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"Our culture has lied to us: romantic love is not a blissfully perfect state of being. Truly loving someone requires sacrifice and involves pain. After the honeymoon, we find out that marriage is not what we expected. It is much more difficult than we ever thought, but it can also be much more wonderful than we ever dreamed."
Renovating Your Marriage Room by Room peers inside the rooms of married couples' shared living spaces like we've never seen before. Sitting in the living room relaxing and/or watching TV or reading a book is only the beginning of what goes on in that room. Come and explore the rooms of your house as Dr. Johnny C. Parker Jr. takes us on a tour from the foundation to the fence on how God can be glorified in our homes … room by room.
DR. JOHNNY C. PARKER, JR. is a certified Christian counselor and leadership coach. For more than ten years he conducted marriage conferences with FamilyLife Ministries. He also led Building Lasting Relationships seminars at McLean Bible Church in the DC area. Currently he serves as chaplain for the Washington Redskins and speaks for Iron Sharpens Iron and the Man in the Mirror conferences. Dr. Parker is married to his best friend, Lezlyn, and they have three sons. The Parkers reside in the Washington, DC, area.
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Dr. Johnny Parker did a wonderful job designing this book around multiple levels of marriage, whether you are newly engaged or many years into your marriage. The book would be perfect for any couple, whether believers or not, being that it isn't too preachy, and is designed mostly toward building a strong foundation for your marriage, as well as one in which God will be the center of. So even if you aren't ready to make God the center of your relationship, this book will still help you build a stronger, better marriage.
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Personality types. Conflict styles. Communication techniques. Coping mechanisms. While you can find books that delve into any one of these topics alone, a good overview of these and so many more is included in this resource. This is a book that applies to every person and can be used at any stage of the couple's relationship. I see it as the perfect wedding gift!
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I think this book is perfect for engaged couples, newly married or even seasoned marriages! You can not read this book and say you did not learn something. An excellent tool for a Sunday School class to study together and perfect for couples to use in their devotions together.
I liked how he talks about building a good foundation. I especially enjoyed the helpful suggestions on ways to keep working on the "house" to maintain it. The language used is simple and easy to understand. The book is not written in a preachy or judgmental way, it is very open and caring in nature. I gave this book 5/5 stars and would recommend it to anyone wanting helpful ways to strengthen their marriage.
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I actually enjoyed this book. I think the area that challenged me the most was that I can't look to my husband for fulfillment. If I look to him for fulfillment, then I am making him an idol and placing him in front of God. Convicting.
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After establishing what a marriage is not, Parker establishes what a marriage can and should be. The chapters range from communication to forgiveness and respect to lovemaking. Each chapter separately stands well alone. So, if a couple was struggling in one area they could very well focus on that chapter together patching up any holes in that room.
The content of Renovating Your Marriage Room by Room is biblical and fair. The writing takes a very neutral stance and addresses both the responsibilities of the husband and the wife. I like the fact that a couple can use one easy-to-read book to help them love one another as we are called to do. Some marriage books seem to be a bit harsh leaving a bad taste in the mouth, yet this one is easy to digest and apply. Although, I did find the analogies a tad nauseating at times. I am all for allegorical writing, but only when it is done in small doses and some pages were heavy-laden.
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The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation.
Before Sex And The City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything.
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We first meet Carrie as she begins navigating her senior year. She feels like she's just biding time, waiting for her life to begin and is surrounded by her circle of friends. She knows what she wants and when Sebastian Kydd enters the picture, she falls for his charm while a friend's betrayal forces her to question everything.
There was just enough detail here about Carrie's history, but I didn't feel bombarded with foreshadowing of how she was going to turn out which was nice. Some things were obvious and integral to her story like her desire to be a writer, while others were hinted at such as her unique fashion style and others still took me by surprise, specifically her behaviour with Sebastian - but I won't give anything away! I loved reading her teenage theories on boys, dating and friendship and enjoyed even more that she wasn't part of the popular clique.
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I was just reading a book,HeadFirst Networking,and came across the following line "The mail will also be rejected if the sender's reverse DNS lookup IP address does not match its real IP address".I don't get the exact meaning of the line.The mail server will do a reverse DNS lookup by querying the DNS server for the domain name by giving it the IP address.How does this,in general help to block a person from sending fake mails.
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Basic principle: Reverse DNS lookups increase confidence that the person can be held accountable for their actions. Confidence is increased if the forward DNS entry matches the reverse entry; the reason for additional confidence is that the person sending from that IP address has enough control over this infrastructure to make the forward and reverse DNS name match. Forward records are easy to generate using services like DynDNS, but reverse DNS records are harder to fabricate.
See the wikipedia Anti-Spam DNS Techniques article for a detailed description of these principles.
