Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate which is based on tolylene 2,4-diisocyanate, tolylene 2,6-diisocyanate or a mixture of tolylene 2,4- and 2,6-diisocyanate and has isocyanurate groups, wherein the polyisocyanate has a) a weight average molecular weight of from ?350 to ?800 g/mol, determined by means of gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as eluent in accordance with DIN 55672-1:2016-03, b) a polydispersity D of from >1 to ?1.5, where the polydispersity D is the ratio of weight average and number average molecular weight of the polyisocyanate and the weight average and number average molecular weight are in each case determined by means of gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as eluent in accordance with DIN 55672-1:2016-03, and c) a content of monomeric tolylene diisocyanate of ?1% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel cyclic phosphorus-containing compounds, namely hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardants in urethane systems, particularly in flexible polyurethane foams, semi-rigid and rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. The invention further provides fire-retarded polyurethane compositions comprising said hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system comprising an allophanate composition comprising a neutralized polyol, a polyuretdione resin, a tertiary amine catalyst, an additive package, and a reducer; and a neutralized basecoat comprising an inorganic salt and a pigment. The present invention further provides a method of making an allophanate system comprising combining a neutralized polyol with a polyuretdione resin in the presence of a tertiary amine catalyst, an additive package, and a reducer to produce an allophanate composition, and contacting the allophanate composition with a neutralized basecoat comprising an inorganic salt and a pigment. The system may be used to make coatings, adhesives, castings, composites, and sealants in which clear-coating on neutralized pigmented basecoats is much improved in comparison to coating on non-neutralized basecoats.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanurate which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups and at least one polyurethane which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups, wherein the polyisocyanate mixture has a) a solids content of from ?51 to ?90% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate mixture and b) a content of monomeric tolylene diisocyanate of ?0.9% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate mixture, and the polyisocyanurate which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups has a polydispersity D of from ?1 to ?1.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel cyclic phosphorus-containing compounds, namely hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardants in urethane systems, particularly in flexible polyurethane foams, rigid polyurethane foams and rigid polyisocyanurate foams. The invention further provides fire-retarded polyurethane compositions comprising said hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of nitrogenous compounds of formula (I) and/or corresponding quaternized and/or protonated compounds for production of polyurethanes, to compositions comprising said compounds and also to polyurethane systems, in particular polyurethane foams, obtained using said compounds.

Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery that the polymeric materials described herein produce polyurethane copolymers with advantageous optical properties. In particular embodiments, polyurethane copolymers comprise repeating units of isosorbide and a difunctional linker where the difunctional linkers can be diisocyanate, dithiocyanate, dicarboxylic acid, and other monomers. Some of the advantageous optical properties of these polymeric materials include a refractive index of about 1.5 and an Abbe value of at least about 50. Also described are methods for producing these polyurethane copolymers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system comprising an allophanate composition comprising a neutralized polyol, a polyuretdione resin, a tertiary amine catalyst, an additive package, and a reducer and a neutralized basecoat comprising an acid scavenger and a pigment. The resulting allophanate system may be used to make coatings, adhesives, castings, composites, and sealants in which clear-coating on neutralized pigmented basecoats is much improved in comparison to non-neutralized basecoats.

Abstract: A urethane (meth)acrylate resin wherein the viscosity of the resin is low, the formability into a sheet-formed product, in particular, an optical sheet provided with fine uneven shapes on the surface is excellent, and a high refractive index can be realized, a curable resin composition including the urethane (meth)acrylate resin as an indispensable component, a cured product thereof, and a plastic lens are provided. A urethane (meth)acrylate resin produced by reacting aromatic diisocyanate compound (a), bisphenol-ethylene oxide adduct diol (b) having at least three aromatic ring or alicyclic structures in the molecule, and hydroxy-containing (meth)acrylate compound (c), which are indispensable raw material components, a curable resin composition containing the urethane (meth)acrylate resin as a primary component, and a cured product thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a reaction mixture comprising a polyuretdione resin, a neutralized polyol, an acid-blocked tertiary amine catalyst, and optionally, an additive package selected from the group consisting of flow control additives, and wetting agents, and solvents, wherein the acid has a pKa of greater than 4.82. Compositions made from the reaction mixture of the present invention may be catalyzed at temperatures from room temperature to 130° C. and are particularly applicable in or as coatings, adhesives, castings, composites, and sealants with good performance and extended pot-life.

Abstract: The photoelastic polyurethane resin has a Young's modulus at 25° C. of 2 to 5 MPa, a photoelastic constant at 25° C. of 1000×10?12 Pa?1 to 100000×10?12 Pa?1, and a glass transition temperature of ?60° C. to ?21° C.

