US4879322A
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Continuous process for the production of aqueous polyurethane urea dispersions
Assignee: Bayer Corp
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Filing: 1988-05-02
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-05-02
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a continuous process for the production of aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersions by (a) mixing an emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer with an aqueous medium in a low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer operating at a speed of about 500 to 8000 rpm utilizing a mixing wattage of about 0.3 to 10.0 watts/cubic centimeter and a mixing volume of at least about 0.1 liters, the average residence time of the aqueous medium and the prepolymer being about 1 to 30 seconds and the overall flow rate through the dynamic mixer being at least about 50 kg/h and (b) reacting the dispersed isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared in (a) with a polyamine chain extender to form an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter H. Markusch
- 👤 Arthur W. Mason
- 👤 Wolfgang D. Wenzel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:16
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/70; C08G18/72; C08G18/77; C08G18/78; C08G18/7806; C08G18/7818; C08G18/08; C08G18/0804; C08G18/0838; C08G18/0842; C08G18/0861; C08G18/0866; C08G18/10; C08G18/28; C08G18/2805; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/50; C08G18/5021; C08G18/5036; C08G18/5042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A continuous process for the production of an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion which comprises (a) mixing an emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer with an aqueous medium in a low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer operating at a speed of about 500 to 8000 rpm utilizing a mixing wattage of about 0.3 to 10 watts/cc and a mixing volume of at least about 0.1 liters, the average residence time of the aqueous medium and the prepolymer being about 1 to 30 seconds and the overall flow rate through the dynamic mixer being at least about 50 to 5000 kg/h wherein said mixer has levels of discs arranged in sets of at least one disc which is perpendicular to and attached to the rotor and at least one disc which is perpendicular to the rotor and attached to the stator such that the distance between said levels of discs is about 2 to 50 mm, and (b) reacting the dispersed isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared in (a) with a polyamine chain extender to form an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A continuous process for the production of an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion which comprises (a) mixing an emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer with an aqueous medium in a low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer operating at a speed of about 500 to 8000 rpm utilizing a mixing wattage of about 0.3 to 10 watts/cc and a mixing volume of at least about 0.1 liters, the average residence time of the aqueous medium and the prepolymer being about 1 to 30 seconds and the overall flow rate through the dynamic mixer being at least about 50 to 5000 kg/h wherein said mixer has levels of discs arranged in sets of at least one disc which is perpendicular to and attached to the rotor and at least one disc which is perpendicular to the rotor and attached to the stator such that the distance between said levels of discs is about 2 to 50 mm, and (b) reacting the dispersed isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared in (a) with a polyamine chain extender to form an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process of claim 1 wherein step (b) is conducted in a second low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer operating at a speed of about 500 to 8000 rpm utilizing a mixing wattage of about 0.3 to 10.0 watts/cc and a mixing volume of at least about 0.1 liters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said dynamic mixer operates at a speed of about 2000 to 6000 rpm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said dynamic mixer has a mixing wattage of 0.5 to less than 5.0 watts/cc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer is prepared by a process which comprises reacting an excess of an aromatic diisocyanate with a dihydroxy compound having a molecular weight of 400 to about 6000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
181 words
A process for the continuous production of an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion which comprises (a) mixing an emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer with an aqueous medium in a low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer and (b) reacting the dispersed isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared in (a) with a polyamine chain extender in a second low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer to form an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion, said dynamic mixer and said second dynamic mixer operating at a speed of about 2000 to 6000 rpm and having a mixing wattage of 0.5 to 5.0 watts/cc and a mixing volume of about 0.1 to 2.5 liters, the average residence time in the dynamic mixers being about 2 to 20 seconds and the overall flow rate through the dynamic mixers being about 60 to 2500 kg/h, wherein said mixers have levels of discs arranged in sets of at least one disc which is perpendicular to and attached to the rotor and at least one disc which is perpendicular to the rotor and attached to the stator such that the distance between said levels of disc is about 2 to 50 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
181 words
A process for the continuous production of an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion which comprises (a) mixing an emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer with an aqueous medium in a low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer and (b) reacting the dispersed isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared in (a) with a polyamine chain extender in a second low shear, stator-rotor dynamic mixer to form an aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion, said dynamic mixer and said second dynamic mixer operating at a speed of about 2000 to 6000 rpm and having a mixing wattage of 0.5 to 5.0 watts/cc and a mixing volume of about 0.1 to 2.5 liters, the average residence time in the dynamic mixers being about 2 to 20 seconds and the overall flow rate through the dynamic mixers being about 60 to 2500 kg/h, wherein said mixers have levels of discs arranged in sets of at least one disc which is perpendicular to and attached to the rotor and at least one disc which is perpendicular to the rotor and attached to the stator such that the distance between said levels of disc is about 2 to 50 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said emulsifiable isocyanate-terminated prepolymer is prepared by a process which comprises reacting an aromatic diisocyanate with a dihydroxy compound having a molecular weight of 400 to about 6000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said levels of discs are vertically spaced about 3 to 25 mm apart.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the vertical spacing between said sets of discs is about 2 to 50 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the vertical spacing between said levels and said sets is about 3 to 25 mm.
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