Sika Technology Ag

Urs Burckhardt

Andreas Kramer

Ursula Stadelmann

Edis Kasemi

Rita Cannas

Michael Schlumpf

Steffen Kelch

Mark Gatrell

Michael Byrne

Alexander Coward

Hans Häberle

Kai Paschkowski

Barbara Jucker

Doreen Janke

Ueli Pfenninger

Antonio Corsaro

Ulrich Wolf

Alain Zahn

Mario Slongo

Norman Blank

Jan Olaf Schulenburg

Marcel Oertli

Wolf-Rüdiger Huck

Martin Linnenbrink

Pierre-Andre Butikofer

Daniele Rutz

Michael Gutgsell

Fabien Choffat

Martin Schmider

Carsten Zilg

Antonio Voci

Susanne Strauss

Pierre-André Bütikofer

Reto Fässler

Stephen Glover

Burkhard Walther

Daniel Brearley

Hans Haberle

Arpan Patel

Andreas Diener

Sven Rosenau

Pierre-André Buetikofer

Martin Konstanzer

A method for preparing an acid solution by contacting at least one aromatic carboxylic or sulfonic acid with at least one polyether having blocked hydroxyl groups as a solvent. The polyether having blocked hydroxyl groups is not volatile and exhibits a surprisingly high dissolving capacity for the aromatic carboxylic or sulfonic acid. The acid solution is very compatible in curable compositions and does not cause any emission or odor or migration effects. The acid solution is particularly suitable as a constituent of polyurethane compositions having latent curing agents for accelerating the hydrolysis of the latent reactive groups.

Solvent for aromatic carboxylic or sulfonic acids

A curing agent for epoxy resins, including at least one amine A1 of the formula (I) and at least one amine A2 which is a polyalkyleneamine or polyethyleneimine, where the weight ratio between amine A1 and amine A2 is in the range from 20/1 to 1/2. The curing agent of the invention enables inexpensive and low-emission epoxy resin products having good processability, long pot life, surprisingly rapid curing, especially also under cold conditions, high strength, high bond strengths, high glass transition temperature and a low tendency to yellowing, with formation of surprisingly nice surfaces having barely any blushing-related defects even in the case of two-dimensional application and under moist and cold conditions. Such epoxy resin products are advantageously usable as coating, especially for floors, or as adhesive.

Hardener for epoxy resins

A thixotropic agent for increasing the yield point of a curable composition, wherein the thixotropic agent includes (i) at least one urea compound from the reaction of at least one isocyanate with at least one amine and (ii) at least one polyether having blocked hydroxyl groups. The thixotropic agent is preparable in a simple manner and forms a spreadable paste which is firm at room temperature. It is particularly suitable as a constituent of moisture-curing polyurethane or SMP compositions, giving a good increase in the yield point thereof, without adversely affecting storage stability or migration characteristics. It enables phthalate-free adhesives, sealants or coatings that have surprisingly good conveyability coupled with a high yield point, and do not cause any problems with odor or fogging.

Thixotropic agent for curable compositions

Methods of using a curable composition, the curable composition including at least one polyether having blocked hydroxyl groups as the plasticizer on at least one alkaline substrate. The curable composition is storage-stable, easy to handle and highly elastic after curing, and does not show any tendency to separate or migrate. It enables elastic bonding, sealing or coating of alkaline substrates, such as, in particular, fresh or green concrete or cement mortar, without occurrence of troublesome odors triggered by plasticizer hydrolysis.

Curable composition for alkaline substrates

A composition containing calcium nitrate, at least one epoxy resin and at least one amine of formula (I). The composition allows the manufacture of low-emission epoxy-resin coatings that have good workability and that cure particularly rapidly in cold and damp conditions, without blushing-induced surface defects, thus achieving coatings of in particular high mechanical quality, with a minimal tendency to yellowing.

Accelerator for curing epoxy resins comprising alkylated amines

A moisture-curing polyurethane composition having a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 0.1 wt %, containing: at least one isocyanate-group-containing polyurethane polymer having a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 0.5 wt %, obtained from reaction of at least one monomeric diisocyanate with at least one polyether polyol at a NCO/OH ratio of at least 3/1 and subsequent removal of a large part of monomeric diisocyanates by way of a suitable separating method; and at least one polyether having blocked hydroxyl groups and free of isocyanate groups, as a plasticizer. Moisture-curing polyurethane composition is highly storage-stable when moisture is excluded, can be safely handled without special safety precautions, can be sold without hazard label, can be well processed, has long open time and has fast curing to form elastic material of high strength and extensibility, high cold flexibility, good adhesion properties and high stability with respect to heat and moisture.

Polyurethane composition having polymeric plasticizer and a low content of monomeric diisocyanates

A polyurethane composition, which contains at least one isocyanate-group-containing polymer, obtained from the reaction of at least one polyol with at least one diisocyanate, and at least one oxazolidine of the formula (I). The polyurethane composition allows one-component moisture-curing adhesives, sealants or coatings that have good storage stability, long open times and cure quickly to give a surprisingly non-tacky material having pronounced high-resilient properties.

