Abstract: A water-base adhesive mix for producing tires and containing, by weight, 20 to 80% water, 10 to 40% of a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, 0.2 to 1% sulphur, 1 to 25% of a reinforcing filler, 1 to 10% of emulsifiers, 2 to 8% of a resin which cross-links by reaction with polyisocyanates, and 0.5 to 5% of an aqueous dispersion having blocked aromatic polyisocyanates with an activation temperature of 120 to 160° C. The blocked aromatic polyisocyanates are produced by reaction of an aromatic polyisocyanate (a), a blocking agent (b), and a nonionic diol alkoxylate (c) of the general formula (I) R1CH2O(CH2CH2O)n(CH2CHCH3O)mR2??(I) where R1 is R2 and R3 are the same or different, and are selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl; n is a whole number from 0 to 40 m is a whole number from 0 to 40 n+m is a whole number from 20 to 80.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition having excellent ink ejection stability and stretching property, curable with a high sensitivity by irradiation of radiation rays, and capable of forming an image excellent in rubfastness and blocking resistance, an inkjet recording method using the ink composition, and a printed article. The ink composition includes (a) a polymer having a siloxane structure and a polymerizable group on a side chain thereof, (b) a polymerizable compound, and (c) a photopolymerization initiator, and the inkjet recording method includes a step of ejecting the ink composition onto a recording medium to be recorded with an inkjet recording apparatus and a step of curing the ink composition by irradiating active radiation rays on the ejected ink composition.

Abstract: A curable coating composition includes a uretdione compound having one uretdione group and having a plurality of functional groups selected from crosslinkable groups and groups that modify a coating property. The disclosed coating compositions include those having a binder component having a plurality of active hydrogen-containing groups. When the uretdione compound has a functional group that is a crosslinkable group, the coating composition further includes a crosslinker that has a plurality of crosslinking groups reactive under curing conditions with the crosslinkable group. Also disclosed is a method of making the curable coating composition, including preparing the uretdione compound having one uretdione group and having at least one further functional group.

Abstract: A nonaqueous inkjet ink composition that at printing by an inkjet printer, is free from clogging of a nozzle of printer head part and that excels in ink delivery stability leading to prints of excellent printing quality. The nonaqueous inkjet ink composition is one containing a pigment, a resin, a pigment dispersant, an organic solvent and an aminated alcohol, characterized in that the content of the aminated alcohol is in the range of 0.01 to 3 mass % based on the whole mass. The nonaqueous inkjet ink composition may be one characterized in that the water extract from the nonaqueous inkjet ink composition exhibits a pH value ranging from 6.0 to 10.0.

Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesive based on a mixture of chemically crosslinked polyurethane and at least one hydrocarbon resin, the chemically crosslinked polyurethane being a reaction product of at least one aliphatic or alicyclic polyisocyanate and a combination of at least one polypropylene glycol diol and one polypropylene glycol triol, reacted with one another catalytically in the presence of the at least one hydrocarbon resin, the at least one hydrocarbon resin being a monomer resin of the styrene/?-methylstyrene type.

Abstract: Blends of carbon black or other fillers is described. The blends of carbon black or other fillers are preferably pre-blended prior to introducing the blend into a product such as an elastomeric or polymeric product.

Abstract: A novel method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of non-uniform polyurethane particles which comprises (a) preparing at least two isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymers having different hydrophilicities; (b) preparing a uniform mixture of said prepolymers, and (c) dispersing the mixed prepolymers in an aqueous medium. The resulting dispersion of the prepolymers may optionally be chain extended. This method enables the preparation of core-shell particles as well as particles of other morphologies, including “raspberry”, interpenetrating network, “salt-and-pepper”, “ice-cream cone” and particles of gradient composition. Similarly, an aqueous dispersion of two different polyurethane polymers may be obtained by first preparing at least two different isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymers, preparing a uniform mixture of such prepolymers and thereafter dispersing the mixture in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a crayon having a desired hardness stably without poor gelation using a benzylidene sorbitol gelling agent together with the use of carbon black as a black pigment. The process comprises: dissolving and dispersing a resin component, carbon black having a pH of less than 5.0 and an organic amine in an organic solvent, dissolving at least one gelling agent selected from the group consisting of dibenzylidene sorbitol, tribenzylidene sorbitol and derivatives thereof in the resultant under heating to prepare a raw material solution, pouring the raw material solution into a molding container, and cooling and gelling the raw material solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to (1) a process for producing a water dispersion for ink-jet printing containing colorant-containing polymer particles which includes a step I of obtaining a dispersion of colorant-containing polymer particles; a step II of obtaining a water dispersion of the colorant-containing polymer particles from the dispersion obtained in the step I; a step III of mixing the water dispersion obtained in the step II with an organic solvent (B) to suitably control a relative dielectric constant of a mixed solvent in the resultant dispersion, thereby precipitating the colorant-containing polymer particles; and a step IV of separating precipitates obtained in the step III from the dispersion and re-dispersing the precipitates in a water-based solvent; (2) a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in ejection stability and optical density; (3) a process for purifying a water dispersion for ink-jet printing; and (4) a process for producing a dispersion containing groups of fine p

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for preparing polyurethanes from reaction components including: (a) reacting about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; and about 0.1 to about 0.5 equivalents of at least one polyol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms to form an isocyanate functional urethane prepolymer; and (b) reacting the isocyanate functional urethane prepolymer, about 0.05 to about 1.0 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and up to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one polyol different from the branched polyol and having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol, as well as methods for preparing polyurethanes using a one pot process.

