Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a biomass-resource-derived polyurethane, which comprises: reacting a dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic diol to produce a polyester polyol; and reacting the polyester polyol and a polyisocyanate compound, wherein the dicarboxylic acid contains at least one component derived from biomass resources, a content of an organic acid in the dicarboxylic acid is more than 0 ppm and not more than 1,000 ppm relative to the dicarboxylic acid, and a pKa value of the organic acid at 25° C. is not more than 3.7.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a polyester polyol having favorable reactivity and a favorable color tone, which can be used for obtaining a polyurethane having an excellent balance of flexibility, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance, and a method for producing the polyester polyol. The object can be achieved with a polyester polyol in which an aliphatic diol contains as a structural unit 1,10-decanediol derived from a biomass resource, and in which the aldehyde body content in the polyester polyol is 0.01 to 0.5% by weight, and a method for producing the polyester polyol.

Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including (A) a bifunctional amine having two secondary amino groups, (B) a bifunctional thiol having two mercapto groups, and (C) a bifunctional isocyanate having two isocyanato groups, in which the ratio ((a+b)/c) of the total molar number (a+b) of the molar number a of amino groups in the amine (A) and the molar number b of mercapto groups in the thiol (B) with respect to the molar number c of isocyanato groups in the isocyanate (C) is in the range of 0.85 to 1.15, and the ratio (a/c) of the molar number a of amino groups in the amine (A) with respect to the molar number c of isocyanato groups in the isocyanate (C) is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60.

Abstract: A method of preparing a product derived from a rhamnolipid includes the steps of: providing a rhamnolipid, combining the rhamnolipid with a reagent, allowing the rhamnolipid and reagent to react to form a product derived from the rhamnolipid, and collecting the product derived from the rhamnolipid. An exemplary product is dimeric ?-hydroxy fatty acid.

Abstract: Polyols are produced by an alkoxylation process in which a vegetable oil containing hydroxyl functional groups is combined with a DMC catalyst to form a mixture, the DMC catalyst is then activated by adding ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide to the vegetable oil/catalyst mixture, and ethylene oxide and propylene oxide are added to the mixture containing activated DMC catalyst in amounts such that the total of percentage of ethylene oxide in the polyol plus percentage of primary hydroxyl groups in the polyol produced is from 50 to 77% and the percentage of primary hydroxyl groups is at least 30% but less than 50%. These polyols are useful for the production of molded polyurethane foams, particularly, hot-cure molded polyurethane foams.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethanes where (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polymeric compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanates, (c) catalysts, (d) sulfur-carbon compounds selected from the group consisting of sulfinic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) and/or sulfonic acid derivatives according to the general formula (II) where R1 and R2 can be identical or different and are respectively any desired substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon moiety, with the proviso that the carbon atom bonded to the sulfur atom is an aliphatic carbon atom, and optionally (e) blowing agent, (f) chain extender and/or crosslinking agent, and (g) auxiliaries and/or additives are mixed to give a reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture is allowed to complete a reaction to give the polyurethane. The present invention further relates to polyurethanes produced by this process and to the use of these polyurethanes in the interior of means of transport.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses CO2-based polycarbonate polyols that do not degrade from the chain ends to form cyclic carbonate. Importantly, the inventive polyol compositions retain —OH end group functionality desirable for thermoset applications.

Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including (A) an amine having two or more secondary amino groups, (B) an isocyanate having two or more isocyanato groups, and (C) a thiol having three or more mercapto groups, in which the ratio (a/b) of the molar number a of amino groups in the amine (A) with respect to the molar number b of isocyanato groups in the isocyanate (B) is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60.

Abstract: An ionic diol has formula wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 independently represent alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R4 represents an alkylene group having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and R5 represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Antistatic polymers are formed by copolymerization of monomers including a diisocyanate, an ionic diol, a polyether diol, and at least one non-ionic diols. Methods of making the antistatic polyurethanes are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing the isomers 1,3- and/or 1,4-xylylene diisocyanates by reacting the corresponding 1,3- and/or 1,4-xylylene diamines with phosgene in the gaseous phase.

