Abstract:
Joints in an electrical cable are made by joining the ends of the conductors of two cables and applying and then curing a reaction mixture over the joint to form an elastomeric seal. The reaction mixture includes a carbon-Michael acceptor compound, a carbon-Michael donor compound and a carbon-Michael reaction catalyst.
Abstract:
A method for exposing a substrate to water under superatmospheric pressure at a temperature of at least 70° C. includes (a) applying a reaction mixture to a substrate, which reaction mixture has an isocyanate index of at least 10 and includes an aromatic polyisocyanate component, a polyol component having a polyol with a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 500, and a catalyst component having an isocyanate trimerization catalyst, and at least partially curing the reaction mixture to form a polyisocyanurate or polyurethane-isocyanurate polymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 80° C., and (b) exposing the substrate and the polyisocyanurate or polyurethane-isocyanurate polymer to water under superatmospheric pressure at a temperature of at least 70° C.
Abstract:
Polymer concrete compositions comprising a silane-modified polymer (SMP) composition which comprises a silylated polymer, an epoxy resin, e.g., an epoxy-terminated prepolymer, and a cure catalyst, e.g., tetraethyltetraamine, exhibit good adhesion to wet concrete.