The present invention relates to epoxy curing agents which are obtained from the reaction of a polyalkylene polyether modified polyepoxide resin and a polyamine component. They polyamine component is a reaction product of a polyethylene polyamine having 3 to 10 nitrogen atoms, for example, diethylenetriamine (DETA), and at least one aldehyde having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, for example, formaldehyde. The epoxy curing agent may be used as part of a two component coating system in the curing of liquid or pre-dispersed curable epoxy resins.

Compositions and curing agents comprising a benzylated Mannich base composition. The benzylated Mannich base composition includes a reaction product of (a) a substituted phenolic compound having at least one substituent of formula (I):

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wherein R.sub.1 is each independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with (b) a benzylated polyalkylene polyamine (II):

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wherein R.sub.A is substituted or unsubstituted benzyl; R.sub.B is each independently R.sub.A, or a hydrogen atom, or a group selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.16 linear, cyclic, and branched alkyl, alkenyl, and alkaryl groups; X, Y, and Z are independently selected from C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkylene, and cycloalkylene groups; y is an integer from 0 to 7, and z is an integer from 0 to 4; and, optionally, (c) a multifunctional amine. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these compositions are also disclosed.

A two-component curable epoxy resin system having an epoxy component containing a unique combination of two or more epoxy resins with at least one of the epoxy resins being an epoxy novolac type resin. The composite made from such resin system exhibits high glass transition temperature.

A hardener for epoxy resins, containing at least one amine A1 of formula (I) and at least one amine A2 of formula (II), the weight ratio of amine A1 to amine A2 ranging between 20/1 and 1/2. The hardener allows the manufacture of low-emission epoxy resin adhesives having good workability, a sufficiently long pot-life and open time with rapid curing, high strength, low brittleness, high adhesion, in particular to steel, and a sufficiently high glass transition temperature.

A hardener composition including: (a) a polymeric adduct; (b) a monomeric unmodified amine; and (c) an extender; a curable composition including (A) at least one epoxy compound; and (B) the above hardener composition; and a thermoset prepared from the above curable composition.

Provided are an adhesive for an endoscope, a cured product thereof, an endoscope including a member secured with the cured product, and a method for manufacturing the endoscope. The adhesive includes the following (a) to (c): (a) an epoxy resin including at least one of a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin, or a phenol novolac epoxy resin; (b) a polyamine compound having an oxygen atom but no amide bond in a molecule thereof; and (c) at least one of an inorganic filler, an amide compound, a fatty acid wax, or a sorbitol compound.

Provided are an adhesive for an endoscope, a cured product thereof, an endoscope including a member secured with the cured product, and a method for manufacturing the endoscope. The adhesive includes the following (a) to (c): (a) an epoxy resin including at least one of a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin, or a phenol novolac epoxy resin; (b) a polyamine compound having an oxygen atom but no amide bond in a molecule thereof; and (c) a metal alkoxide compound.

Embodiments of this invention are directed to bio-based epoxy compositions, and method of their preparation and use. Other embodiments are directed to cured bio-based epoxies, and manufactured articles having bio-based epoxy coatings, adhesives, or composites.

An adhesive for an endoscope, the adhesive including an epoxy resin including at least one of bisphenol A epoxy resin, bisphenol F epoxy resin, or phenol novolac epoxy resin, a curing component, and a rubber component; a cured product of the adhesive; an endoscope including the cured product fixed; and a method for producing the endoscope. Note that adhesives in which the rubber component is acrylic rubber are excluded.

Disclosed is an eco-friendly adhesive coating agent composition having high adhesion properties and fast-curing properties by using a thiol-modified epoxy intermediate. The composition includes: a main material including 25 to 40 parts by weight of polyoxypropyleneamine, 20 to 30 parts by weight of a cross-linking agent, 10 to 30 parts by weight of the thiol-modified epoxy intermediate, 10 to 20 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, 5 to 10 parts by weight of a pigment, and 2 to 5 parts by weight of an additive; and a curing agent including 60 to 80 parts by weight of a rubber-modified epoxy resin, 20 to 40 parts by weight of a polyol, 10 to 30 parts by weight of the thiol-modified epoxy intermediate, and 4 to 10 parts by weight of an additive, with respect to 100 parts by weight of an isocyanate mixture.