Abstract: Polyester polyols made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) and processes for making them are disclosed. The rPET is heated with a C3-C10 glycol reactant to give a digested intermediate comprising glycols and a terephthalate component, which comprises 45 to 70 wt. % of bis(hydroxyalkyl)terephthalates, and preferably lesser amounts of terephthalate dimers and trimers. Treatment of the digested intermediate with activated carbon gives a polyester polyol having a color index less than 20. The polyols have desirable hydroxyl numbers, viscosities, appearance, and other attributes for formulating polyurethane products and are a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyisocyanate composition comprising a modified polyisocyanate obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate and a polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether having a specific structure. In the polyisocyanate composition, the average number of isocyanate functional groups is 1.8 or more and 4.0 or less, the moiety derived from the polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether in the modified polyisocyanate is contained in an amount of 10 mass % or more and 18 mass % or less based on the total amount of the polyisocyanate composition, and the polydispersity index of molecular weight distribution of the moiety derived from the polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether in the modified polyisocyanate is 1.05 or more and 2.00 or less.

Abstract: The invention relates to preparations containing at least one blocked polyisocyanate and at least one oleophobic and/or hydrophobic finishing agent, and to the use of said preparation for the oleophobic and/or hydrophobic finishing of sheet material, in particular textiles.

Abstract: An incombustible color-coated steel sheet for household appliances and building materials and a method for manufacturing the same, includes a flame-retardant coating composition that is a colored coating composition coated on a base steel sheet so that the coated steel sheet can have more than a certain level of flame-retardant properties and can also exhibit excellent physical properties, including processability, coating adhesion, corrosion resistance, and hardness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyurethanes and to mixtures of such polyurethanes, to processes for their preparation, to their use for producing preparations comprising water and to preparations which comprise the polyurethanes. In particular, the invention relates to water-dispersible polyurethane with an essentially linear backbone composed of alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic sections.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive for food packaging films, comprising a urethane resin obtainable by mixing: (A) a polyesterpolyurethane polyol; (B) a polyester polyol; and (C) an isocyanate component. The polyesterpolyurethane polyol (A) is obtainable by chain extension of (a1) a polyester polyol with (a2) an isocyanate compound. The equivalent ratio (NCO/OH) of the isocyanate group of the isocyanate compound (a2) to the hydroxyl group of the polyester polyol (a1) is 0.6 to 0.85. The polyester polyol (B) has a glass transition temperature of ?20 to 10° C. Also disclosed is a food packaging film comprising the adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photolatent Ti-chelate catalyst formulation, comprising (i) at least one compound of the formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C20alkyl or C2-C20alkyl which is interrupted by one or more non-consecutive O-atoms; Y is formula (II) or optionally substituted phenyl; Y1 is formula (III) or optionally substituted phenyl; Y2 is formula (IV) or optionally substituted phenyl; Y3 is formula (V) or optionally substituted phenyl; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 independently of each other are hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C1-C20alkyl, or R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 independently of each other are optionally substituted C6-C14aryl, provided that only one of R2, R3, R4 is hydrogen and only one of R5, R6, R7 is hydrogen and only one of R8, R9, R10 is hydrogen and only one of R11, R12, R13 is hydrogen; and (ii) at least one chelate ligand compound of the formula IIa, IIb or IIc, wherein Y? is formula (VI) or formula (VII); Y?1 is formula (VI

Abstract: The present invention relates to storage-stable prepregs (preimpregnated fibers) on the basis of lightfast, low-viscous polyurethane systems with an increased characteristic number and flat fiber composite components (molded bodies; composite compounds) produced therefrom, which can be obtained by methods of impregnation of, for example, woven fabrics and laid scrims, and to a method for the production thereof. The polyurethane system can comprise a reaction product of a reaction mixture of an isocyanate component and a polyol formulation. The isocyanate component comprises an organic isocyanate. The polyol formulation comprises a polyol component, a dianhydrohexitol, a latent catalyst, and optionally auxiliaries and/or additives.

Abstract: A one-component structural adhesive comprising an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer having polymerized residues of: (a) 40 to 95 wt % of a polytetramethylene ether glycol; and (b) 5 to 60 wt % of an aliphatic diisocyanate.

Abstract: A one-component curable resin composition that does not contain an isocyanate compound, comprised of uniformly blended (A) a compound having two or more epoxy groups within a molecule, (B) a compound having two or more thiol groups within a molecule, and (C) an imidazole compound of formula (I), wherein the component (C) exists in the form of liquid.