The invention relates to the field of preparing biodegradable polymer slow/controlled release composite, in particular to a biodegradable polymer slow/controlled release binary composite urea-formaldehyde/poly(butylene succinate) and a biodegradable polymer slow/controlled release ternary nanocomposite urea-formaldehyde/poly(butylene succinate)/potassium dihydrogen phosphate. The following steps are included: uniformly mixing two components poly(butylene succinate) and methylol-urea or three components poly(butylene succinate), methylol-urea and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, and then extruding the resulting mixture by an extruder, and the biodegradable polymer slow/controlled release composite urea-formaldehyde/poly(butylene succinate) containing nutrient N and the biodegradable polymer slow/controlled release nanocomposite urea-formaldehyde/poly(butylene succinate)/potassium dihydrogen phosphate containing nutrients of N, P and K are obtained respectively. As one of the raw materials, methylol-urea, the precursor of urea-formaldehyde, can react by way of melt polycondensation to form urea-formaldehyde macromolecular chains with different polymerization degrees at high temperature in the extruder, which are dispersed among the PBS macromolecular chains, thereby obtaining the composite UF/PBS of the present invention; and the hindering effect of the molecular segments of urea-formaldehyde and poly(butylene succinate) and the hydrogen bond interaction between the components result in that potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals dissolved in the water produced by the polycondensation reaction are restricted to nanoscale during their precipitation process, so as to prepare nanocomposite UF/PBS/MKP. The prepared composites all have excellent mechanical properties, and can be directly used as a biodegradable polymer slow/controlled release fertilizer, or as a matrix polymer to prepare other types of slow release fertilizers, and the formulae with high PBS contents can also replace PBS to prepare other agricultural implements, such as agricultural films, nursery pots and vegetation nets.

The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterised in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio (13 OR)/(U) of the amount of substance n(OR) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance (U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.

The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterised in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio (13 OR)/(U) of the amount of substance n(OR) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance (U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.

A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of pigment particles is described. The pigment particle contains a pigment and an aminoplast resin which surrounds or embeds the pigment. The process includes (i) a step of subjecting an aqueous suspension of a pigment in the form of coarse particles to milling so that the coarse particles are comminuted in the presence of a polymeric dispersant to a particle diameter d(v 0.9) of below 1500 nm, as determined by laser diffraction; and (ii) a step of polycondensation of an aminoplast pre-condensate in the aqueous suspension of the comminuted particles of the pigment obtained in step (i) or during the milling of step (i). The polycondensation is performed in the presence of an acid catalyst at pH of below 5.5. The aqueous dispersion obtained by the process and the use of the aqueous dispersion for tinting waterborne liquid coating composition are also described.

Urea-aldehyde condensation compositions, processes for preparing the same, and the use of said compositions are disclosed. The compositions can have a nitrogen content that is 100% water soluble and can be used as a fertilizer.

Urea-aldehyde condensation compositions, processes for preparing the same, and the use of said compositions are disclosed. The compositions can have a nitrogen content that is 100% water soluble and can be used as a fertilizer.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to Schiff base oligomers and uses thereof In at least one aspect, an oligomer is represented by Formula (IV) wherein each instance of R.sup.9 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and ether. Each instance of R.sup.28 and R.sup.29 of Formula (IV) is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl. Each instance of R.sup.33 of Formula (IV) is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, and a bond. Each instance of R.sup.41 of Formula (IV) is independently NH or a bond and each instance of R.sup.40 is independently NH or NHNH. Each instance of R.sup.42 of Formula (IV) is independently NH or a bond and each instance of R.sup.43 is independently NH or NHNH.

The present invention provides bonding systems comprising a formaldehyde-based (urea-/melamine-/phenol-/resorcinol-formaldehyde or other combination) and/or a polymeric isocyanate resin system composition for bonding ligno-cellulosic materials to form panels and/or shaped products, which contain a resin hardener, also referred to as resin catalyst, characterised in that the hardener is activated by heat.

The present invention provides bonding systems comprising a formaldehyde-based (urea-/melamine-/phenol-/resorcinol-formaldehyde or other combination) and/or a polymeric isocyanate resin system composition for bonding ligno-cellulosic materials to form panels and/or shaped products, which contain a resin hardener, also referred to as resin catalyst, characterised in that the hardener is activated by heat.

The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterised in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio (13 OR)/(U) of the amount of substance n(OR) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance (U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.