Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including: a polyisocyanate component which includes 1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane; a polyol component which includes a diol compound having a molecular weight of 400 or more and having two or more hydroxyl groups; and a polythiol component which includes a polythiol compound having two or more mercapto groups.

The present invention provides compositions comprising the reaction product of an aliphatic diisocyanate, and a reactive intermediate made from one selected from the group consisting of oxazolidinones, benzoic sulfimides (saccharins), 1H-indole-2,3-diones (isatins), succinamides, N-hydroxysuccinamides, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehydes (vanillins), -ketoamides, piperazines, benzofuranones, 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-diones (squaric acids), squaric acid esters, -ketoamides, anilines, and -ketoamide, phenols. The aliphatic diisocyanate comprises one selected from the group consisting of isocyanurates, biurets, iminooxadiazine diones, urethanes, uretdiones, carbodiimides, and allophanates. The resulting compositions may be useful in producing coatings, adhesives, sealants, castings, composites and films having durability, color stability, high gloss, and chemical resistance properties similar to those made from polyurethane.

Curable cyanoacrylate compositions are reported that comprise cyanoacrylate and a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) components. Such compositions are toughened cyanoacrylate compositions exhibiting long term viscosity stability when stored for prolonged periods at room temperature (25 C.). TPU components are reported having structural units in which at least one of the structural units has the formula OR.sup.1OArOR.sup.2O, wherein Ar is a C.sub.6-C.sub.20 aromatic group with at least one aromatic ring; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkyl group; and R.sup.2 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkyl group. The thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) component may be present in the curable cyanoacrylate composition from about 1 wt % to about 40 wt %, for example from about 2 wt % to about 30 wt %, such from about 3 wt % to about 20 wt %, suitably from about 5 wt % to about 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition.

A prepolymer of elastomer material for screw drilling tools and a preparation method thereof are provided. The prepolymer includes component A and component B, wherein the component A includes hydroxyl-terminated liquid rubber, polytetrahydrofuran diol, and polyether polyol; the component B includes at least one of an isocyanate, a cyanate, and a cyano compound; the mass ratio of the hydroxyl-terminated liquid rubber, polytetrahydrofuran diol, and polyether polyol is (0.2-1.0): (0.2-1.0): (0.2-1.0). Different molecular segments of different proportions are introduced through structural design, such that the molecular structure of the prepolymer has both rigid and flexible segments, thus to achieve an adjustable and controllable structure of the prepolymer; and the introduction of active groups makes the prepolymer to show good reactivity and processability. Therefore, a reactive elastomer material having excellent properties such as hardness, tear strength, and tensile strength can be obtained used as an elastomer material for screw drilling tools.

Disclosed a no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder, a no-added formaldehyde composite wood product manufactured by same, and a preparation method for the composite wood product. The no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder comprises an agent A and an agent B. The agent A is an isocyanate-based binder, and the agent B is an aqueous dispersion of polyester based aliphatic polyurethane and/or a modified polyester-based aliphatic polyurethane. The no-added formaldehyde composite wood product is formed under hot-pressing after a wooden and/or straw material is mixed with the no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder. The composite wood product manufactured by the no-added formaldehyde composite wood product binder has excellent water-proof and mechanical properties and a good saw cutting performance, and the amount of isocyanate used is also reduced, thereby reducing costs.

A foaming thermoplastic polyurethane resin is a reaction product of a polyisocyanate component containing a bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane and a polyol component. In a peak of chromatogram obtained by measurement of the foaming thermoplastic polyurethane resin with gel permeation chromatography, the area of a high molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight of 400,000 or more with respect to the total area of the peak is 25% or more and 60% or less.

A pinene-derived diisocyanate compound, a process for forming a pinene-derived diisocyanate compound, and an article of manufacture containing a polyurethane polymer are disclosed. The process for forming the pinene-derived diisocyanate compound includes oxidizing the pinene to form a pinene-derived ketone compound, converting the pinene-derived ketone compound to a diamine compound in subsequent reaction steps, and reacting the diamine compound with phosgene to form the pinene-derived diisocyanate compound. The polyurethane polymer is synthesized in a reaction between a pinene-derived diisocyanate compound and a polyol.

A pinene-derived diisocyanate compound, a process for forming a pinene-derived polyurethane, and an article of manufacture that includes the polyurethane are disclosed. The process for forming the polyurethane includes forming a pinene-derived diisocyanate compound, and reacting the pinene-derived diisocyanate compound with a polyol in a polymerization compound.

The present invention aims to provide a resin composition having excellent photochromic properties and mechanical properties.

The present invention relates to a resin composition containing (i) a urethane-based resin having a propylene glycol chain in a molecular chain thereof and (ii) a photochromic compound, wherein the intensity ratio of PMI.sub.pst to PMI.sub.cp (PMI.sub.pst/PMI.sub.cp) is 8.0 or more and 40.0 or less when PMI.sub.pst indicates the total spectral intensity of 16 ppm or more and 20 ppm or less including the spectral intensity of a carbon atom of a methyl group in the propylene glycol chain as measured by .sup.13C-PST/MAS NMR and PMI.sub.cp indicates the total spectral intensity of 16 ppm or more and 20 ppm or less including the spectral intensity of the carbon atom of the methyl group in the propylene glycol chain as measured by .sup.13C-CP/MAS NMR.

Radiation curable compositions for coating optical fibers are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a radiation curable composition includes a reactive oligomer component, wherein a portion of the polymerizable groups of the reactive oligomer component include methacrylate groups; a reactive diluent monomer component, wherein a portion of the polymerizable groups of the reactive diluent monomer component include acrylate groups, acrylamide groups, or N-vinyl amide groups, or combinations thereof; a photoinitiator component, and an optional additive component. Also described are methods of coating the radiation curable compositions elsewhere described, and the fiber optic coatings and cables resulting therefrom.