Provided is a UV curable sealing material containing a vinyl chloride sol as a main ingredient, the film strength of the sealing material being not reduced even in a thin film, the sealing material thus having high resistant pressure against a hem blister. Provided is a vinyl chloride sol composition containing a vinyl chloride-based resin, a UV curable resin having a polar group (functional group), a blocked isocyanate resin, and a filler, the vinyl chloride sol composition being characterized by containing the UV curable resin having a polar group (functional group) in an amount of 20 to 100 parts by weight, the blocked isocyanate resin in an amount of 10 to 50 parts by weight, and the filler in an amount of 50 to 160 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the vinyl chloride-based resin.

The invention relates to a method for preparing a hydrophobically modified clay, wherein the clay modifying agent corresponds to a quaternary ammonium based compound. The present invention further relates to a hydrophobically modified clay obtainable by such a method and to a suspension comprising such a clay, as well to the use of such a hydrophobically modified clay and of a suspension comprising such a hydrophobically modified clay. Furthermore, the present invention is also directed to a polymeric composition comprising a hydrophobically modified clay and/or a suspension comprising a hydrophobically modified clay.

The invention relates to a urethane oligomer which according to a) or b) as follows, has: a) at least two backbone residues R issued from a polyisocyanate without the NCO groups, linked between them with a diol residue R.sub.B (diol without the two OH groups) by two urethane bonds (NHCOO) and each of said backbone residues R carrying (or linked to) at least two urethane segments each one of which, contains at least one terminal allyl group, preferably from 1 to 5 terminal allyl groups, b) at least one backbone residue R issued from a polyisocyanate without the NCO groups, said backbone residue R carrying (or linked to) at least two urethane segments each linked to R by one urethane bond with at least one urethane segment (arm) containing at least one terminal allyl group (preferably from 1 to 5 terminal allyl groups), and at least one urethane segment (arm) containing at least one terminal (meth)acrylate group (preferably from 1 to 5 terminal (meth)acrylate groups). The present invention also relates to a curable composition containing the urethane oligomer, the method of preparing the urethane oligomer, and the use of the urethane oligomer or the curable composition in the presence of air, for good surface properties by reducing oxygen inhibition in coatings, adhesives, sealants or in resin matrix.

Process for producing PU foams by reacting at least one polyol component with at least one isocyanate component in the presence of one or more catalysts that catalyse the isocyanate-polyol and/or isocyanate-water reactions and/or isocyanate trimerization, and optionally one or more chemical or physical blowing agents, with use of SiOC-bonded polyether siloxanes having branching in the siloxane moiety, prepared from branched siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, wherein a sufficient amount of the SiOC-bonded polyether siloxane having branching in the siloxane moiety is added that the proportion by mass of this polyether siloxane (e) based on the finished PU foam is from 0.0001% to 10% by weight.

A curable composition, a method of making the curable composition, and an article and product produced therefrom are provided. A morpholinedione is contacted with an isocyanate to form a resin composition. The resin composition is reacted with an amine to form the curable composition.

A sealing member according to the present invention is a sealing member against a synthetic oil containing an ester-type additive, and includes 95.0% by mass or more and 99.5% by mass or less of a para-phenylen diisocyariate-based polyurethane and 0.5% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less of a same compound as the ester-based additive. The sealing member according to the present invention has a smaller friction coefficient and more excellent deformability than conventional sealing members and that can inhibit swelling caused by a synthetic oil.

A curable composition, a method of making the curable composition, and an article and product produced therefrom are provided. A morpholinedione is contacted with an isocyanate to form a resin composition. The resin composition is reacted with an amine to form the curable composition.

A cross-linker composition, a resin composition, a curable composition, a method of making thereof, and articles produced therefrom are provided. The cross-linker composition can be formed from by contacting a diethanolamine with a dialkylsquarate to form the cross-linker composition. The resin composition can be formed by contacting the cross-linker composition with an isocyanate. The curable composition can be formed by contacting the resin composition with an amine.

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.

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The present invention relates to compositions comprising a) 20-80% by weight, based on the total mass of constituents of the composition, of at least one sulfonic acid functionalized with at least one hydroxy and/or amino group and/or at least one sulfonic acid derivative functionalized with at least one hydroxy and/or amino group and b) 80-20% by weight, based on the total mass of constituents of the composition, of at least one compound having at least two OH groups, a method for the preparation thereof and use thereof.