Abstract: A method of making an isocyanurate polymer is disclosed. An isocyanate including at least one of an aromatic isocyanate and an aliphatic isocyanate is provided. A trimerization catalyst including at least one of an amine catalyst, an organometallic compound, and an imidazole compound is provided. A reaction mixture that is substantially free of reactive hydrogen is formed by mixing less than about twenty percent by total weight of said reaction mixture of an epoxide with said isocyanate. The trimerization catalyst is mixed with the reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is cured to produce a polymer composition including a reaction product of two or more isocyanates.

Abstract: A method of producing a reinforced polymer composite includes placing reinforcement solids a die defining a die cavity. A liquid reaction mixture including an aromatic polyisocyanate and initiating reaction of said aromatic polyisocyanate is infused with a catalyst composition forming an aromatic isocyanurate based polymer reaction mixture impregnates the reinforcing solids with using the cavity for forming the aromatic isocyanurate based polymer reaction mixture. The cavity defined by the die is heated to at least 80° C. for a period required to form a polymer reaction product producing the reinforced polymer composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reaction mixture including one or more polyfunctional isocyanates such that the average isocyanate functionality of the mixture is greater than 2.1, and a catalyst composition including at least one trimerization catalyst and at least one epoxide group; and curing the reaction mixture to give a cured polymer composition made up of the reaction product of isocyanates with themselves.