Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a novel transparent polyurethane polyurea which is particularly suitable for lamination to glass and glasslike transparent plastics. The polymer is the reaction product of high molecular weight diols, optionally low molecular weight diols, dihydroxy carboxylic acids, diisocyanates with only aliphatically and cycloaliphatically bound isocyanates and organic diamines having aliphatically and cycloaliphatically bound primary amino groups. It has specified contents of carboxyl groups and urea groups, and it has a minimum shear modulus at both 20.degree. and 60.degree. C.The present disclosure is also concerned with a process for synthesizing such polymers. A preferred method is to react the diisocyanate and hydroxyl bearing compounds to prepare an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and chain extend with the diamine.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a halogen-containing, copolycarbonate blend having improved critical thickness and flammability properties comprising an aromatic copolycarbonate comprising the reaction product of an aromatic diphenol, an aromatic thiodiphenol and a carbonic acid derivative, such as phosgene or carbonyl bromide, blended with an effective amount of a halogen-containing compound. In a preferred embodiment, the copolycarbonate blend also contains small amounts of a perfluoro sulfonic or carboxylic acid salt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new organic heterocyclic isocyanate which is the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate and an amino or hydroxy nitrile. The invention also relates to a process of producing such isocyanates by reacting an excess of the diisocyanate with the nitrile under conditions under which the nitrile will not decompose and then maintaining the reaction mixture at an elevated temperature until the isocyanate nitrile adduct cyclizes. The reaction may be carried out in the presence of a catalyst for isocyanate addition reactions. Additionally, the invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethane by the reaction of the heterocyclic isocyanates with compounds carrying at least two isocyanate reactive hydrogen atoms per molecule.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-compartment cartridge which is suitable for securing stay bars in bore holes by means of polyurethane resins and which is destructible by the stay bar, containing a polyisocyanate component on the one hand and a polyol component on the other hand, distinguished by the fact that the polyisocyanate component used is an aromatic polyisocyanate or a mixture of aromatic polyisocyanates, while the polyol component used is a polyol containing tertiary amine nitrogen and having a molecular weight of from about 119 to 3000 or a polyol mixture containing at least one such polyol.

Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a novel transparent polyurethane polyurea which is particularly suitable for lamination to glass and glasslike transparent plastics. The polymer is the reaction product of high molecular weight diols, optionally low molecular weight diols, dihydroxy carboxylic acids, diisocyanates with only aliphatically and cycloaliphatically bound isocyanates and organic diamines having aliphatically and cycloaliphatically bound primary amino groups. It has specified contents of carboxyl groups and urea groups, and it has a minimum shear modulus at both 20.degree. and 60.degree. C.The present disclosure is also concerned with a process for synthesizing such polymers. A preferred method is to react the diisocyanate and hydroxyl bearing compounds to prepare an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and chain extend with the diamine.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of polyisocyanate mixtures containing biuret groups by the reaction of organic diisocyanates with compounds which react with isocyanate groups to form biuret groups, to the polyisocyanate mixtures obtained by this process and to the use thereof for the preparation of polyurethane resins by the isocyanate polyaddition process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyisocyanate polyaddition products by reacting organic polyisocyanates with compounds which give off organic diamines under the hydrolytic influence of water and also with water, optionally in the presence of sub-equivalent quantities, based on the NCO-groups present in the reaction mixture, of organic compounds containing isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, wherein polycyclic condensation products of formaldehyde with aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diprimary 1,2-diamines are used as the compounds which give off organic diamines under the hydrolytic influence of water. The present invention also relates to the mixtures preferably used for carrying out this process, containing:(a) at least one organic polyisocyanate; and(b) a moisture-activatable hardener for component (a); distinguished by the fact that condensation products of formaldehyde with aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diprimary 1,2-diamines are used as hardener (b).

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of polyisocyanates which contain biuret groups by the direct reaction of polyamines in vapor form with polyisocyanates.

Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a novel transparent polyurethane polyurea which is particularly suitable for lamination to glass and glasslike transparent plastics. The polymer is the reaction product of high molecular weight diols, optionally low molecular weight diols, dihydroxy carboxylic acids, diisocyanates with only aliphatically and cycloaliphatically bound isocyanates and organic diamines having aliphatically and cycloaliphatically bound primary amino groups. It has specified contents of carboxyl groups and urea groups, and it has a minimum shear modulus at both 20 and 60.degree. C.The present disclosure is also concerned with a process for synthesizing such polymers. A preferred method is to react the diisocyanate and hydroxyl bearing compounds to prepare an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and chain extend with the diamine.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a reusable, transparent; pigmented, polycarbonate container which selectively filters out the portion of the visible spectrum of from about 380 to 550nm. In a preferred embodiment, the pigmented, polycarbonate bottle is a milk bottle.

