Abstract: A method for producing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups comprises the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, wherein the compound containing at least one NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom contain at least one alkoxysilane group, to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for producing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and the use thereof. The polymers contain a complex of a lanthanide with at least one beta-diketonate ligand, preferably Yb(acac)3, and are free from organic tin compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isocyanate-terminated prepolymers based on polyoxymethylene-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, to a process for their preparation, and to the use of these isocyanate-terminated prepolymers as isocyanate components in 1- and 2-component systems for coatings, adhesives and sealants.

Abstract: A method for producing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups comprises the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, wherein the compound containing at least one NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom contain at least one alkoxysilane group, to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for producing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and the use thereof. The polymers contain a complex of a lanthanide with at least one beta-diketonate ligand, preferably Yb(acac)3, and are free from organic tin compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesive formulations based on uretdione-group-comprising polyaddition compounds that are free of isocyanate groups and monomeric polyisocyanates, and to the use thereof for the production of adhesive bonds between substrates, in particular for the production of flexible film composites.

Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesive formulations based on uretdione-group-comprising polyaddition compounds that are free of isocyanate groups and monomeric polyisocyanates, and to the use thereof for the production of adhesive bonds between substrates, in particular for the production of flexible film composites.

Abstract: The invention provides polyisocyanate prepolymers, characterised in that they contain polyether carbonate polyols as structural component, their preparation and their use as isocyanate component in 1- and 2-component systems for surface-coating compositions, adhesives and sealing materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new water-dilutable or water-soluble blocked polyisocyanates which allow the preparation of bakeable one-component (1K) polyurethane coating materials which exhibit rapid initial physical drying, exhibit reduced thermal yellowing and lead to haze-free coatings, to a process for preparing them, and to their use.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition containing A) one or more water-dilutable polyester polyols having an OH number of from 20 to 300 mg KOH/g and an acid number of from 20 to 80 mg KOH/g, obtained by reacting a) 49 to 40 mol % of a carboxylic acid component containing a1) one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and/or aromatic carboxylic acids with a COOH functionality ?2 and a2) optionally, aromatic, cycloaliphatic and/or aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with b) 51 to 60 mol % of an alcohol component containing b1) one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic polyols with Mn of from 62 to 272 g/mol and an average OH functionality ?2 and b2) optionally, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic monoalcohols, B) one or more OH-reactive crosslinkers C) water, D) neutralizing agents and E) optionally solvents, auxiliaries and additives. The aqueous coating compositions can be used for coating metal substrates, such as cans.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inner coatings of metal food containers and packaging and to a process for their production. The coatings are applied to the inside of at least a portion of the surface area of containers that are in direct contact with foods or other consumable products and subsequently cured. The coatings include a) at least one polyisocyanate containing an average of at least two NCO groups per molecule, at least 95% of the NCO groups being blocked with a blocking agent, and b) at least one polyhydroxyl compound containing an average of at least two hydroxyl groups per molecule that react with NCO groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing aqueous solutions of NCO group blocked resins having polyimide structures and optionally, polyamide structures. The process comprises the steps of preparing a polymer from at least one polyisocyanate, at least one tricarboxylic monoanhydride and/or at least one tetracarboxylic anhydride, and optionally, tricarboxylic acids, tetracarboxylic acids and/or dicarboxylic acids, at least one NH-functional lactam and/or 3,5-dimethylpyrazole and/or butanone oxime. The reaction mixture is subsequently reacted with a base, and the resulting resin is dissolved in water. The resins provide high-grade, highly flexible coatings having the excellent properties and chemical resistance typical of polyamideimides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new water-dilutable or water-soluble blocked polyisocyanates which allow the preparation of bakeable one-component (1K) polyurethane coating materials which exhibit rapid initial physical drying, exhibit reduced thermal yellowing and lead to haze-free coatings, to a process for preparing them, and to their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous coating compositions containing A) at least one polyisocyanate which contains an average of at least two NCO groups per molecule and in which at least 85% of the NCO groups are blocked with a blocking agent selected from ?-caprolactam and/or a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and B) at least one hydrophilic polyester polyol containing an average of at least two reactive hydroxyl groups per molecule, or a mixture of hydrophilic and non-hydrophilic polyester polyols, wherein component B) has an acid number of ?15 mg KOH/g, a hydroxyl number of 20 to 300 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight, Mw, of >1500 g/mol, wherein the equivalent ratio between the blocked isocyanate groups of component A) and the isocyanate-reactive groups of component B) is 0.5 to 5.0:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inner coatings of metal food containers and packaging and to a process for their production. The coatings are appied to the inside of at least a portion of the surface area of containers that are in direct contact with foods or other consumable products and subsequently cured. The coatings include a) at least one polyisocyanate containing an average of at least two NCO groups per molecule, at least 95% of the NCO groups being blocked with a blocking agent, and b) at least one polyhydroxyl compound containing an average of at least two hydroxyl groups per molecule that react with NCO groups.

