The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, racemic, or tautomer thereof, formula (I) wherein r, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and L.sup.1 have the meaning defined in the claims and the description. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to a composition comprising the compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to a polyurethane or polyurethane prepolymer obtainable by contacting at least one isocyanate with at least one compound of formula (I), or with a composition comprising a compound of formula (I). The present invention relates to the use of such polyurethane or polyurethane prepolymer, or a compound of formula (I), or a composition comprising a compound of formula (I), for the preparation of foams, adhesives, coatings, or elastomers. The present invention also relates to an article comprising a compound of formula (I), or a composition a compound of formula (I).

##STR00001##

A composition and a material prepared from the composition are provided. The composition includes 50-99 parts by weight of a polyether polyol and 1-50 parts by weight of a compound having a structure represented by Formula (I)

##STR00001##

wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-6 independent alkylene group; R.sup.2 is

##STR00002##

R.sup.3 is independently C.sub.1-6 alkylene group; i≥1; j≥0; k=0, 1, or 2; R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-24 alkyl group when k=1, or 2, or R.sup.4 is C.sub.6-24 alkyl group when k is 0; and B is independently

##STR00003##

A flexible polyurethane foam material with strong support and high elasticity is made by foaming the following raw materials by weight: 80-120 parts of lignin-based block copolymer molecular-level combined polyether; 45-65 parts of isocyanate; 0.5-5 parts of foaming catalyst; 1-10 parts of water; and 1-3 parts of foam stabilizer; the lignin-based block copolymer molecular-level combined polyether is based on lignosulfonate, molecular chain of lignosulfonate is cut and embedded by using solvation effect of polyether polyol to form a molecular-level combined polyether that is polymerized and formed by aromatic polymer fragments of lignosulfonate and aliphatic polymer fragments of polyether polyol. The foaming catalyst can be a foaming catalyst commonly used in the technical field.

The invention relates to a method for producing soft polyurethane foam obtained by reacting a composition containing a component A1 containing at least one filled polyol, a component A2 containing compounds reactive with isocyanates and having a hydroxyl value of ≥20 to <100 mg KOH/g, the component A2 not containing any filled polyol, a component A3 containing water and/or at least one physical blowing agent, a component A4 containing auxiliary agents and additives, and a component B containing di- and/or polyisocyanates, characterized in that the reaction occurs in the presence of 0.5 to 3 parts by weight of an organic urea derivative as component C, which is obtained by reacting urea with a difunctional amine having a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 1000 g/mol. The invention also relates to a soft polyurethane foam obtainable by the method.

The present invention relates to a polyol composition for obtaining a polyurethane foam through a reaction with a polyisocyanate compound. The polyol composition comprises a polyol, a catalyst, a foam stabilizer, a foaming agent, and ammonium carboxylate, wherein the ammonium carboxylate has a quaternary ammonium cation as a cationic moiety, and a carboxylic acid anion represented by formula (1) as an anionic moiety.

A two-component adhesive composition is provided. The two-component adhesive composition comprises an isocyanate component, an isocyanate-reactive component and an amine-epoxy adduct, and can achieve superior adhesion strength between the adhesive and a substrate like metal alloy substrate. A laminated article prepared with said composition, a method for preparing the article and the use of the amine-epoxy adduct as adhesion promoter in a two-component polyurethane adhesive composition are also provided.

Disclosed herein are viscoelastic elastomeric polyurethane foams, a process for preparing them and a method of using them in making shaped articles. Further disclosed herein are of viscoelastic elastomeric polyurethane foams having improved, unique impact absorption performance.

A method for preparing low odor polyurethane foams by the use of a high silica zeolite and a foam-forming composition.

Provided herein are lignocellulosic composite articles and methods for forming the same. In an aspect, the lignocellulosic composite articles comprise a plurality of lignocellulosic pieces derived from wood; together with an adhesive system disposed on the plurality of lignocellulosic pieces for bonding the plurality of lignocellulosic pieces. In an aspect, the adhesive system comprises a binder component comprising diphenylmethane diisocyanates (MDIs) and/or polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanates (pMDIs), and a catalyst component comprising imidazole in a water solution.

A two-component adhesive composition is provided. The two-component adhesive composition comprises an isocyanate component, an isocyanate-reactive component and an epoxy-aromatic diisocyanate adduct, and can achieve superior adhesion strength between the adhesive and a substrate like metal alloy substrate. A laminated article prepared with said composition, a method for preparing the article and the use of the epoxy-aromatic diisocyanate adduct as adhesion promoter in a two-component polyurethane adhesive composition are also provided.