An object of the present invention is to provide a coating agent giving a coating film that has good adhesion and stability over time, a decorative film having at least one layer formed from the coating agent; and an article decorated with the decorative film. The coating agent of the present invention contains, in a specific ratio, an olefin polymer (A) having a heat of fusion of in the range of 0 to 50 J/g and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) as measured by GPC of 1×10.sup.4 to 1000×10.sup.4, a hydrocarbon-based synthetic oil (B) having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 30 to 500,000 cSt, and a tackifier (C) having an acid value of 10 or more and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 0.9×10.sup.3 to 3×10.sup.3.

Golf balls having a multi-layered core made of a foamed composition are provided. The core preferably has a foam inner core (center) and surrounding thermoset or thermoplastic outer core layer. Preferably, a polyurethane foam composition is used to form the foam center. The foam inner core preferably includes a fully-foamed center region and a partially or completely-collapsed foam outer region. The hardness of the fully-foamed region is different than the hardness of the collapsed foam region. Non-foamed thermoset or thermoplastic materials such as polybutadiene rubbers or ethylene acid copolymer ionomer may be used to form the outer core layer. The ball further includes a cover that may be multi-layered. The foam cores have good resiliency.

Sulfur containing, hydroxyl-telechelic PIBs, hydrolytically and oxidatively resistant, biocompatible and biostable polyurethanes (PUs) made therefrom, and methods for making both are disclosed. Well-defined hydroxyl telechelic PIBs are synthesized by a thiol-ene click photochemical reaction between PIBs carrying unsaturated end groups and 2-mercaptoethanol (HS—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—OH). This regioselective process affords HO—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—S-PIB-S—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—OH (abbreviated herein as HO—S-PIB-S—OH) in high yield. In some embodiments, these HO—S-PIB-S—OH polymers may be reacted with diisocyanates and a chain extender to form sulfur containing PIB-based PUs. These sulfur containing PIB-based PUs have been found to have properties and chemical stability that are very similar to that of PUs made from di-hydroxyl terminated PIBs (OH-PIB-OHs) without sulfur, but have surprisingly increased creep resistance and are easier and less expensive to make.

A basecoat coating composition includes an aromatic polyurethane pre-polymer having isocyanate terminal end groups, a first solvent and optionally a second VOC-exempt solvent, in which the total composition formulation has a VOC content of less than 97 g/L. A topcoat coating composition includes an aliphatic polyurethane pre-polymer having isocyanate terminal end groups, a first solvent and optionally a second VOC-exempt solvent, in which the total composition formulation has a VOC content of less than or equal to 95 g/L. The total composition formulations of the basecoat and/or topcoat may have a VOC content of less than 50 g/L. A membrane system may include an optional primer coating, and the above described basecoat and topcoat coating compositions.

The invention is directed to a toughener for epoxy adhesives, the toughener being a reaction product of a bisphenolic blocked PU toughener with a diglycidyl ether-bisphenol product such as liquid DGEBA. The invention includes adhesives comprising the inventive tougheners, methods of using the tougheners and adhesives comprising them, as well as cured inventive adhesives and products comprising them.

The present invention relates to a two-component composition suitable for providing a coating preparation from which a cured layer can be obtained in order to protect the surface of materials against the detrimental impact of weathering and/or corrosion. The two-component composition comprises a first component C1 comprising (a) a polyolefin having a polymer backbone consisting of (a-i) repeating units derived from an olefinically unsaturated monomer having 4 carbon atoms and, optionally, (a-ii) a hydrocarbon group L having 5-20 carbon atoms in a non-terminal position of said polymer backbone, wherein said polymer backbone has functional groups selected from hydroxyl groups and amine groups at its chain ends; and (C2) a second component comprising a preparation comprising (b1) a polyisocyanate having 2 or more isocyanate groups and/or (b2) a reaction product having isocyanate groups obtained by reacting said polyisocyanate having 2 or more isocyanate groups (b1) and (b2a) a polyolefin having a polymer backbone consisting of (b2a-i) repeating units derived from an olefinically unsaturated monomer having 4 carbon atoms and, optionally, (b2a-ii) a hydrocarbon group having 5-20 carbon atoms in a non-terminal position of said polymer backbone, wherein said polymer chain has functional groups selected from hydroxyl groups and amine groups at its chain ends.

Provided are an electrode binder composition that provides an electrode that exhibits high durability even when an active material that shows a large volume change is used, an electrode coating liquid composition containing the electrode binder composition, a power storage device electrode including an electrode mixture layer containing a solid of the electrode coating liquid composition, and a power storage device including the power storage device electrode. An electrode binder composition includes (A) a polyurethane, (B) a fibrous nanocarbon material having an average fiber length of 0.5 μm or more, and (C) water. The polyurethane is obtained by reacting together (a) a polyisocyanate, (b) a polyol, (c) a compound having one or more active hydrogen groups and a hydrophilic group, and (d) a chain extender. (b) contains an olefinic polyol having 1.5 or more active hydrogen groups and/or a carbonate diol having less than 6 carbon atoms between carbonate bond chains.

A basecoat coating composition includes an aromatic polyurethane pre-polymer having isocyanate terminal end groups, a first solvent and optionally a second VOC-exempt solvent, in which the total composition formulation has a VOC content of less than 97 g/L. A topcoat coating composition includes an aliphatic polyurethane pre-polymer having isocyanate terminal end groups, a first solvent and optionally a second VOC-exempt solvent, in which the total composition formulation has a VOC content of less than or equal to 95 g/L. The total composition formulations of the basecoat and/or topcoat may have a VOC content of less than 50 g/L. A membrane system may include an optional primer coating, and the above described basecoat and topcoat coating compositions.

A polymer having a hydrophobic polymer chain derived from monomers of farnesene and other optional monomers, such as dienes and vinyl aromatics. The polymer also includes one or more terminal functional groups, such as an amino group, a glycidyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a (meth)acrylate group, a silane group, an isocyanate group, an acetoacetate group, a phenolic group, and a hydroxyl group. Functional groups, such as carboxylic acids, may also be grafted along the hydrophobic polymer chain. The polymer may be incorporated in curable compositions that optionally include one or more polymer resins having similar functional groups. Methods for preparing the curable polymer compositions are also provided. The curable or cured form of the polymer composition may be used in various products, such as a sealant, a coating, a caulk, an electric potting compound, a membrane, a sponge, a foam, an adhesive, or a propellant binder.

Provided are an outer package material that is for electricity storage devices such as batteries and has such a sufficient anti-electrolytic solution property that the time-dependent reduction of the adhesive strength between a metal foil layer and a sealant layer by an electrolytic solution is suppressed over a long time and a composition for adhesives for giving the outer package material. In an outer package material that is for electricity storage devices and has a structure in which at least a base material layer, a first adhesive layer, a metal foil layer, a second adhesive layer, and a sealant layer are stacked in sequence, a composition containing an isocyanato group and a (meth) acryloyl group and further containing an acid-modified polyolefin (component 1), an active energy ray polymerization initiator (component 3), and a solvent (component 4) is used as a composition for adhesives to form the second adhesive layer.