Abstract:
Copolymers of hydroxyalkyl vinyl ethers are obtainable by cationic or free radical copolymerization of(a) from 99 to 1% by weight of a hydroxyalkyl vinyl ether,(b) from 1 to 99% by weight of an adduct of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene oxide with a hydroxyalkyl vinyl ether and(c) from 0 to 98% by weight of other copolymerizable monomers,and the stated copolymer and hydroxyalkyl vinyl ethers polymerized by cationic or free radical polymerization, which contain the monomers (a) or (b) as sole monomers or as a mixture with other copolymerizable monomers in the form of polymerized units, are used as additives for detergents and cleaning agents in amounts of from 0.1 to 50% by weight.
Abstract:
An associative memory has separately associable zones, a linearly addressable main memory for the input and read out of data consisting of an associative word and a non-associative word, and a comparator device which serves to compare the read out association words with a search word. A device containing address converters serves to derive the addresses from the association word and from the search word or from the higher-value bits of these words and an extension counter provides a count which influences the derivation of the addresses. The count is increased by one whenever an initially addressed storage position proves otherwise occupied. A reservation unit is provided with a shift network which, under the influence of an item of control information serving to delimit the zones, derives a secondary bit group having a width 1 of the complete addresses from a selectable part of the lower-value bits of a zone address and from a selectable part of the higher-value bits of a primary bit group derived from the association and search words, having the width 1, which it feeds to the device containing the address converters in order to form the store address in dependence upon the count of the extension counter.
Abstract:
A production line wherein extremely heavy and bulky commodities, such as metallic bands which are convoluted on reels and weigh up to and in excess of 20,000 lbs., are treated at several stations is provided with a first magazine at the receiving end, a second magazine at the discharge end and an intermediate magazine between two neighboring departments. The commodities are transported in the magazines by vehicles which are movable lengthwise as well as up and down to store the commodities at different levels or to withdraw commodities from selected compartments of the respective magazines. Additional vehicles in the form of cars, lifters, cranes or the like are provided to transport commodities from a preceding magazine, to stations which are adjacent to various machines of the production line, and from such machines to the next magazine, always at a level above or below the level of the production line. The production line may be set up to anneal the commodities which are withdrawn from the first magazine prior to introduction into the first magazine, to thereupon roll the commodities in one or more passes, to trim the commodities, to subdivide the commodities, and to heat the commodities prior to storage in the second magazine from which the commodities are withdrawn for transport to inspecting, packing and/or other stations.
Abstract:
Process for the production of leather, wherein pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with at least one copolymer (A) which is obtainable by copolymerization of the following comonomers: (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated C3-C10-carboxylic acid or at least one ethylenically unsaturated C4-C10-dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride, (b) at least one (meth)acrylate of an α-branched C3-C10-alkanol, (c) at least one (meth)acrylate of a primary C4-C20-alkanol.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to copolymers prepared by copolymerization in at least two stages, wherein, in one stage (A) at least one (co)polymer is prepared from a monomer or a mixture of comonomers comprising (a1) from 80 to 100% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a2) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one C1-C22-alkyl ester of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a3) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one further ethylenically unsaturated compound, data in % by weight being based on the total amount of comonomers of the relevant stage, and the (co)polymer thus obtained is reacted in a subsequent stage (B) with a further comonomer or a further mixture of comonomers comprising (b1) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (b2) from 70 to 100% by weight of at least one C1-C22-alkyl ester of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (b3) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one further ethylenically unsaturated compound, data in % by weight being based on the total amount of comonomers of the relevant further stage.
