Cathodic electrocoating compositions and methods for coating electrically conductive substrates are provided. An exemplary cathodic electrocoating composition includes an aqueous carrier and a film forming binder dispersed in the carrier. Further, the cathodic electrocoating composition includes guar gum as an edge protective agent.

Cathodic electrocoating compositions and methods for coating electrically conductive substrates are provided. An exemplary cathodic electrocoating composition includes an aqueous carrier and a film forming binder dispersed in the carrier. Further, the cathodic electrocoating composition includes chitosan as an edge protective agent.

Cathodic electrocoating compositions and methods for coating electrically conductive substrates are provided. An exemplary cathodic electrocoating composition includes an aqueous carrier and a film forming binder dispersed in the carrier. Further, the cathodic electrocoating composition includes chitosan as an edge protective agent.

Polymers are disclosed that incorporate portions of secondary or tertiary polyamide segments connected with polyisocyanates. These polymers have enhanced matting properties. The enhanced matting properties are from creating an inherently matt surface from the polymer without the use of any separate fine particle size matting additives. Conventional matting agents such as fine particle size silica usually results in loss of physical properties such as haze development and porosity in the coating from the matting agent. Composites and hybrids of these polymers and other polyamides, polyurethane with vinyl polymers (acrylates) are also disclosed and claimed.

Polymers are disclosed that incorporate portions of secondary or tertiary polyamide segments connected with polyisocyanates. These polymers have enhanced matting properties. The enhanced matting properties are from creating an inherently matt surface from the polymer without the use of any separate fine particle size matting additives. Conventional matting agents such as fine particle size silica usually results in loss of physical properties such as haze development and porosity in the coating from the matting agent. Composites and hybrids of these polymers and other polyamides, polyurethane with vinyl polymers (acrylates) are also disclosed and claimed.

Suggested is a urea urethane with improved rheological properties, obtainable or obtained according to a process encompassing or consisting of the following steps: (a) providing a monohydroxyl compound; (b) providing a diisocyanate compound; (c) reacting said monohydroxyl compound and said diisocyanate compound to form a pre-polymer; (d) reacting said pre-polymer with a diamine compound in the presence of a lithium salt, wherein said monohydroxyl compound and said diisocyanate compound are reacted in a molar ratio of 1:1.1 to 1:1.45.

Suggested is a urea urethane with improved rheological properties, obtainable or obtained according to a process encompassing or consisting of the following steps: (a) providing a monohydroxyl compound; (b) providing a diisocyanate compound; (c) reacting said monohydroxyl compound and said diisocyanate compound to form a pre-polymer; (d) reacting said pre-polymer with a diamine compound in the presence of a lithium salt, wherein said monohydroxyl compound and said diisocyanate compound are reacted in a molar ratio of 1:1.1 to 1:1.45.

A photocurable composition is provided. The photocurable composition includes: a urethane acrylamide oligomer derived from a first urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing acrylamide; a urethane acrylate oligomer derived from a second urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate; and an amide group-containing acrylic polymer derived from acrylamide and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate.

A photocurable composition is provided. The photocurable composition includes: a urethane acrylamide oligomer derived from a first urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing acrylamide; a urethane acrylate oligomer derived from a second urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate; and an amide group-containing acrylic polymer derived from acrylamide and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate.

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.