This invention relates to an in-situ formed polyether polyol blend having an overall functionality of 2 to 3 and an overall hydroxyl number of 40 to 220 mg KOH/g. A process for preparing these in-situ formed polyether polyol blends is also disclosed. These in-situ formed polyether polyol blends are suitable for a process of preparing viscoelastic flexible polyurethane foams.

An adhesive set is disclosed. This adhesive set includes a main agent containing a compound having two or more isocyanate groups and a curing agent containing a compound having two or more hydroxyl groups. At least one of the compound having two or more isocyanate groups and the compound having two or more hydroxyl groups has a disulfide bond in the molecule. At least one of the main agent and the curing agent further contains a curing catalyst. At least one of the main agent and the curing agent further contains a photoradical generator.

The invention relates to a method for producing a cured composition which has at least one oxazolidinone ring and at least one isocyanurate ring and is cross-linked by the same, starting from a liquid reactive mixture which, based on the total weight thereof, contains at least one epoxy resin, at least one polyisocyanate, at least one polyol, and at least one catalyst composition. The invention further relates to the cured composition obtainable thereby.

The present invention provides a stabilising composition, comprising: a) a first phenolic antioxidant comprising one or more phenolic compounds having the structure of formula (I): ##STR00001##  wherein R.sub.1 is a linear or branched alkyl group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms; and b) one or more second phenolic antioxidants independently selected from:  a mono-hydroxybenzene having lower steric hindrance than the first phenolic antioxidant;  a di-hydroxybenzene; and/or  a tri-hydroxybenzene.

Polythiourethane polymer networks that can be processed and/or recycled are provided. Also provided are methods of forming the polythiourethane polymer networks using excess thiol and/or a dual catalyst system and methods for reprocessing and recycling the polyurethane polymer networks. The polythiourethane polymer networks are based on thiourethane dynamic chemistry.

Described herein is a 3D spacer fabric reinforced composite, a process for producing it, a method of using it in footwear, and a footwear including it.

A foam-forming composition for producing a rigid polyurethane foam including: (a) at least one isocyanate component; and (b) at least one isocyanate-reactive composition including: (bi) a rigid polyol compound; and (bii) a flexible polyol compound; (c) a catalyst package including at least one latent gelling catalyst; and (d) at least one blowing agent.

Described herein are silane-based coating compositions, particularly clearcoat compositions, including a metal alkoxide catalyst. Also described herein are silane-based coating compositions, particularly clearcoat compositions, including a silane-based compound having two different alkoxysilane moieties. Further, described herein are a method of coating substrates with such coating compositions and coated substrates obtained by said method. Finally, described herein are multilayer coatings and substrates coated with said multilayer coatings.

The present invention aims to provide an epoxy resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material that maintains low viscosity during injection into reinforcing fibers to realize good impregnating and also has high toughness and high heat resistance and also aims to provide a fiber-reinforced composite material produced therefrom. Also provided is a molding method for a fiber-reinforced composite material including at least a reinforcing fiber [A] and a cured product of an epoxy resin composition [B], wherein the epoxy resin composition [B] includes the components [a], [b], and [c] specified below, and the epoxy resin composition [B] is cured in such a manner that the absorbance ratio Da/(Da+Db) is in the range of 0.4 to 1 in producing the fiber-reinforced composite material: [a] an epoxy resin having at least two oxirane groups in the molecule, [b] an epoxy resin curing agent having at least two isocyanate groups in the molecule, and [c] a catalyst.

Techniques regarding the polymerization of polyurethanes are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise synthesizing, via a polymerization reaction performed within a flow reactor, a polyurethane. The polymerization reaction can polymerize a diol with a diisocyanate.