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Modified polyisocyanurate foam and method of preparation
Assignee: LINAMAR MACHINE Ltd
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Filing: 1982-07-14
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Granted: 1984-01-17
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Expires: 2002-07-14
Abstract
Abstract An isocyanurate thermosetting foam composition having improved flame, smoke and nonburning properties with high char resistance, which foam composition is prepared by the reaction of from about 5 to 40 parts of a methoxy polyethylene glycol and optionally with melamine, with 100 parts of a methylene diisocyanate having an average functionality of about 2.4 or less in the presence of a blowing agent, a surfactant and a single trimerization catalyst, to provide a closed-cell, thermosetting, modified polyisocyanurate foam having a flame-spread value of about 15 or less.
Inventors
- 👤 Stuart B. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 04:28
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/70; C08G18/72; C08G18/77; C08G18/78; C08G18/79; C08G18/791; C08G18/28; C08G18/2805; C08G18/2815; C08G18/283; C08G18/30; C08G18/38; C08G18/3819; C08G18/3842; C08G18/3851; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/4833; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0025; C08G2110/0041; C08G2110/005; C08G2110/0058; C08G2115/00; C08G2115/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/902; Y10S521/903; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249976; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/24999; Y10T428/249991; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31547; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31554
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A modified polyisocyanurate foam composition, which foam consisting is prepared by: reacting 100 parts by weight of a methylene diisocyanate with from about 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polyalkylene glycol composition comprising a C 1 -C 3 alkoxy poly C 1 -C 3 alkylene glycol, the reaction carried out in the presence of a blowing agent to form a foam composition, a surfactant and a single-stage, rapid, high-exotherm, trimerization catalyst, to produce a rigid foam composition having good fire resistance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A modified polyisocyanurate foam composition, which foam consisting is prepared by: reacting 100 parts by weight of a methylene diisocyanate with from about 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polyalkylene glycol composition comprising a C 1 -C 3 alkoxy poly C 1 -C 3 alkylene glycol, the reaction carried out in the presence of a blowing agent to form a foam composition, a surfactant and a single-stage, rapid, high-exotherm, trimerization catalyst, to produce a rigid foam composition having good fire resistance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the trimerization catalyst is a quaternary ammonium salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The foam composition of claim 2 wherein the catalyst comprises a single-stage, high-exotherm, N-hydroxyl alkyl quaternary ammonium carboxylic salt catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the trimerization catalyst consists essentially of potassium octoate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the glycol composition comprises methoxy polyethylene glycol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the glycol composition has an average hydroxyl number of less than about 150.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the glycol composition includes a combination of polyethylene glycol and methoxy polyethylene glycol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the glycol composition comprises a methoxy polyethylene glycol in an amount of from about 5 to 20 parts, and the methoxy polyethylene glycol has a hydroxyl number of about 100 or less.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the methoxy polyethylene glycol has the formula CH.sub.3 O--CH.sub.2 -CH.sub.2 -O).sub.n H wherein n ranges from about 2 to 20 and wherein the average molecular weight is less than about 600.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the reaction is characterized by a rapid exotherm of the reaction mixture after mixing to a temperature of about 230° F. or more in about 10 seconds or less.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The foam composition of claim 1 which includes a flame-retardant amount of melamine in excess of the amount of the polyalkylene glycol composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The foam composition of claim 11 wherein the melamine comprises from about 30 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts of the polyalkylene glycol composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the methylene diisocyanate comprises a methylene diisocyanate mixture having a functionality of less than about 2.7.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the surfactant comprises from about 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of a silicone glycol surfactant.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the blowing agent comprises from about 1 to 20 parts by weight of a fluorocarbon.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the foam is characterized by a flame-spread value as measured under ASTM E-84 of about 25 or less.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The foam composition of claim 1 which includes less than about 1 part per 100 parts of the methylene diisocyanate of a sulfonic acid.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The foam composition of claim 17 wherein the sulfonic acid comprises from about 0.05% to 0.5% of a toluene sulfonic acid, and wherein the glycol composition comprises a combination of polyethylene glycol and methoxy polyethylene glycol.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
