A process for making a molded flexible foam. The processes includes: (a) depositing a foam-forming reaction mixture onto a surface of a mold cavity, and (b) allowing the foam-forming reaction mixture to react in the mold cavity. The foam-forming reaction mixture includes: (1) a polyisocyanate present in an amount of less than 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture; (2) an isocyanate-reactive composition; (3) a blowing agent; and (4) a catalyst. The isocyanate-reactive composition includes: (i) at least 50% by weight, based on the total weight of polyol in the isocyanate-reactive composition, of a polyether polyol having a functionality of greater than 2, an oxyethylene content of 0 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyether polyol, more than 50 mol % of primary OH groups and an OH number of 8 to 112 mg KOH/g; and (ii) a component comprising: (A) an amine-initiated polyether polyol (II), wherein amine-initiated polyether polyol (II) has an OH number of at least 500 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 2.5 to 4, and wherein amine-initiated polyether polyol (II) is present in an amount of greater than 0 and no more than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of polyol in the isocyanate-reactive composition; (B) a CO.sub.2-producing carbamic acid which is present in an amount of greater than 0 and no more than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of polyol in the isocyanate-reactive composition; or (C) both (A) and (B).

Disclosed is an adhesive system and method of use thereof wherein the adhesive composition comprises a moisture curable adhesive comprised of an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a cure accelerator having two curatives components having different cure kinetics. The cure accelerator is comprised of an isocyanate reactive compound comprising a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, or a primary thiol group having faster curing kinetics resulting an increase in bead stability within the first minutes and a polyol selected from a diol and/or triol with slower curing kinetics allowing for sufficient open time and yet a fast strength build up. The preferred method of application of the adhesive system is via a 1K application gun.

Disclosed is an adhesive system and method of use thereof wherein the adhesive composition comprises a moisture curable adhesive comprised of an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a cure accelerator having two curatives components having different cure kinetics. The cure accelerator is comprised of an isocyanate reactive compound comprising a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, or a primary thiol group having faster curing kinetics resulting an increase in bead stability within the first minutes and a polyol selected from a diol and/or triol with slower curing kinetics allowing for sufficient open time and yet a fast strength build up. The preferred method of application of the adhesive system is via a 1K application gun.

The present invention relates to a process for producing polyurethanes, preferably polyurethane foams, by reaction of compounds containing isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms with di- and/or polyisocyanates in the presence of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of:

NC—CHR.sup.1—CON R.sup.12—X  (I),

NC—CHR.sup.2—CONR.sup.3-aryl  (II),

NC—CHR.sup.4—CO.sub.2H  (III),

[NC—CHR.sup.5—CO.sub.2].sub.mY.sup.m+  (IV), wherein X represents NR.sup.6R.sup.7, OR.sup.8, CONR.sup.9R.sup.10 or COOR.sup.11, R.sup.1 to R.sup.12 each independently of one another represent H, an optionally substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group, Y represents a monovalent or divalent cation and m represents 1 or 2.

The present invention further relates to the polyurethanes obtainable from this process, and to the use of such polyurethanes, for example in the interior of automobiles.

Polymers are disclosed that incorporate portions of secondary or tertiary polyamide segments connected with polyisocyanates. These polymers have enhanced matting properties. The enhanced matting properties are from creating an inherently matt surface from the polymer without the use of any separate fine particle size matting additives. Conventional matting agents such as fine particle size silica usually results in loss of physical properties such as haze development and porosity in the coating from the matting agent. Composites and hybrids of these polymers and other polyamides, polyurethane with vinyl polymers (acrylates) are also disclosed and claimed.

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.

The present invention discloses an aqueous antifogging resin, introducing a molecular segment and a functional group with good hydrophilicity and hygroscopicity, which impart excellent antifogging performance, coating strength and transparent flow appearance to the aqueous antifogging resin and the cured coating has a water contact angle of up to 1˜10°. The present invention further discloses a coating composition including the aqueous antifogging resin, and the cured coating of the coating composition has good antifogging, wear-resistant, water-resistant, chemical resistant, stain-resistant and UV-resistant performance, and excellent adhesion to a substrate; and the coating is firm at the same time, and has excellent film-forming strength and flexual endurance. The coating composition can be used for antifogging surface treatment of the window of mobile phone, PC or PMMA transparent materials, automotive glass and bathroom mirrors and has good long-term stability.

Rigid polyurethanes and composites are made from a reaction mixture containing an aromatic polyisocyanate and a mixture of polyols. The mixture of polyols has an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of 125 to 275 and an average hydroxyl funtionality of 2.5 to 4 hydroxyl groups per molecule. 5 to 33% of the weight of the mixture of polyols is triisopropanolamine. Rigid polyurethanes made from such a reaction mixture have excellent dimensional stability, even when cured at or near room temperature.

A method for preparing a transparent flexible polyurethane film includes the following steps: (1) mixing a hydroxyl-terminated polyalkylene carbonate diol, a diisocyanate compound, 2,2′-dithiodiethanol, dibutyltin dilaurate and a chloroalkane solvent, and then reacting at 40 to 60° C. for 0.5 to 3 h to obtain an isocyanate-terminated oligomer solution; and (2) adding a polyol cross-linking agent, a bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide lithium salt and a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide salt to the isocyanate-terminated oligomer solution, reacting at 40 to 60° C. for 0.5 to 1.5 h, removing the chloroalkane solvent to obtain the transparent flexible polyurethane film.

A method for preparing a transparent flexible polyurethane film includes the following steps: (1) mixing a hydroxyl-terminated polyalkylene carbonate diol, a diisocyanate compound, 2,2′-dithiodiethanol, dibutyltin dilaurate and a chloroalkane solvent, and then reacting at 40 to 60° C. for 0.5 to 3 h to obtain an isocyanate-terminated oligomer solution; and (2) adding a polyol cross-linking agent, a bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide lithium salt and a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide salt to the isocyanate-terminated oligomer solution, reacting at 40 to 60° C. for 0.5 to 1.5 h, removing the chloroalkane solvent to obtain the transparent flexible polyurethane film.