The present invention provides fire-retarded rigid polyurethane foam comprising the reaction product of polyol and isocyanate foam forming components and a dialkyl phosphorus-containing compound, namely a reactive mono-hydroxyl-functional dialkyl phosphinates, as flame retardant, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardant in said rigid polyurethane foam.

The present invention relates to a photochromic optical article including a pair of optical article plates bonded together through an adhesive layer containing a photochromic compound and at least one resin selected from a urethane resin, an epoxy resin, and an acrylic resin, wherein a deviation of the thickness of the adhesive layer on a concentric circle from the central point of the pair of optical article plates is within ±10%.

In accordance with the present invention, in the photochromic optical article formed of a pair of optical article plates bonded together through an adhesive layer, a photochromic optical article in which the thickness of the photochromic adhesive layer is prescribed, and which is free from problems, such as a lowering of the appearance quality, can be provided.

The composition comprises a compound (A) represented by general formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by general formula (2), and comprises 0.00002 to 2.0 parts by mass of the compound (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A),

(R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—(NCO).sub.m   (1)

g(R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—NHC(═O)NH—R.sub.2—(OCO—R.sub.1).sub.m   (2)

wherein in general formulae (1) and (2), R.sub.1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is a (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally contain an ether group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the general formula (1) are the same as R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the general formula (2); and n and m each represent an integer of one or two.

The present disclosure provides for articles formed of a filled polymeric resin material. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to polymeric resin materials that include a filler that includes of a mixture of cured rubber granules, foam granules, and/or textile fibers. The filler can be suspended in and/or encapsulated by the polymeric resin material. The polymeric resin material, the filler, or both can include waste or scrap material from manufacturing or from ground post-consumer waste.

The present disclosure is drawn to polyurethane dispersions. In one example, a polyurethane dispersion can include a polyurethane with a polymeric ionic side chain and a polymeric non-ionic side chain. The polyurethane can be formed of polymerized monomers including a diisocyanate, a first polymeric diol, and a second polymeric diol. The first polymeric diol can include a first polymer chain replacing a hydrogen atom of a thiol group of a 1-thioglycerol molecule. The first polymer chain can include a block of a polymerized ionic group-containing vinyl monomer. The second polymeric diol can include a second polymer chain replacing a hydrogen atom of a thiol group of a 1-thioglycerol molecule. The second polymer chain can include a block of a polymerized non-ionic vinyl monomer, and the second polymer chain can be devoid of ionic groups.

The present disclosure is drawn to polyurethane dispersions. In one example, a polyurethane dispersion can include a polyurethane with a polymeric ionic side chain and a polymeric non-ionic side chain. The polyurethane can be formed of polymerized monomers including a diisocyanate, a first polymeric diol, and a second polymeric diol. The first polymeric diol can include a first polymer chain replacing a hydrogen atom of a thiol group of a 1-thioglycerol molecule. The first polymer chain can include a block of a polymerized ionic group-containing vinyl monomer. The second polymeric diol can include a second polymer chain replacing a hydrogen atom of a thiol group of a 1-thioglycerol molecule. The second polymer chain can include a block of a polymerized non-ionic vinyl monomer, and the second polymer chain can be devoid of ionic groups.

The present disclosure provides a liquid-state reactive polyurethane adhesive, which includes a polyurethane prepolymer. The polyurethane prepolymer is blocked by an isocyanate group, and the polyurethane prepolymer is obtained by a polymerization reaction, a reactive monomer of the polymerization reaction includes a polyisocyanate, a polyol, a stabilizer, a catalyst and a hydrophobic filler. A functionality of the polyisocyanate is 2.4 to 3. A molecular weight of the polyol is 1000 to 8000, and the polyol has hydrolysis resistance. The stabilizer has a structure represented by formula (I). The catalyst has a structure represented by formula (II). Formula (I) and formula (II) are as defined in the specification.

The present disclosure provides a liquid-state reactive polyurethane adhesive, which includes a polyurethane prepolymer. The polyurethane prepolymer is blocked by an isocyanate group, and the polyurethane prepolymer is obtained by a polymerization reaction, a reactive monomer of the polymerization reaction includes a polyisocyanate, a polyol, a stabilizer, a catalyst and a hydrophobic filler. A functionality of the polyisocyanate is 2.4 to 3. A molecular weight of the polyol is 1000 to 8000, and the polyol has hydrolysis resistance. The stabilizer has a structure represented by formula (I). The catalyst has a structure represented by formula (II). Formula (I) and formula (II) are as defined in the specification.

A water-dispersible polyisocyanate contains an isocyanate group and a sulfone group. The water-dispersible polyisocyanate contains a reaction product of a polyisocyanate component and a hydrophilic active hydrogen component. The polyisocyanate component contains a bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane derivative. The hydrophilic active hydrogen component contains a sulfone group-containing active hydrogen compound. The bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane derivative contains an allophanate derivative and an isocyanurate derivative. The allophanate derivative is contained in an amount of 25% by mass or more and 75% by mass or less relative to the total amount of the allophanate derivative and the isocyanurate derivative.

The invention relates to a two-component composition comprising:

a part A comprising a complex of borane BH.sub.3 with an amine;

a part B comprising a decomplexing agent for decomplexing the borane and the amine; and

at least one radically polymerizable compound comprising at least one ethylenic bond, this compound being present in at least one of parts A and B; and also to the use of this composition as an adhesive for binding two substrates together.