Not all mail servers do this, but it is becoming more and more common among the big ESP providers, the best write up I seen explaining this from Bruce Barnes. See the second post located here: rDNS Discussion
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Otto Porter Jr. and Glen Rice Jr. are tearing it up in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the Washington Wizards. Credit a lot of their success to their genes. After a disappointing rookie season, Otto Porter looks ready to make major improvements. Porter's father, Otto Porter Sr. was a high school star who holds the school record for rebounds(1,733)at Scott County Central High School in Sikeston,Missouri. On the other hand, Rice's father is none other than Glen Rice Sr.. Rice Sr. is 60th on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 18,336 career points. However, this is a new era. In other words, "move over pops" because the youngsters are making a name for themselves in the NBA. Porter's Revival After snagging All-American honors in his final year at Georgetown University, Porter was drafted 3rd in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Wizards. Many expected Porter to take off instantly but that was not the case. Porter averaged just 2.1 points and 1.5 boards in 8.7 minutes per game in his rookie season. It's a new dawn, a new day for Porter though. The Wizards are currently riding high with a 3-0 record in the Las Vegas Summer League and one of the big reasons for their success is Porter's stellar play. The 6-foot-9 small forward is averaging 19 points and 6.3 rebounds,while shooting 53.3% from the field in Las Vegas. The Wizards signed veteran small forward Paul Pierce earlier this week and that has many people wondering if Porter's minutes will again be extremely limited. Nonetheless, Porter is only 21 years old and has a load of talent. He's got plenty of time to impress the coaches enough in order to become a key piece in the Wizards' rotation. Rice's Arrival Rice has also been blowing the opposition away in the summer league contests. Through 3 summer league games, Rice is leading the Vegas league in scoring at 22.7 points per game. Rice is also averaging 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Rice has scored at least 22 points in each game that the Wizards have played so far in the summer league.Talk about being in a groove! Like Porter, Rice was drafted in 2013. He was a second-round pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Coming out of Georgia Tech, Rice was known as a high-flying athlete. Now it is clear Rice has more to his game than just throwing down dunks. This kid is a scorer just like his dad was back in the day. Unfortunately, Rice averaged just 2.9 points in 9.9 minutes per game for the Wizards last season. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard only played in 11 games last year. It looks like Rice is doing his best to prove he can be a valuable scorer off of the bench for the franchise in the future because he sure is lighting things up in Vegas. Let's just hope the old adage "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" does not apply to Rice's future. This kid has potential. The post Washington Wizards: Stuntin' like their daddies appeared first on isportsweb.
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/771,086 filed Oct. 2, 1991, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to polyisocyanates which contain allophanate groups and isocyanurate groups and have a low viscosity and improved compatibility with polar and slightly polar solvents and isocyanate-reactive components. The present invention is also directed to a process for the production of these polyisocyanates and their use in two-component coating compositions.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups are known and disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,487,080, 3,996,223, 4,324,879 and 4,412,073. While these polyisocyanates possess many outstanding properties, they do require improvement in two areas. First, the viscosity of commercially available polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups needs to be reduced in order to reduce the amount of solvent which is necessary to obtain a suitable processing viscosity. Presently, there are an increasing number of government regulations which limit the amount of volatile solvents which may be present in coating systems. Therefore, isocyanurate group-containing polyisocyanates may be precluded from certain applications because it is not possible to reduce the viscosity of these polyisocyanates to a suitable processing viscosity without using high amounts of solvent. Second, the isocyanurate group-containing polyisocyanates do not possess sufficient compatibility with highly branched polyester co-reactants as evidenced by the gloss and distinctness of image readings obtained from coatings prepared from these reactants.
It has been proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,801,663 to reduce the viscosity of isocyanurate group-containing polyisocyanates prepared from 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). By terminating the reaction at a very low degree of trimerization higher contents of the monoisocyanurate of HDI are obtained and the quantity of polyisocyanates containing more than one isocyanurate ring is reduced. Because these latter polyisocyanates have a much higher viscosity than the monoisocyanurate, the resulting polyisocyanates have a reduced viscosity. However, a significant disadvantage of this system is that because the reaction is terminated at a very low degree of trimerization, the overall yield is very low and the amount of HDI which must be separated from the product is substantially increased. In other words the small reduction in viscosity is offset by a significant increase in the production cost of the product. Further, the resulting product does not possess optimum compatibility with highly branched polyester resins.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide polyisocyanates which have a reduced viscosity and improved compatibility with crosslinked polyester co-reactants, while possessing the desirable properties of known polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups. It is an additional object of the present invention to provide polyisocyanates which may be produced at reasonable production costs and which are obtained in high yields. Surprisingly, these objectives may be achieved in accordance with the present invention as described hereinafter by the incorporation of specific monoalcohols before or during the trimerization process in order to produce a polyisocyanate containing isocyanurate and allophanate groups.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,582,888, 4,604,418, 4,647,623, 4,789,705 are directed the incorporation of various diols in order to improve the compatibility of the resulting polyisocyanates with certain solvents and co-reactants. While the use of diols may improve the compatibility of the polyisocyanates, the diols do not reduce the viscosity of the polyisocyanurates for a given yield.
Many of these references as well as those previously set forth disclose the use of monoalcohols or glycols as co-catalysts for the trimerization reaction. However, none of these references suggest the incorporation of allophanate groups to reduce the viscosity of polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups. Further, these references teach that the use of these cocatalysts should be kept to a minimum since the resulting urethane groups reduce the drying time of coatings prepared from the polyisocyanates. In particular, U.S. Pat. No. 4,582,888 cautions against the use of any amount of monoalcohol which is in excess of that needed to dissolve the catalyst.
