An amine-functional adduct from the reaction of an amine mixture containing at least one diamine of formula (I) and at least one diamine of formula (II) in a weight ratio ranging from 65/35 to 95/5 with at least one diepoxide in a stoichiometric ratio of at least 1. 2 moles of diamine of the formula (I) to 1 mole equivalent of epoxide groups. The adduct is liquid at room temperature without diluent even in the presence of a small excess of diamine and is surprisingly low in viscosity. In addition, it is particularly cost-effective, as it is available from an amine mixture that is technically easy to produce. The adduct enables low-emission or emission-free epoxy resin coatings with surprisingly good workability at surprisingly fast curing, which have a high hardness and low tendency to yellowing, and which hardly tend to blushing-related defects even in cold and humid conditions.

Periodic placement of directional dynamic bonding units along a flexible polymer backbone enables the formation of large supramolecular structures during strain. These structures, which form due to the alignment of stretched backbone chains, lock the stretched chains in their elongated state due to the formation of the directional dynamic bonds. Application of an appropriate stimulus (i.e., heat or light) weakens the dynamic bonds and enables the elongated chains to retract, performing measurable work and enabling the use of these structures as polymer actuators. Importantly, the high strength of the dynamic bonds enables a large amount of entropic energy to be stored in the elongated chains, enabling the polymer to achieve a large actuation force during recovery.

A poly(phenylene ether) copolymer comprising first repeating units comprising a C.sub.1-6alkyl(C.sub.6-30cycloalkenyl) pendant group; second repeating units different from the first repeating units; a copolymer of Formula (3); and optionally, at least one terminal functional group comprising (meth)acrylate, styrene, —CH.sub.2—(C.sub.6H.sub.4)—CH═CH.sub.2, allyl, cyanate ester, glycidyl ether, anhydride, aniline, maleimide, an activated ester, or a combination thereof.

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Compositions that are curable by free radical redox reactions are disclosed. Free radical curing reactions between polythiols and polyalkyenyls are initiated by the reaction of metal complexes and organic peroxides. The compositions are useful as sealants.

Fireworthy sealants may have a variety of compositions and be made by a variety of techniques. In certain implementations, a fireworthy sealant may include a body comprised of a cured, tacky, soft, deformable non-adhesive gel. The gel body may have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a perimeter, wherein the upper and lower surfaces of the gel body, in an uncompressed state, define a body thickness. The sealant may, in an uncompressed state, be dimensioned to fit in a first opening between a wall and an aircraft component surface and deformable when under compression to fit in a second opening, smaller than the first opening. The sealant may be flame retardant and produce low smoke density and low smoke toxicity.

A cold-stable NCO-containing prepolymer obtainable from the reaction of an isocyanate-reactive component comprising polyether carbonate polyols having an isocyanate component comprising methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) with high contents of 4,4′-MDI, a method for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof in one- or two-component systems for foams, elastomers, adhesives and sealants provided.

There is provided silicone based materials with enhanced tackiness upon cure. These may be used for cured self-adhering silicone-based products such as pressure sensitive adhesives, self-adhering materials and/or self-sealing materials, made from condensation curable silicone-based compositions, the compositions therefor and to applications for which said self-adhesive products may be used. In one particular application the cured silicone based material may be utilised as a self-sealing layer in an inflatable article such as a pneumatic tire.

The present disclosure relates to acid-blocked alkylaminopyridine catalysts for use in a polyurethane formulation. The polyurethane formulation may include the acid-blocked alkylaminopyridine catalyst, a compound containing an isocyanate functional group, an active hydrogen-containing compound and a halogenated olefin compound.

A room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane resin which contains silanol groups in a specified amount and has a specified molecular weight and a specified three-dimensional net-like structure, (B) a hydrolyzable organosilane compound containing an organooxymethyl group and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product thereof, (C) a linear diorganopolysiloxane of which each molecule chain terminal is capped with a silanol group, and (D) a hydrolyzable to organosilane containing an amino group and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product thereof at specified content ratios can be produced easily and at low cost, and can be formed into a high-hardness cured article or coating film even when a metal compound that can serve as a condensation catalyst is not contained.

An alkoxylated bio-oil composition is provided. The alkoxylated bio-oil composition may include an alkoxylated bio-oil prepared from an alkoxylation of dewatered bio-oil. A method for preparing an alkoxylated bio-oil composition is provided. A copolymer composition is provided. The copolymer composition may include an alkoxylated bio-oil copolymer unit. A method for preparing a copolymer composition is provided.