116 words
A modified, melamine isocyanurate foam composition having low flame-spread and smoke values, which foam composition is prepared by: reacting 100 parts of a methylene diisocyanate having an average functionality of about 2.4 or less, with from about 5 to 40 parts of a polyalkylene glycol composition comprising a combination of a polyethylene glycol and a methoxy polyethylene glycol, and with a flame-retardant amount of melamine, the melamine present in an amount about equal to or greater than the polyalkylene glycol, the reaction carried out in the presence of a blowing agent, to form a foam composition, a surfactant and a catalyst consisting essentially of a quaternary ammonium salt trimerization catalyst, to produce a rigid foam composition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
116 words
A modified, melamine isocyanurate foam composition having low flame-spread and smoke values, which foam composition is prepared by: reacting 100 parts of a methylene diisocyanate having an average functionality of about 2.4 or less, with from about 5 to 40 parts of a polyalkylene glycol composition comprising a combination of a polyethylene glycol and a methoxy polyethylene glycol, and with a flame-retardant amount of melamine, the melamine present in an amount about equal to or greater than the polyalkylene glycol, the reaction carried out in the presence of a blowing agent, to form a foam composition, a surfactant and a catalyst consisting essentially of a quaternary ammonium salt trimerization catalyst, to produce a rigid foam composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The foam composition of claim 19 which includes less than about 1 part per 100 parts of the methylene diisocyanate of a sulfonic acid, to initiate a glycolester reaction.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The foam composition of claim 19 wherein the melamine comprises from about 30 to 100 parts.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The foam composition of claim 19 wherein the methoxy polyethylene glycol is a liquid and has an average molecular weight of from about 300 to 550.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
96 words
A modified polyisocyanurate foam composition, which foam composition is prepared by: reacting 100 parts by weight of a methylene diisocyanate comprising a methylene diisocyanate mixture having a functionality of less than about 2.7, with from about 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polyalkylene glycol composition comprising a C 1 -C 3 alkoxy poly C 1 -C 3 alkylene glycol, the reaction carried out in the presence of a blowing agent to form a foam composition, a surfactant and a single-stage, rapid, high-exotherm, trimerization catalyst, to produce a rigid foam composition having good fire resistance.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
96 words
A modified polyisocyanurate foam composition, which foam composition is prepared by: reacting 100 parts by weight of a methylene diisocyanate comprising a methylene diisocyanate mixture having a functionality of less than about 2.7, with from about 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polyalkylene glycol composition comprising a C 1 -C 3 alkoxy poly C 1 -C 3 alkylene glycol, the reaction carried out in the presence of a blowing agent to form a foam composition, a surfactant and a single-stage, rapid, high-exotherm, trimerization catalyst, to produce a rigid foam composition having good fire resistance.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
39 words
The foam composition of claim 23 wherein the glycol composition comprises a methoxy polyethylene glycol in an amount of from about 5 to 20 parts, and the methoxy polyethylene glycol has a hydroxyl number of about 100 or less.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
The foam composition of claim 23 wherein the catalyst comprises a single-stage, high-exotherm, N-hydroxy allkyl quaternary ammonium carboxylic salt catalyst.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
37 words
The foam composition of claim 1 wherein the foam is characterized by a compressive strength of about 30 psi or higher, a flame spread value of 20 or less, and a smoke value of 25 or less.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
The foam composition of claim 23 wherein the polyalkylene glycol composition comprises a mixture of polyethylene glycol and a liquid methoxy polyethylene glycol.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
The foam composition of claim 23 wherein the foam is characterized by a compressive strength of about 30 psi or higher, a flame spread value of 20 or less, and a smoke value of 25 or less.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
The foam composition of claim 23 wherein the methylene diisocyanate mixture has a functionality of less than 2.4.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The foam composition of claim 23 wherein the catalyst comprises a single-stage, high-exotherm, N-hydroxyl alkyl quaternary ammonium carboxylic salt catalyst.
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