Japanese Publication 61-151179 discloses the use of aliphatic monoalcohols containing 6 to 9 carbon atoms as co-catalysts for trimerization catalysts which do not trimerize HDI in the absence of a co-catalyst.
The present invention is directed to a polyisocyanate mixture having an NCO content of 10 to 47% by weight and a viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa.s and containing isocyanurate and allophanate groups in a molar ratio of monoisocyanurates to monoallophanates of 10:1 to 1:5, wherein the allophanate groups are formed from urethane groups which are based on the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate having (cyclo)aliphatically bound isocyanate groups and an aromatic monoalcohol containing 6 to 9 carbon atoms.
The present invention is also directed to a process for the production of a polyisocyanate mixture having an NCO content of 10 to 47% by weight, having a viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa.s and containing isocyanurate and allophanate groups in a molar ratio of monoisocyanurates to monoallophanates of 10:1 to 1:5 by
a) catalytically trimerizing a portion of the isocyanate groups of an organic diisocyanate having (cyclo)aliphatically bound isocyanate groups
b) adding 0.01 to 0.5 moles, per mole of organic diisocyanate, of an aromatic monoalcohol containing 6 to 9 carbon atoms to the organic diisocyanate prior to or during the trimerization reaction of step a) and
c) terminating the trimerization reaction at the desired degree of trimerization by adding a catalyst poison and/or by thermally deactivating the catalyst.
Finally, the present invention is directed to the use of these polyisocyanate mixtures, optionally in blocked form, as an isocyanate component in two-component coating compositions.
In accordance with the present invention the term "monoisocyanurate" means a polyisocyanate containing one isocyanurate group and formed from three diisocyanate molecules, and the term "polyisocyanurate" means a polyisocyanate containing more than one isocyanurate group. The term "monoallophanate" means a polyisocyanate containing one allophanate group and formed from two diisocyanate molecules and 1 monoalcohol molecule, and the term "polyallophanate" means a polyisocyanate containing more than one allophanate group. The term "(cyclo)aliphatically bound isocyanate groups" means aliphatically and/or cycloaliphatically bound isocyanate groups.
Examples of suitable diisocyanates to be used as starting materials for preparing the polyisocyanates according to the present invention are organic diisocyanates represented by the formula
wherein R represents an organic group obtained by removing the isocyanate groups from an organic diisocyanate having (cyclo)aliphatically bound isocyanate groups and a molecular weight of 112 to 1,000, preferably 140 to 400. Preferred diisocyanates for the process according to the invention are those represented by the above formula wherein R represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a divalent cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 5 to 15 carbon atoms or a divalent araliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 7 to 15 carbon atoms. Examples of the organic diisocyanates which are particularly suitable for the process include 1,4-tetramethylene diisocyanate, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1, 6-hexamethylene diisocyanate, 1,12-dodecamethylene diisocyanate, cyclohexane-1,3- and -1,4-diisocyanate, 1-isocyanato-2-isocyanatomethyl cyclopentane, 1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate or IPDI), bis-(4-isocyanatocyclohexyl)-methane, 1,3- and 1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)-cyclohexane, bis-(4-isocyanato-3-methyl-cyclohexyl)methane, α,α,α',α'-tetramethyl-1,3- and/or -1,4-xylylene diisocyanate, 1-isocyanato-l-methyl-4(3)-isocyanatomethyl cyclohexane, and 2,4- and/or 2,6-hexahydrotoluylene diisocyanate. Mixtures of diisocyanates may also be used. Preferred diisocyanates are 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and bis-(4-isocyanatocyclohexyl)methane. 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) is especially preferred.
It is also possible in accordance with the present invention to use blends of the previously mentioned diisocyanates with monoisocyanates or polyisocyanates having 3 or more isocyanate groups, provided that the isocyanate groups are (cyclo)aliphatically bound.
In accordance with the present invention it is preferred to treat the starting diisocyanates by bubbling an inert gas such as nitrogen through the starting diisocyanate in order to reduce the content of carbon dioxide. This process is discussed in German Offenlegungsschrift 3,806,276 (U.S. application, Ser. No. 07/311,920).
Trimerization catalysts which are suitable for the process according to the invention include those previously known such as alkali phenolares of the type described in GB-PS 1,391,066 or GB-PS 1,386,399; aziridine derivatives in combination with tertiary amines of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,919,218; quaternary ammonium carboxylates of the type described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,454,317 and 4,801,663; quaternary ammonium phenolares with a zwitterionic structure of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,335,219; ammonium phosphonates and phosphates of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,499,253; alkali carboxylates of the type described in DE-OS 3,219,608; basic alkali metal salts complexed with acyclic organic compounds as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,379,905 such as potassium acetate complexed with a polyethylene glycol which contains an average of 5 to 8 ethylene oxide units; basic alkali metal salts complexed with crown ethers as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,928; aminosilyl group-containing compounds such as aminosilanes, diaminosilanes, silylureas and silazanes as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,412,073; and mixtures of alkali metal fluorides and quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salts as described in U.S. Ser. No. 07/391,213. The trimerization catalysts should also catalyze the formation of allophanate groups from urethane groups.
