Abstract: This invention relates to magnetite particles with a mean particle size of 0.1 to 0.3 &mgr;m, a specific surface area of 6 to 9 m2/g, a coercive force of 80 to 110 Oe, a residual magnetization of 13 to 20 nTm3/g, a pH of 7 to 10 and a bulk density of 0.6 to 0.9 g/cm3, by heating an aqueous solution of an alkaline component under inert gas, to a precipitation temperature of 65-85° C., adding iron (II) and iron (III) components and oxidizing the suspension with an oxidizing agent at a speed of 7-25 mol % Fe (II)/h.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new one-component stoving composition, which can be baked at low temperatures without the release of volatile compounds and which also has satisfactory stability when stored at room temperature. The invention also relates to the use of the one-component stoving composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to binders for aqueous coatings, to a process for the production thereof and to the use thereof for lacquers and coatings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising monoaspartic acid esters and polyaspartic acid esters as well as an addition product prepared from an unsaturated dicarboxilic acid compound and a thiol, a process for their production, and their use as reactive component for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane systems.

Abstract: The present invention relates to blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agents, to the production thereof and to the use thereof in single-component stoving lacquers, particularly OEM clear lacquers (original equipment material, initial lacquer coating).

Abstract: The present invention relates to pulverent binders for powder coating compositions which contain oligo- and polyurethanes having (meth)acryloyl groups, are curable by means of high energy radiation and have an organic solvent content of less than 1 wt. %. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing these binders in the absence of an organic solvent and to their use in powder coating compositions for coating wood, metal, plastic, mineral and/or preprimed substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethanes containing secondary amide groups in the backbones of the polyurethanes, wherein the secondary amide groups (calculated as NH—CO—, MW 43) are present in an amount of 1 to 14% by weight, based on the weight of the polyurethanes, and correspond to the formula —X1—R1—NH—C(O)—R2—X2—  (I) wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and represent the groups obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group or a primary or secondary amino group and R1 and R2 are the same or different and represent linear or branched hydrocarbon groups that are optionally substituted by groups that do not contain isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms. The present invention also relates to one-component, thermoset compositions containing the polyurethanes with secondary amide groups in the backbone and a cross-linking component that is reactive with amide groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reactive composition containing A) an isocyanate-containing compound, B) a polyol, C) an organic tin or bismuth compound, D) a thiol group-containing compound or a polyphenol which is able to react with an isocyanate group in the presence of a tertiary amine as activator and with adjacent hydroxyl groups and E) a hydrolyzable halogen compound, wherein the molar ratio SH and/or OH:metal is 2 to 500 and the molar ratio halogen/metal is 0.05 to 10.

Abstract: This invention relates to polyurethane prepolymers which comprise alkoxysilane terminal groups and which are based on special, very high molecular weight polyurethane prepolymers, to a method of producing them and to their use as binders for low-modulus sealing materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation curable aqueous polyurethane dispersions containing 0.05 to 20 wt. %, based on the weight of the non-aqueous constituents of the aqueous polyurethane dispersions, of 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionic acid-(2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl ester), (HPSNPG, calculated as MW 204.3). The invention also relates to substrates coated with these polyurethane dispersions, in particular to coated wood substrates with good grain enhancing properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydroxy-functional polyurethane carbonates by reacting a) a dihydroxy- or higher hydroxy-functional polymer having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 and containing aliphatic carbonate groups and optionally ester groups with b) compounds containing at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one hydroxy group to form urethane groups, wherein components a) and b) are present in amounts which correspond to a molar ratio of carbonate and ester groups of component a) to primary and secondary amino groups of component b) of greater than 1:1 to 20:1. The present invention also relates to the hydroxy-functional polyurethane carbonates obtained by this process and to their use as a binder component in polyurethane compositions, especially coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of an iron oxide yellow by a) adding FeSO4 or FeCl2 with an Fe(III) content of 0.0 to 4.0 mol % Fe(III) and a Mn content of up to 0.7 wt. %, based on the Fe content, to a solution or suspension of an alkaline component that has been heated to a temperature of between 42 and 75° C., and b) oxidizing the suspension formed with an oxidizing agent until all iron(II) has been converted into iron(III) as &agr;-FeOOH, whereby the oxidizing agent is added at a rate such that the oxidation time is between 120 and 600 minutes and the reaction temperature during the entire oxidation time is at least at the temperature at which precipitation occurred.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydroxy-functional copolymer P, which is present as a dispersion and/or solution in water, and is obtained by successively carrying out process steps A-D: A) initially introducing a hydrophobic polymer containing hydroxyl groups into a reaction vessel, B) introducing an initiator component into that vessel, C) subsequently polymerizing a hydrophobic monomer mixture containing hydroxyl groups in that vessel and D) subsequently polymerizing a hydrophilic monomer mixture containing hydroxyl and acid groups in that vessel. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of copolymers P following the procedure previously set forth and to coating compositions containing these copolymers P and one or more crosslinking agents.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of iron oxide pigments from the waste acid resulting from the preparation of titanium dioxide by the sulfate process, characterized in that in a first stage a partial neutralization of the sulfuric acid contained in the waste acid is performed with compounds from the group comprising metallic iron and/or iron compounds, the sulfuric acid is optionally further neutralized with a further alkaline compound, the precipitate containing Ti, Al, Cr and V compounds is separated from the resultant reaction product and an iron oxide yellow pigment or iron oxide black pigment is precipitated from the resultant iron sulfate-containing solution by addition of alkaline compounds as well as an oxidizing agent, each pigment being able to be baked to form an iron oxide red pigment.

