The invention relates to a polyol displaying specific properties which allow it to be identified accessibly as a recycled polyol, particularly as a recycled polyol obtained from a new specific recycling process.

A polymerizable composition for optical material including two or more different monomers for optical material and a polymerization catalyst, in which the content of the polymerization catalyst relative to the total amount of the monomers for optical material is from 0.1150 to 0.2000 parts by mass, the viscosity of the polymerizable composition for optical material is from 10 mPa.Math.s to 1000 mPa.Math.s as measured with a B-type viscometer at 20° C. and 60 rpm, and at least one of the two or more different monomers for optical material is an episulfide compound.

The invention pertains generally to a low-pressure (100-250 psi) process of seaming adjacent seams of artificial turf using a one-component or a two-component polyurethane adhesive using an apparatus which employs a payoff spool of base material in the front of the apparatus and an activation trigger adjacent the handle to begin the application of polyurethane spray foam adhesive by connectivity between the application trigger and the foam spray gun trigger.

A compound capable of coordinating with a metal includes a chemical structure as shown in claim 1, in which: EPD represents a group having an electron pair donor atom; B and B′ are each independently an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkenyl group, or alkynyl group, or B and B′ form a spirocyclic group; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are selected from various substituents.

The present invention relates to a composition for forming an environmentally friendly polyurethane foam, the composition having improved storage stability, air permeability, and anti-oxidation characteristics and to a method for manufacturing a polyurethane foam and, more specifically, to an isocyanate pre-polymer prepared by reaction of a polyisocyanate and a polyol component comprising a bio-polyol, to a composition for forming an environmentally friendly polyurethane foam, the composition having improved storage stability, air permeability, and anti-oxidative characteristics by comprising the pre-polymer as one component, to a method for manufacturing a polyurethane foam using the same, and to an environmentally friendly polyurethane foam manufactured thereby.

A method of preparing a low bubbling and low yellowing, high refractive index polyurethane or polythiourethane is provided. A method of evaluating an aromatic polyiso(thio)cyanate material, such as an aromatic diisocyanate, e.g., m-xylylene cyanate, is provided. The method evaluates transmittance in a sample of the isocyanate to determine if the aromatic polyiso(thio)cyanate material will lead to unacceptable bubbling or yellowing in a high refractive index or high Abbe number polymer composition.

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic silicone-polyurethane elastomer and a method for preparing the same. The elastomer is prepared from raw materials comprising: 25-80 parts of a macromolecular polyol, 0-60 parts of a silicone oil or a liquid silicone rubber, 10-50 parts of a diisocyanate, 3-20 parts of a small molecular diol as a chain extender, and 0.1-3 parts of an auxiliary agent. The macromolecular polyol is selected from a silicon-free polyol having a molecular weight of between 1,000 and 4,000 g/mol and a polyol modified by silicone through copolymerization or grafting. The small molecular diol is a small molecular diol comprising 10 or less carbon atoms. The thermoplastic silicone-polyurethane elastomer of the present invention has the following excellent performance parameters: a hardness of Shore A40-D80; a tensile strength ≥5 MPa; smooth hand feeling; resistance to dirt such as dust; resistance to liquid permeation; no irritation to skin; good encapsulation effect on PC, ABS, TPU and the like; and a 180° peel strength >25 N/25 mm.

The present invention relates to alkoxysilane-functionalized and allophanate-functionalized urethanes, methods for the preparation thereof, coating compositions comprising these and to the use thereof.

The invention pertains generally to a process and a composition-of-matter for a shelf-stable open cell polyurethane HFO-blown two-component polyurethane foam composition having improved flame-retardant properties through the use of at least one organo-tin containing catalyst and at least one potassium containing catalyst; and at least one dimorpholino-based ether catalyst, a ratio of the at least one potassium-containing catalyst to the tin-containing catalyst being at least approximately 1.5:1.0, the at least one surfactant comprising a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) backbone and polyethylene oxide-co-propylene oxide (PEO-PPO) random copolymer grafts; and the added water comprises at least 8 weight percent of said B-side reactants, the polyurethane foam having a Class B rating with a flame spread between 25 and 75 inclusive and a smoke developed of under 450 using ASTM E 84 testing protocol.

A one-pack moisture-curing composition of the present technology contains a preliminary composition, an adhesiveness-imparting agent containing a compound (A) and/or a compound (B), a first catalyst containing a compound (C) and/or dibutyltin bis(pentadione), and a second catalyst containing a dimorpholinodiethylether.