Phosphines, such as those described in DE-OS 1,935,763, are not suitable for preparing the products of the present invention. The phosphines, in addition to promoting the trimerization reaction, also promote the dimerization of diisocyanates. Also not suitable are Mannich bases, for example, those based on nonylphenol, formaldehyde and dimethylamine of the type described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,996,223 and 4,115,373.
Particularly suitable as catalysts for the process according to the invention are quaternary ammonium hydroxides corresponding to the formula ##STR1## as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,324,879 and German Offenlegungsschriften 2,806,731 and 2,901,479. Preferred quaternary ammonium hydroxides are those wherein the radicals R1 to R4 represent identical or different alkyl groups having from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, which may optionally be substituted by hydroxyl groups. Two of the radicals R1 to R4 may form a heterocyclic ring having from 3 to 5 carbon atoms together with the nitrogen atom and optionally with a further nitrogen or oxygen atom. Also the radicals R1 to R3 in each case may represent ethylene radicals which form a bicyclic triethylene diamine structure together with the quaternary nitrogen atom and a further tertiary nitrogen atom, provided that the radical R4 then represents a hydroxyalkyl group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms in which the hydroxyl group is preferably arranged in a 2-position to the quaternary nitrogen atom. The hydroxyl-substituted radical or the hydroxyl-substituted radicals may also contain other substituents, particularly C1 to C4-alkoxy substituents.
The production of these quaternary ammonium catalysts takes place in known manner by reacting a tertiary amine with an alkylene oxide in an aqueous-alcoholic medium (c.f. U.S. Pat. No. 3,995,997, col. 2, lines 19-44). Examples of suitable tertiary amines include trimethylamine, tributylamine, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, triethanolamine, dodecyldimethylamine, N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, N-methylpyrrol idine, N-methylmorpholine and 1,4-diazabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane. Examples of suitable alkylene oxides include ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, styrene oxide and methoxy, ethoxy or phenoxy propylene oxide. The most preferred catalysts from this group are N,N,N-trimethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl )-ammonium hydroxide and N,N,N-trimethyl-N-(2-hydroxypropyl )ammonium hydroxide. Another most preferred catalyst is N,N,N-trimethyl-N-benzyl-ammonium hydroxide.
The trimerization of the starting diisocyanates may be carried out in the absence or in the presence of solvents which are inert to isocyanate groups. Depending on the area of application of the products according to the invention, low to medium-boiling solvents or high-boiling solvents can be used. Suitable solvents include esters such as ethyl acetate or butyl acetate; ketones such as acetone or butanone; aromatic compounds such as toluene or xylene; halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride and trichloroethylene; ethers such as diisopropylether; and alkanes such as cyclohexane, petroleum ether or ligroin.
The trimerization catalysts are generally used in quantities of about 0.0005 to 5% by weight, preferably about 0.002 to 2% by weight, based on the diisocyanate used. If, for example, a preferred catalyst such as N,N,N-trimethyl-N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-ammonium hydroxide is used, then quantities of about 0.0005 to 1% by weight, preferably about 0.001 to 0.02 by weight, based on starting diisocyanate, are generally sufficient. The catalysts may be used in pure form or in solution. The previously named solvents which are inert to isocyanate groups are suitable as solvents, depending on the type of catalysts. Dimethyl formamide or dimethyl sulphoxide may also be used as solvents for the catalysts.
The simultaneous use of co-catalysts is possible in the process according to the invention, but not necessary. All substances from which a polymerizing effect on isocyanates is known are suitable as co-catalysts such as those described in DE-OS 2,806,731. The co-catalysts are optionally used in a lesser amount on a weight basis in relation to the amount of the trimerization catalyst.
In accordance with the present invention urethane groups and subsequently allophanate groups are incorporated into the polyisocyanates by the use of an aromatic monoalcohol containing 6 to 9 carbon atoms. The molar ratio of monoalcohol to diisocyanate is about 0.01 to 0.5, preferably about 0.04 to 0.2. Examples of suitable monoalcohols include phenol, the cresols, the xylenols and the trimethylphenols.
It is also possible in accordance with the present invention to use mixtures of the previously described aromatic monoalcohols with up to 70% by weight, based on the total weight of the alcohol mixture, of monoalcohols having a molecular weight of less than 2500, preferably monoalcohols containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, as disclosed in copending applications, U.S. Ser. Nos. 07/644,174, filed Jan. 22, 1991; 07/733,549, filed Jul. 22, 1991; and 07/733,566, filed Jul. 22, 1991, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.
The reaction temperature for isocyanurate and allophanate formation in accordance with the present invention is about 10� to 160� C., preferably about 50� to 150� C. and more preferably about 90� to 120� C.
The process according to the invention may take place either batchwise or continuously, for example, as described below. The starting diisocyanate is introduced with the exclusion of moisture and optionally with an inert gas into a suitable stirred vessel or tube and optionally mixed with a solvent which is inert to isocyanate groups such as toluene, butyl acetate, diisopropylether or cyclohexane. The previously described monoalcohol may be introduced into the reaction vessel in accordance with several embodiments. The monoalcohol may be prereacted with the diisocyanate to form urethane groups prior to introducing the diisocyanate into the reaction vessel; the monoalcohol may be mixed with the diisocyanate and introduced into the reaction vessel; the monoalcohol may be separately added to the reaction vessel either before or after, preferably after, the diisocyanate is added; or the catalyst may be dissolved in the monoalcohol prior to introducing the solution into the reaction vessel.
