The invention concerns a composition for use as drier in auto-oxidizable coatings or as accelerator in unsaturated polyester resins, comprising a manganese-bearing polymer having a manganese dicarboxylate repeating unit and at least one nitrogen-containing donor ligand. Such compositions offer excellent drying performances. They ensure a strongly reduced leachability of manganese compared to that of known manganese-bearing driers.

The present disclosure provides a two-component solvent-based adhesive composition. The two-component solvent-based adhesive composition contains the reaction product of (A) an isocyanate component; (B) a polyol component containing a polyester-amide polycarbonate polyol; and (C) a solvent. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming the two-component solvent-based adhesive composition.

The present disclosure provides a two-component solvent-less adhesive composition. The two-component solvent-less adhesive composition contains the reaction product of (A) an isocyanate component and (B) a polyol component containing a poly-ester-amide polycarbonate polyol. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming a two-component solvent-less adhesive composition.

The present invention relates to a selective process for the preparation of NCO-functionalized polyols, to their use in the preparation of silylated polyurethanes, to processes for preparing silylated polyurethanes and to silylated polyurethanes obtainable by a reaction of NCO-functionalized polyol with amino silane and to their use in CASE applications (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers).

The present invention relates to a method for producing a mixture comprising at least one compound having at least two hydroxy and/or amino groups made of a biomass material. The invention also relates to such a mixture and to the use thereof for producing a polymer such as for example a polyurethane foam.

Disclosed is a polyol composition comprising: (a) at least one monomeric polyol comprising three or more hydroxyl groups; (b) at least one higher polyol comprising three or more hydroxyl groups; and (c) at least one polyhydroxylated aromatic compound; wherein the at least one higher polyol comprises residues of either or both of the at least one monomeric polyol and the polyhydroxylated aromatic compound linked by one or more carbonate groups, oxygen ether groups, or a combination thereof, and wherein the polyol composition has a viscosity of less than 5000 cps at 150 degrees Fahrenheit. The at least one monomeric polyol and at least one higher polyol may have any structures affording polyol compositions and polyurethane compositions having the requisite physical characteristics in terms of polyol composition viscosity and polyurethane heat resistance, strength and flexural modulus. The polyol compositions are adapted to provide structurally robust, temperature resistant polyurethanes, but are of sufficiently low viscosity to permit the use of currently available pumping and mixing equipment. The resultant polyurethane compositions may exhibit heat distortion temperatures in excess of 110 degrees centigrade, high strength and essentially no loss of material properties in prolonged humidity tests at 70 degrees centigrade, lower peak exotherms, typically less than 250 degrees Fahrenheit during in-mold curing/polymerization. Articles prepared from polyurethanes incorporating such polyol compositions as reactants exhibit flexural strengths in excess of 10,000 psi and flexural moduli in excess of 400,000 psi, and exhibit outstanding green strength.

The present disclosure provides a process comprising providing an isocyanate component A comprising a blend of (i) an aromatic isocyanate prepolymer and (ii) an aliphatic isocyanate prepolymer; providing a polyol component B comprising a blend of; (i) a phosphate-functional polyol, (ii) a polyether polyol, and (iii) an element selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane polyol, a polyester polyol and a combination thereof; mixing component A and component B to form a solventless adhesive (SLA) composition, wherein a weight ratio of component A to component B is from 2:1 to 1:1, the SLA composition having a pot life from 30 min to 60 min at 40 C; applying the SLA composition between a first film and a second film to form a raw laminate; and curing the raw laminate to form a laminate product.

This description relates to low VOC water borne coating compositions with improved application properties based on a binder mixture comprising an urethanized polyester and an acrylic two-step polymer. This description further relates to the use of the low VOC water borne coating compositions for forming a coating, preferably for forming a clear coat, and more preferably for forming a clear coat in refinishing applications. Moreover, this description also relates to a method of forming a multilayer coating comprising a step of forming a coating layer by using the low VOC water borne coating composition.

The present disclosure provides a two-component solvent-based adhesive composition. The two-component solvent-based adhesive composition contains the reaction product of (A) an isocyanate component; (B) a polyol component containing a polyester-amide polycarbonate polyol; and (C) a solvent. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming the two-component solvent-based adhesive composition.

A method of producing a closed-cell and rigid foam. The method comprises reacting an isocyanate composition including one or more polyisocyanates and a polyol composition including one or more polyols including one or more aromatic polyester polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of greater than 2 and one or more physical and/or chemical blowing agents including methylal to form a closed-cell and rigid foam configured to retain at least 85% of an initial volume of the closed-cell and rigid foam when exposed to about 97% relative humidity at about 70° C. for at least seven or more days.