The present disclosure provides heat-curable coating compositions for optical articles. The coating compositions include a multifunctional epoxy monomer in combination with a UV absorber. The inclusion of at least one multifunctional epoxy monomer and at least one UV absorber provide epoxy coatings that exhibit excellent adhesion on a variety of lens substrates.

The present disclosure provides heat-curable coating compositions for optical articles. The coating compositions include a multifunctional epoxy monomer in combination with a UV absorber. The inclusion of at least one multifunctional epoxy monomer and at least one UV absorber provide epoxy coatings that exhibit excellent adhesion on a variety of lens substrates.

A method for producing bifunctional furan epoxy (BFFE) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure uses a bio-based monofunctional furan raw material to produce BFFE, and may include synthesizing BFFE raw material by reacting furfuryl alcohol, formaldehyde, and an acid-base mixture catalyst, and polymerizing BFFE by adding epichlorohydrin (ECH), a base catalyst, and a solvent to the BFFE raw material.

A method for producing bifunctional furan epoxy (BFFE) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure uses a bio-based monofunctional furan raw material to produce BFFE, and may include synthesizing BFFE raw material by reacting furfuryl alcohol, formaldehyde, and an acid-base mixture catalyst, and polymerizing BFFE by adding epichlorohydrin (ECH), a base catalyst, and a solvent to the BFFE raw material.

The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.

The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.

The present disclosure provides diglycidyl ethers and esters of 2,4-furandimethanol (2,4-FDME) and of 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid (2,4-FDCA), methods of making diglycidyl ethers and esters of 2,4-FDME and 2,4-FDCA, epoxy resins derived from diglycidyl ethers and esters of 2,4-FDME and 2,4-FDCA, and methods of making epoxy resins derived from diglycidyl ethers and esters of 2,4-FDME and 2,4-FDCA.

The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.

Improved formulation(s), device(s), and method(s) for producing ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) that comprise at least one photo-curable, epoxy-based, ion-selective chloride membrane(s) compounds that can be pre-mixed together to form a singularly-dispensed mixture for the formation of an ion-exchange resin membrane(s) for incorporation and use in a chloride ISE.

The invention relates to compositions of α,α-branched alkane carboxylic acids glycidyl esters which derived from rosin and or hydrogenated rosin reacted with an epihalohydrin. The above glycidyl esters compositions can be used for example, as monomer in binder compositions for paints or adhesives, as reactive diluent or as acid scavenger. This invention is also about the uses of rosin and or hydrogenated rosin glycidyl ester in combinations with polyester polyols, or acrylic polyols, or polyether polyols.