermal after-treatment by a process, which comprises heating the cleavage product in a reactor, wherein the heat supplied for the thermal treatment is the heat generated by at least one exothermic reaction which occurs in the reactor. The exothermic reaction which proceeds in the cleavage product is preferably the cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide.
Abstract:
A process for reducing the salt content of fractions comprising high boilers obtained in the preparation of phenol from cumene, by extraction, is claimed. In the preparation of phenol from cumene, not only phenol and acetone but also by-products such as dimethyl phenyl carbinol or acetophenone are formed in the cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide. In the work-up of the cleavage product phase by distillation, these by-products are obtained as a fraction which boils only at high temperatures. These fractions further comprise alkali metal in the form of salts as a result of the neutralization by means of aqueous sodium hydroxide after the acid catalyzed cleavage. The presence of salt in this phase makes the work-up of this phase considerably more difficult. The salt is usually removed from the fraction by extraction of the fraction with water. However, considerable problems can occur if the aqueous phase cannot be cleanly separated from the organic phase. According to the invention, not only water but also an organic liquid is added to the fractions comprising high boilers for the purposes of extraction. This aids and accelerates the subsequent phase separation. The organic liquid to be added to the fractions comprising high boilers can be removed again from the treated fractions by simple distillation. Furthermore, the process of the invention lowers the phenol content of the fractions comprising high boilers and phenol is recovered. Fractions comprising high boilers which have been treated according to the invention can be used as starting material for the production of carbon black.