The invention relates to curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coating compositions which is the reaction product of a polycarbamate resin and a dialdehyde. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to objects coated with the curable coating composition of the invention.

The present application relates to aziridine functional compounds with reduced genotoxicity and good crosslinking efficiency, for use in the preparation of, for example, coatings.

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An alkoxysilane-functionalized and allophanate-functionalized coating material including a) a binder component of 10-99 wt % of at least one reaction product of I. and II. wherein I includes A) at least one alkoxysilane-containing monourethane A) of the formula 1 R.sub.n(OR.sub.1).sub.3-nSi—R.sup.2—NH—(C═O)—OR.sup.3 wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent hydrocarbon radicals having 1-8 carbon atoms, and n represents 0-2, and B) at least one diisocyanate B), and II includes the subsequent reaction of C) with at least one diol and/or polyol C), in a ratio of NCO groups of reaction product I to OH groups of the diol and/or polyol II. C) of 1.0:1.5 to 1.0:0.6; b) 1-90 wt % of at least one further binder component distinct from a) a hydroxyl-containing or amino-containing binder component, c) 0-50 wt % of at least one polyisocyanate having an NCO functionality of at least 2, d) 0-5 wt % of at least one catalyst, wherein components a)-d) add up to 100 wt %.

The present invention relates to alkoxysilane-functionalized allophanates, to methods for production thereof, and to the use thereof. In particular, the alkoxysilane-functionalized allophanate includes the reaction product of A) at least one alkoxysilane group-containing monourethane A) of the formula 1

R.sub.n(OR.sup.1).sub.3-nSi—R.sup.2—NH—(C═O)—OR.sup.3   formula 1,

where R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently hydrocarbyl radicals having 1-8 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic, or else may be integrated together to form a cyclic system, and n is 0-2, and B) at least one diisocyanate B), in a molar ratio of A) to B) of 3:1 to 1.5:1.

The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine crosslinker composition, characterized in that the multi-aziridine crosslinker composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH ranging from 8 to 14 and comprises a multi-aziridine compound in dispersed form, wherein said multi-aziridine compound has: a. from 2 to 6 of the following structural units A: whereby R.sub.1 is H, R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R a is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 1, b. one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c. a molecular weight in the range from 500 to 10000 Daltons wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.

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A method of treating a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a composition comprising i) a wax which provides a surface effect and ii) a polymer extender composition comprising a urethane based compound, a composition for treating a substrate, and treated substrates thereof.

A method of treating a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a composition comprising i) a wax which provides a surface effect and ii) a polymer extender composition comprising a urethane based compound, a composition for treating a substrate, and treated substrates thereof.

A fire-protection composition is described that contains a polyurea-based binder. By virtue of the inventive composition, coatings having the layer thickness necessary for the respective fire-resistance duration can be applied simply and quickly, wherein the layer thickness can be reduced to a minimum and nevertheless a good fire-protection effect can be achieved. The inventive composition is suitable in particular for fire protection, especially as a coating of cables and cable runs, in order to increase the fire resistance duration.

A fire-protection composition is described that contains a polyurea-based binder. By virtue of the inventive composition, coatings having the layer thickness necessary for the respective fire-resistance duration can be applied simply and quickly, wherein the layer thickness can be reduced to a minimum and nevertheless a good fire-protection effect can be achieved. The inventive composition is suitable in particular for fire protection, especially as a coating of cables and cable runs, in order to increase the fire resistance duration.

A method of preparing a composition for a one-package (1 K) waterborne non isocyanate polyurethane epoxy hybrid coating includes providing a cyclic carbonate; combining the cyclic carbonate with an internal emulsifier and a diamine to thereby obtain a non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) prepolymer; subjecting the NIPU prepolymer to chain extension by combining the NIPU prepolymer with an epoxy resin, to thereby obtain a chain extended NIPU polymer; subjecting the chain extended NIPU polymer to neutralization by combining the chain extended NIPU polymer with a neutralizing agent, to thereby obtain a neutralized NIPU polymer; and dispersing the neutralized NIPU polymer in water to thereby provide a waterborne NIPU liquid dispersion.