Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Ukima Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Misao Ichihara

Katsumi Kuriyama

Iwao Misaizu

Masashi Kashimura

A polyurethane dispersion contains (A) an organic solvent, (B) a polyurethane resin having a molecular weight of 20,000-500,000, and (C) fine particles obtained from an active-hydrogen containing polyfunctional compound, which contains functional groups having a molecular weight of 50 or smaller per functional group, and an organic polyisocyanate. The dispersion can be converted into an emulsion by emulsifying water therein. A sheet-like porous material is also obtained by impregnating and/or coating a base material with the emulsion, causing the thus-coated emulsion to gel and then drying the resultant base material. The dispersion has excellent stability. The emulsion can be gelatinized at a relatively high temperature in a rather short period time, thereby permitting efficient production of the sheet-like porous material. The sheet-like material has a very fine porous structure, is excellent in various properties and has superb water vapor transmission characteristics. It is useful as a raw material for various synthetic hides, namely, for clothing, shoes, waterproof cloths, tents, wall paper, flooring, filter media, filters for air conditioners, etc.

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Matudo, Japan

Misao Ichihara