Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of aqueous dispersions of polyurethanes containing chemically incorporated carboxylate groups wherein the counterions to the carboxylate groups are predominantly ammonium ions corresponding to the formula ##STR1## by mixing a starting aqueous dispersion of polyurethanes containing chemically incorporated carboxylate groups wherein the counterions to the carboxylate groups are ammonium ions corresponding to the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different and represent C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups, provided that the total number of carbon atoms in these substituents is 3 to 6,with at least an equivalent quantity of ammonia, based on the trialkyl ammonium ions, and subsequently removing under vacuum at least a portion of the displaced trialkyl amines and the excess ammonia, if present.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crosslinked polyurethane-polyurea powders which are prepared by a process which comprises dispersing NCO semiprepolymers in an aqueous medium, forming powders and isolating the powders from the aqueous medium, the NCO semiprepolymers having an NCO content of 10 to 20%, being liquid at room temperature and/or dissolved in isocyanate-inert, water-soluble solvents and based on the reaction product of(a) a polyisocyanate component based on at least one organic polyisocyanate with a polyol component having an average hydroxyl functionality of 2.3 to 4.0 and containing(b) a hydrophobic polyol component containing less than 25% by weight of ethylene oxide units, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to monoformylated 3,3'-diaminodipropylamine mixtures corresponding to formulae I and II ##STR1## The present invention is also directed to a process for the production of these mixtures by reacting acrylonitrile and formamide in the presence of a 4-aminopyridine derivative to form N,N-bis-(2-cyanoethyl)-formamide which is then hydrogenated to the monoformylated 3,3'-diaminopropylamine mixture corresponding to formulae I and II.Finally, the present invention is also directed to the use of these mixtures as chain extending agents for the preparation of polyurethanes by the polyisocyanate polyaddition process.

Abstract: New compounds containing isocyanatophenoxy groups, corresponding to ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 denotes a residue of a n-valent polyhydroxyl compound having a molecular weight of about 92-6000, R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or methyl group and n denotes an integer of from 3 to 8 were found to be suitable as hardeners in the preparation of adhesives.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material for the dye diffusion transfer process contains color producing compounds in the form of a dispersion of particles of an ionically modified polyaddition or polycondensation product containing from 4 to 180 milliequivalents of ionic groups per 100 g, which particles are charged or loaded with the color producing compound. When development is carried out by heat treatment, color transfers with high maximum densities and low minimum densities are obtained.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to new aromatic diamines containing sulfonic acid aryl esters corresponding to the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, an optionally branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl radical (preferably a methyl group), a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy radical or a halogen atom (preferably chlorine) andR.sub.2 and R.sub.3 which may be the same or different, represent hydrogen, an optionally branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 (preferably C.sub.1 -C.sub.6) alkyl radical, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy radical or a halogen atom (preferably chlorine).The present invention is also directed to a process for the production of the above aromatic diamines containing sulfonic acid esters by the reaction of optionally substituted sulfochlorides with optionally substituted phenols followed by hydrogenation.

Abstract: Photographically useful compounds, i.e. in the present context compounds which, under development conditions, chemically react imagewise, after imagewise exposure, to produce desired reaction products in imagewise distribution, may be incorporated in the layers of photographic recording materials in the form of aqueous dispersions of polyurea or polyurethane compounds containing recurring structural units corresponding to the following formula:Q(--Y).sub.n Iin which Q represents the residue of the photographically useful compound; the other symbos are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyisocyanate preparation dispersible in water and having an average NCO functionality of about 2.0 to 3.5 which contains(a) an aliphatic polyisocyanate or a mixture of aliphatic polyisocyanates; and(b) a quantity of an emulsifier sufficient to ensure the dispersibility of the polyisocyanates.The present invention is also directed to the use of this polyisocyanate preparation as an additive for aqueous adhesives based on polymers dispersed in water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous solutions or dispersions of polyisocyanate polyaddition products containing from about 2 to 200 milliequivalents per 100 g of solids of chemically incorporated, ternary or quaternary ammonium groups and up to about 25%, based on solids, of incorporated ethylene oxide units present within terminally and/or laterally arranged polyether chains, characterized in that the polyisocyanate polyaddition products contain from about 20 to 95% by weight of polyester segments Q incorporated through urethane groups, whereinQ represents a radical of the type obtained by removing the hydroxyl groups from(i) dicarboxylic acid polyester polyols having a molecular weight in the range from about 700 to 1400and/or(ii) hydroxyl-terminated lactone homopolymers or copolymers having a molecular weight in the range from about 700 to 2500.The present invention also relates to the preparation of these polyisocyanate polyaddition products and their use for bonding substrates, in particular rubber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous isocyanate emulsions and their use as binders in the production of shaped articles. These emulsions contain(A) from 80 to 20% by weight, based on the total emulsion, of water;(B) from 18 to 79% by weight, based on the total emulsion, of an organic polyisocyanate;(C) from 0.5 to 15% by weight, based on the total emulsion of a sulfonic acid corresponding to the formula:R.sub.1 --SO.sub.3 H).sub.nwhereinn represents the integers 1 or 2, andR.sub.1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, a cyclo-aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 6 to 15 carbon atoms, an araliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 7 to 15 carbon atoms or an alkaromatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 7 to 24 carbon atoms; and(D) from 0 to 10% by weight, based on the polyisocyanate, of a nonionic, surface-active agent as an emulsifier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous isocyanate emulsions and their use as binders in the production of shaped articles. These emulsions contain(A) from 80 to 20% by weight, based on the total emulsion, of water;(B) from 18 to 79% by weight, based on the total emulsion, of an organic polyisocyanate;(C) from 0.5 to 15% by weight, based on the total emulsion of a sulfonic acid corresponding to the formula:R.sub.1 --SO.sub.3 H).sub.nwhereinn represents the integers 1 or 2, andR.sub.1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 6 to 15 carbon atoms, an araliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 7 to 15 carbon atoms or an alkaromatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 7 to 24 carbon atoms; and(D) from 0 to 10% by weight, based on the polyisocyanate, of a nonionic, surface-active agent as an emulsifier.

