Abstract: Disclosed herein are polyurethane foams which can be used for reducing or preventing the corrosion of polymeric materials, which can be produced by mixing components (a) at least one polyisocyanate, (b) at least one compound having at least two groups reactive toward isocyanates, (c) optionally chain extender and/or crosslinking agent, (d) blowing agent, (e) catalyst, (f) optionally auxiliaries and additives, and (g) at least one anhydride to give a reaction mixture, and curing said reaction mixture to give the polyurethane foams, where the anhydride is added in an amount of 0.05-5 wt %, based on the weight of component (a). Also disclosed herein are a method of reducing or preventing the corrosion of polymeric materials by using such polyurethane foams and a method of using the polyurethane foams in certain applications, for example, in automotive interiors.

Abstract: Described herein is a 3D spacer fabric reinforced composite, a process for producing it, a method of using it in footwear, and a footwear including it.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for joining a first metal pipe with a second metal pipe, the pipes being joined together in an overlapping area by use of a two-component polyurethane adhesive that encapsulates the overlapping area, where the method includes the steps of: (1) applying the two-component polyurethane adhesive onto an inner surface of a fixture; (2) inserting one end of the first metal pipe into one end of the second metal pipe so as to form a pipe assembly having the overlapping area between the two ends, and putting the overlapping area of the pipe assembly into the fixture; (3) closing the fixture such that the overlapping area of the pipe assembly is fixed in the fixture, and such that the adhesive therein encapsulates the overlapping area of the pipe assembly; (4) curing the two-component polyurethane adhesive; and (5) optionally, removing the fixture from the pipe assembly.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for preparing polyurethane foams, including (1) placing a reaction mixture into a pressurizable chamber, and (2) polymerizing the reaction mixture at an additional pressure, where the reaction mixture comprises an isocyanate, an isocyanate-reactive compound and a blowing agent, and the reaction mixture is placed into the pressurizable chamber at a packing factor of 2.0-4.0. Also described herein is a polyurethane foam prepared by such a method.

Abstract: Described herein is a polyurethane foam prepared with certain polytetrahydrofurans and optional polyether polyols. The polyurethane foam is characterized by low hardness increase at low temperature as compared with conventional polyurethane foam, and is suitable for use in products which can be exposed to low temperature such as snow boots.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for predicting transmission of an infectious disease, a computer apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes determining one or more objects to be predicted, matching in a historical travel path database for a corresponding predicted path of each of the one or more objects to be predicted, and determining a transmission trend of the infectious disease in the one or more objects to be predicted based on the predicted travel paths. The predicted travel path of each object to be predicted is matched in the historical travel path database thus achieving the effect of reducing the computation amount of obtaining the predicted travel path.

Abstract: Described herein is a 3D spacer fabric reinforced composite, a process for producing it, a method of using it in footwear, and a footwear including it.