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Polyurethane foams made from vinyl polymer polyols
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1984-09-27
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Granted: 1985-09-03
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Expires: 2004-09-27
Abstract
Abstract Polyurethane foams employing vinyl polymer polyols made by polymerizing in situ via a free-radical mechanism one or more vinyl monomers in an epoxy resin-modified polyol are described. Preferably, styrene and acrylonitrile are copolymerized in a polyol made by adding epoxy resin to the alkoxylation of a polyol initiator having 3 to 4 hydroxyl groups. The vinyl polymer polyols of this invention give flexible polyurethane foams with greater load-bearing properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Cuscurida
- 👤 Ernest L. Yeakey
- 👤 Bruce W. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:06
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/63; C08G18/632; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A polyurethane foam being produced by the process comprising reacting a vinyl polymer polyol together with an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a polyurethane catalyst and optionally in the presence of a blowing agent, wherein the vinyl polymer polyol is prepared by the process comprising polymerizing via a free radical reaction a monomer component consisting of at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of an epoxy resin-modified polyol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A polyurethane foam being produced by the process comprising reacting a vinyl polymer polyol together with an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a polyurethane catalyst and optionally in the presence of a blowing agent, wherein the vinyl polymer polyol is prepared by the process comprising polymerizing via a free radical reaction a monomer component consisting of at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of an epoxy resin-modified polyol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 in which the monomer component in the vinyl polymer polyol is selected from the group consisting of styrene, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, butadiene and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 in which the monomer component in the vinyl polymer polyol is a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in mole ratios of 9:1 to 1:9.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 in which the polymer loading of the vinyl polymer polyol is in the range of about 5 to 40 wt. %.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 in which the epoxy resin-modified polyol of the vinyl polymer polyol is made by reacting a polyol initiator having an active hydrogen functionality of 3 to 8 and one or more alkylene oxides with an epoxy resin in such a manner that the epoxy resin is added internally along the length of the resultant epoxy resin-modified polyol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 in which the free radical initiator to make the vinyl polymer polyol is employed in a concentration of from 0.1 to 5.0% based on the total monomer and epoxy resin-modified polyol components and in which the free radical initiator is selected from the group consisting of organic peroxides, peroxydicarbonates, peroxyesters, 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile), 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropanenitrile), 2,2'-azobis(2-methylbutanenitrile), and 1,1'-azobis(cyanocyclohexane), and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 in which the reaction to make the vinyl polymer polyol is conducted at a temperature in the range of 75° to 150° C. and at a pressure in the range of atmospheric to about 100 psig.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for making a polyurethane foam comprising (a) polymerizing via a free radical reaction a monomer component consisting of at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of an epoxy resin-modified polyol to give a vinyl polymer polyol and (b) reacting the vinyl polymer polyol of step (a) together with an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a polyurethane catalyst and optionally in the presence of a blowing agent.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for making a polyurethane foam comprising (a) polymerizing via a free radical reaction a monomer component consisting of at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of an epoxy resin-modified polyol to give a vinyl polymer polyol and (b) reacting the vinyl polymer polyol of step (a) together with an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a polyurethane catalyst and optionally in the presence of a blowing agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 8 in which the monomer component in the vinyl polymer polyol is selected from the group consisting of styrene, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, butadiene and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 8 in which the monomer component in the vinyl polymer polyol is a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in mole ratios of 9:1 to 1:9.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8 in which the polymer loading of the vinyl polymer polyol is in the range of about 5 to 40 wt. %.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 8 in which the epoxy resin-modified polyol of the vinyl polymer polyol is made by reacting a polyol initiator having an active hydrogen functionality of 3 to 8 and one or more alkylene oxides with an epoxy resin in such a manner that the epoxy resin is added internally along the length of the resultant epoxy resin-modified polyol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 8 in which the free radical initiator to make the vinyl polymer polyol is employed in a concentration of from 0.1 to 5.0% based on the total monomer and epoxy resin-modified polyol components and in which the free radical initiator is selected from the group consisting of organic peroxides, peroxydicarbonates, peroxyesters, 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile), 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropanenitrile), 2,2'-azobis(2-methylbutanenitrile), and 1,1'-azobis(cyanocyclohexane), and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 8 in which the reaction to make the vinyl polymer polyol is conducted at a temperature in the range of 75° to 150° C. and at a pressure in the range of atmospheric to about 100 psig.
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