Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising a blend of polyesters, said blend comprising:—from 0.1 to 99.9% by weight of one or more saturated polyesters (A) and—from 99.9 to 0.1% by weight of one or more unsaturated polyesters (B), based on the total weight of polyesters (A) and (B); said one or more (A) and one or more (B) having a Weight Average Molecular Weight (Mw) of at least 15,000 g/mole, as measured by Gel Permeation Chromatograph using tetrahydrofuran as solvent, and a glass transition temperature, as measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, according to DIN EN 61006, method A, of at least 60° C. The present invention also relates to a high molecular weight polyester as such, the method for producing a coated substrate, the coated substrate as such, and use of the coating composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hardener composition for an epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulation wherein the hardener composition comprises moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D1-NH2, and moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D2-NH—C(O)-Q, wherein D1 is a bivalent group, D2 is a bivalent group, and Q is a univalent group, to epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulations comprising at least one epoxy resin which is a polymer containing, on average, at least two epoxide groups per molecule, and the hardener composition, and at least one of diglycerides which are esters of glycerol with two molecules of fatty acid, monoglycerides which are esters of glycerol with one molecule of fatty acid, or glycerol, or the reaction products of at least one of diglycerides or monoglycerides or glycerol with organic compounds having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of acylesters, acylanhydrides, isocyanates, epoxides, cyclocarbonates,

Abstract: This invention relates to a hardener composition for an epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulation wherein the hardener composition comprises moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D1-NH2, and moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D2-NH—C(O)-Q, wherein D1 is a bivalent group, D2 is a bivalent group, and Q is a univalent group, to epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulations comprising at least one epoxy resin which is a polymer containing, on average, at least two epoxide groups per molecule, and the hardener composition, and at least one of diglycerides which are esters of glycerol with two molecules of fatty acid, monoglycerides which are esters of glycerol with one molecule of fatty acid, or glycerol, or the reaction products of at least one of diglycerides or monoglycerides or glycerol with organic compounds having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of acylesters, acylanhydrides, isocyanates, epoxides, cyclocarbonates,

Abstract: The invention relates to cationic water-dilutable binders comprising a water-soluble bismuth salt or chelate complex B, and a chain-extended epoxy-amine adduct EA which comprises moieties derived from epoxide compounds E2 having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, low molar mass epoxide compounds E3 having two epoxide groups per molecule, amidoamines A41 having at least one amide group and at least one amino group, made from amines A1 having at least two amino groups per molecule and a fatty acid A4, and one or more further amines A1, an amine A2 which has at least one secondary amino group per molecule, an amine A3 having at least one tertiary, and at least one primary amino group per molecule, fatty acids A4, and phenolic compounds A5 having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups, to a process for their preparation, and to the use thereof as corrosion protection coatings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a binder resin which is a plastified epoxide-amine adduct P comprising an adduct EA made of epoxide resins E and amines A, optionally modified by incorporation of unsaturated fatty acids F?, which adduct is plastified by incorporation of a fatty acid amide M, or a mixture M? of the said fatty acid amide M with a glyceride mixture GX which is a mixture of at least two glycerides selected from the group consisting of a triglyceride GT, a diglyceride GD, and a monoglyceride GM, to a process for its preparation, and to a method of use thereof as primer for wood, mineral, and metal substrates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for cationic electrodeposition coating using cationic water-dilutable binders comprising a water-soluble bismuth salt or chelate complex B, and a chain-extended epoxy-amine adduct EA which comprises moieties derived from epoxide compounds E2 having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, low molar mass epoxide compounds E3 having two epoxide groups per molecule, one or more of amidoamines A41 having at least one amide group and at least one amino group, made from amines A1 having at least two amino groups per molecule and a fatty acid A4, further amines A1, an amine A2 which has at least one secondary amino group per molecule, an amine A3 having at least one tertiary, and at least one primary amino group per molecule, fatty acids A4, and phenolic compounds A5 having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to process for the reduction of corrosion of base metals comprising coating the surfaces of a base metal part with a cathodic electrodeposition paint comprising a cationic paint additive C which is a plastified reaction product of epoxide resins E and amines A, wherein the reaction products of epoxides E and amines A further comprise moieties of aromatic or aliphatic dihydroxy or polyhydroxy compounds D, and preferably also of fatty acids F having from six to thirty carbon atoms, and optionally, one or more olefinic unsaturations, and wherein at least a part of the plastifier P is incorporated by chemical reaction within the reaction products of epoxide resins E and amines A.

Abstract: A polyester AB is disclosed comprising moieties derived from di- or polyfunctional organic acid compounds A and moieties derived from di- or polyfunctional organic hydroxy compounds B, wherein the compounds A comprise “hard” acid compounds Al selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, trimellithic acid anhydride, hexahydrophthalic acid, cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, and tetrahydrophthalic acid, and soft acid compounds A2 selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, dimer fatty acids, and sebacic acid, and the compounds B comprise “hard” hydroxyfunctional compounds selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane, 1,2-bishydroxymethyl cyclohexane, and 1,2-dihydroxy-propane, and soft hydroxyfunctional compounds B2 selected from the group consisting of 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 2,2?-dihydroxydiethyl ether, and 1,2-bis(2-hydroxypropoxy)-propane, and coating compositions prepared from this polyester together with crosslinkers selected from the group consisting of isocyanates,

