Described herein is a process for preparing a polyurethane elastomer including the steps of (A) preparing an isocyanate prepolymer (a), where the isocyanate prepolymer has an isocyanate content in the range of ≥1 wt.-% to ≤9 wt.-%, and (B) preparing a reaction mixture by mixing at least one epoxy compound (b) with the isocyanate prepolymer (a) in presence of at least one catalyst (c), and where the amount of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt is 0.00001 to 0.1 mol per kg of the total weight of the isocyanate prepolymer (a), the epoxy compound (b) and the catalyst (c), and heating the mixture to at least 80° C. to obtain the polyurethane elastomer. Also described herein are a polyurethane elastomer obtained by process and a method of using the polyurethane elastomer as part of a roller or as a sealant.

A method of making an isocyanurate polymer is disclosed. An isocyanate including at least one of an aromatic isocyanate and an aliphatic isocyanate is provided. A trimerization catalyst including at least one of an amine catalyst, an organometallic compound, and an imidazole compound is provided. A reaction mixture that is substantially free of reactive hydrogen is formed by mixing less than about twenty percent by total weight of said reaction mixture of an epoxide with said isocyanate. The trimerization catalyst is mixed with the reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is cured to produce a polymer composition including a reaction product of two or more isocyanates.

An adhesive composition for use in flooring applications that includes a moisture curable polymer system; a calcium carbonate filler system having a first spheroidal particle of calcium carbonate having an equivalent spherical mean diameter of 70 nanometer (nm) to 15 micrometer (μm) and a second spheroidal particle of calcium carbonate having an equivalent spherical mean diameter of greater than 15 μm to 200 μm; a seed oil based fatty acid ester; and a silane based adhesion promoter. The adhesive composition provides low viscosity along with high shear resistance, which helps to retain the troweled ridges to enable maximum coverage.

A method for the production of polyoxazolidinone compounds, comprising the step of reacting an isocyanate compound (A) with an epoxide compound (B) in the presence of a catalyst (C), wherein the isocyanate compound (A) comprises a isocyanate compound (A.sup.1) wherein the a isocyanate compound (A1) comprising at least two isocyanate groups (I.sup.1≥2), preferred two isocyanate groups (I.sup.1=2), wherein the epoxide compound (B) comprises a epoxide compound (B.sup.1) and an epoxide compound (B.sup.2), wherein the epoxide compound (B.sup.2) is different from the epoxide compound (B.sup.1) wherein the epoxide compound (B.sup.1) comprising at least two terminal epoxide groups (F1≥2), preferred two terminal epoxide groups (F.sup.1=2), linked together by a linking group (L1) and the epoxide compound (B.sup.2) comprising at least two terminal epoxide groups (F.sup.2≥2)), preferred two terminal epoxide groups (F.sup.2=2), linked together by a linking group (L.sup.2), wherein the linking group (L.sup.2) comprises acyclic and covalent bonds to each other free of conjugated multiple bonds within the main chain, wherein the epoxide compound (B.sup.2) is present in the epoxide compounds B.sup.1 and B.sup.2, in an amount of ≥0.01 mol-% to <10 mol-%, preferred 1-9 mol-% more preferred 3-8 mol-% based on the molar ratio the terminal epoxide groups in the epoxide compound (B.sup.1) and of the sum of the terminal epoxide groups in the epoxide compound (B.sup.1) and terminal epoxide groups in the epoxide compound (B.sup.2).

A process for producing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone comprising copolymerizing a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a specific a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phoshonium and/or quaternary stibonium-based catalyst (C), a compound (D), a compound (F) wherein compound (D) and compound (F) independently comprises at least one of a monofunctional isocyanate, a monofunctional epoxide, a cyclic carbonate, a monofunctional alcohol, a monofunctional amine optionally in a solvent (E), and wherein the process is in the absence of a solvent (G) with a boiling point higher than 200° C., preferably higher than 190° C. and more preferably higher than 180° C. at 1 bar (absolute). The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

Method for the production of polyoxazolidinone compounds, comprising the reaction of at least one biscarbamate compound (A) with at least one bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of at least one base (D), at least one Lewis acid catalyst (E), and optionally at least one compound (C), wherein the compound (C) comprising a mono-carbamate group, a mono-isocyanate group and/or a mono-epoxide group, and wherein the base (D) having a pKb-value of ≤9. The invention is also related to the resulting polyoxazolidinone compounds.

The present disclosure features materials and methods for synthesizing polycarbamates via chain-growth copolymerization in the presence of a Lewis acid of a first reactant having a oxirane or thiirane moiety and at least one heteroallene reactant, wherein a first heteroallene reactant is an isocyanate or an isothiocyanate. Also featured are polycarbamate copolymers and terpolymers according to formula (I): (I), wherein An is a halogen atom or a carboxylate or alkoxide moiety; each X and X′ is independently an oxygen or a sulfur atom; each R1 and R2 is independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group including linear, branched, saturated, unsaturated, aromatic, cyclic alkyl groups, and heteroatom-containing alkyl groups, R3 is an electron deficient group, m and o are independently selected from integers ≥ 1 and n is 0 or an integer ≥ 1. Both X and X′ can be the same or X and X′ can be different.

A film capacitor that includes a dielectric resin film having a glass transition temperature of 160° C. or higher and a density at 25° C. of 1.22 g/cm.sup.3 to 1.26 g/cm.sup.3; and a metal layer on at least one surface of the dielectric resin film.

The present patent application relates to a thermoplastic polymer produced at least from diisocyanate and diepoxide using a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an ionic liquid, to an associated production method and use.

A fiber sizing agent includes: a vinyl ester resin (A) having an alkoxy polyoxyalkylene structure and a urethane bond; and an aqueous medium. The fiber sizing agent has excellent fiber sizing properties for various fibers such as glass fibers and carbon fibers. A molded article obtained from a molding material including the fiber sizing agent is excellent in various physical properties such as bending strength, compressive strength, and interlaminar shear strength, and thus can be used, for example, for an automobile member, an aircraft member, a windmill member, and an industrial member.