Moisture-curing polyurethane composition containing oxazolidine

A composition including a first component containing at least one polyol and at least one compound having at least one reactive group of the formula (I), and a second component containing at least one aromatic polyisocyanate and/or at least one polymer containing aromatic isocyanate groups. The composition has a long open time and, even in the case of small amounts of compound having at least one reactive group of the formula (I), enables elastic coatings having improved mechanical properties without causing problems with odor emissions or migration effects. It is thus particularly suitable as a coating for floors or roof areas.

Polyurethane composition having long processing time and high strength

A curing agent for epoxy resins has N-benzylethane-1,2-diamine and N,N'-dibenzylethane-1,2-diamine in a weight ratio in the range from 65/35 to 95/5. The curing agent is easy to prepare, thins epoxy resins particularly well, and enables low-emission epoxy resin products that have good workability and a long pot-life, cure reliably and surprisingly fast and can be walked on after a short time, in particular even in cold conditions. Coatings of particularly high mechanical grade, with a high surface quality and a minimal tendency to yellowing, can thus be produced. Epoxy resins of this type are particularly suitable for coating floors.

A compound of formula (I) having advantageous properties when used as a latent curing agent for compositions containing isocyanate groups, and to compositions containing the compound of formula (I). The compound of formula (I) is odourless, is liquid and has comparatively low viscosity at room temperature and is stable in storage together with isocyanates. It makes possible odourless single-component polyurethane compositions which have good stability in storage, do not produce bubbles when cured in the presence of moisture, and cause no problematic odour emissions, giving a cured elastic material having good mechanical properties, good heat stability, a surprisingly non-adhesive surface and little tendency towards plasticizer migration.

Latent curing agent and curable polyurethane composition

The use of an aldehyde mixture containing 70 to 95 wt % of aldehydes of formula (I) and 5 to 30 wt % of alkylbenzene compounds not corresponding to formula (I) as a blocking agent for amines results in odorless, especially economically blocked amines, which at room temperature are typically liquid and have a surprisingly low viscosity. Such blocked amines are particularly suitable as latent hardeners in isocyanate-group-containing compositions. Single-component moisture-curing polyurethane compositions formulated therewith are surprisingly stable in storage, can be used for low-emission applications without odor problems and do not trigger any problems with plasticizer migration. Surprisingly, said compositions even have advantages over corresponding compositions having latent hardeners based on purified aldehydes of formula (I), in particular with respect to viscosity, storage stability and especially strength.

Blocking agent for amines, latent hardeners and polyurethane compositions

A polyurethane composition including a first and a second component, wherein the first component is a polyol with an OH functionality in the range from 1.5 to 4 and a mean molecular weight in the range from 250 to 15,000 g/mol, a diol with two hydroxyl groups which are linked via a C2 to C0 carbon chain, and a compound that includes at least one thiol group. One of the two components also additionally contains at least one metal catalyst for the reaction of hydroxyl groups and isocyanate groups which can form thio complexes, and the second component contains enough polyisocyanate that at least 5% by weight of isocyanate groups, in relation to the total polyurethane composition, are contained, and the molar ratio of all thiol groups of the mentioned compound to all metal atoms of the metal catalyst is between 1:1 and 250:1.

Two-component polyurethane composition with adjustable pot life

A composition, including at least one silane group-containing polymer that is liquid at room temperature, at least one epoxide liquid resin, and at least one aliphatic polyamine having a molecular weight of at least 115 g/mol and having at least three amine hydrogens reactive toward epoxide groups. The composition is a liquid that is configured to form a sealing membrane after curing. The sealing film applied in liquid form is isocyanate-free, low-odor, and easy to process because of the low viscosity and the long open time. The sealing film cures quickly and forms a high-quality elastic material having good mechanical properties and good weather resistance.

Low-emission liquid film for sealing buildings

The present invention relates to an amidine of the formula (I) and its use as a catalyst for crosslinking a curable composition. The amidine of the formula (I) contains at least one aliphatic amidine group. It is substantially odorless and nonvolatile at room temperature and accelerates the crosslinking of curable compositions very efficiently, without impairing the storage stability of the compositions. It is particularly suitable for compositions based on polymers containing silane groups, with which it is compatible, as a result of which such compositions do not have a tendency to separation or migration or evaporation of the catalyst.

Amidine catalyst for curable compositions

A curing agent for epoxy resin compositions containing at least one amine of formula (I) and at least one amine of formula (II). The curing agent is a low-odor, low-viscosity, low-toxicity curing agent and has a low propensity for carbamatization and a high reactivity toward epoxy resins. It enables low-odor and low-emission epoxy resin products which are readily processable and which even at low temperatures and high humidities undergo rapid and problem-free curing to afford high-quality plastics having a high hardness and a regular, non-tacky surface with high gloss.

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