The present disclosure is to provide a polishing pad which is capable of providing physical properties corresponding to various polishing purposes for various polishing objects through the subdivided structural design in a thickness direction, and of securing environmental friendliness by applying a recycled or recyclable material to at least some components, in relation to disposal after use, unlike the conventional polishing pad. Specifically, the polishing pad includes a polishing layer, wherein the polishing layer includes a polishing variable layer having a polishing surface; and a polishing constant layer disposed on a rear surface side of the polishing variable layer opposite to the polishing surface, and wherein the polishing constant layer includes a cured product of a composition having thermosetting polyurethane particles and a binder.

A process can be used for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane, where the process at least involves converting at least one isocyanate composition and a polyol composition, to obtain a prepolymer having isocyanate groups, and reacting the resulting prepolymer with at least one chain extender. The at least one isocyanate composition contains an isocyanate selected from naphthylene 1,5-diisocyanate (NDI), diphenylmethane 4,4′-diisocyanate (MDI), p-phenyl diisocyanate (PPDI), o-tolidine diisocyanate (TODI), ethylene diphenyl diisocyanate (EDI), or mixtures thereof. The polyol composition contains a polytetrahydrofuran or a derivative thereof. A thermoplastic polyurethane obtained or obtainable by such a process is useful, and a foamed pellet material can be produced containing such a thermoplastic polyurethane. The foamed pellet material of the invention can be used for production of a molded article.

There is provided a shoe press belt for a papermaking machine, comprising one or more resin layers. At least a part of the resin layers comprises a polyurethane resin comprising polymeric MIDI as an ingredient. The polyurethane resin may be a resin obtainable by reacting one or more curing agent(s) having an active hydrogen group, polymeric MDI and one or more urethane prepolymer(s) having a terminal isocyanate group, the urethane prepolymer(s) being obtainable by reacting one or more isocyanate compound(s) with one or more polyol(s).

The present invention refers to polyetherpolyols which are characterized by a low content of cyclic by-products as well as to a method for producing the polyetherpolyol and an adhesive composition comprising the same.

The present invention is a composite stretchable film including: a surface film which is a cured product of a polyurethane 1 containing a copolymer of one or more of units “a1” to “a4” and silicone-pendant type urethane units “b1” and/or “b2” represented by the following general formula (1); and an inner film which is a cured product of a polyurethane 2 containing a unit “c” having polyether and urethane bonds represented by the following general formula (2), on which the surface film is laminated. The present invention provides a stretchable film that has excellent stretchability and strength, with the film surface having excellent water repellency, and a method for forming the same. ##STR00001##

An electrophotographic member includes an electro-conductive substrate, and an elastic layer as a surface layer, the elastic layer constituted by a single-layer, wherein the elastic layer includes a first resin, a second resin and an anion, the first resin is a crosslinked urethane resin, and the crosslinked urethane resin is a resin having a specific cationic structure in the molecule, the second resin is at least one of a crosslinked acrylic resin having an ether bond and a crosslinked epoxy resin having an ether bond, and in a first area of the elastic layer, the first are being from an outer surface of the elastic layer to a depth of 0.1 μm, the first resin and the second resin form an interpenetrating polymer network structure.

The present invention is concerned with a new macromer for use in polymer polyol dispersions, and also with a process for preparing a new macromer of this kind.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a biopolyether polyol, which is a copolymerization reaction of tetrahydrofuran and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran in a monomer ratio (by mass) of 85/15 to 50/50, and the resulting polyether polyol of 100% plant origin having a number-average molecular weight of 500-5000. In addition, a polyurethane resin, which is the product of a synthetic reaction having as the main reactants the above polyether polyol of 100% plant origin, a polyisocyanate compound, and a chain extender that reacts with isocyanate groups, has a change in storage modulus (E′) in the low temperature range (0° C.) with respect to normal temperature (20° C.) of within 0-15%.

A polyalkylene ether glycol composition including a polyalkylene ether glycol including an alkoxy group serving as a terminal group. The polyalkylene ether glycol composition has a hydroxyl value of 220 or more and 750 or less. The ratio of the number of alkoxy group terminals of the polyalkylene ether glycol included in the polyalkylene ether glycol composition to the number of hydroxyl group terminals of polyalkylene ether glycols included in the polyalkylene ether glycol composition is 0.00001 or more and 0.0040 or less. Provided is a polyalkylene ether glycol composition having excellent compatibility with low-molecular-weight polyols, having suitable reactivity when used as a raw material for polyurethanes, and capable of achieving intended physical properties.

An object is to provide a polyurethane elastomer excellent in strength and surface smoothness. To attain the object, a urethane composition including a certain prepolymer, a plasticizer and a crosslinking agent is provided.