Abstract: Polyisocyanate-modified dicarboxylic (poly)anhydrides which are solid below 40.degree. C., liquid above 120.degree. C. and based on the reaction product of organic polyisocyanates with more than equivalent quantities, based on the NCO/COOH reaction, of dicarboxylic (poly)anhydrides containing free carboxyl groups and optional subsequent modification of the reaction product with less than equivalent quantities, based on the anhydride groups, of anhydride-reactive amino and/or hydroxyl groups; and powder coating compositions containing as binder these polyisocyanate-modified dicarboxylic (poly)anhydrides as curing agents for polyepoxides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of organic compounds which contain epoxide groups and which are subjected to a heat treatment at 30.degree. to 150.degree. C. in the presence of an alkylating agent, as auxiliary substances to increase the weather resistance of molded plastic parts. These molded parts are produced by the reaction injection molding technique and the process comprises reacting reaction mixtures based on polyioscyanate addition products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel thermoplastic, water-insoluble cellulose hydroxyalkyl hydroxycarboxylic acid esters of the general structureCell--O--Rwhere Cell--O is the substituted OH group of a polymeric cellulose unit and R is either a monomeric and/or polymeric hydroxyalkylether hydroxycarboxylic acid ester of the structure X:X=--A--B--in which A is a linear polyether chain:A=(--D--O--).sub.nin which D signifies a linear aliphatic branched or unbranched chain with 2 to 11 C atoms and n is a whole number equal to or greater than 1, and B is a linear polyester chain: ##STR1## in which E signifies a linear aliphatic branched or unbranched chain with 2 to 5 C atoms and m is a whole number equal to or greater than 1, or R is equal to A or B or X and a combination thereof in any ratio, or R is equal to H (hydrogen) according to the degree of substitution per anhydroglucose unit (max. 3) with A, B or X, and a process for their production and use of these cellulose derivatives as biodegradable mouldings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions which are storage stable at room temperature and containA) at least one compound having at least two cyclic isourea groups per molecule andB) at least one compound having at least two carboxyl groups per molecule,in an amount sufficient to provide a molar ratio of isourea groups to carboxyl groups of 0.5:1 to 1.5:1.

Abstract: This invention relates to thermosetting compositions for the production of epoxide networks of very high impact strength, to a process for their preparation and to their use as polymer materials, coating compounds, adhesives and materials for electrical insulation.

Abstract: Activator formulations which contain an aromatic polyurethane as binder are highly suitable for the preparation of non-metallic substrate surfaces for currentless metallization.The metal coatings produced are distinguished by good adhesion.

Abstract: A method of making a dental impression which comprises applying to the structure of which an impression is to be made a special prepolymer. The prepolymer is composed of units of at least one macrodiol, at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate, and an unsaturated monoalcohol as chain terminator, wherein the average functionality of the prepolymer based on the unsaturated groups is >2.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline bis-chlorocarbonic acid esters are 4-hydroxybenzoic acid-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) esters corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 denote, independently of one another, hydrogen, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl group. Preparation of (I) and liquid crystalline N-alkyl polyurethanes and polycarbonates prepared from (I) are other invention embodiments.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a dental impression comprisingA) forming a mixture of a polyaddition product which contains ether, urethane and urea groups,B) mixing therewith water of proton donor-containing aqueous solution in a weight ratio of A:B of from 1:0.01 to 1:40 and in at least catalytically active amount, the weight ratio of water plus proton donor to the balance of the composition exclusive of the filler ranging from about 0.01:1 to 1:1, andC) applying the mixture formed in B intraorally to a patient to make a negative copy of the patient's teeth.

Abstract: In a construction material comprising a flexible carrier substrate impregnated or coated with a water-hardening resin, the resin contains as an additive polyether polysiloxane polyurethanes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is lower alkyl,m is the average number of siloxane groups in the range from 5 to 25,R is ##STR2## in which X is lower alkylene,Y is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic moiety, which is unsubstituted or substituted by further ##STR3## Z is a polyether moiety based on ethylene oxide units propylene oxide units, or both with the average number of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide units being in the range fro 10 to 100 andR.sup.2 is lower alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel surface active copolymers and the use thereof in the production of polyurethane powders. More particularly, the copolymers comprise have a substantially linear structure and are obtained by copolymerization ofA) a partial reaction product of1) (meth)acrylic acid or a derivative thereof and2) a macromolecular compound substituted by at least two functional groups selected from OH and NH.sub.2, the functional groups not reacted with Al) being irreversibly blocked, withB) a urethane of 1) a long-chain alkyl isocyanate and 2) a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved process for the direct preparation of polyurethane powders in a finely divided form by the reaction of polyisocyanates and isocyanate reactive compounds in a carrier phase, using interface active compounds, the improvement wherein the interface active compound used consists of at least one polymer of a urethane of (i) a long chain alkyl isocyanate and (ii) a hydroxyalkyl-acrylic or -metacrylic acid ester.

