| abstract |
Thermoplastic polyurea powders and sedimenting aqueous solutions of the same wherein the powders have A. AN AVERAGE PARTICLE DIAMETER OF FROM 10 TO 1,000 Mu , B. A MELTING RANGE OF FROM 100* TO 180*C., c. a urea and, optionally, urethane group content of from 10 to 30% by weight, with the proviso that the urea group content is at least about 5%, and D. AN IONIC GROUP CONTENT OF FROM 0.01 TO 0.15 MILLIEQUIVALENTS PER GRAM; PREPARED BY REACTING (1) POLYURETHANES WHICH CONTAIN FREE NCO groups and ionic groups with (2) primary and/or secondary aliphatic diamines and/or dicarboxylic acid-bis-hydrazides at an NH to NCO ratio of from 0.1 to 0.95 and in the presence of water. The powders are useful for finishing textiles, for coatings, as binders or as auxiliary agents in the paper industry, and the like. |