Abstract: A method is provided for making microporous, vapor-permeable polyurethane sheets by coagulating a polyurethane in a polar solvent with a non-solvent for the polyurethane, wherein a polyurethane polysiloxane is added to the solution of the polyurethane in the polar solvent.

Abstract: This application relates to textile sheets which have been coated with polyurethanes and to a process for coating said textile sheets wherein a solution of polyurethane is applied as a top coat to a release substrate and then a bonding coat is applied before application of the textile material. The polyurethane which is used as a top coat is prepared by reacting a dihydroxyl compound with a molecular weight between about 600 and 4000 and a mixture of at least 2 diols with a molecular weight between 62 and 450 with at least one organic diisocyanate. The invention overcomes the difficulty of the top coat being lifted from the release substrate in numerous areas while other areas remain firmly attached giving the so-called "hoar-frost" effect.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method of consolidating geological formations, heaped rock and earth masses by applying a polyurethane reaction system to the material to be consolidated. The reaction system comprises a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component wherein the polyol component contains about 5 to 50 wt.% of a special polyether with an OH number under about 100. This polyether is produced by the reaction of a compound having more than one reactive hydrogen atom per molecule and a molecular excess of a 1,2-alkylene oxide. The reaction system can also contain conventional polyurethane additives such as foaming agents, fillers, foam stabilizers and catalysts. In a preferred embodiment, the special polyether is produced from ethylene diamine or triethanol amine.

Abstract: This invention relates to new liquid cycloaliphatic triisocyanates and to their use as isocyanate components for the production of polyurethane resins by the known isocyanate polyaddition process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the reinforcement of geological formations and loose rock and earth masses by introducing, into the cavities of the geological formations or rock or earth masses which are required to be reinforced, reaction mixtures based on organic polyhydroxyl compounds and organic polyisocyanates which react to form polyurethanes, which process is characterized in that the polyisocyanate component used is a polyisocyanate mixture containing from about 10 to 80%, by weight, of 2,4'-diisocyanato-diphenylmethane. The present invention also relates to a two-chamber cartridge suitable for carrying out the process according to the present invention.

Abstract: The invention refers to a blowing agent composition consisting of 1,4 butan-diol-bis-(carbonic acid ester-benzoic acid anhydride) and silicon dioxide. Silicon dioxide reduces the decomposition temperature of the anhydride while at the same time increasing the yield of gas substantially.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of water dispersible polyurethanes by reacting polyisocyanates with sulphonate group containing diols. The sulphonate diols have the general formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN A and B, which may be the same or different, each represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,R represents hydrogen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group,X.sup.(+) represents an alkali metal cation or ammonium group which may be substitutedn and m, which may be the same or different, each represents an integer between 0 and 30 inclusive,o and p, represent 0 or 1, andq represents an integer of 0 or 2.Sufficient amounts of this diol are used to provide the final polymer with a sulphonate group content of about 0.1 to 6 wt.%. In a preferred embodiment, a prepolymer is formed in substance with the sulphonate bearing diol, the polyisocyanate and optionally other reactive hydrogen bearing compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethane ureas from a prepolymer which contains isocyanate groups and a mixture of hardeners containing amino groups, in the presence of water, and optionally in the presence of solvents, characterized in that the mixture of hardeners comprises compounds corresponding to the following general formulae:H.sub.2 N--R--NH.sub.2 (A)h.sub.2 n--r--n .dbd. r.sub.1 (b)andR.sub.1 .dbd. N--R--N .dbd. R.sub.1 (C)whereinR represents a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms and optionally also containing --O-- or ##STR1## (wherein X represents H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --C.sub.3 H.sub.7 or --C.sub.4 H.sub.9) andR.sub.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with a method of tanning or retanning leather or pelts by treating them with an aqueous liquor containing hydrophilic oligourethanes. The oligourethanes have a molecular weight of from 300 to 20,000 and they may be methylolated. The oligourethanes may be water soluble owing to their hydrophilic segments. The liquor may also contain up to an equal amount of formaldehyde or compounds which split off formaldehyde.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with a method of tanning or retanning leather or pelts by treating them with an aqueous liquor containing water-soluble oligourethanes having ionic groups. The oligourethanes have a molecular weight of from 300 to 20,000 and they may be methylolated. The oligourethanes may be water-soluble owing to their ionic groups or they may contain hydrophilic segments to aid in their solubility in the aqueous liquor. The liquor may also contain up to an equal amount of formaldehyde or compounds which split off formaldehyde.