An aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion includes a cationic group and a polyalkylene oxide in a side chain thereof. The polyurethane resin is obtainable by reacting a polyester polyol, a polyether diol, a polyol containing a quaternary N-atom or tertiary amino group, and a polyisocyanate. The polyester polyol is obtained by reacting an aromatic polycarboxylic acid and a polyol. The polyurethane resin is suitable as a resin in treatment liquids of substrates and images made by inkjet printing.

The present invention is directed to a polyisocyanate polyaddition product, obtained or obtainable according to a process containing reacting at least a polyisocyanate composition (C-I) comprising at least one polyisocyanate; and a composition (C-II) comprising at least one compound (C-A) having at least two functional groups which are reactive towards isocyanate groups, wherein the compound (C-A) has a molecular weight of 500 g/mol or more and comprises polycyclic aromatic moieties. The present invention is further directed to a process for preparing said polyisocyanate polyaddition product and the use thereof in a cable, conveyor belt, roller, seal for gasket or railway pad.

Polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam insulation described herein is derived from a composition that contains an organic polyisocyanate, an isocyanate reactive material containing at least about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an aromatic polyester polyol, a hydrocarbon blowing agent, a first catalyst selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate salt of an alkali metal, a carboxylate salt of an alkaline earth metal, a carboxylate salt of a quaternary ammonium, and combinations thereof, and a second catalyst comprising a non-reactive tertiary amine, wherein a molar ratio of the first catalyst to the second catalyst is less than about 1.25, the composition gels quickly, and the composition has an isocyanate index greater than about 175. Such an insulating foam has a ratio of thermal conductivity at 75 F. to thermal conductivity at 25 F. between about 0.98 and about 1.10.

This invention provides a polyester resin that is capable of forming a coating film having extremely excellent curability, processability, retort resistance, content resistance, and dent resistance, and also provides a resin composition for a coating composition containing the polyester resin. The polyester resin obtained from a polycarboxylic acid component and a polyol component, wherein the polyester resin meets the conditions (i) to iii) described below: (i) among the polycarboxylic acid components constituting the polyester resin, the total copolymerization ratio of terephthalic acid component and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component is 80 mol % or more; (ii) among the polycarboxylic acid components constituting the polyester resin, the copolymerization ratio of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component is 2 to 80 mol %; and (iii) among the polyol components constituting the polyester resin, the total copolymerization ratio of ethylene glycol component and 1,2-propylene-glycol component is 50 mol % or more, wherein the copolymerization ratio of 1,2-propylene-glycol component is excessive relative to the copolymerization ratio of the ethylene glycol component.

The present invention is directed to a polyisocyanate polyaddition product, obtained or obtainable according to a process containing reacting at least a polyisocyanate composition (C-I) comprising at least one polyisocyanate; and a composition (C-II) comprising at least one compound (C-A) having at least two functional groups which are reactive towards isocyanate groups, wherein the compound (C-A) has a molecular weight of 500 g/mol or more and comprises polycyclic aromatic moieties. The present invention is further directed to a process for preparing said polyisocyanate polyaddition product and the use thereof in a cable, conveyor belt, roller, seal for gasket or railway pad.

Polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam insulation described herein is derived from a composition that contains an organic polyisocyanate, an isocyanate reactive material containing at least about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an aromatic polyester polyol, a hydrocarbon blowing agent, a first catalyst selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate salt of an alkali metal, a carboxylate salt of an alkaline earth metal, a carboxylate salt of a quaternary ammonium, and combinations thereof, and a second catalyst comprising a non-reactive tertiary amine, wherein a molar ratio of the first catalyst to the second catalyst is less than about 1.25, the composition gels quickly, and the composition has an isocyanate index greater than about 175. Such an insulating foam has a ratio of thermal conductivity at 75 F. to thermal conductivity at 25 F. between about 0.98 and about 1.10.

Thermoplastic polymer compositions having enhanced properties, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Thermoplastic polymers according to some aspects of the present invention may be rigid, but may also be suitable for use in applications requiring a thermoplastic polymer resin. Thermoplastic polymers according to various aspects of the present invention may be useful in preparing shaped articles such as, for example, sheets, films, tubes, preforms, bottles, profiles, and other similar articles.

Thermoplastic polymer compositions having enhanced properties, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Thermoplastic polymers according to some aspects of the present invention may be rigid, but may also be suitable for use in applications requiring a thermoplastic polymer resin. Thermoplastic polymers according to various aspects of the present invention may be useful in preparing shaped articles such as, for example, sheets, films, tubes, preforms, bottles, profiles, and other similar articles.

The invention relates to a method for producing polyurethanes containing cyclic carbonate structures by reacting at least A) a composition containing a) one or more compounds of the general formula (I), said compounds containing isocyanate groups and cyclic carbonate structures, and b) <=1 wt. %, based on the total mass of the composition A), of one or more monomer diisocyanates with aliphatically, cycloaliphatically, araliphatically, and/or aromatically bound isocyanate groups of the general formula (II), wherein R represents hydrogen or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, aliphatic group with 1 to 7 carbon atoms, X represents a linear or branched organic group which comprises 1 to 36 carbon atoms and which can contain optionally ether, ester, and/or carbonate groups, n represents 0 or 1, and Y represents a linear or branched, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group with 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an optionally substituted aromatic or aliphatic group with 6 to 18 carbon atoms, with B) an at least difunctional polyol with a number-average molecular weight Mn of 62 to 22000 g/mol, preferably 90 to 12000 g/mol, while maintaining an equivalent ratio of isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups of 0.3:1 to 1.2:1. Furthermore, the invention relates to products which can be obtained using the method according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to the use of the products which can be obtained using the method according to the invention as a starting component in the production of crosslinkable binders, such as paints and raw materials for sealants or adhesives.