The present invention discloses a process for preparing a flame-retardant, lightfast, low fogging and degradable car seat leather wherein ammonia salt deliming is replaced with an ammonia free one, tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfate and the flame-retardant starchy leather surfactant are used as the tanning agents to replace the conventional chrome tanning agent, hot water washing is used to reduce the fogging value of the seat leather, the flame-retardant performance is enhanced by combination of retanning, greasing and coating, the lightfast material is applied to enhance the lightfastness of the coating and the spray coating is replace with the roller coating to lower the consumption of the paints.

A process for producing aqueous polyurethane preparations comprises the steps of: A) providing a solution in at least one solvent of at least one polymeric polyurethane bearing ionizable groups, B) using at least one neutralizing agent to partially neutralize the at least one polymeric polyurethane bearing ionizable groups, C) dispersing the at least one polymeric polyurethane bearing ionizable groups in water, D) optionally removing the at least one solvent, E) optionally diluting the mixture after solvent removal with further water, F) admixing neutralizing agent after solvent removal.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersions comprising the steps of: A) reacting primary and/or secondary monoamines or diamines A1) with cyclic carbonate containing one hydroxy group A2) such that the molar ratio of total primary and/or secondary amine groups to cyclic carbonate groups is in the range of 0.8 to 1.2; B) producing an NCO-containing polyurethane prepolymer by reacting B1) polyisocyanates with B2) polymeric polyols and/or polyamines having number average molecular weights of more than 400 to 8,000 g/mol, optionally B3) low molecular weight compounds having number average molecular weights of 17-400 g/mol selected from the group consisting of mono- and polyalcohols, mono- and polyamines, and aminoalcohols; optionally B4) isocyanate-reactive, ionically hydrophilizing compounds, and B5) the reaction products of A); C) dispersing the prepolymer from B) in water; and D) optionally reacting the remaining free NCO groups of the prepolymer from B) with monoamines, polyamines, hydrazine and/or hydrazides, wherein the molar ratio of the NH groups to the NCO groups is from 0 to 1.2, and step D) occurs partially or completely prior to or during the dispersion step C).

The present invention provides aqueous composition comprising a multi-stage acrylic emulsion polymer having a first stage polymer of from 0.5 to 4 wt. %, based on the total weight of monomers used to make the first stage polymer, of a copolymerized carboxylic acid or salt group containing monomer, and having 10 to 30 wt. %, on total solids of the multi-stage acrylic emulsion polymer, of a second stage polymer of from 3 to 15 wt. % of a copolymerized hydroxyl group containing monomer, the first stage polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of less than 10 C. and the second stage polymer having a Tg (DMA) of greater than 80 C.; and (ii) from 25 to 75 wt. %, based on the total solids weight of the multi-stage acrylic polymer, of a polyurethane.

A segment of leather, and a color layer comprising a pigmented coating mixed with an irreversible thermochromic dye applied to the segment of leather. The irreversible thermochromic dye comprises a first portion that is activated to provide a visible marking on the segment of leather, and a second portion that is not activated in combination create a graphic image on the segment of leather. The disclosed method comprises conditioning a segment of cover material with a base coat, applying a color coating comprising an irreversible thermochromic dye and a pigmented coating to the segment of cover material, applying a top coating to the color coating, and embossing a graphic image in the color coating with a thermal embossing tool that is heated to a temperature causing a color change of the irreversible thermochromic dye by applying pressure to a first portion of the color coating.

A method for the treatment of flexible laminar covers is described. One aspect includes selecting a low-quality material with a visible surface. A first layer of a first resin in a liquid state with a weight of a first predetermined value is deposited on the first surface. The resin is dried by applying a heat source to obtain an intermediate laminar semi-finished product, A second layer of a second resin in a liquid state with a weight of a second predetermined value is deposited on an active surface of a laminar support. The resin is dried by applying a heat source. The laminar support is coupled with the laminar semi-finished product so as to face the active surface to obtain a coupled sandwich. The sandwich is calendered by applying predetermined pressure and temperature. The sandwich is heated to a predetermined temperature so as to obtain a laminar finished product.