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Two-stage process for the preparation of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1983-06-16
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Granted: 1986-07-01
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Expires: 2003-06-16
Abstract
Abstract In order to prepare thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (a) organic diisocyanate, (b) polyhydroxyl compounds with molecular weights of 500 to 8,000, and (c) chain extenders with molecular weights of 60 to 400 in the presence of (d) catalysts, and optionally (e) auxiliaries, and/or (f) additives are reacted in two reaction stages at temperatures from 60° C. to 250° C. In the first reaction stage the components are continuously mixed, the reaction mixture is applied to a carrier, preferably a conveyor band of thermoplastic material, and is allowed to react at the reaction temperature until solidified. Subsequently, the solidified reaction mixture is melted in an extruder and the reaction is completed in the second reaction stage.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerhard Zeitler
- 👤 Frank Werner
- 👤 Gerhard Bittner
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Baumann
- 👤 Artur Roeber
- 👤 Lothar Metzinger
- 👤 Rainer Ohlinger
- 👤 Hans D. Zettler
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/18; B01J19/22; C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/28; C08G18/65; C08G18/6505; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/44; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/012; Y10S425/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A process for the preparation of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers by reacting (a) organic diisocyanates, (b) polyhydroxyl compounds with molecular weights of 500 to 8000 and (c) chain extenders with molecular weights of 60 to 400 in the presence of (d) catalysts at temperatures from 60° C. to 250® C. wherein the reaction is carried out in two stages with the first reaction stage consisting of mixing components (a) through (d) continuously, applying the reaction mixture to a thermoplastic foil covered conveyor band and allowing it to react until it solidifies and subsequently in a second reaction stage melting in an extruder the solidified reaction mixture together with the thermoplastic foil while completing the reaction and subsequently extruding and granulating said melt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A process for the preparation of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers by reacting (a) organic diisocyanates, (b) polyhydroxyl compounds with molecular weights of 500 to 8000 and (c) chain extenders with molecular weights of 60 to 400 in the presence of (d) catalysts at temperatures from 60° C. to 250® C. wherein the reaction is carried out in two stages with the first reaction stage consisting of mixing components (a) through (d) continuously, applying the reaction mixture to a thermoplastic foil covered conveyor band and allowing it to react until it solidifies and subsequently in a second reaction stage melting in an extruder the solidified reaction mixture together with the thermoplastic foil while completing the reaction and subsequently extruding and granulating said melt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein (e) auxiliaries and/or (f) additives are also used as components.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction temperature in the first reaction stage is 60° C. to 200° C. and in the second reaction stage, 140° C. to 250° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein more than 50 mole percent of the diisocyanate are reacted in the first reaction stage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic foil consists of a thermoplastic polyurethane or polyamide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the extruded polyurethane elastomer is granulated directly in an inert gas atmosphere by means of hot strand granulating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1 wherein essentially linear polyester polyols of adipic acid and diols with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, polycaprolactone and/or polytetrahydrofuran are used as polyhydroxyl compounds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or 1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate are used as organic diisocyanates.
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