The present invention relates to a low-alkylphenol composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one amine having at least two secondary amino groups that are both part of an organic ring system, and c) at least one salt of a strong Brønsted acid with a counterion selected from metal ions, metal-containing ions, phosphonium ions and ammonium ions, to processes for production thereof and to the use thereof.

Provided are a novel amine composition and a novel amine compound. Also provided are a method for producing the amine composition and amine compound, and an epoxy resin curing agent, an epoxy resin composition, a cured product, a urethane prepolymer curing agent, a polyurethane urea resin composition, a polyamide varnish, and a polyamide, each obtained using the amine composition and amine compound. The amine composition contains a compound represented by Formula (1), wherein A is a cyclic alkylene group, and B is a group containing an aryl group or a heteroaryl group.

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The present invention provides a composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one cyclic amine of the formula (I) ##STR00001##
in which R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 is H or an organic radical, with the proviso that at least one of the R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 radicals ═H, and
X═—(Y.sup.1).sub.m-(A.sup.1).sub.n-(Y.sup.2).sub.o-(A.sup.2).sub.p-(Y.sup.3).sub.q-(A.sup.3).sub.r-(Y.sup.4).sub.s—  (II) where, independently of one another, m, n, o, p, q, r and s=0 or 1, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3=alkylene or alkenylene radical and Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3, Y.sup.4═NR.sup.5, PR.sup.5, O or S, where R.sup.5 independently=organic radical, where any two organic radicals selected from R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3 may also form one or more further rings, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals selected from R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 present and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3 is substituted by at least one —NHR.sup.6 or —NH.sub.2 group, where R.sup.6=organic radical, and
c) at least one salt of a strong Brønsted acid with a counterion selected from metal ions, metal-containing ions, phosphonium ions and unsubstituted ammonium ions,
where the ratio of the epoxy groups in the epoxy resin to the sum total of all NH groups in all amines is 0.5:1 to 1.5:1,
and to processes for production thereof and use thereof.

An aliphatic epoxy resin precursor composition containing an epoxy component and, optionally, a reactive component, the composition containing no phenols, wherein the epoxy component is a glycerol-based ether, and wherein the precursor composition contains greater than about 60% (w/w) of the epoxy component and between 0% and 30% (w/w) of the reactive component. A cured aliphatic epoxy resin containing a precursor composition and a curing component, the precursor composition including an epoxy component and, optionally, a reactive component, and the cured resin containing no phenols, wherein the epoxy component is a glycerol-based ether, and wherein the precursor composition contains greater than about 60% (w/w) of the epoxy component and between 0% and 30% (w/w) of the reactive component.

A method involves using at least one salt (S) selected from the salts of nitric acid, salts of nitrous acid, salts of halogens, or salts of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, as an accelerator in a multi-component epoxy resin compound for the chemical fastening of construction elements and/or anchoring elements. Another method involves the chemical fastening of construction elements and anchoring elements, such as anchor rods, anchor bolts, rods, sleeves, reinforcing bars, screws, and the like in boreholes in various substrates.

A composition including: —at least one silane group-containing polymer with a silicon content ranging from 0.6 to 2 wt. %, obtained by reacting at least one isocyanate group-containing polymer and at least one amino-, mercapto-, or hydroxysilane, —at least one liquid epoxy resin, and—at least one polyamine with at least three amine hydrogens which are reactive towards epoxy groups. The composition facilitates adhesives, coatings, or sealing compounds with a good storage stability, a fast curing time, even in the event of moisture or humidity, a surprisingly high degree of strength while having a high degree of elasticity, a high degree of resistance against further tearing, a high degree of resistance in particular against glycol/water mixtures, and a high degree of adhesion to many substrates. When used on metals such as steel or aluminum, the composition protects same against corrosion.

A multi-part curable composition includes an A part including a polyoxyalkylene polymer (A) having a reactive silicon group, a (meth)acrylic ester polymer (B) having a reactive silicon group, an epoxy resin curing agent (D) having a tertiary amine moiety, an alicyclic structure-containing amine (E1), and a B part including an epoxy resin (C). Each of the reactive silicon groups of the polymer (A) and polymer (B) are represented by —SiR.sup.5.sub.cX.sub.3-c. R.sup.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X is a hydroxy group or a hydrolyzable group, and c is 0 or 1. A multi-part curable composition includes an A part including the polymer (A), polymer(B), and an epoxy resin curing agent (D) having a tertiary amine moiety, and a B part including an epoxy resin (C), where either or both of the A and B parts include an amino alcohol compound (E2).

The invention relates to a method for preparing an epoxy prepolymer composition comprising glycidyl ethers, said method comprising the following steps: a) placing a dianhydrohexitol into contact with another alcohol so as to obtain a composition of alcohols; b) reacting the composition of alcohols obtained in step a) with an epihalohydrin so as to obtain a reaction mixture comprising glycidyl ethers; c) recovering the epoxy prepolymer composition comprising glycidyl ethers from the reaction mixture obtained at the end of step b);
The invention also relates to an epoxy prepolymer composition that can be obtained by said method, a curable composition comprising said epoxy prepolymer composition, a polyepoxide obtained by curing said curable composition and a composite material, coating or adhesive comprising said polyepoxide.

An epoxy resin component(s) for a recyclable epoxy resin system is disclosed. The recyclable epoxy resin system comprises an epoxy resin component having a structural Formula I or an epoxy resin component having a structural Formula II and a curing agent. A process(es) for preparing the epoxy resin component having the structural Formula I and the epoxy resin system having the structural Formula II is also disclosed.

One purpose of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition which is for obtaining a fiber-reinforced composite material that combines heat resistance with tensile strength on a high level. The other purpose is to provide: a fiber-reinforced composite material obtained using this epoxy resin composition; and a molded article and a pressure vessel both containing the fiber-reinforced composite material. The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above purposes. Namely, the epoxy resin composition includes the constituent element [A]: An epoxy resin including an aromatic ring and having a functionality of 2 or higher and the following constituent element [B]: An acid anhydride-based hardener, and is characterized in that a cured object obtained by curing the epoxy resin composition has a rubber-state modulus of 10 MPa or less when evaluated for dynamic viscoelasticity and the cured object has a glass transition temperature of 95° C. or higher.