Abstract: This invention relates to hot melt polyurethane adhesive or sealant compositions which are solid at room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to nitrile-oxide precursor compounds, and their preparation and use as an irreversible cross-linking agent in polymers having appropriate functionality, i.e., alkenes, alkynes nitriles, and isocyanates. The present invention is also directed to the use of nitrile oxide compound in filled or unfilled applications such as pressure sensitive adhesives, reactive hot melts, polyurethane dispersions, thermosetting adhesives, thermoplastic adhesives or coatings.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to nitrile-oxide precursor compounds, and their preparation and use as an irreversible cross-linking agent in polymers having appropriate functionality, i.e., alkenes, alkynes nitrites, and isocyanates. The present invention is also directed to the use of nitrile oxide compound in filled or unfilled applications such as pressure sensitive adhesives, reactive hot melts, polyurethane dispersions, thermosetting adhesives, thermoplastic adhesives or coatings.

Abstract: A solvent-free one-part hot melt polyurethane adhesive or sealant composition which is solid at room temperature comprising 10 to 70% by weight of a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate content of 0.25 to 15% and an isocyanate index greater than 1 and 30 to 90% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated polymer having a number average molecular weight of 4,000 to 15,000 as determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography using a PL Gel,Mixed 10 micron column, a Shimadzu Model RID 6A Detector with a tetrahydrofuran carrier solvent at a flow rate of 1 milliliter per minute, the polymer containing sufficient hydroxyl functionality to provide an OH number of 5 to 15.

Abstract: A process for foaming polyurethane reactive hot melt adhesive comprising the steps of:a) melting a reactive polyurethane adhesive containing 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of a 2,2'dimorpholinodiethyl ether or di(2,6-dimethylmorpholinodiethyl)ether catalyst in a heated reservoirb) pumping the adhesive from the heated into a heated reservoir recirculating foaming device;c) foaming the adhesive by injecting therein an effective amount of an anhydrous gas;d) discharging a portion of the foamed adhesive through an orifice onto a substrate to be bonded; ande) recirculating the remaining foamed adhesive back to the foaming device for discharge at a later time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a one-part adhesive which comprises a mixture of: (a) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated urethane polymer; and (b) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated acid, acid salt, or acid anhydride wherein component (b) is present in an amount in the range of from about 0.5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of component (a). Such an adhesive is especially suitable for bonding components together in the manufacture of automobiles, and is particularly suitable for bonding sheet molding compound (SMC) components to metal or to other SMC components.

Abstract: A process for the coagulation of an aqueous polymer latex comprises contacting the aqueous polymer latex with an effective amount of an aqueous solution of a water soluble non-nucleophilic, non-oxidative salt of an alkaline earth metal and removing the coagulated polymer from the aqueous medium. The polymer prepared by the process has a unique combination of properties.