Abstract: Diisocyanates corresponding to the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 (an isocyanate-containing radical) are as defined herein are made by several processes. These diisocyanates may be made by phosgenating the diamine in which the diisocyanate is based. They may also be produced by treating the bis-urethane of the tertiary alcohol corresponding to the diisocyanate with phosgene. Such diisocyanates may also be made by treating a specific type of bis-urea with hydrogen chloride. The diisocyanates corresponding to the above-given formula are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes having good flame-proof and mechanical properties.

Abstract: This invention relates to new emulsifiers for aqueous isocyanate emulsions and to their use as binders in the production of molded articles, in particular plates, e.g., from materials containing lignocellulose.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of plastics based on an isocyanate-polyaddition product by(1) forming an isocyanate group-containing prepolymer from(a) a compound which has a molecular weight of from 146 to about 10,000, is substantially free from hydroxyl groups, contains at least two terminal carboxyl groups and optionally contains ether and/or ester groups,(b) excess quantities of an organic nonaromatic polyisocyanate which has at least one cyclohexane ring and exclusively contains aliphatically- and/or cycloaliphatically-bound isocyanate groups and(c) up to 10 equivalent percent, based on the isocyanate-reactive groups in component (a), of a compound which is monofunctional for the purposes of the isocyanate-addition reaction and,(2) reacting the product of step (1) with(d) a chain-lengthening agent such as water, a polyamine containing at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups or hydrazine or a derivative thereof containing at least two primary and/or secondary

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous adhesives which are based on water-dispersible polymers and which contain water-dispersible polyisocyanate preparations having an average NCO-functionality of at least 2.2, which, in addition to an aromatic polyisocyanate or a mixture of aromatic polyisocyanates, contain a quantity of emulsifier sufficient to guarantee the dispersibility of the polyisocyanates, as additives capable of improving the bonding properties of these adhesives.

Abstract: This invention relates to new emulsifiers for aqueous isocyanate emulsions and to their use as binders in the production of molded articles, in particular plates, e.g., from materials containing lignocellulose.

Abstract: Dispersions of hydrophobic substances in water are prepared by dissolving the hydrophobic substance together with an ionomeric polyaddition or condensation product in an organic, water-miscible solvent or a mixture of such a solvent with water, diluting the solution with water and removing the organic solvent. The dispersions are excellently suitable for the preparation of photographic recording materials.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a substituted polyisocyanate or polyisocyanate mixtures of the diphenyl methane series containing chlorosulfonyl groups, a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof for the preparation of polyisocyanate polyaddition compounds.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new process for the production of polyisocyanates having a biuret structure by reacting aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diisocyanates with sub-stoichiometric quantities of specified aldoximes. When aldoximes are used as the biuretizing agents insoluble ureas are not formed during the reaction and nitriles which are easy to handle and distill are formed as secondary products.

Abstract: Glass fibers for reinforcing thermoplastic resins are sized with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polyurethane-ionomer as a film-forming agent and a bonding agent comprising an epoxy-containing alkoxysilane. Advantageously the polyurethane is a very small particle ionomer and the bonding agent is selected from the group consisting of(a) an epoxyalkyl alkoxysilane+an aminoalkyl alkoxysilane,(b) an epoxyalkyl alkoxysilane+a low-molecular weight aliphatic primary or secondary mono-amine,(c) an aminoalkyl alkoxysilane+a low-molecular weight monoepoxide, and(d) an epoxyalkyl alkoxysilane.