A one-component moisture curing composition and a method for sealing construction joints against penetration of water. The one-component moisture curing composition includes at least one isocyanate-functional polyurethane polymer, at least one inorganic swelling agent selected from the group including aluminum sulfate and magnesium sulfate, and at least one hydrophilic aldimine of formula (I).

Provided is a polyurethane resin-forming composition for a membrane-sealing material, the polyurethane resin-forming composition contributing to formation of (1) a urethane resin that is excellent in moldability, has a suppressed elution amount of a low-molecular-weight reaction product, and has excellent appearance or (2) a urethane resin that has a low viscosity, is excellent in cast moldability, and has a reduced water elution amount of a low-molecular-weight reaction product and a reduced solvent elution amount of a molded product.

The polyurethane resin-forming composition for a membrane-sealing material comprises: a polyisocyanate prepolymer (A) or an allophanate group-containing polyisocyanate prepolymer (A′) comprising a reaction product of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate (a1-1) and/or a modified product of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate (a1-2), and an active hydrogen-containing compound (a2); and a castor oil polymerized polyol (b1) comprising a castor oil polymerization product.

The present invention relates to a modified polyisocyanate and use thereof, in particular as a crosslinking component of water-soluble or water-dispersible coatings. The modified polyisocyanate is obtained by a reaction of a system comprising the following components: at least an aminosulfonic acid; at least a polyisocyanate; at least a tertiary amine; and optionally a polyether alcohol containing an ethylene oxide group. The modified polyisocyanate comprises at least an iminooxadiazinedione structure and at least an isocyanurate structure, the weight ratio of the iminooxadiazinedione structure to the isocyanurate structure being 1:300 to 1:5. The amount of sulfonate group of the modified polyisocyanate is 0.75% by weight to 1.1% by weight, based on the amount of the modified polyisocyanate as 100% by weight. The viscosity thereof is 500 mPa.Math.s to 10000 mPa.Math.s, as determined according to DIN EN ISO 3219:1994-10 at a temperature of 23° C. and a shear rate of 10 s.sup.−1. The coating comprising the modified polyisocyanate of the present invention can be manually stirred well, and the resulting coating layer has high gloss and good transparency.

The use of an organocarbonate-modified prepolymer having at least an average of 1.5 carbonate, thiocarbonate, carbamate or thiocarbamate groups bonded directly to the polymer backbone each via an oxygen atom, where each of these oxygen atoms has its origin in the reaction of a primary, secondary or tertiary hydroxyl group of the polymer backbone and a reactive compound selected from the group consisting of a diorganocarbonate, a diorganothiocarbonate, a cyclic carbonate, a cyclic thiocarbonate, an N,N-diheterocyclourea derivative and an N,N-diheterocyclothiourea derivative. Also, the preparation of the alkoxysilane polymers.

The present invention relates to sealing elements for blowout preventers comprising a sealing interface region, and a second region, wherein said sealing interface region is formed of a first polymer and said second region is formed of a second polymer, the first and second polymers having different Shore A hardnesses, including sealing elements made of dual hardness polyurethane.

The invention relates to a polymer composition that can be produced by (a) reacting an NCO-reactive polymer having exactly one NCO-reactive group per molecule, with a diisocyanate, the molar ratio of the diisocyanate molecule to the NCO-reactive groups of the NCO-reactive polymer being at least 2:1; and (b) reacting the residual NCO groups in the reaction product from step a) with an NCO-reactive silane. The invention also relates to a moisture-reactive composition containing said polymer composition, to methods for producing the polymer composition, and to moisture-reactive compositions containing said polymer composition. Finally, the invention relates to the use of the polymer composition as a drying agent for moisture-curing adhesives, sealants and coating agents.

Provided are a composition for forming a polyurethane resin used for a membrane sealing material, the composition having low viscosity and contributing to the formation of a membrane sealing material having reduced elution of low-molecular weight reaction products; and a membrane sealing material and a membrane module using this composition. Disclosed is a composition for forming a polyurethane resin used for a membrane sealing material, the composition including a base agent (A) and a curing agent (B), wherein the base agent (A) comprises an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer (A1), the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer (A1) is a reaction product between an isocyanate group-containing compound (a1) and an active hydrogen-containing compound (a2), the base agent (A) comprises diphenylmethane diisocyanate, the monomer content of the diphenylmethane diisocyanate is 35% by mass or less, and the curing agent (B) comprises a compound (b1) represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), R represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms. ##STR00001##

An allophanate group-containing polyisocyanate composition that contributes to the formation of a polyurethane resin with fewer bubbles is provided.

Disclosed is an allophanate group-containing polyisocyanate composition (C) including a reaction product of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (A) and a hydroxyl group-containing compound (B), wherein the hydroxyl group-containing compound (B) includes a hydroxyl group-containing polymethylsiloxane compound (B-1) in an amount of 1 ppm or more and 300 ppm or less.

A photocurable sealing material comprising at least a polythiol compound as a first component, wherein, in the case where the photocurable sealing material is used to produce two sheets having a thickness of 1 mm, a width of 25 mm, and a length of 200 mm, the two sheets are photocured by irradiation with an ultraviolet ray, then the photocured sheets are laminated, and the laminate is subjected to a load of 10 kg for 10 seconds, an action of causing the lamination interface between the two sheets to disappear is exhibited, and the self-adhesion strength in a T-type peel test is 5 N/25 mm or more when the sheets are pulled at a peel speed of 300 mm/min.

Low hydroxyl value dibenzoate plasticizer for use in a reactive polyurethane composition, including but not limited to thermoplastic and thermoset polyurethanes, wherein the plasticizer is particularly useful in TPU's, a reactive polyurethane adhesive or sealant, or a tastable polyurethane article and achieves comparable or improved properties, including without limitation compatibility, color, exudation, optical properties, MVTR, hardness, tensile strength, tear strength, rebound, compression set, and solvent swell, when compared with that achieved with traditional plasticizers, including other benzoate esters, used in polyurethane compositions.