Abstract: There is provided a pigment dispersion including water, an aqueous polymer and a pigment as essential components, wherein the aqueous polymer is a carboxyl group-containing polyurethane which is formed by reacting a diol compound, a diisocyanate compound and a reaction product, which is mainly composed of a compound represented by general formula (1) and prepared by reacting a diol compound having one or two carboxyl groups within each molecule with a diisocyanate compound and which also has a reaction index as calculated by (Formula 1) within a range from 0.95 to 1.10.

Abstract: An ink composition for a color filter includes about 100 parts by weight of a pigment dispersion, about 7 parts by weight to about 65 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin having hydroxyl group at a side chain of the thermosetting resin, about 0.015 part by weight to about 1.5 parts by weight of a thermal initiator, about 0.8 part by weight to about 15 parts by weight of an epoxy-based resin containing fluorine, and about 15 parts by weight to about 165 parts by weight of a solvent. A color filter substrate is manufactured using the ink composition for color filter. The ink composition for the color filter improves straightness of ink jetting through an ink-jetting nozzle and prevents the ink composition from spreading to neighboring pixels.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions suitable for the formation of an adhesive layer used for in-mold decoration. This invention also relates to in-mold decoration tape or strip, comprising: a carrier layer; a release layer; a durable layer; and an adhesive layer which comprises an adhesive binder, a polymeric particulate material and an inorganic particulate material.

Abstract: An environmentally safe additive and vehicle system are provided for water-based and oil-based printing inks, paints, coatings and adhesives which can be rapidly transferred, dispersed, dispensed, spread, dried and cured. The low cost, stable additive and vehicle system enhance multiple color, high speed printing with sharp, highly defined images and superior quality, and can be used on many different types of substrates, such as paper, paperboard, cardboard, clay coated board, foil, plastic, glass, metal, wood and composites. The additive may be formed by the reaction product of a photoinitiator, such as an UV-activated polyelectrolyte, and a monomer, such as an acrylate or a methacrylate in an aqueous solution. In other embodiments, the additive is formed from a carboxylic acid or anhydride and alkylalkanolamine monomer or a dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or methacrylate monomer in an aqueous solution.

Abstract: An inkjet ink comprising polymeric fluoro-polymeric additives providing enhanced pen and print quality performance.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet recording ink including pigment particles coated with a water-insoluble resin, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent including at least one hydroxy group, wherein the water-insoluble resin has a salt-forming group and a structural unit which is derived from a methacrylate and has an aromatic ring linked via a linking group to an atom in the main chain of the water-insoluble resin, and the water-insoluble resin satisfies the condition that when the water-insoluble resin, an organic solvent, one equivalent of a neutralizing agent with respect to the salt-forming group, and water are mixed with a total content of the water-insoluble resin and the organic solvent being 35% by mass relative to the total mass of the mixture, an emulsion is formed without precipitation of the water-insoluble resin, and after the emulsion is allowed to stand for three hours, a transparent single phase is formed, or two separate phases are formed and at least an aqueous phase of the two phases is transparent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition and a method of preparing one such composition and an isocyanatoalkoxysilane; the polyisocyanate composition contains at least two different oligomeric compounds comprising at least three units and at most five units selected from aminoalkylsilane units and diamine units and at least one function selected from isocyanate functions and from those derived therefrom, the aforementioned compounds having at least two aminoalkylsilane units and another compound having at least two diamine units; the invention is suitable for coatings.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided and includes: a dye; and at least one polymer of an oxidation-resistant polymer having a weight-average molecula weight of 3,000 or more, an association-accelerating polymer and an amidic polymer. An image printed with the ink composition has an ozone degradation rate of 1/5 or less of that of an image printed with an ink composition free of the at least one polymer. The ink composition has an extremely high image durability.

Abstract: An aqueous ink to be used together with a pigment ink containing a pigment and a polymer, wherein the aqueous ink contains a reactive component for destabilizing the dispersion state of the pigment, the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 30 milliseconds is 41 mN/m or more, and the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is from 28 mN/m or more to 38 mN/m or less as determined by a maximum bubble pressure method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastics mixture comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane A) and at least one impact-modified poly(meth)acrylate B), where the impact-modified poly(meth)acrylate comprises a hard phase whose glass transition temperature is at least 70° C. and a tough phase whose glass transition temperature is at most ?10° C., the average particle size of the tough phase is at most 130 nm, and at least a portion of the tough phase has covalent linkage to the hard phase.