Provided is a conductive composition for molded film that enables production of a molded film for which tensile force-induced reductions in conductivity are suppressed. The conductive composition for molded film contains a resin (A), conductive fine particles (B), and a solvent (C), wherein the solvent (C) contains, in 100 parts by mass of the solvent (C), at least 40 parts by mass of a solvent (C) that satisfies the following condition (1) and condition (2). (1) A boiling point of 180 C. to 270 C. (2) At least one of the following is satisfied: the polar parameter p of the Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) is 0p5.0, and the hydrogen-bond parameter h of the Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) is 9.8h4.0.

The present invention provides an adhesive characterized by containing an anionic urethane resin (A) having a flow-starting temperature of 100 C. or lower, a neutralizing agent (B), a carbodiimide crosslinking agent (C), and an aqueous medium (D). The present invention also provides a synthetic leather characterized by including at least a substrate (i), an adhesive layer (ii) formed of the adhesive, and a surface layer (iii). The carbodiimide crosslinking agent (C) is preferably produced from a starting material containing one or more polyisocyanates selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(1-methyl-1-isocyanatoethyl)benzene, 1,4-bis(1-methyl-1-isocyanatoethyl)benzene, and dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.

A radiation curable polyurethane resin includes an ionic group, a polyalkylene oxide in a side chain thereof, and a (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide having a hydroxyl functional group. The polyurethane resin is obtainable by reacting a polyester polyol, a polyether diol, a polyol containing an ionic group, a (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide having a hydroxyl functional group, and a polyisocyanate. The polyester polyol is obtained by reacting a polycarboxylic acid and a polyol. The radiation curable polyurethane resin can be used as binder in an aqueous ink jet ink.

A waterborne polyurethane is provided. The waterborne polyurethane is formed by mixing a polyol, a diisocyanate, a dimethylol alkyl acid, and an epoxy resin into a mixture, and polymerizing the mixture. When the usage amount of the epoxy resin used is 1 part by weight, the usage amount of the polyol is 3 to 30 parts by weight, the usage amount of the diisocyanate is 1 to 10 parts by weight, and the usage amount of the dimethylol alkyl acid is 0.1-3.0 parts by weight. The epoxy resin includes an epoxy resin having a cyclic structure, a triacylglycerol having an epoxy group, or a combination thereof.

The present invention relates to polyurethanes (A) being obtainable by reaction of (a) 15% to 70% by weight of di- or polyisocyanate comprising on average from 1 to 10 allophanate groups and on average from 1 to 10 CC double bonds per molecule, and optionally (b) 0% to 60% by weight of further di- or polyisocyanate, with (c) 5% to 50% by weight of compounds having at least two isocyanate-reactive groups, comprising at least one polycarbonate diol with a molecular weight from 500 to 3000 g/mol weight % ages being based on total polyurethane (A), with the proviso that the total is 100%.

A prepolymer comprising acid functionality is made by a process comprising the step of contacting: (i) a di-isocyanate, (ii) a polyol containing an acid group, (iii) a polyol without an acid group, and (iv) a metal salt catalyst, the contacting conducted under reaction conditions and in a solvent consisting essentially of: (A) a dialkyl amide, and (B) optionally, an aprotic glycol ether. The prepolymer is useful in the preparation of water-based polyurethane dispersions, and certain of the solvent blends consisting essentially of a dialkyl amide and an optional aprotic glycol ether are azeotropic or pseudo-azeotropic.

A polyurethane-based binder dispersion is described. The polyurethane based binder dispersion comprises: a polyurethane, which comprises: (A) a polyisocyanate; (B) a first 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; (C) a second polyol having a chain with two hydroxyl functional groups at both ends of the chain; (D) a carboxylic acid functional group with two hydroxyl functional groups; and (E) a compound shown in formula (1): m(M+) n(X)RY (1), wherein m is 0 or 1, M is a metal, n is 2 to 10, X is an amino group, R is a C1 to C18 alkyl group, a C6 to C30 aromatic compound or a C4 to C20 aliphatic cyclic compound, and Y is SO3- or SO3H, with the proviso that when m is 0, Y is SO3H and when m is 1, Y is SO3-.

There is provided a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising a polyurethane polymer that comprises the reaction product of a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component. The polyol component has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) less than 10. The polyurethane further comprises 0.5 to 10 wt.-% of hydrophilic polymerized units having an HLB greater than 12, such as a reaction product of a polyethylene glycol polymer. In another embodiment, the polyurethane further comprises pendent ethylenically unsaturated groups. Also described are articles such as laminating tapes and protective films as well as methods of bonding substrates with the pressure sensitive adhesive and laminating tape.

A display film includes a transparent polymeric substrate layer and a transparent energy dissipation layer disposed on the transparent polymeric substrate layer. The transparent energy dissipation layer includes cross-linked polyurethane and a polyacrylate polymer. The transparent energy dissipation layer has a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater.

A problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a method for producing leather-like sheets with excellent chemical resistance and discoloration resistance utilizing an aqueous urethane resin composition. The invention provides a method for producing a leather-like sheet in the form of a laminate including a film, the method including forming the film by applying an aqueous urethane resin composition onto a substrate and drying the composition, the aqueous urethane resin composition including a urethane resin, a nonionic emulsifier and an aqueous medium, the urethane resin being one obtained by reacting a polyol including a carboxyl group-containing polyol, an aromatic polyisocyanate and a chain extender, the urethane resin having a urea bond content of not more than 0.3 mol/kg. The film is preferably used as a skin layer and/or a topcoat layer of the leather-like sheet.