Porous and non-porous intumescent masses

Claim 2

An intumescent mass consisting essentially of one or more carbonization auxiliaries and one or more fillers, said mass produced by reacting a polyisocyanate with an isocyanate reactive compound in the presence of a polyepoxide.

Claim 3

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said mass further consisting essentially of one or more other auxiliary agents.

Claim 4

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said isocyanate reactive compound contains phosphorus.

Claim 5

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said isocyanate reactive compound contains boron.

Claim 6

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said carbonization auxiliary is an acid, salt or a derivative of an acid or salt of sulphur, boron or phosphorus.

Claim 7

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said carbonization auxiliary is a phosphate or polyphosphate of ammonia, ethylene diamine, melamine or alkanolamine or boric acids and its salts, sulphates, elementary sulphur, phosphorous, phosphonic acid and phosphinic acids.

Claim 8

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said carbonization auxiliary is selected from the group consisting of ethylene diaminophosphate, melamine phosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, ammonium polyphosphate, esters of methylphosphonic acid and esters of phosphoric acids.

Claim 9

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said carbonization auxiliary is in a quantity of 5 to 65% by weight, based on the weight of the intumescent mass.

Claim 10

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said carbonization auxiliary is in a quantity of 9 to 40% by weight, based on the weight of the intumescent mass.

Claim 11

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said filler is selected from the group consisting of melamine, urea, dicyandiamide, sawdust, carbohydrates, pentaerythritol, phenol resin powder, bituminous additives, graphite, powdered coke, powdered synthetic resins, aluminium hydroxides, gypsum, chalk, dolomite, talcum, mica, apatite, kaolin, calcium silicates, fuel ash, glass beads and hollow silicate beads.

Claim 12

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein said fillers are in quantities of 10 to 60% by weight, based on the weight of the intumescent mass.

Claim 13

An intumescent mass according to claim 2, wherein said other auxiliary agent is selected from the group consisting of tin, lead octoates, surface-active agents, stabilizers, dyes, pigments, mold release agents, scented substances, fungistatic substance, rodent-repellents and plasticizers.

Claim 14

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein the isocyanate reactive compound is selected from the group consisting of polyethers, polyester polyols and polyamines, said isocyanate reactive compound having a molecular weight of 200 to 6000.

Claim 15

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein the isocyanate reactive compound is contained in a quantity of 3 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the intumescent mass.

Claim 16

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide is contained in a quantity of 5 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the intumescent mass.

Claim 17

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide is contained in a quantity of 10 to 35% by weight, based on the weight of the intumescent mass.

Claim 18

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide is a polyglycidyl ester of a polyhydric phenol.

Claim 19

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide is selected from the group consisting of bis-(n-epoxypropyl)-aniline, bis-(N-epoxypropyl)-butylamine, bis-(N-epoxypropyl)-4-amino-phenylglycidyl ether, triglycidyl isocyanurate, triglycidyl-urazoles, N,N'-diepoxy-propyloxamide, triglycidyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5 diones, glycidyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-diones containing 2 to 10 glycidyl groups, N,N'-diglycidyl-bis-hydantoinyl compounds N,N'-diglycidyl compounds of cyclic ureide, polyurethane diglycidyl ethers and diglycidyl esters containing imide groups.

Claim 20

An intumescent mass according to claim 1, produced by the reaction of (a) a polyisocyanate of the MDI type with, based on the total intumescent mass, (b) 5 to 30% by weight of a phosphorus-containing condensation product having at least two hydroxyl groups and produced by the condensation of primary or secondary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, araliphatic or heterocyclic monoamines or polyamines and (c) 10 to 35% by weight of polyepoxides or polyepoxide mixtures based on bisphenol-A-glycidyl ethers and (d) 9 to 40% by weight of carbonization auxiliaries based on ammonium polyphosphates, melamine phosphates, or mixtures thereof, (e) 10 to 60% by weight of inorganic fillers and (f) 0 to 5% by weight of catalysts, color pigments and stabilizers.

Claim 21

An intumescent mass according to claim 19, wherein the condensation is followed by alkoxylation.