Abstract:
Leathers are produced by a process wherein pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with at least one polymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid of 3 to 8 carbon atoms or at least one anhydride derived from a mono- or dicarboxylic acid of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (B) at least one vinylaromatic compound, (C) at least one alkoxylated unsaturated ether of the formula I (D) optionally further monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, where, in formula 1, the variables are defined as follows: R1, R2 and R3 are identical or different and are selected from C1-C4-alkyl and hydrogen; R4 and R5 are in each case identical or different and are selected from C1-C4-alkyl and hydrogen; R6 is selected from hydrogen, SO3M, PO3M2, C1-C30-alkyl, CO—H (formyl), CO—C1-C20-alkyl and CO—C6-C14-aryl, M is an alkali metal or NH4+ or CH3, n is an integer from 3 to 100 and y is an integer from 0 to 10.
Abstract:
In a process for the production of leather, pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with at least one polymer which is obtainable by copolymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride (A), derived from at least one dicarboxylic acid of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, at least one vinylaromatic compound (B) and optionally at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (C) which differs from (A) and has a hetero atom, reaction with at least one compound (D) of the formula Ia or Ib at least 0.55 equivalent, based on (A), of (D) being used, and optionally hydrolysis with water or aqueous alkaline solution, where, in formulae Ia and Ib, the variables are defined as follows: A1 are identical or different and are C2-C6-alkylene R1 is linear or branched C1-C20-alkyl, and n is an integer from 6 to 200.
Abstract:
The use of aqueous solutions or dispersions of copolymers composed ofA) from 5 to 95 mol % of ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids having 3 to 10 carbons, their anhydrides, their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, or mixtures thereof,B) from 5 to 95 mol % of ethylenically unsaturated acetals, ketals or orthocarboxylic esters of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 to R.sup.12 independently are hydrogen or an organic radical anda to d independently are 0 or 1, andC) from 0 to 70 mol % of other copolymerizable monomersor their hydrolysis products or polymer-analogous reaction products, as tanning agents for the self-tanning, pretanning or assist tanning of leather pelts and skin pelts or for the retanning of leather and skins.
Abstract:
Alkoxylation products are prepared by reacting compounds having active hydrogen atoms with C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene oxides in the presence of a mixed hydroxide built up of polycations and modified with additives and having the general formula I or II �M(II).sub.1-x M(III).sub.x (OH).sub.2 !A.sub.x/n .multidot.m L(I) �LiAl.sub.2 (OH).sub.6 !A.sub.1/n .multidot.m L (II) where M(II) is at least one divalent metal ion, M(III) is at least one trivalent metal ion, A is at least one inorganic anion and L is an organic solvent or water, n is the valence of the inorganic anion A or in the case of a plurality of anions A is their mean valence and x can assume a value of from 0.1 to 0.5 and m can assume a value of from 0 to 10, as alkoxylation catalyst, wherein the mixed hydroxide contains additives.
Abstract:
The preparation of alkyl glycosides by reaction of aqueous glycoses having a water content of 10-80% by weight with aliphatic primary alcohols having from 5 to 30 C atoms is described, in which(a) the alcohols and the glycoses are employed in a molar ratio of 2:1 to 10:1,(b) 0.1-5% by weight, based on the amount of the glycoses employed, of the acidic form of an anionic surfactant is used as the acidic catalyst having emulsifying properties,(c) 1-30% by weight, based on the amount of the glycoses employed, of alkyl glycosides is used as a further emulsifier,(d) the aqueous glycose is preheated to 50.degree.-90.degree. C. and the preheated aqueous solution of the glycose is metered with effective mixing into the reaction mixture of alcohol, acidic catalyst and emulsifier in such a manner that an emulsion is formed,(e) the reaction is carried out at from 100.degree. to 150.degree. C. and from 10 to 100 mbar, the water introduced into the reaction mixture and the water formed by the reaction being continuously removed by distillation,(f) after the reaction has ended, the acidic catalyst is neutralized by addition of a base such that the resulting mixture has a pH of 8-10, then(g) the excess alcohol is removed by distillation at from 0.01 to 10 mbar down to a residual content of less than 5% by weight, based on the amount of alkyl glycoside present, and(h) the reaction mixture is bleached at pH 8-10 after conversion into an aqueous paste having a content of from 30 to 70% by weight of alkyl glycoside using a compound eliminating active oxygen.