US4094842A
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Dispersing solid polyurethane prepolymers into water
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1976-09-27
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Granted: 1978-06-13
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Expires: 1996-09-27
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a novel process for the production of polyurethane via an intermediate stage of aqueous dispersions of oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers having ionic and/or non-ionic hydrophilic groups which ensure their dispersibility in water, followed by conversion of these water-dispersible oligomers into cross-linked high molecular weight sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Wenzel
- 👤 Dieter Dieterich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:53
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/02; C08J3/03; C08J3/05; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/0804; C08G18/10; C08G18/12; C08G18/28; C08G18/30; C08G18/38; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/4833; C08G18/50; C08G18/5021; C08G18/5036; C08G18/5042; C08G18/5072; C08G18/83; C08G18/84; C08J2375/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31558
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A process for the production of polyurethane films and coatings from oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers which are free from isocyanate groups and cross-linking agents comprising: (a) contacting solid oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers which are free from isocyanate groups in the form of lumps or coarse powders with water at a temperature below the softening point of the prepolymer to form a dispersion, said oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers characterized in that (1) they have an average molecular weight of less than about 20,000, (2) they contain at least about 4 to 120 milliequivalents of ionic groups per 100 grams of prepolymer, said milliequivalents of ionic groups derived from groups selected from the group consisting of ionic groups and groups capable of conversion into ionic groups before, during or after said prepolymers are brought into contact with water, or at least about 2 to 20% by weight of hydrophilic units of the formula --CH 2 --CH 2 --O--, and (3) they are solid at room temperature, (b) applying the dispersion to a substrate, (c) cross-linking the oligomeric polyurethane prepolymer by the addition of a cross-linking agent to the dispersion, said addition being before, during or after the application of the dispersion to said substrate and, (d) drying said dispersion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A process for the production of polyurethane films and coatings from oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers which are free from isocyanate groups and cross-linking agents comprising: (a) contacting solid oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers which are free from isocyanate groups in the form of lumps or coarse powders with water at a temperature below the softening point of the prepolymer to form a dispersion, said oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers characterized in that (1) they have an average molecular weight of less than about 20,000, (2) they contain at least about 4 to 120 milliequivalents of ionic groups per 100 grams of prepolymer, said milliequivalents of ionic groups derived from groups selected from the group consisting of ionic groups and groups capable of conversion into ionic groups before, during or after said prepolymers are brought into contact with water, or at least about 2 to 20% by weight of hydrophilic units of the formula --CH 2 --CH 2 --O--, and (3) they are solid at room temperature, (b) applying the dispersion to a substrate, (c) cross-linking the oligomeric polyurethane prepolymer by the addition of a cross-linking agent to the dispersion, said addition being before, during or after the application of the dispersion to said substrate and, (d) drying said dispersion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers are synthesized by an isocyanate polyaddition process from (a) isocyanates selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates and triisocyanates, and (b) compounds containing at least one group which is capable of undergoing an addition reaction with isocyanate groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
The process of claim 2 wherein components (a) or (b) include compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds containing ionic groups, compounds containing groups capable of conversion into ionic groups, compounds containing ionic groups and groups capable of conversion into ionic groups, compounds containing hydrophilic units of the formula --CH 2 --CH 2 --O-- and compounds, which in addition to containing at least one group capable of reacting with isocyanate groups, contain reactive groups which are not reactive with isocyanate groups under the addition reaction conditions but are capable of a cross-linking reaction with a cross-linking agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the oligomeric polyurethane prepolymers have a molecular weight of less than about 10,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the oligomeric polyurethane prepolymer contains from about 4 to 30 milliequivalents per 100 grams of prepolymer of ionic groups and from about 3 to 17% by weight of ethylene oxide units --CH 2 --CH 2 --O--.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the proportion by weight of oligomeric polyurethane prepolymer to water is between about 65:35 and 5:95.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the dispersion is formed at temperatures of from about 1° C to 150° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the cross-linking agent is selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde and aqueous solutions of compounds which release formaldehyde.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein monoisocyanates are used in combination with the isocyanates selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates and triisocyanates.
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