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Process for stabilizing rock and coal formations by bonding these formations to themselves or other geological formations
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1982-05-28
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Granted: 1984-06-05
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Expires: 2002-05-28
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a process for stabilizing rock and coal formations by bonding them to each other or to other geological formations. The bonding material is a reactive organic polyisocyanate-polyol mixture which may contain a catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Diether Arndt
- 👤 Dietmar Hobein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:54
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/50; C09K8/504; C09K8/506; C09K8/508; C09K8/5086; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/4009; C08G18/48; C08G18/4804; C08G18/4812; C08G18/65; C08G18/66; C08G18/6666; C08G18/6696; E; E21; E21D; E21D9/00; E21D9/001; E21D9/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
In a process for stabilizing rock and coal formations by bonding them to themselves or other geological formations by means of a reactive organic polyisocyanate-polyol mixture, wherein the improvement comprises selecting as the polyol component, a mixture comprising: (a) from 1 part to 60 parts by weight of at least one tri- to octafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 390 to 580; (b) from 40 parts to 99 parts by weight of at least one difunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 200 to 300; and (c) from 0 part to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of components (a) and (b) of a flexibilizing agent having a hydroxyl number of 50 to 200.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
In a process for stabilizing rock and coal formations by bonding them to themselves or other geological formations by means of a reactive organic polyisocyanate-polyol mixture, wherein the improvement comprises selecting as the polyol component, a mixture comprising: (a) from 1 part to 60 parts by weight of at least one tri- to octafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 390 to 580; (b) from 40 parts to 99 parts by weight of at least one difunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 200 to 300; and (c) from 0 part to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of components (a) and (b) of a flexibilizing agent having a hydroxyl number of 50 to 200.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the flexibilizer is selected from the group consisting of difunctional polyoxyalkylene glycols, difunctional polyester polyols, castor oil, tall oil, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the difunctional polyether polyol is selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene glycols, polyoxypropylene glycols, and polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycols which contain the polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene units in statistical distribution or as polymer blocks in bonded form.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
112 words
The process of claim 1 wherein mixtures are used as polyols comprising (a) from 20 parts to 50 parts by weight of at least one tri- to octafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 390 to 570; (b) from 50 parts to 80 parts by weight of at least one difunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 200 to 300; and (c) from 20 parts to 60 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of components (a) and (b) of a flexibilizer having a hydroxyl number of 50 to 200 selected from the group consisting of difunctional polyoxyalkylene glycols, difunctional polyester polyols, castor oil, tall oil, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a mixture of 0.1 part to 1.0 part by weight of triethylene diamine and 0.01 part to 0.5 part by weight of dibutyltin dilaurate per 100 parts by weight of components (a) and (b) are used as catalysts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the ratio of hydroxy groups of the polyol mixture to isocyanate groups of the organic polyisocyanate is from 1:0.9 to 1.1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
In a process for stabilizing rock formations and coal formations by bonding them to themselves or other geological formations by means of a reactive organic polyisocyanate-polyol mixture, wherein the improvement comprises selecting as the polyol component, a mixture comprising: (a) from 20 parts to 50 parts by weight of at least one tri- to octafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 390 to 570; and (b) from 50 to 80 parts by weight of at least one difunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 200 to 300.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
In a process for stabilizing rock formations and coal formations by bonding them to themselves or other geological formations by means of a reactive organic polyisocyanate-polyol mixture, wherein the improvement comprises selecting as the polyol component, a mixture comprising: (a) from 20 parts to 50 parts by weight of at least one tri- to octafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 390 to 570; and (b) from 50 to 80 parts by weight of at least one difunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 200 to 300.
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