The instant invention provides an isocyanate trimerization catalyst system, a precursor formulation, a process for trimerizing isocyanates, rigid foams made therefrom, and a process for making such foams. The trimerization catalyst system comprises: (a) a phosphatrane cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerization catalyst system has a trimerization activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73 C. The precursor formulation comprises (1) at least 25 percent by weight of polyol, based on the weight of the precursor formulation; (2) less than 15 percent by weight of a trimerization catalyst system, based on the weight of the precursor formulation, comprising; (a) a phosphatrane cation; and (c) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerization catalyst system has a trimerization activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73 C.; and (4) optionally one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerization catalysts, or combinations thereof. The process for trimerization of isocyanates comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing a trimerization catalyst system comprising; (a) an phosphatrane cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; (c) wherein said trimerization catalyst system has a trimerization activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73 C.; (3) trimerizing said one or more monomers in the presence of said trimerization catalyst; (4) thereby forming an isocyanurate ring. The process for making the PIR foam comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing polyol; (3) providing a trimerization catalyst system comprising; (a) a phosphatrane cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerization catalyst system has a trimerization activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73 C.; and (4) optionally providing one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerization catalysts, or combinations thereof; (5) contacting said one or more monomers, and said polyol, and optionally

Shelf-stable low temperature cure coating compositions that include a hydroxy-functional resin, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst that does not catalyze the crosslinking reaction between hydroxy-functional resin and the crosslinking agent contained therein, but instead between a hydroxy-functional resin and a crosslinking agent contained in a different low temperature cure coating composition. In addition, low temperature cure composite coatings that include: a basecoat of a low temperature cure coating composition containing a first hydroxy-functional resin, a first crosslinking agent, and a first catalyst; and a topcoat containing a second hydroxy-functional resin, a second crosslinking agent, and a second catalyst, where the first catalyst migrates into the topcoat from the basecoat and catalyzes the reaction between the second hydroxy-functional resin and crosslinking agent, and the second catalyst migrates into the basecoat from the topcoat and catalyzes the reaction between the first hydroxy-functional resin and crosslinking agent.

A process for preparing trimers and/or oligomers of diisocyanates is disclosed along with a composition of trimers and/or oligomers formed from diisocyanates and monomeric diisocyanates obtainable by reaction of I. 5-94.999% by weight of A) at least one diisocyanate having a boiling point of less than 250 C. (at standard pressure) and/or B) at least one diisocyanate having a boiling point of 250-350 C. (at standard pressure), in the presence of II. 94.999-5% by weight of C) at least one diisocyanate having a boiling point above 350 C. (at standard pressure), III. in the presence of at least one trimerization catalyst in amounts of 0.001% to 5% by weight, and the amounts of add up to 100% by weight.

Described are coating material compositions comprising an isocyanate group-containing component, a hydroxyl group-containing component, and a zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex. Also described is the use of a zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex as a catalyst system for the urethane reaction in coating material compositions.

Disclosed is a method for preparing powder coating compositions. The method includes mixing in an aqueous medium a carboxylic acid functional polymer having a high glass transition temperature, with a polycarbodiimide having a high glass transition temperature, drying the mixture, and grinding the resulting solid particles to obtain a powder.

The present invention relates to a method for producing polyisocyanates comprising iminooxadiazinedione groups, wherein at least one monomeric di- and/or tri-isocyanate is oligomerized in the presence of at least one catalyst and succinonitrile. The invention relates further to a reaction system for producing polyisocyanates comprising iminooxadiazinedione groups, and to the use of succinonitrile in the production of polyisocyanates comprising iminooxadiazinedione groups by catalyzed modification of monomeric di- and/or tri-isocyanates.

Disclosed is a method for preparing powder coating compositions. The method includes mixing in an aqueous medium a carboxylic acid functional polymer having a high glass transition temperature, with a polycarbodiimide having a high glass transition temperature, drying the mixture, and grinding the resulting solid particles to obtain a powder.

Shelf-stable low temperature cure coating compositions that include a hydroxy-functional resin, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst that does not catalyze the crosslinking reaction between hydroxy-functional resin and the crosslinking agent contained therein, but instead between a hydroxy-functional resin and a crosslinking agent contained in a different low temperature cure coating composition. In addition, low temperature cure composite coatings that include: a basecoat of a low temperature cure coating composition containing a first hydroxy-functional resin, a first crosslinking agent, and a first catalyst; and a topcoat containing a second hydroxy-functional resin, a second crosslinking agent, and a second catalyst, where the first catalyst migrates into the topcoat from the basecoat and catalyzes the reaction between the second hydroxy-functional resin and crosslinking agent, and the second catalyst migrates into the basecoat from the topcoat and catalyzes the reaction between the first hydroxy-functional resin and crosslinking agent.

A waterborne resin crosslinking agent containing a predetermined polycarbodiimide compound (A) having an oxyalkylene group, a predetermined polycarbodiimide compound (B), and a surfactant (C), each polycarbodiimide compound has a structure in which an isocyanate group is capped with a predetermined end-capping compound at each of both terminals, a total content of the oxyalkylene group in (A) is 15% by mass or more, a total content of the oxyalkylene group in (A) and (B) based on a total amount of (A) and (B) is 10% by mass or less, and a content of (C) is 0.1 to 20 parts by mass based on a total content of (A) and (B) of 100 parts by mass.

Coated substrates and methods may comprise a multi-unit carbodiimide. The multi-unit carbodiimide may also be combined with a siloxane. The multi-unit carbodiimide and/or the siloxane may be used in a surface coating applied to a substrate, and an overcoat may be applied to the surface coating. The surface coating may chemically interact with the overcoat and/or the substrate to improve corrosion resistance and other properties of the coated substrate.