Abstract: Storage-stable blocked polyisocyanates prepared by reacting one or more polyisocyanates with one or more biuretizing agents and optionally, catalysts such that in the blocked end product there are 5-45 equivalent percent of biuret groups according to formula (I) based on the sum total of all free and blocked NCO groups; optionally modifying the resulting biuret polyisocyanates with the aid of isocyanate-reactive compounds and/or catalysts, with further reaction of free NCO groups; and subsequently blocking at least 95 mol percent of the remaining free NCO groups with a blocking agent according to the formula R1R2NH, where R1 and R2 independently of one another are aliphatic or cycloaliphatic C1-C12 alkyl radicals. The blocked polyisocyanates can be used to make polyurethane polymers and coating compositions, which can be used to coat substrates.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition containing A) one or more water-dilutable polyester polyols having an OH number of from 20 to 300 mg KOH/g and an acid number of from 20 to 80 mg KOH/g, obtained by reacting a) 49 to 40 mol % of a carboxylic acid component containing a1) one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and/or aromatic carboxylic acids with a COOH functionality ?2 and a2) optionally, aromatic, cycloaliphatic and/or aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with b) 51 to 60 mol % of an alcohol component containing b1) one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic polyols with Mn of from 62 to 272 g/mol and an average OH functionality ?2 and b2) optionally, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic mono alcohols, B) one or more OH-reactive crosslinkers C) water, D) neutralizing agents and E) optionally solvents, auxiliaries and additives. The aqueous coating compositions can be used for coating metal substrates, such as cans.

Abstract: Storage-stable Polyisocyanates based on aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic diisocyanates including from 1 to 20% by weight of alkylamino groups of the formula R1R2N as a constituent of biuret groups, wherein R1 and R2 independently of one another are aliphatic or cycloaliphatic C1-C12 alkyl radicals, and where at least 95 mol % of the isocyanate groups are blocked with at least one blocking agent, and the polyisocyanates contain from 4.0 to 21.0% by weight of blocked and free NCO groups (calculated as NCO, molecular weight=42). The polyisocyanates are used to produce coating compositions, coatings, and coated substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition, a process for its preparation, and to its use for the production of textured coated surfaces on heat-resistant substrates, in which coating composition is based on hydroxyl group-containing binders, cross-linking agents and particular amine compounds.

Abstract: Blocked polyisocyanates, their preparation and use in one-component coating materials. In organic polyisocyanates having at least two isocyanate groups, the isocyanate groups are blocked with OH acidic cyclic ketones of the general formula (I). The blocked polyisocyanate system of the invention reacts without elimination of the blocking agent and possesses low crosslinking temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for coating a substrate by applying to a substrate a coating composition containing A) at least one compound which contains at least two (meth)acrylate groups and at least one isocyanate-reactive group and which is free from isocyanate groups and blocked isocyanate groups, B) at least one blocked polyisocyanate, which does not contain any ethylenically unsaturated groups and C) at least one photoinitiator, curing the coating composition by the action of UV light and post-curing by increasing the temperature of the coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a blocked polyisocyanate containing: A1) 40 to 70 equivalent % of a predominantly linear NCO prepolymer having an NCO content of 5.0 to 10.0 wt. %, A2) 30 to 60 equivalent % of an aliphatic lacquer polyisocyanate, B1) 30 to 60 equivalent % of epsilon-caprolactam and B2) 40 to 70 equivalent % of diisopropylamine or 1,2,4-triazole as blocking agents, wherein the equivalent percents of isocyanate components A1) and A2) add up to 100 %, and the equivalent percents of blocking agents B1) and B2) add up to 100 to 110%, based on the equivalents of component A). The present invention also relates to a process for preparing these blocked polyisocyanates to coating compositions containing these blocked polyisocyanates and to metal substrates coated with these coating compositions.