The present invention relates to sulfur-containing polyester polyols and to the preparation and use thereof.

The invention relates to a crystallization stable polyester prepolymers for producing HDI- and PDI-based, solvent free two component (2K)-polyurethane- and/or polyurea coating agents.

The invention relates to an adhesive dual-component composition based on polyurethane, comprising an —NCO component and an —OH component such that: the —NCO component is a composition comprising: A) at least one polyurethane prepolymer comprising at least two NCO terminal groups obtained by the polyaddition reaction of at least one dissymmetric diisocyanate monomer and at least one diol, and B) at least one triisocyanate selected from isocyanurates, biurets, diisocyanate and triol adducts, and the mixtures thereof; the —OH component is a composition comprising at least one polyol; at least one of the polyols or diols is selected from polyether polyols (or polyether diols); at least one of the polyols or diols is selected from polyester polyols (or polyester diols); and the weight ratio of the quantity of polyether polyol(s) to the quantity of polyester polyol(s), defined as r.sub.4, ranges from 0.6 to 2.2.

The subject application relates to polyurethane foam and methods of forming the same. A polyurethane foam may include a polyurethane foam may include a first polyol component, a second polyol component, and a third polyol component. The first polyol component may include at least one component selected from the group of a polyether polyol and a polyester polyol. The second polyol component may include a polyether polyol. The third polyol component may include a grafted polyether polyol. The polyurethane foam may have a density of at least about 100 kg/m.sup.3 and not greater than about 800 kg/m.sup.3. The polyurethane foam may have an adjusted compression force deflection to density ratio of at least about 0.3.

Described herein is a moisture-curing polyurethane hot-melt adhesive including at least 80% by weight, based on a total weight of the moisture-curing polyurethane hot-melt adhesive, of isocyanate-terminated prepolymer obtainable by mixing diisocyanate (a) with compounds having at least two isocyanate-reactive groups (b) and reacting the mixture to form the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer, where the compounds having at least two isocyanate-reactive groups (b) include at least one polylactide (b1) obtainable by reacting lactide with a linear difunctional starter molecule having 2 to 20 carbon atoms and the isocyanate content of the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer is 1 to 5% by weight. Also described herein is a process for producing such a moisture-curing polyurethane hot-melt adhesive and a method of using the moisture-curing polyurethane hot-melt adhesive in bonding of substrates.

The present invention relates to a reactive hot melt adhesive composition, a polyurethane prepolymer composition, and cured reaction product thereof having a high mechanical strength and an excellent bonding strength as well as a better reworkability. In particular, the present invention relates to a reactive hot melt adhesive composition comprising: 10% to 24% by weight of a polyisocyanate, 40% to 73% by weight of a first polyol having a number average molecular weight larger than 1,500 g/mol, 1% to 25% by weight of a (meth)acrylate polymer having a number average molecular weight of 20,000 to 80,000 g/mol, and 1% to 15% by weight of a diluent, in which the weight percentages are based on the total weight of all components of the composition.

Provided is a composition capable of forming a cured product having excellent adhesion to a substrate, hardness, scratch resistance, and chemical resistance. The composition of the present disclosure includes a polyol compound (A) and an isocyanate compound (B), the polyol compound (A) containing a compound (a1) having a number average molecular weight calibrated with polystyrene standards of less than 800 and being represented by Formula (1), where R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 are a group represented by Formula (1a); and the isocyanate compound (B) containing a compound (b) represented by Formula (2), where L.sup.1 to L.sup.3 are a hydrogen atom, an NCO group, or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atom(s) and having a group represented by Formula (2′).

HCFO-containing isocyanate-reactive compositions, foam-forming compositions containing such isocyanate-reactive compositions, rigid PUR-PIR foams made using such foam-forming compositions, and methods for producing such foams, including use of such foams as insulation in discontinuous foam panel applications. The isocyanate-reactive composition includes a polyol blend, a blowing agent composition, and a tertiary amine catalyst. The polyol blend includes: (1) an aromatic polyester polyol having a functionality of 1.5 to less than 2.5 and an OH number of 150 to 360 mg KOH/g; (2) an aromatic polyester polyol having a functionality of at least 2.5 and an OH number greater than 360 mg KOH/g, which is present in an amount of at least 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the aromatic polyester polyol in the polyol blend; and (3) an amine-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of at least 500 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 2.5 to 4. The blowing agent composition includes a hydrochlorofluoroolefin and a carbon dioxide generating chemical blowing agent.

An isocyanate-reactive composition including: (i) at least one isocyanate-reactive compound; and (ii) a predetermined amount of at least one thixotropic modifier; and a foam-forming composition for producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam including: (A) at least one isocyanate component; and (B) at least one isocyanate-reactive component; wherein the at least one iso-cyanate-reactive component is the above isocyanate-reactive composition.

Provided is a polyol-containing composition capable of preventing a polyurethane foam from hydrolyzing and having a good foaming property, a foamable polyurethane composition, and a polyurethane foam. The polyol-containing composition for obtaining a polyurethane foam by reacting with a polyisocyanate, the polyol-containing composition comprising a polyol, a catalyst, a foaming agent, and a filler, a content of the filler in the polyol-containing composition being 8 mass % or more, the catalyst comprising a metal catalyst containing at least one selected from the group consisting of bismuth and tin.