The polyisocyanates according to the invention may also be prepared by blending polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups with monoallophonates.
At a temperature of about 60� C. and in the presence of the required catalyst or catalyst solution the trimerization begins and is indicated by an exothermic reaction. As the reaction temperature increases the conversion rate of urethane groups to allophanate groups increases faster than the formation of isocyanurate groups. At temperatures above 85� C. when the desired degree of trimerization is achieved, the urethane groups are generally completely converted to allophanate groups and the product, after removal of unreacted monomer and any solvent present, has a low viscosity relative to the yield which is obtained. At temperatures below 85� C. at the same degree of isocyanate group consumption, some urethane groups remain unconverted and the product has a slightly higher, but still low viscosity relative to the yield which is obtained. The progress of the reaction is followed by determining the NCO content by a suitable method such as titration, refractive index or IR analysis. Thus, the reaction may be terminated at the desired degree of trimerization. The termination of the trimerization reaction can take place, for example, at an NCO content of about 15% to 47%, preferably about 20 to 40%.
The termination of the trimerization reaction can take place, for example, by the addition of a catalyst-poison of the type named by way of example in the above-mentioned literature references. For example, when using basic catalysts the reaction is terminated by the addition of a quantity, which is at least equivalent to the catalyst quantity, of an acid chloride such as benzoyl chloride. When using heat-labile catalysts, for example, the previously described quaternary ammonium hydroxides, poisoning of the catalyst by the addition of a catalyst-poison may be dispensed with, since these catalysts decompose in the course of the reaction. When using such catalysts, the catalyst quantity and the reaction temperature are preferably selected such that the catalyst which continuously decomposes is totally decomposed when the desired degree of trimerization is reached. The quantity of catalyst or reaction temperature which is necessary to achieve this decomposition can be determined by a preliminary experiment. It is also possible initially to use a lesser quantity of a heat sensitive catalyst than is necessary to achieve the desired degree of trimerization and to subsequently catalyze the reaction by a further incremental addition of catalyst, whereby the quantity of catalyst added later is calculated such that when the desired degree of trimerization is achieved, the total quantity of catalyst is spent. The use of suspended catalysts is also possible. These catalysts are removed after achieving the desired degree of trimerization by filtering the reaction mixture.
The working-up of the reaction mixture, optionally after previous separation of insoluble catalyst constituents, may take place in various ways depending upon how the reaction was conducted and the area of application for the isocyanates. It is possible to use the polyisocyanates according to the invention which have been produced in solution directly as a lacquer raw material, without a purification stage, if it is not necessary to reduce the free monomer content. Any solvent used during trimerization reaction and any unreacted monomer present in the polyisocyanate product can also be removed by distillation in known manner. The product generally contains a total of less than 2, preferably less than 1% of free (unreacted) monomeric diisocyanates. The products according to the invention have a viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa.s, preferably less than 2000 mPa.s and more preferably less than 1300 mPa.s.
The products according to the present invention are polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups and allophanate groups. The products may also contain residual urethane groups which have not been converted to allophanate groups depending upon the temperature maintained during the reaction and the degree of isocyanate group consumption. The ratio of monoisocyanurate groups to monoallophanate groups present in the polyisocyanates according to the invention is about 10:1 to 1:5, preferably about 5:1 to 1:2.
The products according to the invention are valuable starting materials for the production of polyisocyanate polyaddition products by reaction with compounds containing at least two isocyanate reactive groups. Preferred products are most preferably one or two-component polyurethane coatings.
Preferred reaction partners for the products according to the invention, which may optionally be present in blocked form, are the polyhydroxy polyesters, polyhydroxy polyethers, polyhydroxy polyacrylates and optionally low molecular weight, polyhydric alcohols known from polyurethane coatings technology. Polyamines, particularly in blocked form, for example as polyketimines or oxazolidines are also suitable reaction partners for the products according to the invention. The amounts of the polyisocyanates according to the invention and their reaction partners are selected to provide equivalent ratio of isocyanate groups (whether present in blocked or unblocked form) to isocyanate-reactive groups of about 0.8 to 3, preferably about 0.9 to 1.1.
To accelerate hardening, the coating compositions may contain known polyurethane catalysts, e.g., tertiary amines such as triethylamine, pyridine, methyl pyridine, benzyl dimethylamine, N,N-dimethylamino cyclohexane, N-methylpiperidine, pentamethyl diethylene triamine, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2]-octane and N,N'-dimethyl piperazine; or metal salts such as iron(III)-chloride, zinc chloride, zinc-2-ethyl caproate, tin(II)-ethyl caproate, dibutyltin(IV)-dilaurate and molybdenum glycolate.
