Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, which is produced by using a diol monomer (a1) and a polyorganosiloxane (a2) satisfying the following condition, including: a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific repeating unit; and a polycarbonate block (A-2) formed of a specific repeating unit: a mixture, which is obtained by bringing the diol monomer (a1), the polyorganosiloxane (a2), a carbonic acid diester, and a basic catalyst present at the same amount ratio as that at a time of production of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer into contact with each other at from 100° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 hour to 5 hours, has a haze value of 30 or less measured under conditions of 23° C. and an optical path length of 10 mm in conformity with ISO 14782:1999.

Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, which is produced by using a diol monomer (a1) and a polyorganosiloxane (a2) satisfying the following condition, including: a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific repeating unit; and a polycarbonate block (A-2) formed of a specific repeating unit: a mixture, which is obtained by bringing the diol monomer (a1), the polyorganosiloxane (a2), a carbonic acid diester, and a basic catalyst present at the same amount ratio as that at a time of production of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer into contact with each other at from 100° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 hour to 5 hours, has a haze value of 30 or less measured under conditions of 23° C. and an optical path length of 10 mm in conformity with ISO 14782:1999.

A curable perfluoropolyether adhesive composition containing the following components (A) to (C): (A) 100 parts by mass of a linear perfluoropolyether compound having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and having a perfluoropolyether structure containing a repeating unit represented by —C.sub.aF.sub.2aO— in a main chain, “a” being an integer of 1 to 6; (B) an effective curing amount of an organosilicon compound having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; and (C) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst, where a cured product of the curable perfluoropolyether adhesive composition is an adhesive having adhesion of less than 0.5 N/25 mm.

A polyurethane foam-forming composition comprising a polyether functional silicone additive with an active hydrogen atom. The addition of the polyether functional silicone additive to a foam-forming composition for a flexible foam increases the hardness of the resulting foam without adversely affecting other properties of the foam.

The disclosure relates to sidechain functionalized organosiloxane compounds comprising polyalkyleneoxide (POA) and/or polyalkyleneoxide coupled zwitterionic moieties with various other modular side chains including reactive and or non-reactive groups. The present disclosure further also pertains to ice-phobic polymer formulations capable of curing on a substrate to form a surface that is ice-phobic, resistant to ice formation, and/or resistant to ice adhesion. The disclosed ice-phobic polymer formulations comprise one or more disclosed sidechain functionalized organosiloxane compound, one or more binder resin, and/or one or more lubricating liquid. The present disclosure further relates to articles comprising the disclosed ice-phobic polymer compositions, thereby providing articles having ice-phobic properties. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, including a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) formed of a specific repeating unit.

A method of producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam is provided which involves the use of a specific combination of hydrofluoroolefin blowing agents and cell nucleators. The resulting foams have excellent long term thermal insulating performance and have reduced thickness in comparison to conventional thermal insulating boards. The rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate boards may be used to insulate refrigeration bodies, such as those employed in vehicles comprising refrigeration units, and cold storage containers.

A method of producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam is provided which involves the use of a specific combination of hydrofluoroolefin blowing agents and cell nucleators. The resulting foams have excellent long term thermal insulating performance and have reduced thickness in comparison to conventional thermal insulating boards. The rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate boards may be used to insulate refrigeration bodies, such as those employed in vehicles comprising refrigeration units, and cold storage containers.

A siloxane polymer comprising polysiloxane, silphenylene, isocyanuric acid, and polyether skeletons in a backbone and having an epoxy group in a side chain is provided. A photosensitive resin composition comprising the siloxane polymer and a photoacid generator is coated to form a film which can be patterned using radiation of widely varying wavelength. The patterned film has high transparency and light resistance.

Provided is a curable composition which is free of organotin compounds to be environmentally friendly and whose cured product shows high elongation and high elastic recovery to be suitable particularly as a sealant. The present invention relates to a curable composition containing a reactive silyl group-containing organic polymer (A) which has a highly active reactive silyl group at a molecular chain end, and a compound (B) having 2 to 10 ethyloxy groups in its molecule but having no amino group in its molecule, the compound (B) being a C1-C20 saturated hydrocarbon having one alkoxysilyl group, a C1-C20 hydrocarbon having two or more alkoxysilyl groups, or a C1-C20 polycarboxylic acid ester.