Abstract: A urethane-forming curable composition which has a low viscosity and therefore can sufficiently flow around to details or minute cavities of electric or electronic parts or devices to seal the same and which can give flexible curing products excellent in heat resistance, hydrolysis resistance (wet heat resistance) and moistureproofness and capable of preventing hardness changes as well as reductions in insulating performance over a long period of time even under severe conditions and therefore can reliably protect the electric or electronic parts or devices. A hydrogenated OH-containing liquid polyisoprene (X) and a polyester polyol (Y) which is liquid at ordinary temperature and is constituted of fatty acid units (A) and polyhydric alcohol units (B) and which has an iodine value of not more than 50 are combinedly used as the polyol component. The fatty acid units (A) of this polyester polyol (Y) at least partly comprise hydroxy fatty acid oligomer (at least dimer) units (a).

Abstract: Lipophilic amphoteric surface active compositions exhibiting remarkable W/O emulsifying property and good stabililty against oxidation, comprising betaines having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 --CO is an acyl radical of estolides, R.sub.2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to 3.

Abstract: A powder electroluminescent element which comprises electroluminescent particles and an organic binder at least partly comprising a polyurethane shows a high emission intensity or brightness and has a prolonged operating life.

Abstract: A new curable urethane composition which comprises a polyhydroxyl component and a polyisocyanate component, wherein said polyhydroxyl component comprises80 to 10% by weight of an interesterification product (A) which is the reaction product of castor oil (a1) and substantially non-hydroxyl-containing naturally occurring triglyceride oil (a2) and, optionally, low molecular weight polyol (a3) and20 to 90% by weight of a polybutadiene based polyol (B).The composition has a sufficiently low viscosity to be easily handled and forms a polyurethane resin with excellent elongation and electrical properties.