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for coating surfaces by applying an oxidatively drying coating composition comprising at least one oxidatively drying binder and at least one drying agent acting as an accelerator of the drying and curing process proceeding under the action of an oxidizing agent, characterized in that the drying agent comprises at least one oxidoreductase and at least one mediator which is converted by the at least one oxidoreductase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a binder resin which is a plastified epoxide-amine adduct P comprising an adduct EA made of epoxide resins E and amines A, optionally modified by incorporation of unsaturated fatty acids F?, which adduct is plastified by incorporation of a fatty acid amide M, or a mixture M? of the said fatty acid amide M with a glyceride mixture GX which is a mixture of at least two glycerides selected from the group consisting of a triglyceride GT, a diglyceride GD, and a monoglyceride GM, to a process for its preparation, and to a method of use thereof as primer for wood, mineral, and metal substrates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for cationic electrodeposition coating using cationic water-dilutable binders comprising a water-soluble bismuth salt or chelate complex B, and a chain-extended epoxy-amine adduct EA which comprises moieties derived from epoxide compounds E2 having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, low molar mass epoxide compounds E3 having two epoxide groups per molecule, one or more of amidoamines A41 having at least one amide group and at least one amino group, made from amines A1 having at least two amino groups per molecule and a fatty acid A4, further amines A1, an amine A2 which has at least one secondary amino group per molecule, an amine A3 having at least one tertiary, and at least one primary amino group per molecule, fatty acids A4, and phenolic compounds A5 having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to cationic water-dilutable binders comprising a water-soluble bismuth salt or chelate complex B, and a chain-extended epoxy-amine adduct EA which comprises moieties derived from epoxide compounds E2 having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, low molar mass epoxide compounds E3 having two epoxide groups per molecule, amidoamines A41 having at least one amide group and at least one amino group, made from amines A1 having at least two amino groups per molecule N and a fatty acid A4, and one or more further amines A1, an amine A2 which has at least one secondary amino group per molecule, an amine A3 having at least one tertiary, and at least one primary amino group per molecule, fatty acids A4, and phenolic compounds A5 having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups, to a process for their preparation, and to the use thereof as corrosion protection coatings.

Abstract: The invention relates to process for the reduction of corrosion of base metals comprising coating the surfaces of a base metal part with a cathodic electrodeposition paint comprising a cationic paint additive C which is a plastified reaction product of epoxide resins E and amines A, wherein the reaction products of epoxides E and amines A further comprise moieties of aromatic or aliphatic dihydroxy or polyhydroxy compounds D, and preferably also of fatty acids F having from six to thirty carbon atoms, and optionally, one or more olefinic unsaturations, and wherein at least a part of the plastifier P is incorporated by chemical reaction within the reaction products of epoxide resins E and amines A.

Abstract: Reaction products AE of vinyl copolymers A having at least one functional group per molecule, with multifunctional compounds E derived from epoxide functional compounds having, on average, at least two functional groups per molecule, which reaction products AE have structural elements derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and beta-hydroxy alkylene imine, —NR—CH2—CR?(OH)—, or the corresponding ammonium structure, where R and R?, independently from each other, stand for H or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a process for their preparation, and a method of use thereof as binders for waterborne coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for coating surfaces by applying an oxidatively drying coating composition comprising at least one oxidatively drying binder and at least one drying agent acting as an accelerator of the drying and curing process proceeding under the action of an oxidizing agent, characterized in that the drying agent comprises at least one oxidoreductase and at least one mediator which is converted by the at least one oxidoreductase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a multi-layer coating film on an electrically conductive substrate, comprising the steps of electrodepositing on an electrically conductive substrate, a first coating composition to form an uncured electrodeposition coating film, applying an aqueous primer-surfacer coating composition to form an uncured intermediate coating film, and then simultaneously heating the substrate coated with the said coating films and curing both the uncured electrodeposition coating film and the uncured intermediate coating film to form a cured film, wherein the curing agent B is a capped isocyanate where the capping agents are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic linear or branched diols, hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylates and >NH functional heterocyclic aliphatic or aromatic compounds, to coating films made by this process, and to substrates covered with such coating films.

Abstract: The invention relates to titanium compounds ABC comprising tetravalent titanium A, a moiety derived from a glycol B by removing two hydrogen atoms from hydroxyl groups, and a moiety derived from an N-alkylol-?-hydroxyamine C synthesised by reacting a ?-hydroxyamine C12 with an aldehyde C3, to a process for their preparation, and to a method of use thereof as a curing catalyst in coating compositions.

Abstract: This invention relates to binder mixtures comprising mass fractions of from 70% to 98% of chain-extended epoxy amine adducts A and from 2% to 30% of carboxy functional polyesters B that contain a limited amount of aromatic constituents in mass fractions of up to 15% and have an acid number of from 4 mg/g to 50 mg/g, a method of making these binder mixtures, and a method of use thereof in coatings for metals, wood, cardboard, plaster, and concrete.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester AB comprising moieties derived from di- or polyfunctional organic acid compounds A and moieties derived from di- or polyfunctional organic hydroxy compounds B, wherein the compounds A comprise “hard” acid compounds A1 having two or more acid groups per molecule, and soft acid compounds A2, and the compounds B comprise “hard” hydroxyfunctional compounds B1 having two or more hydroxyl groups per molecule, and soft hydroxyfunctional compounds B2, and coating compositions prepared from these with crosslinkers selected from the group consisting of isocyanates, capped isocyanates, aminoplast crosslinkers, and phenoplast crosslinkers, as well as their application in coating of metal substrates.

Abstract: Reaction products AE of vinyl copolymers A having at least one functional group per molecule, with multifunctional compounds E derived from epoxide functional compounds having, on average, at least two functional groups per molecule, which reaction products AE have structural elements derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and beta-hydroxy alkylene imine, —NR—CH2—CR? (OH)—, or the corresponding ammonium structure, where R and R?, independently from each other, stand for H or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a process for their preparation, and a method of use thereof as binders for waterborne coating compositions.