Central Glass Company, Limited

Mikio Ootani

Kentaro Tsutsumi

Toshio Koishi

Kazuhiko Maeda

Haruhiko Komoriya

Yukio Ikeda

Yoshi Hirashima

Masayuki Shiota

Seichi Katsuragawa

Yutaka Maruyama

Kiyomi Sugawara

Hideaki Sueta

Toru Koshita

The invention relates to a coated granular fertilizer having a film covering fertilizer granules. This film comprises a polyurethane resin prepared by a method comprising the steps of (a) reacting an aromatic polyisocyanate with a first polyol component (i.e., castor oil or a castor oil derivative), thereby to obtain a prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups in the molecule; and (b) reacting the prepolymer with a second polyol component (i.e., castor oil or a castor oil derivative) and a third polyol component which is an amine having at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, thereby to cure the prepolymer and thus to prepare the polyurethane resin. The invention relates to another coated granular fertilizer having a film covering fertilizer granules. This film comprises a urethane resin and aqueous-fluid-absorbing particles having a particle diameter of from 1 to 200 &mgr;m. This urethane resin may be the above polyurethane resin. This coated granular fertilizer can be produced by a method comprising the steps of (a) applying an aromatic polyisocyanate, a polyol component (i.e., castor oil or a castor oil derivative), an amine, and the aqueous-fluid-absorbing particles, at the same time or separately in no special order, while the fertilizer granules are kept fluidized or rolled, thereby to form a precursory film on the fertilizer granules; and (b) curing the precursory film into the film. Each coated granular fertilizer is substantially superior in regulation of the release of plant nutrient elements therefrom.

Coated granular fertilizer and method for producing same

The invention provides a copolymer which comprises, as essential components, 25-75 mol % of a fluoroolefin such as CTFE, 10-70 mol % of a carboxylic acid vinyl ester, 3-75 mol % of a hydroxyl-containing allyl ether and 0.1-20 mol % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid having at least 6 carbon atoms in the molecule. The copolymer is soluble in various organic solvents and curable, e.g., with a blocked polyisocyanate or a modified melamine resin. The copolymer can be prepared by a suspension polymerization method in an aqueous medium and hence can be made very low in the contents of unreacted residual monomers. The copolymer is very suitable for use in electrodeposition paints.

Fluoroolefin based copolymer useful in electrodeposition paints

The invention provides a novel copolymer comprising 25-75 mol % of a fluoroolefin such as CTFE or TFE, 10-70 mol % of an alkene such as ethylene or propylene, 3-40 mol % of a hydroxyl-containing allyl ether such as ethylene glycol monolallyl ether and 0-20 mol % of a carboxyl-containing monomer such as vinylacetic acid. This copolymer possesses favorable properties characteristic of fluororesins, is soluble in organic solvents including aromatic solvents low in polarity, such as xylene, and is curable at relatively low temperatures. The copolymer is useful particularly as a paint vehicle. The water repellency of the copolymer in cured state can be enhanced by incorporating a fluorine-containing surface modifier in the copolymer.

Fluoroolefin-alkene base copolymer useful as paint vehicle

The invention provides a novel copolymer comprising 25-75 mol % of a fluoroolefin such as CTFE, 10-80 mol % of a combination of a fatty acid vinyl ester having not more than 4 carbon atoms in the acid part and at least one other carboxylic acid vinyl ester which has a larger number of carbon atoms and is selected from aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acid vinyl esters, 3-40 mol % of a hydroxyl-containing allyl ether such as ethylene glycol monoallyl ether and 0-20 mol % of a carboxyl-containing monomer such as vinylacetic acid. The copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 3000 to 10000. This copolymer possesses favorable properties characteristic of fluororesins, is soluble in organic solvents including aromatic solvents low in polarity, such as xylene, and is curable at relatively low temperatures. A solution of this copolymer is useful as a liquid vehicle of a paint. Optionally, a portion of the vinyl ester component of the copolymer is replaced by an alkyl vinyl ether to enhance pliability of paint films using the copolymer.

Fluorine-containing copolymer useful as paint vehicle

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Mikio Ootani