The products according to the invention are also valuable starting materials for two-component polyurethane stoving enamels in which the isocyanate groups are used in a form blocked by known blocking agents. The blocking reaction is carried out in known manner by reacting the isocyanate groups with suitable blocking agents, preferably at an elevated temperature (e.g. about 40� to 160� C.), and optionally in the presence of a suitable catalyst, for example, the previously described tertiary amines or metal salts.
Suitable blocking agents include monophenols such as phenol, the cresols, the trimethylphenols and the tert. butyl phenols; tertiary alcohols such as tert. butanol, tert. amyl alcohol and dimethylphenyl carbinol; compounds which easily form enols such as acetoacetic ester, acetyl acetone and malonic acid derivatives, e.g. malonic acid diethylester; secondary aromatic amines such as N-methyl aniline, the N-methyl toluidine, N-phenyl toluidine and N-phenyl xylidine; imides such as succinimide; lactams such as ε-caprolactam and δ-valerolactam; oximes such as butanone oxime and cyclohexanone oxime mercaptans such as methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, butyl mercaptan, 2-mercaptobenzthiazole, α-naphthyl mercaptan and dodecyl mercaptan; and triazoles such as 1H-1,2,4-triazole.
The coating compositions may also contain other additives such as pigments, dyes, fillers, levelling agents and solvents. The coating compositions may be applied to the substrate to be coated in solution or from the melt by conventional methods such as painting, rolling, pouring or spraying.
The coating compositions containing the polyisocyanates according to the invention provide coatings which adhere surprisingly well to a metallic base, and are particularly light-fast, color-stable in the presence of heat and very resistant to abrasion. Furthermore, they are characterized by high hardness, elasticity, very good resistance to chemicals, high gloss, excellent weather resistance and good pigmenting qualities. The polyisocyanates according to the invention also possess good compatibility with highly branched polyester resins.
The invention is further illustrated, but is not intended to be limited by the following examples in which all parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise specified.
To a 500 ml 3-neck flask equipped with a gas bubbler, mechanical stirrer, thermometer and condenser were added 334 grams of hexamethylene diisocyanate and 18.7 grams of phenol. Dry nitrogen was bubbled through the stirred reaction mixture while it was heated at 60� C. When the urethane reaction was complete (about 1 hour), the temperature was raised to 90� C. To the reaction mixture at 90� C. were added 0.24 grams of a 4.4% solution of trimethylbenzylammonium hydroxide dissolved in 1-butanol. The reaction temperature was maintained at 90 to 100� C. When the reaction mixture reached NCO contents of 40.1% and 37.0%, an additional 0.12 grams of the catalyst solution was added. When the reaction mixture reached an NCO content of 34.8%, the reaction was stopped by adding 0.4 grams of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate. The excess monomer was removed by thin film evaporation to provide an almost colorless, clear liquid having a viscosity of 1210 mPa.s (25� C.), an NCO content of 18.8%, and a free monomer (HDI) content of 0.1%. The yield was 45.2%. The yield was calculated by determining the percentage of free hexamethylene diisocyanate in the product prior to distillation.
Although the invention has been described in detail in the foregoing for the purpose of illustration, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose and that variations can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention except as it may be limited by the claims.
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|Dec 30, 1969
|Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd
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|Dec 7, 1976
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|Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
|Process for the preparation of allophanates which contain isocyanate groups
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|Dec 4, 1979
|Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
|Process for the preparation of polyisocyanates containing allophanate groups
|May 19, 1980
|Apr 13, 1982
|Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
|Process for the preparation of polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups and the use thereof
|Feb 1, 1982
|Oct 25, 1983
|Rhone-Poulenc Specialites Chimiques
|Isocyanurate preparation by catalytic, aminosilyl initiated cyclotrimerization of isocyanates
|Feb 28, 1985
|Apr 15, 1986
|Dainippon Ink And Chemicals, Inc.
|Process for production of isocyanurate ring-containing polyisocyanate and resin composition for urethane paints comprising said polyisocyanate and acrylic polyol
|Aug 13, 1984
|Aug 5, 1986
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|Dainippon Ink And Chemicals, Inc.
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|Basf Corporation
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|Dainippon Ink And Chemicals, Inc.
|Resin composition comprising an isocyanate having an isocyanurate ring in a nonpolar petroleum hydrocarbon solvent
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|Jan 31, 1989
|Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
|Isocyanurate polyisocyanate and its use as a curing agent for a two-component polyurethane composition
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|Polyisocyanates containing allophanate and isocyanurate groups, a process for their production and their use in two-component coating compositions
|May 6, 1992
|Aug 10, 1993
|Miles Inc.
|Polyisocyanates containing allophanate and isocyanurate groups, a process for their production and their use in two-component coating compositions
|Jun 12, 1992
|Nov 2, 1993
|Miles Inc.
|Polyisocyanates containing allophanate and isocyanurate groups, a process for their production from a mixture of diisocyanates and their use in two-component coating compositions
|Jun 22, 1993
|Mar 1, 1994
|Miles Inc.
