A method for operation in wellbore, the method comprises: pumping a fluid barrier into a wellbore through a tubular, the fluid barrier being operable to separate a cement slurry from a second fluid; the fluid barrier comprising a polyurethane member derived from a polyurethane forming composition comprising a para-phenylene diisocyanate terminated polycarbonate prepolymer and an aromatic diol.

A method for deblocking a blocked isocyanate is described herein. The method includes contacting a blocked isocyanate and a halide ion source under conditions effective to provide a deblocked isocyanate. A method of making a polyurethane is also disclosed. The method of making a polyurethane includes combining a blocked isocyanate, a polyol, and a halide ion source in the presence of solvent and under conditions effective to provide the polyurethane.

The invention provides novel flame-retardant polymers and materials, their synthesis and use. More particularly, the flame-retardant polymers are deoxybenzoin-derived polymers.

A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core or cover layer comprises a plasticized polyurethane composition comprising at least one polyurethane and at least one plasticizer.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an optical material composition that contains an episulfide compound represented by formula (1) and an episulfide compound represented by formula (2). According to this optical material composition, it is possible to suppress a reduction in the yield rate caused by molding defects, and possible to obtain an optical material having excellent dyeability.

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(In formula (1), m and p are each an integer between 0 and 4, and n and q are each an integer between 0 and 2.)

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(In formula (2), m is an integer between 0 and 4 and n is an integer between 0 and 2.)

A rigid foam having increased flame retardance comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component are reacted in the presence of an isocyanurate catalyst component and a carbodiimide catalyst component. The isocyanurate catalyst component comprises 1,3,5-tris(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-hexahydro-s-triazine and the carbodiimide catalyst component comprises 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide. A method of forming the rigid foam on a surface comprises the steps of providing the isocyanate component, providing the isocyanate-reactive component, providing the isocyanurate catalyst component, providing the carbodiimide catalyst component, and spraying the isocyanate component, isocyanate-reactive component, isocyanurate catalyst component, and carbodiimide catalyst component onto the surface to form the rigid foam on the surface.

A urethane polymer obtained by a reaction of: a monohydroxy compound (A), a polyethylene glycol (B), a monoglyceryl ether compound (C), and an isocyanate compound (D). This urethane polymer can be used as a urethane viscosity modifier excellent in long-term storage stability, similarly to alkali thickening-type viscosity modifiers, while having characteristics similar to those of existing urethane viscosity modifiers.

Disclosed are a process of producing a polyurethane foam product, a polyurethane foam product pre-mix, polyurethane foam product formulation, and a polyurethane foam product. The process of producing the polyurethane foam product includes contacting a halogen containing composition with a polyurethane foam product pre-mix. The polyurethane foam product pre-mix includes the halogen containing composition. The polyurethane foam product formulation includes a polyol component, an isocyanate component, and a halogen containing compound component. The polyurethane foam product is formed by the pre-mix having the halogen containing composition.

The polymerizable composition of the present invention includes at least one isocyanate compound (A) having a cyclic structure, selected from compounds represented by the following Formulae (1), (2), and (3), and aliphatic isocyanate compound (B) having 4 to 11 carbon atoms, and a thiol compound (C).

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Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions, methods for producing TPU compositions, methods of using TPU compositions, and apparatuses produced therefrom are disclosed. Disclosed TPU compositions include a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer, a heat stabilizer, a flow agent, and a filler material. The filler may be a glass fiber. Disclosed TPU compositions have improved thermal stability and improved flow properties suitable for injection molding of articles of manufacture having a large plurality of fine openings or pores. Articles produced from the composition have superior thermal stability, abrasion resistance, and chemical resistance. Example articles include screening members for vibratory screening machines.