Abstract: The present invention relates to powder coating binders containing polyurethanes having (meth)acryloyl groups which are applied onto a substrate, fused with heat and cured by electromagnetic radiation and to a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: A process for preparing glass fiber reinforced plastics using high-energy radiation. A sizing composition is applied to the glass fiber, and the curing mechanism of the sizing composition proceeds in a controlled way by the use of two crosslinking mechanisms which can be activated separately from one another. Aqueous UV-curing polyurethane dispersions containing few or no active hydrogen atoms are used in combination with water-dispersible or water-soluble blocked polyisocyanates.

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 invention relates to water-dilutable polyurethanes containing structural units derived from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene and also to aqueous dispersions comprising these polyurethanes, to a process for preparing them and to use as aqueous oxidatively drying and/or UV-crosslinking coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention concerns new dual cure systems and polyisocyanate crosslinking agents, a process for their production and their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to new, low viscosity radiation-hardenable urethane acrylates prepared from oxalkylated polyols with 25 to 75 mole % of a polyol having a degree of oxalkylation between 3 and 5 and 75 to 25 mole % of a polyol having a degree of oxalkylation between 8 and 25, the resulting coatings having improved abrasion resistance, as well as their use as coating compositions, in particular for flooring materials.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for producing low-viscosity polyisocyanates or secondary products thereof, which carry activated, radiation-curable double bonds and can optionally also cure thermally, and low-viscosity polyisocyanate mixtures or secondary products thereof and their use in coating compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous polyurethane dispersions based on fatty acid dialkanolamides, to a process for preparing them and to use as coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for process for preparing a coating by

Abstract: Aqueous coating compositions based on polyurethane dispersions which cure under the influence of high-energy radiation, to a process for preparing them and to their use. The coating compositions contain a polyisocyanate, a polyurethane containing free-radically polymerizable groups, and an initiator which is capable of initiating a free-radical polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to water-dilutable polyurethanes containing structural units derived from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene and also to aqueous dispersions comprising these polyurethanes, to a process for preparing them and to use as aqueous oxidatively drying and/or UV-crosslinking coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for process for preparing a coating by a) applying to a porous and/or absorbent substrate a liquid coating composition containing at least one component having (meth)acryloyl groups and a dynamic viscosity of less than 2000 mPa.s and 0.1 to 10 wt. %, based on the non-volatile content of the coating composition, of an additive selected from polyamides, oligomeric fatty acid amides and polymeric fatty acid amides and b) polymerizing the composition with radiation. The present invention also relates to the resulting coated substrates and to the coating compositions used in the process.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous polyurethane dispersions based on fatty acid dialkanolamides, to a process for preparing them and to use as coating compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable coating composition containing: a) 10 to 100 wt. % of a urethane (meth)acrylate which contains both (meth)acryloyl groups and free isocyanate groups, b) 0 to 90 wt. % of (meth)acrylates which contain (meth)acryloyl groups but no free isocyanate groups or any isocyanate-reactive groups, the wt. % under a) and b) adding up to 100 wt. %, based on the weight of a)+b), and c) 0 to 10 wt. %, based on the sum of components a) and b) of a UV initiator for free radical polymerization. The invention also relates to metal, plastic, film, wood, leather and mineral substrates coated with the above-mentioned radiation-curable coating composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to powder coating binders containing polyurethanes having (meth)acryloyl groups which are applied onto a substrate, fused with heat and cured by electromagnetic radiation and to a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing urethanes containing (meth)acryloyl groups that are suitable as binders for powder coatings by reacting a polyisocyanate component with a hydroxyl group-containing component that contains at least one compound additionally containing (meth)acryloyl groups in a melt of compounds containing (meth)acryloyl groups, which are crystalline in the solid state and have a melting point of 30 to 100° C. and a dynamic viscosity at 111° C. of less than 10 Pa·s, at elevated temperature until the NCO content has dropped below 0.5 wt. %. The present invention also relates to the use of these urethanes as binders for powder coating compositions for coating substrates made of wood, metal, plastics or mineral substances, which may have been primed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pulverent binders for powder coating compositions which contain oligo- and polyurethanes having (meth)acryloyl groups, are curable by means of high energy radiation and have an organic solvent content of less than 1 wt. %. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing these binders in the absence of an organic solvent and to their use in powder coating compositions for coating wood, metal, plastic, mineral and/or preprimed substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation curable aqueous polyurethane dispersions containing 0.05 to 20 wt. %, based on the weight of the non-aqueous constituents of the aqueous polyurethane dispersions, of 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionic acid-(2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl ester), (HPSNPG, calculated as MW 204.3). The invention also relates to substrates coated with these polyurethane dispersions, in particular to coated wood substrates with good grain enhancing properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to new, low viscosity radiation-hardenable urethane acrylates prepared from oxalkylated polyols with 25 to 75 mole % of a polyol having a degree of oxalkylation between 3 and 5 and 75 to 25 mole % of a polyol having a degree of oxalkylation between 8 and 25, the resulting coatings having improved abrasion resistance, as well as their use as coating compositions, in particular for flooring materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable, aqueous polyurethane emulsion which is prepared by I) reacting A) 40 to 90 wt. % of an isocyanate-reactive component that contains a polyester acrylate containing hydroxyl groups and having an OH content of 40 to 200 mg KOH/g and optionally other isocyanate-reactive compounds other than B) and B) 0.5 to 20 wt. % of one or more monofunctional and/or difunctional isocyanate-reactive compounds that contain cationic or anionic groups, potential cationic or anionic or hydrophilic ether groups, with C) 10 to 50 wt. % of one or more diisocyanates and/or polyisocyanates, II) optionally converting any potential cationic or anionic groups into cationic or anionic groups by salt formation and III) forming a dispersion of the reaction product of A), B) and C) in water and reacting it with D) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of one or more diamines and/or polyamines, wherein the wt.