Provided herein is an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and at least one water-soluble copolymer (P) including at least one monomer (A), selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, N-methyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide or N-methylol(meth)acrylamide; at least one macromonomer (B), at least including a macromonomer (B1)

H.sub.2CC(R.sup.1)R.sup.2O(R.sup.3O).sub.a(R.sup.4O).sub.b[(R.sup.4O).sub.c(R.sup.5O).sub.d]H; and(B1)

at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (C), including at least one acidic group selected from COOH, SO.sub.3H, PO.sub.3H.sub.2, and salts thereof.

Further provided herein is the production of a spray mixture, including the contacting of a pesticide, the water-soluble copolymer (P), and water; and also a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, unwanted plant growth, unwanted insect infestation or mite infestation, and/or for regulating plant growth. The agrochemical composition acts on a pest, its environment, a crop plant to be protected from the pest, on the soil, the unwanted plant, the crop plant, and/or its environment.

Provided herein is an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and at least one water-soluble copolymer (P) including at least one monomer (A), selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, N-methyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide or N-methylol(meth)acrylamide; at least one macromonomer (B), at least including a macromonomer (B1)

H.sub.2CC(R.sup.1)R.sup.2O(R.sup.3O).sub.a(R.sup.4O).sub.b[(R.sup.4O).sub.c(R.sup.5O).sub.d]H; and(B1)

at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (C), including at least one acidic group selected from COOH, SO.sub.3H, PO.sub.3H.sub.2, and salts thereof.

Further provided herein is the production of a spray mixture, including the contacting of a pesticide, the water-soluble copolymer (P), and water; and also a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, unwanted plant growth, unwanted insect infestation or mite infestation, and/or for regulating plant growth. The agrochemical composition acts on a pest, its environment, a crop plant to be protected from the pest, on the soil, the unwanted plant, the crop plant, and/or its environment.

A transparent body production method that includes subjecting the compound represented by formula (1) to heating at a temperature equal to or greater than the melting point of said compound. In formula (1), each of W.sup.1 and W.sup.2 is the group represented by formula (2) in which the ring Z is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, X is a single bond or S, R.sup.1 is a single bond or an alkylene group having 1-4 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a specific substituent, and m is an integer of 0 or higher, the group represented by formula (4) is OH or a (meth)acryloyloxy group, each of the rings Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, R is a single bond or a specific divalent group, each of R.sup.3a and R.sup.3b is CN, a halogen group, or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and each of n1 and n2 is an integer of 0-4.

The invention relates to a pulverulent composition which can be produced by bringing a powder which comprises at least one inorganic binder into contact with from 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition, of a liquid component comprising at least one copolymer which can be obtained by polymerization of a mixture of monomers comprising (I) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one radical selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid salt, carboxylic esters, carboxamide, carboxylic anhydride and carboximide and (II) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a polyalkylene oxide radical, where the liquid component contains at least 1% by weight of the at least one copolymer and at least 30% by weight of an organic solvent. Furthermore, a process for producing the liquid component, the use thereof and also specific copolymers are disclosed.

The invention relates to a pulverulent composition which can be produced by bringing a powder which comprises at least one inorganic binder into contact with from 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition, of a liquid component comprising at least one copolymer which can be obtained by polymerization of a mixture of monomers comprising (I) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one radical selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid salt, carboxylic esters, carboxamide, carboxylic anhydride and carboximide and (II) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a polyalkylene oxide radical, where the liquid component contains at least 1% by weight of the at least one copolymer and at least 30% by weight of an organic solvent. Furthermore, a process for producing the liquid component, the use thereof and also specific copolymers are disclosed.

A monomer composition containing an unsaturated polyalkylene glycol ether-based monomer is provided having excellent stability. The monomer composition contains an unsaturated polyalkylene glycol ether-based monomer represented by the following chemical formula (1):
YO(R.sup.1O).sub.nR.sup.2(1)
[in the formula, Y represents an alkenyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sup.1O represents one or two or more types of oxyalkylene groups having 2 to 18 carbon atoms; n represents an average addition, mole number of oxyalkylene groups and is a number of 5 to 500; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms], an organic acid, and water, and having a pH of 4 to 13.

The present invention relates to the use of hydrophobically associative copolymers as binders for pelletizing metal containing ores such as iron containing ores. The copolymers comprise monomer unitsderived from at least one hydrophobically as sociative monomer, preferably at least one unsaturated hydrophobically associating monomer.

The invention relates to a polymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing monomers comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one acid group and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (II) having polyether groups with 5 to 35 repeating units and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (III) having polyether groups with 45 to 150 repeating units, the molar ratio of monomer (II) to monomer (III) being between 75:25 and 99.5:0.5. Further disclosed are the use of the polymer of the invention as an admixture for inorganic binder compositions, and a composition in powder form comprising an inorganic binder and the polymer of the invention.

The invention relates to a polymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing monomers comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one acid group and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (II) having polyether groups with 5 to 35 repeating units and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (III) having polyether groups with 45 to 150 repeating units, the molar ratio of monomer (II) to monomer (III) being between 75:25 and 99.5:0.5. Further disclosed are the use of the polymer of the invention as an admixture for inorganic binder compositions, and a composition in powder form comprising an inorganic binder and the polymer of the invention.

Provided herein is an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and at least one water-soluble copolymer (P) including at least one monomer (A), selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, N-methyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide or N-methylol(meth)acrylamide; at least one macromonomer (B), at least including a macromonomer (B1)

H.sub.2CC(R.sup.1)R.sup.2O(R.sup.3O).sub.a(R.sup.4O).sub.b[(R.sup.4O).sub.c(R.sup.5O).sub.d]H; and(B1)

at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (C), including at least one acidic group selected from COOH, SO.sub.3H, PO.sub.3H.sub.2, and salts thereof.

Further provided herein is the production of a spray mixture, including the contacting of a pesticide, the water-soluble copolymer (P), and water; and also a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, unwanted plant growth, unwanted insect infestation or mite infestation, and/or for regulating plant growth. The agrochemical composition acts on a pest, its environment, a crop plant to be protected from the pest, on the soil, the unwanted plant, the crop plant, and/or its environment.