|Polyisocyanates containing allophanate and isocyanurate groups, a process for their production from cyclic diisocyanates and their use in two-component coating compositions
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|Nov 29, 1994
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|Feb 25, 1997
|Bayer Corporation
|Polyisocyanates containing allophanate groups and optionally isocyanurate groups
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|Feb 22, 2000
|Bayer Corporation
|Freeze-stable allophanate-modified toluene diisocyanate trimers
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|May 16, 2000
|Bayer Corporation
|Freeze stable allophanate-modified toluene diisocyanate trimers
|Jul 9, 1999
|Oct 3, 2000
|Bayer Corporation
|Trimer catalyst system for aliphatic and aromatic isocyanates
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|Cyclics Corporation
|Isolation, formulation, and shaping of macrocyclic oligoesters
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|Jul 6, 2010
|Cyclics Corporation
|Use of a residual oligomer recyclate in the production of macrocyclic polyester oligomer
|Mar 24, 2006
|Aug 3, 2010
|Cyclics Corporation
|Preparation of low-acid polyalkylene terephthalate and preparation of macrocyclic polyester oligomer therefrom
|Oct 9, 2012
|Cyclics Corporation
|Preparation of low-acid polyalkylene terephthalate and preparation of macrocyclic polyester oligomer therefrom
|Nov 29, 2007
|Apr 9, 2013
|Baver MaterialScience LLC
|Flexible cycloaliphatic diisocyanate trimers
|Aug 27, 2009
|Jul 1, 2014
|Bayer Materialscience Llc
|Aliphatic moisture-curable resins, coating compositions, and related processes
|Mar 23, 2005
|Oct 6, 2005
|Bayer Materialscience Ag
|Process for preparing polyether allophanates using zinc compound catalysts
|Mar 23, 2005
|Oct 6, 2005
|Bayer Materialscience Ag
|Process for preparing polyisocyanate prepolymers containing allophanate structural units
|Mar 24, 2006
|Oct 19, 2006
|Cyclics Corporation
|Preparation of low-acid polyalkylene terephthalate and preparation of macrocyclic polyester oligomer therefrom
|Jul 21, 2006
|Jan 25, 2007
|Goldschmidt Gmbh
|Trimerization Catalysts
|Nov 29, 2007
|Jun 4, 2009
|Bayer Materialscience Llc
|Flexible cycloaliphatic diisocyanate trimers
|Aug 27, 2009
|Mar 3, 2011
|Bayer Materialscience Llc
|Aliphatic moisture-curable resins, coating compositions, and related processes
|Jan 21, 1997
|Aug 6, 1997
|Bayer Corporation
|Low surface energy polyisocyanates and their use in one- or two-component coating compositions
|Nov 21, 2008
|Jun 11, 2009
|Bayer Materialscience Llc
|Flexible cycloaliphatic diisocyanate trimers
|Nov 21, 2008
|Aug 20, 2009
|Bayer Materialscience Llc
|Flexible cycloaliphatic diisocyanate trimers
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|528/49, 252/182.21, 544/222, 252/182.22, 544/193, 252/182.2, 528/67, 528/73, 528/59, 528/211
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|Cooperative Classification
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In Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office's ("USPTO's") standard for construing patent claims in an inter partes review ("IPR"), a post-grant proceeding used to challenged patent validity. In a 6-2 decision, the Court also affirmed that the USPTO's decision whether to institute an IPR is not appealable. In an IPR, the USPTO uses the "broadest reasonable construction" standard, which results in broader claims than the "ordinary meaning" standard used in federal district court litigation. Broader claims result in a greater likelihood that the claims will be held invalid. The Court Read More »
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Supap Kirtsaeng realized he could buy cheaper, identical textbooks in Thailand and resell them for a profit in the U.S. John Wiley & Sons, the publisher of some of these textbooks, sued him for copyright infringement. Kirtsaeng prevailed on his fair use defense, but the court denied him attorney's fees under § 505 of the Copyright Act, because Wiley's claim was not "objectively unreasonable." Kirtsaeng appealed to the Supreme Court. A unanimous Court agreed with Wiley that this was not the kind of "objectively unreasonable" case that warranted attorney's fees, particularly because the fair use issue resulted in a previous Read More »
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Irvine Welsh grew up in Leith, Scotland. The son of working class parents, he spent his childhood in government housing, a milieu he gave voice to in his hugely popular novel and subsequent film, Trainspotting. The book was an international success and long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 1993. Welsh moved to London in his twenties and played in local punk bands but returned to Edinburgh in the late-80s. Drawing inspiration from the the rave culture there, he began writing seriously and submitting to literary journals. After Trainspotting, he published Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, The Acid House and The Bedroom Secrets of Master Chefs. His books' themes range from the Scottish identity, sectarianism, classism, immigration, unemployment, AIDS and drug use. Recent works are The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs (2006), a play, Babylon Heights (2006), written with Dean Cavanagh, and If You Liked School You'll Love Work (2007). His latest novel, Crime, was published in 2008. He has taught undergraduate creative writing at Columbia College in Chicago and currently divides his time between Miami, Chicago, Dublin and London.
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People who want to know what's in their food generally spend time looking at nutrition labels. These labels can be a bit hard for some to understand and they don't always impart the sort of information that people are looking for. The Sage Project is a new way to look at food labels that gives you the info you want in a user-friendly format.
If you have kid, you've probably noticed that no matter how small, they're really into what you're doing on the computer. They want to touch the keys, move the mouse and play too. Even if you're writing reports, they still think it's play. Owlie Boo is the website that lets little fingers play without harm.