Abstract: This invention relates to aqueous two-component polyurethane systems, to a process for producing them, and to their use for the production of coatings having an enhanced impact strength and good resistance to solvents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable, aqueous polyurethane emulsion which is prepared by I) reacting A) 40 to 90 wt. % of an isocyanate-reactive component that contains a polyester acrylate containing hydroxyl groups and having an OH content of 40 to 200 mg KOH/g and optionally other isocyanate-reactive compounds other than B) and B) 0.5 to 20 wt. % of one or more monofunctional and/or difunctional isocyanate-reactive compounds that contain cationic or anionic groups, potential cationic or anionic or hydrophilic ether groups, with C) 10 to 50 wt. % of one or more diisocyanates and/or polyisocyanates, II) optionally converting any potential cationic or anionic groups into cationic or anionic groups by salt formation and III) forming a dispersion of the reaction product of A), B) and C) in water and reacting it with D) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of one or more diamines and/or polyamines, wherein the wt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to blocked polyisocyanates which are the reaction product of polyisocyanate resins prepared from HDI and containing iminooxadiazinedione groups in an amount of at least 20 mol %, based on the total moles of iminooxadiazinedione and isocyanurate groups, with alcohols of formula (I) ROH  (I), wherein R represents aliphatic, straight chain or branched, optionally cyclic, optionally substituted (O—R1, NR12), C1-C6 radicals, preferably C1-C4 radicals, and R1 has the same meaning as R. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of blocked polyisocyanates and to their use for the preparation of polyurethane plastics and coatings, preferably for coating substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel binders for electrical insulating enamels, comprising at least one hydroxy- and/or amino-functional polyurethane containing urea and/or hydantoin groups, prepared by reacting: a) from 15 to 40 wt. % of an organic polyisocyanate or of a mixture of organic polyisocyanates, b) from 5 to 20 wt. % of at least one aspartic acid ester, and c) from 5 to 50 wt. % of a polyhydroxy compound having a molar weight from 62 to 3000 g/mol, in d) from 25 to 50 wt. % of a solvent or of a solvent mixture and at least one blocked isocyanate component containing ester, imide, amide, and/or urethane groups, at least one organic solvent, and optionally further auxiliary substances and additives whereby the resulting enamels being distinguished by high temperature stability and good solderability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to blocked fluorine-containing polyisocyanates which have a fluorine content, calculated as F=19, of 1.0 to 20.0 wt. %, preferably 4.0 to 10.0 wt. %, and are suitable for preparing stoving coatings having a water- and soil-repellent surface, wherein the fluorine-containing polyisocyanates are based on the reaction product of aliphatic polyisocyanates or polyisocyanate mixtures having an NCO content of 10 to 25 wt. % and a functionality of at least 2.5 with monofunctional isocyanate blocking agents and a fluorinated monoalcohols wherein i) 75 to 95 equivalent-% of the isocyanate groups are reacted with isocyanate blocking agents, ii) 5 to 25 equivalent-% of the isocyanate groups are reacted with fluorinated monoalcohols and iii) the equivalents of i) and ii) add up to 100%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of an aluminum-containing iron oxide crystallization nucleus with a &agr;-FeOOH crystal structure from FeCl2. This nucleus is suitable as starting material for the production of iron oxide red (&agr;-Fe2O3) via &agr;-FeOOH as an intermediate product.