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Industrial wood surfaces, such as furniture and cabinetry, require coatings to help protect and extend their life. Polyurethane coatings provide enhanced appearance, stain and chemical resistance, as well as exterior [...]

One significant benefit is the ability to decouple pot life from cure speed, facilitating the development of coating formulations with longer pot life without sacrificing fast hardness development and quick [...]

Two-component polyurethane coatings are used in a wide variety of applications, including maintenance and protection of industrial infrastructure; agriculture, construction, and earthmoving equipment; automotive refinishing; and wood furniture, cabinetry, and [...]

Abstract: The hydroformylation of seed oil based fatty acid methyl esters leads to aldehyde intermediates that can be hydrogenated to give novel seed oil based monomers. In this study, the seed oil based monomers were polymerized with low molecular weight diols to produce novel aliphatic polyester polyols with very low viscosities. The seed oil polyester polyols provide environmentally friendly (green) coating formulations with low volatile organic compound emissions which lead to coatings with superior physical properties, such as exceptional hydrolytic resistance and flexibility. From these polyester polyols, waterborne polyurethane dispersions were also developed with excellent stability resulting in coatings with superior physical properties (i.e., good toughness and abrasion resistance), and exceptional hydrolytic and acid resistance.