Abstract: The present invention relates to a water vapor-permeable coating composite containing one or more flexible substrates, which are coated on one or both sides with one or more identical or different coating compositions, provided that at least one coating composition contains, as binder, a silica sol-modified aqueous polymer dispersion prepared from unsaturated monomers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous silica sol-modified PU dispersions and their use as coating materials, in particular [lacuna] textiles and leather.

Abstract: Polyurethane coatings which are the reaction product of A) an aliphatic, isocyanate-containing prepolymer having an isocyanate content of 1-8 wt. % and a free monomeric diisocyanate content of less than 2 wt. %, and containing 0.1 to 1.5 moles of per 1000 g of prepolymer of aliphatically bound uretdione and oxadiazinetrione groups, and B) a polyol component B) comprising at least 50 equivalent % of a compound corresponding to the formula HO—X—Y—X—OH where Y represents methylene, ethylene, —C≡C—, cyclohexylene-1,4, -1,3, -1,2, or phenylene-1,4, -1,3, -1,2 and X represents methylene, —OCH2CH2— (the oxygen being bound to the Y), or cyclohexylene-1,4, -1,3, -1,2, and where the equivalent ratio of the free NCO groups to isocyanate-reactive groups is 0.90 to 1.5. The coatings are applied to flexible substrates such as textile or leather by the casting or knife coating process by means of reactive compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to polyurethane solutions with alkoxysilane structural units, processes for the preparation of polyurethane solutions containing alkoxysilane structural units and the use of polyurethane solutions containing alkoxysilane structural units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermosetting two-component coating compositions containing A) at least one NCO prepolymer, B) at least one amine-free chain extender, C) at least one catalyst selected from metal 1,3-dicarbonylates and metal-oxo 1,3-dicarbonylates, wherein i) the metal 1,3-dicarbonylate contains as a neutral complex a metal cation with the electron configuration d0 of sub-group 3 or a lanthanide and ii) the metal-oxo 1,3-dicarbonylate contains a metal-oxo cation of sub-group 6 with the electron configuration d0. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing these coating compositions and to coated substrates prepared therefrom.

Abstract: The invention concerns ionic and/or non-ionic hydrophilic, aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersions (PU dispersions) based on polycarbonate polyols and polytetramethylene glycol polyols, a process for their production and their use as coating compositions, in particular for the production of very stable thick foam deposits in a single coat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to reactive compositions containing (A) NCO prepolymers based on (cyclo)aliphatic polyisocyanates having an NCO content of 1 to 8 wt. % and a monomeric polyisocyanate content of less than 2 wt. %, (B) amine-free chain extenders containing at least 50 equivalent percent of a compound melting between 50° and 160° C. having formula (I) HO—X—Y—X—OH  (I)  wherein Y denotes methylene, ethylene, —C≡C—, 1,4-, 1,3-, or 1,2-cyclohexylene, or 1,4-, 1,3-, or 1,2-phenylene, and X denotes methylene, —OCH2CH2— (wherein oxygen is bonded to group Y), or 1,4-, 1,3-, or 1,2-cyclohexylene, and (C) 0 to 20 wt. %, relative to component (A), of inert organic solvents, wherein the equivalent ratio of the free NCO groups of component (A) to the NCO-reactive groups of component (B) is 0.90 to 1.35.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reactive composition containing A) an isocyanate-containing compound, B) a polyol, C) an organic tin or bismuth compound, D) a thiol group-containing compound or a polyphenol which is able to react with an isocyanate group in the presence of a tertiary amine as activator and with adjacent hydroxyl groups and E) a hydrolyzable halogen compound, wherein the molar ratio SH and/or OH:metal is 2 to 500 and the molar ratio halogen/metal is 0.05 to 10.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the coagulation of PU dispersions, the coagulation products thus obtained and the use of the coagulated PU dispersions. Reactive or post-crosslinkable PU dispersions are suitable as PU dispersions for the process according to the invention. The processes according to the invention comprise the production of films, the coating of many different materials and the partial or complete impregnation of nonwoven, knitted or other fabrics for strengthening purposes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solutions of polyurethanes in organic solvents, wherein the polyurethanes are the reaction products of a) one or more at least difunctional polyols having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 16,000, b) one or more at least difunctional polyisocyanates having a molecular weight of 140 to 1500, c) optionally one or more low molecular weight at least difunctional alcohols and/or amines having a molecular weight of 32 to 500 and d) one or more monoamino-functional heterocyclic compounds. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing these polyurethane solutions and to their use in lacquers, coatings, sealants and/or adhesives.