Apps are one of the main ways that people interact with technology but they're more of a phone based option which bites if you want to play a game but don't want to drain your phone battery and/or data. If you want to use mobile apps without your mobile, check out BlueStacks, the software that lets you use Android apps on your desktop.
Google Maps is a pretty well known website. It's embedded into many of the other services that we use on a daily basis but do you know that there's an even more streamlined version? Check out Google Maps Lite for a less resource heavy option.
Stickers are awesome and everyone loves them. Kids mostly use them for fun but as an adult, you can use them for labels to brand or just to mark your territory. Labeley is the website where you can design your very own sticker labels for free.
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Over the years, the WNBA has had a variety of slogans, some catchier and more well-known than others. It started with "We Got Next." There were also these: "Join In," "We Got Game," "This Is Who I am," "This Is Our Game" and
"Have You Seen Her?"
The latter launched this year's advertising campaign. But I've been thinking that the "slogan" for 2006, as we head into the playoffs, should go more like this.
"What next? Join in rehab! We Got Strains! This Is Where I Hurt! This Is Our Pain! Have You Seen Her Scar?"
Or maybe, to simplify, "WNBA 2006: OUCCHHHHHHH!!!!"
It is the nature of sports that injuries are the great unpredictable element, something every team and every athlete has to deal with at some point. However, what has gone on in the WNBA this season seems extreme.
Perhaps that's because it felt like not a day went by when there wasn't news of someone else being hurt. Maybe it's because for some teams, the injuries piled up to the point where you wondered how they could keep holding it together.
And maybe it's also because many of the injuries haven't ended seasons but rather disrupted them. So we've been watching games while thinking about just how bad some players were probably feeling.
The injuries are bound to make observers speculate. Between overseas leagues in the fall/winter/spring and the WNBA in the summer, are players pushing themselves too hard? Does the WNBA's charter-less travel and truncated schedule -- especially this year, in order to get the season done before the World Championship -- potentially add to weariness and therefore, more injuries?
Obviously, there's no way to definitively measure the effects of those things. We can't be certain of "why." But we do know this: The WNBA's logo figure -- who, I have to say, doesn't look like anybody who has ever played in the league -- could be turned into the "Operation" game.
You could set off that annoying buzzer and make her red nose flash by attempting to "operate" on the following:
• Strained back (Charlotte's Tammy Sutton-Brown), strained knee (New York's Kelly Schumacher), strained Achilles' tendon (Indiana's Tamika Catchings), strained peaches (OK, little joke -- as in baby food; Sacramento's
DeMya Walker and San Antonio's Marie Ferdinand both gave birth; not injuries, but still ).
• Knee tendinitis (Phoenix's Cappie Pondexter), ACL tear (Phoenix's Kamila Vodichkova), MCL sprain (Washington's DeLisha Milton-Jones), busted knee cap (San Antonio's Chantelle Anderson).
• Sprained ankle (New York's Becky Hammon and Washington's Crystal Robinson and Alana Beard) and a broken heart (collectively representing Liberty fans, pining for the good old days of VJ, C-Rob, Sue and 'Spoon).
I've finally learned to spell plantar fasciitis without looking it up -- OK, I'm lying, I had to double-check it again -- because it seems like everyone who plays basketball has it, used to have it or will have it. At the very least, this season that foot ailment has bothered Los Angeles' Chamique Holdsclaw and Seattle's Lauren Jackson, who also has a stress
fracture to deal with.
Yeah, I didn't even include the injury woes of Seattle, Houston or Connecticut in the above "Operation" game. Those teams all made the playoffs, but come in with the biggest injury concerns.
Nobody more so than the Storm, who have dealt with just about everything except a broken wind gauge for mascot Doppler . (Uh-oh, jinx.) Seattle Storm? More like the Seattle Sore.
Wendy Palmer tore an Achilles' tendon; Shaun Gortman tore an ACL. They're out.
Hurt but hangin' in are Sue Bird (foot), Betty Lennox (knee), Janell Burse (shoulder) and the amazing Jackson, who's still a strong MVP candidate despite the fact that she can't really practice and sometimes feels as if her legs might just give out. After the playoffs, she's got the World Championships. Then maybe the kid ought to take about a year off and let her whole body rest and heal, much as basketball would greatly miss her.
Doubtful she'll do that, though.
Meanwhile in Houston, Tina Thompson was lost for 13 games because of a strained calf. She came back strong at the regular season's end. But the Comets are still without Tamecka Dixon, who has an Achilles' tendon injury, and Dominique Canty and Tari Phillips, sidelined with hand injuries.
Meanwhile, Connecticut lost Nykesha Sales for 12 games because of hip and Achilles' tendon injuries. About the time she returned, Katie Douglas had to take a break because of a calf problem. Both are expected to be ready for the playoffs.
But to the degree that you can put a percentage on how healthy people are, what team is entering the postseason closest to 100 percent? I think maybe Detroit, although rebounding machine Cheryl Ford did sprain her left hand a few days ago. She still had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Shock's regular-season finale.
And, you know, maybe that should be the slogan for the WNBA 2006: "We Played Through It."
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