Abstract: A coating composition is shown and described herein. The coating composition comprises: the (meth)acrylic polymer containing at least one active hydrogen (a), the epoxy silane oligomer composition (b), emulsifier (c), titanium oxide particles (d), a siliceous particulate filler (e) and water (f) optionally one or more additives, where the epoxy silane oligomer composition comprises 5 to 15 weight percent monomer, 5 to 20 weight percent dimer, 5 to 20 weight percent trimer and 45-85 weight percent poly-oligomers components. The coating composition can provide a water-based coating composition exhibiting early water resistance such that defects in the coating are minimized if exposed to water prior to the coating being fully cured.

Abstract: A curable silicone adhesive composition comprising adhesion promoter is shown and described herein. The adhesion promoter is a silicon hydride material containing an aromatic based skeleton with another adhesion promoter to provide a silicone material that is curable at relatively low temperatures and shorter time and provides good adhesion to plastics and metal.

Abstract: A moisture-curable silylated resin is derived from a copolycarbonate diol prepared from diol(s) of specific types.

Abstract: A surface-protective coating forming composition exhibiting excellent shelf life (storage stability) and cured coating performance is derived from trialkoxysilane and metal oxide powder.

Abstract: A resin composition containing an organic resin (i) containing carboxylic acid ester and/or ether functional groups and optionally other halo groups, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups and cyano groups and a moisture-curable silylated polycarbonate resin (ii) derived from a copolycarbonate diol, prepared from diol(s) having even numbers of carbon atoms and odd number of carbon atoms and coatings formulated using these resin compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silicone rubber composition having specific dielectric properties which can be used as insulator material in high voltage direct current applications and a method for the manufacture of cable accessories like cable joints. The invention comprises as well a method for the determination of the optimum dielectric properties and the related amount of dielectric active additives.

Abstract: A curable polyorganosiloxane composition includes (a) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more curable functional group capable of causing addition reaction in one molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having three or more crosslinking groups which have reactivity with the curable functional group of the (a) in one molecule; (c) a curing catalyst capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of the (a) and (b); and (d) a silicon compound having a monovalent alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms and a hydrolyzable group which are directly bonded to a silicon atom; and in some cases, (e) scaly inorganic fine particles. An adhesive may use the curable polyorganosiloxane composition.

Abstract: A hydrophilic silicone, compositions comprising the same, and articles comprising the same are shown and described herein. The hydrophilic silicone is an ionically modified silicone compound wherein the compound comprises a zwitterionic moiety and has a net neutral charge. The hydrophilic silicone compounds may be provided as part of a composition, e.g., a composition suitable for forming a hydrogel, which may be employed to form a film material and even an article (e.g., in a contact lens).

Abstract: There is provided herein a silylated polyurethane composition, a process of preparing a silylated polyurethane polymer, and an adhesive, sealant or coating containing a silylated polyurethane made therewith.

Abstract: The present invention relates to curable compositions, in particular, thiol-ene-curing compositions, a method of coating using said curable compositions, cured compositions obtained by curing said curable compositions, cured articles, comprising said cured compositions, a certain compound comprising olefinically unsaturated functional groups and a silyl functional group for use in said curable compositions and a method of manufacturing the curable compositions.

Abstract: A thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler; (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin having a curable functional group in the polysiloxane molecule, the polyorganosiloxane resin comprising at least one polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof; (C) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure; (D) a hydrogenpolyorganosiloxane; and (E) a platinum catalyst, wherein the content of the polysiloxane (b1) having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof in the polyorganosiloxane resin (B) is more than 80% by mass.

Abstract: A moisture-curable composition is shown and described herein. The moisture-curable composition comprises a moisture-curable resin and a moisture scavenger selected from a cyanoalkylalkoxysilane. The inclusion of the cyanoalkylalkoxysilane in the moisture-curable composition has been found to effectively scavenge moisture and control the rate of curing and viscosity increase in the composition.

Abstract: A curable silicone adhesive composition comprising a heat stable siloxane-imide copolymer is shown and described herein. The composition includes an alkenyl silicone, a silicone hydride based cross linker, hydrosilylation catalyst and additives that is curable at relatively low temperatures and shows good heat stability.

Abstract: A thermally conductive polysiloxane composition includes (A) a thermally conductive filler, (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin including at least one polysiloxane having one curable functional group in the molecule thereof, and (C) a siloxane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a linear siloxane structure.

Abstract: A curable polyorganosiloxane composition includes (a) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more curable functional groups per molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having per molecule two or more crosslinkable groups having reactivity with the curable functional groups of the component (a); (c) a curing catalyst capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of the component (a) and the component (b); (d) a pigment which itself does not emit a fluorescent light; and (e) a UV tracer. The composition can be used as an adhesive.

Abstract: Reactive poly(fluoroalkyl-functional siloxane) oligomers, method of making the same, and compositions comprising the same are shown and described herein. The reactive poly(fluoroalkyl-functional siloxane) oligomers are is derived from a hydrolysable fluoroalkyl-functional silanes. Coating compositions comprising reactive poly(fluoroalkyl-functional siloxane) oligomer(s) may be used to form a coating or a film on a substrate and impart hydrophobic and/or oleophobic properties. The reactive poly(fluoroalkyl-functional siloxane) oligomer are more hydrophobic and oleophobic and show better chemical resistance than the hydrolysable fluoroalkyl-functional silane.

Abstract: A quartz glass container is shown and described herein. The quartz glass container exhibits a low concentration of surface defects on an inner surface of the container. In aspects hereof, the container may have a surface defect density of 50 or fewer surface defects per square centimeter within a 1 cm band centered 1 cm from the base of the container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of trichlorosilane (HSiCl3) which comprises the reaction of tetrachlorosilane (SiCU) with hydridosilanes in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: A tertiary amine compound is shown and described herein. The tertiary amine is a reaction product of an isocyanate and a compound bearing an active hydrogen and a bicyclic tertiary amine in its molecule. The tertiary amine compounds have been found to be suitable as catalysts for producing polyurethanes. Also shown and described are processes employing the tertiary amine compounds in a reaction of an isocyanate and an alcohol in the presence of the tertiary amine compounds. Further, also shown and described is a method for making the tertiary amine.

Abstract: There is provided herein a method and an apparatus for producing an isocyanatoorganosilane which method includes feeding a carbamatoorganosilane to a cracking device where it is thermally dissociated into a reaction product mixture comprising isocyanatoorganosilane, alcohol, and heavies, followed by separating the mixture in a distillation column of two parts and collecting the isocyanatoorganosilane from the distillation column via a side stream having a predetermined location between the top and bottom parts of the column; and wherein the distillation column is configured to have a ratio of the length of the bottom part of the distillation column to the length of the top part of the distillation column which is effective to provide a side stream having a high purity and high weight percent of isocyanatoorganosilane.