A crystalline epoxy resin is modified to provide an epoxy resin composition capable of producing a cured product with excellent cured product properties. The modified epoxy resin composition comprises compound A having in its molecule a functional group represented by formula (1): ##STR00001##
(where each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or a halogenated, aminated or nitrated derivative thereof), and compound B having a glycidyl group in its molecule. The compound A is preferably a compound resulting from replacement of from at least one to at most n glycidyl groups among n glycidyl groups in a molecule (where n is an integer of from 2 to 16) with the functional group of the formula (1). The compound B is preferably a compound having n glycidyl groups (where n is an integer of from 2 to 16) in its molecule.

The present disclosure provides a process for forming a laminate. The process includes (A) uniformly applying an isocyanate component to a first substrate, the isocyanate component containing an isocyanate compound; (B) uniformly applying an isocyanate-reactive component to a second substrate, the isocyanate-reactive component containing an amine-terminated compound; (C) bringing the first substrate and the second substrate together, thereby mixing and reacting the isocyanate component and the isocyanate-reactive component to form an adhesive composition between the first substrate and the second substrate; (D) curing the adhesive composition to bond the first substrate and the second substrate; and (E) forming the laminate.

A polyol composition suitable for making rigid polyurethane foam includes a combination of five polyols, a surfactant and a polyurethane gelling catalyst. The polyol composition contains at most a very small quantity of a blowing catalyst. The polyol composition surprisingly produces, upon reaction with a polyisocyanate in the presence of a physical blowing agent, a polyurethane foam that exhibits little or no loss of compressive strength when overpacked. The polyol composition is especially useful for making fiber-reinforced rigid foams useful in cryogenic applications.

The present disclosure provides a process for forming a laminate. The process includes (A) uniformly applying an isocyanate component to a first substrate, the isocyanate component containing an isocyanate compound; (B) uniformly applying an isocyanate-reactive component to a second substrate, the isocyanate-reactive component containing an amine-terminated compound; (C) bringing the first substrate and the second substrate together, thereby mixing and reacting the isocyanate component and the isocyanate-reactive component to form an adhesive composition between the first substrate and the second substrate; (D) curing the adhesive composition to bond the first substrate and the second substrate; and (E) forming the laminate.

A two-component mixed polyurea resin composition production raw material containing a component (A) that contains a polyisocyanate compound (a) and a component (B) that contains an aromatic polyamine compound (b), wherein the two-component mixed polyurea resin composition production raw material is characterized in that the usable time from immediately after component (A) and component (B) are mixed until the viscosity value measured in an organic-solvent-free state doubles is 10 minutes or longer.

Disclosed herein is a 2K coating system consisting of two components (A) and (B) being separate from each other, where (A) includes at least one constituent (a1) containing at least one aromatic moiety and bearing on average at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups, where (B) includes at least one constituent (b1) containing at least one aromatic moiety and bearing on average at least two isocyanate groups, where each of (A) and (B) has a solid content of at least 95 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the respective component, and constituent (b1) present in component (B) bears carbodiimide and/or uretonimine units and at least one structural unit (I). Also disclosed herein are a coating composition obtainable by mixing components (A) and (B), a method of using said coating composition as sealant, a method of applying the coating composition to a substrate, and a sealed substrate.

A foamed resin-forming composition for obtaining a polyurea-based resin foam, including a reaction product (A) of a cyclic polyamine compound (a1) and carbon dioxide, a polyisocyanate compound (B), and an aromatic polyamine compound (C), a polyurea-based resin foam obtained by foam molding the foamed resin-forming composition, and a method for producing a polyurea-based resin foam including foam molding the foamed resin-forming composition. A polyurea-based resin foam capable of reducing environmental impacts and having improved foamability can be obtained.

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 viscoelastic elastomeric polyurethane foams having improved, unique impact absorption performance.