Abstract: Laminated polarizers are described comprising a polarizing core layer and adhesive layers on one or both sides, each of which can accept a transparent outer layer, the polarizer being a polymer product containing polyacetylene, whose matrix is a polymer having polar groups, and as adhesive layers, in addition to conventional adhesives, such as epoxy resins or acrylic polymers, thermoplastic polyurethane-polyureas are used in particular, having a predominantly linear molecular structure with urethane segments and urea segments bonded exclusively aliphatically or cycloaliphatically.

Abstract: Polyisocyanate preparations containing latent tin catalysts are made from an organic polyisocyanate and a reaction product of a sulfonyl isocyanate and an organic tin catalyst in which at least one tin-oxygen bond is present. The organic tin catalyst preferably contains a tin-alkoxy, tin-siloxy, distannoxane and/or tin-carboxylate group. The reaction product of a sulfonyl isocyanate with a tin-carboxylate must generate carbon dioxide during its formation. The sulfonyl isocyanate and organic tin compound are used in quantities such that at least one isocyanato-sulfonyl group is present for each tin-oxygen bond. These polyisocyanate preparation are storage stable and may be used to produce adhesives, coatings and foams.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to aqueous solutions or dispersions of cationically modified polyurethanes, characterized in that the dissolved or dispersed polyurethanes(i) contain about 2 to 200 milliequivalents of incorporated ammonium groups per 100 g of solids content,(ii) contain 0 to about 25% by weight of ethylene oxide units within terminal or lateral polyether chains and(iii) contain at least 1.3% by weight, calculated as SiO.sub.3 (molecular weight=76), of built-in structural units corresponding to the formula ##STR1## wherein R', R" and R"' may be the same or different and represent hydrogen or alkyl groups containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms,the total quantity of hydrophilic structural units (i) and (ii) being sufficient to ensure the solubility or dispersibility of the polyurethanes in water and the solutions or dispersions having a pH value of 3 to 6.

Abstract: This invention relates to storage stable resin reaction mixtures obtained by mixing at least one organic polyisocyanate, at least one organic compound containing at least two epoxide groups, at least one alkylating agent that inhibits the reaction of the polyisocyanate and epoxide components, and optional auxiliary agents and additives. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such reaction mixtures and to their use.

Abstract: A moisture cured adhesive comprising a reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and an organic polyhydroxyl component which comprises at least one polyether polyol which has been modified by radical polymerization or copolymerization with an olefinically unsaturated monomer is disclosed. The reaction product is characterized in that it contains about 2.5 to about 25% by weight of free isocyanate groups and in that the proportion of polymers or copolymers present in the organic polyhydroxyl component is about 1 to about 50 weight % based on the weight of the components. The adhesive in accordance with the invention is characterized by its superior shear strength.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline bis-chlorocarbonic acid esters are 4-hydroxybenzoic acid-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) esters corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 denote, independently of one another, hydrogen, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl group. Preparation of (I) and liquid crystalline N-alkyl polyurethanes and polycarbonates prepared form (I) are other invention embodiments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for strengthening geological formations in underground mining or underground construction work by the introduction of reaction mixtures which react to form polyurethane plastics into the formations which are required to be strengthened, wherein the reaction mixtures are based on(a) a polyisocyanate component,(b) a polyol component and(c) at least one auxiliary agent or additive, characterized in that component (c) contains a cyclic polydimethylsiloxane in the molecular weight range of 222 to 740 and in a quantity of about 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of components (a) and (b).

Abstract: New polyisocyanate-polyaddition compounds, a process for their preparation and their use as wetting or dispersing agents for the incorporation of solids, in particular pigments, in lacquer or synthetic resin formulation.