The present invention relates to a composition comprising a copper(II)-salt capable of being used as a catalyst, a process for the manufacture of said composition, the use of said composition as a catalyst, in particular, as catalyst for the reaction of at least one isocyanate compound with at least one isocyanate-reactive compound, in particular for the manufacture of polyisocyanate polyaddition products, such as polyurethanes, in particular, polyurethane foams.

A macromonomeric stabilizer, a preparation method thereof, a method for preparing a polymeric polyol using same, and the polymeric polyol prepared. Also disclosed are a soft polyurethane foam obtained by foaming a composition of the polymeric polyol prepared and a polyisocyanate, and a molded product comprising the soft polyurethane foam. The preparation method of the macromonomeric stabilizer comprises the following steps: reacting a polyol with a tricarboxylate not comprising a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond, or a derivative thereof, to form an adduct; and reacting the resulting adduct with an epoxide comprising a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond. The macromonomeric stabilizer of the present invention has a low viscosity, comprises a plurality of active sites, and can be directly used in subsequent reactions. The preparation method of the macromonomeric stabilizer can be carried out under normal pressure, without the need for end-blocking with ethylene oxide.

Polyurethane foams are made by curing a reaction mixture that contains an aromatic polyisocyanate, at least one isocyanate-reactive material having an average functionality of at least 2 and an equivalent weight of at least 200 per isocyanate-reactive group, at least one blowing agent, at least one surfactant and at least one catalyst, at least one cyclic 1,3-diketone and at least one aminoalcohol or alkylhydroxylamine. Foams so produced emit low levels of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propionaldehyde.

The present invention relates to reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups, containing at least one species of general formula (I), to a method for producing said reaction products, to the use of said reaction products as wetting agents, dispersants, dispersion stabilizers, and/or adhesion promoters, and to compositions that contain the reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups.

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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.

Provided is a method of preparing a polymer polyol, including steps of: (a) polymerizing a polyol and a monomer in presence of a diluent to prepare a primary particle dispersed liquid; and (b) feeding an additional polyol and monomer into the primary particle dispersed liquid and polymerizing to prepare a secondary particle dispersed liquid.

This invention relates to novel preformed stabilizers in which a portion of the polymer control agent is recovered and comprises from 10 to 1500 ppm of an inhibitor. This invention also relates to a process for preparing these preformed stabilizers, and to polymer polyols comprising these novel preformed stabilizers macromers and to a process for preparing polymer polyols comprising these novel preformed stabilizers. The present invention also relates to polyurethane foams comprising these polymer polyols, and to processes for preparing these polyurethane foams.

A non-solvent two-component polyurethane artificial leather composition is provided. The polyurethane composition comprises (A) a polyurethane-prepolymer component, comprising one or more polyurethane-prepolymers prepared by reacting at least one polyisocyanate compound with at least one first polyol, wherein the polyurethane-prepolymer comprises at least two free isocyanate groups; and (B) a polyol component, comprising at least one second polyol; wherein the polyol component further comprises an encapsulated foaming agent comprising at least one foaming core phase encapsulated within an outer shell. The polyurethane leather product derived from the polyurethane composition exhibits enhanced stability, mild bubble generation and improved cost effectiveness. A polyurethane leather product prepared with said composition and the method for preparing the same are also provided.

A non-solvent two-component polyurethane artificial leather composition is provided. The polyurethane composition comprises (A) a polyurethane-prepolymer component, comprising one or more polyurethane-prepolymers prepared by reacting at least one polyisocyanate compound with at least one first polyol, wherein the polyurethane-prepolymer comprises at least two free isocyanate groups; and (B) a polyol component, comprising at least one second polyol; wherein the polyol component further comprises an encapsulated foaming agent comprising at least one foaming core phase encapsulated within an outer shell. The polyurethane leather product derived from the polyurethane composition exhibits enhanced stability, mild bubble generation and improved cost effectiveness. A polyurethane leather product prepared with said composition and the method for preparing the same are also provided.

A waterborne polyurethane dispersion is provided. The waterborne polyurethane dispersion comprises residual moiety of a hydroxy-terminated siloxane compound in the main chain and exhibits good anti-stickiness while retaining superior mechanical properties. A laminated synthetic leather article prepared with said waterborne polyurethane dispersion as well the method for preparing the synthetic leather article are also provided.