1) Ionic silylated copolyurethane of formula:

##STR00001##

in which R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon radical; R.sup.2 is a C2-C4 alkylene; n is an integer such that the molecular mass of —[OR.sup.2].sub.n is 2500-20 000 g/mol; R.sup.∘ is H or C1-C18 alkyl; R, R′ and R″ are a hydrocarbon-based radical; x and y are integers from 1 à 8; z is an integer from 0 to 8; m and q are an integer of greater than or equal to 1, such that q/m ranges from 0.04 to 20; F.sup.1 is a radical of formula (IIa) and F.sup.2 is a radical of formula (IIb):

##STR00002## in which R.sup.3 is methylene or n-propylene; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are methyl or ethyl; p is equal to 0 or 1; R.sup.6 is a C1-C4 alkyl.

2) Process for preparing copolyurethane 1), comprising: (i) polyaddition between a polyisocyanate, a polyether diol and a carboxylic diol; (ii) neutralization of the product formed with the amine N(R)(R′)(R″); then (iii) reaction with an aminosilane derived from a secondary amine.

3) Composition, usable as sealant and/or adhesive, comprising copolyurethane 1) and a filler.

Provided is an aqueous coating composition which has excellent storage stability and whereby high coating film performance in terms of hardness, water resistance, etc., can be exhibited even when the aqueous coating composition is cured at a relatively low temperature. Disclosed is an aqueous coating composition which contains (A) a resin containing hydroxyl groups and carboxyl groups, (B) a blocked polyisocyanate compound, (C) a phosphate-group-containing compound, and (D) a basic compound, and which has a pH in the range of 7.0-8.2, wherein the basic compound (D) contains a specific quantity of (D1) a basic compound which has an acid dissociation constant (PKa) in the range of 7.0-8.5 and a boiling point in the range of 100-200° C.

A urethane resin composition including water, the urethane resin composition being produced using a biomass raw material and having high oleic-acid resistance, excellent low-temperature flexibility, and high peel strength. A urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) and water (Y), in which the anionic urethane resin (X) is produced using a polyol (a) including a biomass-derived polycarbonate polyol (a1), a polyisocyanate (b), and an alkanolamine (c), as essential raw materials. Furthermore, An adhesive including the urethane resin composition and a synthetic leather having an adhesive layer formed from the adhesive.

Provided is a water-based coating composition capable of exhibiting high coating film performance even when cured at relatively low temperatures. Disclosed is a water-based coating composition including (A) a hydroxyl group-containing resin and (B) a hardener, wherein at least one type of (A) the hydroxyl group-containing resin is a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic resin particle (A1) having a core-shell structure containing a gradient polymer layer.

This invention relates to an adhesive composition for a tire cord, a tire cord including an adhesive layer formed from the adhesive composition, and a tire including the tire cord. According to the present disclosure, an environment-friendly adhesive composition for a tire cord that can not only improve adhesive strength between tire rubber and a tire cord, but can also improve strength of a tire cord is provided.

This invention relates to an adhesive composition for a tire cord including: an epoxy compound; latex; an alicyclic polyurethane resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 250,000 to 350,000; an amine compound; and water, a tire cord including an adhesive layer formed form the adhesive composition, and a tire including the tire cord.

A method is described for inhibiting marine fouling on a surface. The surface is contacted with a composition comprising a waterborne polyurethane that is crosslinked with an acrylic acid functionalized polysaccharide, water, and a preservative. The composition is then dried to form a deposited film. The polysaccharide may be xanthan.

Provided are ink-receptive coating compositions including: (a) an aqueous anionic polyurethane dispersion; and (b) an aqueous solution of a nonionic polyurethane. Methods of coating substrates, and of printing, including providing and/or coating the composition onto a substrate are also provided.

Provided is an aqueous coating composition that can exhibit high coating film performance even when cured at a relatively low temperature. The present invention pertains to an aqueous coating composition comprising (A) a hydroxyl group-containing resin and (B) a blocked polyisocyanate compound. The weight average molecular weight of the blocked polyisocyanate compound (B) is in a range of 20,000-200,000.

The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine compound having: a) at least 2 of the following structural units (A) whereby R.sub.1 is H; R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H, a linear group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, a branched or cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, phenyl, benzyl, or pyridinyl; R.sub.3 is chosen from a linear group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, a branched or cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, phenyl, benzyl, or pyridinyl; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 (in case R.sub.2 is different than H) may be part of the same cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; R′ and R″ are independently H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and b) a molecular weight of at least 600 Daltons, wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.