A waterborne polyurethane dispersion is provided. The waterborne polyurethane dispersion is prepared by using a tri-functionality polyether polyol as part of the polyols for forming the prepolymer and a hydrophilic amino siloxane co-chain extender, and can exhibit superior performance properties such as enhanced color fastness, improved low temperature stability, good anti-stickiness, bally flex resistance, anti-abrasion and mechanical properties. A laminated synthetic leather article prepared with said waterborne polyurethane dispersion as well the method for preparing the synthetic leather article are also provided.

The present invention provides a sulfur containing polyisocyanate polyaddition (PIPA) polyether polyol dispersion at a readily processible viscosity for use in making flexible polyurethane foams having inherent flame retardant properties that comprises a polyether polyol carrier and from 10 to 25 wt. %, based on the total weight of the dispersion, of particles of a sulfur containing polyisocyanate polyaddition (PIPA) polyether polyol having a particle size diameter (PSD), as determined by laser light scattering, of 90%, by volume, of the particles in the dispersion having a maximum PSD of from 0.2 to 4.5 am and that, further, contain two or more aromatic carbamate groups. The dispersion may further comprise water or a blowing agent, g) one or more catalysts; and f) one or more polyisocyanates in a foam forming mixture. In addition, the present invention provides methods for making the sulfur containing PIPA polyether polyol dispersion comprising mixing polyol reactants under shear and delaying the addition of the sulfur containing polyol or extender reactant.

Modified lignin products, processes for making them, and their use to produce rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams are disclosed. The processes comprise heating a lignin source with a nitrogen source and a starved concentration of a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 aldehyde to give a reaction mixture comprising a Mannich condensation product, neutralizing the reaction mixture, and isolating the modified lignin product. The process is performed at a mass ratio of lignin source to nitrogen source within the range of 1:1 to 1:5 and at a molar ratio of nitrogen source to C.sub.1-C.sub.5 aldehyde within the range of 3.5:1 to 1:1. Polyol blends and performance additives that contain the modified lignin products are described. Rigid foams that process well and incorporate up to 60 wt. %, based on the amount of polyol component, of the modified lignin contribute to excellent flame retardancy and low-temperature R-value performance.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a polyamide dispersion in polyol, the polyamide dispersion in polyol thus obtained, the use of a polyether amine in the preparation of the polyamide dispersion in polyol, the use of the polyamide dispersion in polyol for preparing a polyurethane, a respective process and the polyurethane.

A thermoset non-isocyanate polyurethane foam (NIPU) composition includes a reaction product of a polycyclic carbonate, a polyamine; and a foaming ingredient including a carbonate-based chemical blowing agent. The reaction product is configured to form a urethane bond. The polycyclic carbonate and the polyamine can be bio-derived. A process for making the NIPU foam includes the steps of: (a) selecting a polycyclic carbonate and a polyamine; (b) mixing the polycyclic carbonate and the polyamine to form a reactant product including a partially cured gel matrix; (c) adding a foaming ingredient comprising a chemical blowing agent including a carbonate; (d) curing the mixture to form the NIPU foam. The reaction is tunable by changing cure temperature, water content, and/or acid composition.

This disclosure generally provides compositions with improved flammability resistance and processes for preparing these compositions, wherein the resin composition comprising: (a) a polyfunctional isocyanate; (b) an isocyanate reactive composition comprising (b1) a polyfunctional polyol and a catalyst composition; and/or (b2) a polyfunctional amine; and (c) a benzoxazine component solved in the resin composition.

Disclosed is a reaction mixture for the manufacturing of a polyurethane foam, which mixture can be obtained by reacting a polyfunctional isocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive compound, in the presence of a scavenger and at least one catalyst; and curing such reaction mixture enables providing a foam with reduced aldehyde emissions particularly useful in means of transport, such as interior part of cars.

The resin composition according to the present invention is a resin composition including a cyanate compound (A) and/or a maleimide compound (B), and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the inorganic filler (C) includes a boron nitride particle aggregate including primary hexagonal boron nitride particles, wherein (0001) planes of the primary hexagonal boron nitride particles are stacked on top of each other to thereby form the boron nitride particle aggregate.

Polymerizable composition comprising a) at least one cyclic amide, b) from 1.6 to 5.0% by weight, preferably from 1.8 to 3.5% by weight, of at least one blocked polyisocyanate, and c) from 0.8 to 2.0% by weight of at least one catalyst for the polymerization of the cyclic amide and d) from 0.1 to 0.8% by weight, preferably from 0.3 to 0.6% by weight, of the dye C.I. Solvent Black 7, where the weight data for components a) to d) are based on the entirety of components a) to d), and the entirety of components a) to d) provides 100%.

Minimum Federal Safety Standards for corrosion control on buried oil and natural gas pipelines stipulate that metallic pipes should be properly coated and have impressed-current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems in place to control the electrical potential field around susceptible pipes. In certain examples described herein, electrically-conductive nanocomposites can be used and provide intrinsically-safe foam materials without the dielectric shielding issues of existing materials used to physically protect and stabilize buried pipelines. As cured or formed by customary spray applications, the nanocomposite foams described herein are directly compatible with ICCP functionality wherever foam contacts the metallic pipe. Various foam compositions and their use with underground pipelines are described.