The present application relates to a curable composition and a use thereof. The present application can provide a curable composition having excellent transparency, heat resistance and adhesion. Such a curable composition can be usefully used in direct bonding between a filler and an optical member of a display device.

The present invention relates to a crosslinkable composition comprising a polyol, a polyisocyanate crosslinker, a catalyst for catalysing the reaction between OH groups of said polyol and NCO groups of said crosslinker, a tertiary acid of formula RRRCCOOH (I), wherein each R, R and R group, independently, is an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl group containing at least one carbon atom, with the proviso that two or three of the R, R and R groups can be linked to form a ring structure and wherein the R, R and/or R groups can be substituted, and optionally, a complexing agent containing at least one SH group, as well as its use for making coatings having improved application properties.

A process for preparing a polymeric membrane for materials used in crop production comprising: a) providing an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane or polyurethane-urea elastomer comprising segments formed from the copolymer segment of Formula I

A.sup.1-[Y.sup.1].sub.n-L-[Y.sup.2].sub.q-A.sup.2 Formula I

wherein A.sup.1 is an end capping group; A.sup.2 is hydrogen or an end capping group; each [Y.sup.1].sub.n and [Y.sup.2].sub.q is independently selected from a polyether macrodiol, polycarbonate macrodiol, polyester macrodiol, and wherein at least one of [Y.sup.1].sub.n and [Y.sup.2].sub.q is a polyester macrodiol; L is a divalent linking compound independently selected from urethane, urea, carbonate, ester, and phosphonate; n is an integer of 2 to 50; q is an integer of 2 to 50; and b) spraying the aqueous dispersion onto materials to be used in crop production to form a polymeric membrane on the materials.

The invention relates to an aqueously dispersible polyurethane having a specific amount of silicon n(Si)/m(PU) of from 0.05 mol/kg to 1 mol/kg, and a specific amount of urea groups, n(U)/m(PU), >NCON< of from 0.8 mol/kg to 2 mol/kg, wherein in each case the specific amount of substance is calculated as the ratio of the amount of substance n of the entity under consideration, to the mass m(PU) of the polyurethane, to a process for the preparation thereof, and a method of use thereof.

The present application relates to a curable composition and a use thereof. The present application can provide a curable composition having excellent transparency, heat resistance and adhesion. Such a curable composition can be usefully used in direct bonding between a filler and an optical member of a display device.

Provided is a flame-retardant coating agent for vehicle seats that contains (A) a nitrogen-containing compound, and (C) an aqueous thermoplastic resin. Also provided is a flame-retardant vehicle seat material that does not use a halogen compound or an antimony compound, that exhibits sufficient flame retardancy, and that suppresses the occurrence of marks from hot water.

The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a film-forming first polymer and a second polymer for improving the open time, the wet edge time, adhesion and/or hardness of the resulting coating. The invention further relates to said novel second polymer, its use in coating compositions for improving the open time and coalescence. The water soluble second polymer is an addition polymer comprising 25-95 wt % specific non-ionic hydrophilic monomers A and 5-75 wt % of hydrophobic monomers B which second polymer is sparingly water soluble and a solution of only said second polymer in water has a substantially Newtonian flow behavior in a wide solid contents range.

A radiation curable polyurethane-based binder dispersion includes water and a radiation curable polyurethane dispersed in the water. The polyurethane is formed from: a polyisocyanate; a polyol having a chain with two hydroxyl functional groups at one end of the chain and no hydroxyl groups at an opposed end of the chain, and having a number average molecular weight ranging from about 500 to about 5,000; an acrylate or methacrylate, the acrylate or methacrylate having at least one hydroxyl functional group and having an acrylate functional group or a methacrylate functional group; an alcohol or a diol or an amine having a number average molecular weight less than 600; and a sulfonate or sulfonic acid having one or two amino functional groups.

A binder dispersion includes water and polyurethane. The polyurethane is formed from polyisocyanate; polyol having two hydroxyl (OH) groups at one chain end, no OH groups at an opposed chain end, and a number average molecular weight (M.sub.n) ranging from 500-5,000; an alcohol, diol or amine having a M.sub.n<500; and one of i) a carboxylic acid; ii) a sulfonate or sulfonic acid having one amino group; iii) i and ii; iv) i and a homopolymer or copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end; v) ii and a homopolymer or copolymer of PEG having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end; or vi) i, ii, and a homopolymer or copolymer of PEG having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end.

Provided is a thermosetting adhesive including: a polyurethane; an isocyanate; an epoxy; and a phenoxy resin, in which dynamic viscoelasticity spectrum of a cured product has a peak indicating a softening temperature in an area of 200 C. or higher and has no peak in an area of 160 C. or lower.