Abstract: An acrylic polyurethane coating composition, comprising an isocyanate component comprising at least one polyisocyanate trimer; and an isocyanate reacting mixture, the isocyanate reacting mixture comprising from 25 wt % to 80 wt % of an acrylic polyol and from 1 wt % to 30 wt % of a polyether polyol, based on a total weight of the acrylic polyurethane coating composition, the acrylic polyol having a solids content of at least 50 wt %, based on a total weight of the acrylic polyol, and the polyether polyol having a viscosity of less than 500 mPa*s at 25° C. and a number average molecular weight greater than 300 and less than 700.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polyurethane prepolymers, more particularly, to polyurethane formulations including a polyurethane prepolymer that can form polyurethanes. As an example, a polyurethane formulation can include a polyurethane prepolymer and a polyol composition including polyols, water, and a catalyst, where the polyurethane prepolymer is a reaction product of a monol and an excess amount of a polyisocyanate.

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 relates to thermoplastic polyurethanes obtainable or obtained by reaction of at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate; at least one chain extender; and at least one polyol composition, where the polyol composition comprises a polyol selected from the group consisting of polyetherols and at least one bisphenol derivative selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A derivatives with a molecular weight Mw>315 g/mol and bisphenol S derivatives with a molecular weight Mw>315 g/mol, where at least one of the OH groups of the bisphenol derivative is alkoxylated, and to processes for producing such thermoplastic polyurethanes and to the use of a thermoplastic polyurethane according to the invention for producing extrusion products, films and moldings.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polythiol compound, including obtaining one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by Formula (3), a polythiol compound represented by Formula (4), and a polythiol compound represented by Formula (5) through steps including: reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin in an amount of 1.00 equivalent or more and 1.25 equivalent or less with respect to the 2-mercaptoethanol to obtain a polyol compound represented by Formula (1); and reacting the polyol compound represented by Formula (1) with an alkali metal sulfide in an amount of 1.04 equivalent or more and 1.25 equivalent or less with respect to the 2-mercaptoethanol to obtain a polyol compound represented by Formula (2).

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition for a preparation of polyurethane dispersion, comprising bio-based polyol as shown in structure (I) and polyhydroxy fatty acid compound as shown in structure (II): wherein, R represents a polyhydric alcohol unit that is selected from aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, alicyclic polyhydric alcohol, cyclic polyhydric alcohol, aromatic polyhydric alcohol, or optionally, cyclic polyhydroxyl having heteroatom; R\ represents a hydrocarbon unit obtained from a molecular chain of unsaturated fatty acid having 14-24 carbon atoms and having from 1-6 pairs of vicinal diol group per one molecular chain of such unsaturated fatty acid; n represents an integer from 2 to 8 of an ester group obtained from a reaction of polyhydric alcohol and unsaturated fatty acid; wherein said composition is prepared from a process comprising the steps of: i.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition having enhanced texture and durability is capable of ensuring excellent appearance quality by applying polyester polyol including, polytetramethylene ether glycol and polydimethylsiloxane diol to an existing thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition, having excellent mechanical properties and long-term durability, such as anti-scratch and abrasion resistance, while largely enhancing texture quality, largely reducing producing costs by replacing a material such as natural leather, reducing generation of a volatile organic compound (VOC), and using the VOC in a surface material for a vehicle interior material.

Abstract: There is provided a method that can realize the treatment of an amine compound, a deterioration product thereof and the like in a simple and a low-cost manner. The method includes treating a carbon dioxide absorbing agent, comprising a step in which at least one carbon dioxide absorbing agent represented by OH—R2—NR3—R4—OH or H—NR6—R7—NR8—H into contact with a compound containing two or more isocyanate groups in its molecule to produce a solid containing a urethane bond or a urea bond. In the above formula, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, and R8 each independently represent CvHwOxNy wherein v, w, x, and y are 0?v?10, 0?w?22, 0?x?3, and 0?y?3, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion composition thickened with a hydrophobically modified polyether urethane, the composition having improved high-temperature stability and giving a pudding-like unique feeling. The invention provides an elastic jelly-like composition characterized in that a hydrophobically modified polyether urethane has been incorporated into an oil-in-water emulsion including oil droplets with an average particle diameter of 150 nm or smaller. The elastic jelly-like composition is transparent or translucent, gives a pudding-like elastic feeling, has excellent viscosity stability at high temperatures, and is suitable for use as a cosmetic-preparation base. The hydrophobically modified polyether urethane is especially preferably a PEG-240/decyltetradeceth-20/HDI copolymer.