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Making foamed plastic containing perfluorinated heterocyclic blowing agent
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1991-09-13
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Granted: 1992-11-10
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Expires: 2011-09-13
Abstract
Abstract A blowing agent emulsion comprising at least one low boiling, perfluorinated, N-aliphatic, cyclic 1,3-, or 1,4-aminoether blowing agent, a foamable polymerizable reaction mixture, and a fluorochemical surfactant, optionally, a silicone surfactant, and optionally, a catalyst; a foamed plastic, and a process for making thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 John G. Owens
- 👤 Koen Focquet
- 👤 Richard M. Flynn
- 👤 Rudolf J. Danis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:20
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/02; C08J3/09; C08J3/091; C08J3/096; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12; C08J9/14; C08J9/143
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
35 words
A blowing agent emulsion comprising: (a) at least one high molecular weight compound with at least two reactive hydrogens atoms, (b) at least one low boiling, N-aliphatic, cyclic aminoether blowing agent, and (c) fluorochemical surfactant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
A blowing agent emulsion comprising: (a) at least one high molecular weight compound with at least two reactive hydrogens atoms, (b) at least one low boiling, N-aliphatic, cyclic aminoether blowing agent, and (c) fluorochemical surfactant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The blowing agent emulsion of claim 1 further comprising a silicone surfactant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The blowing agent emulsion of claim 1 further comprising chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The blowing agent emulsion of claim 1 further comprising at least one catalyst.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
The blowing agent emulsion according to claim 1, wherein said blowing agent comprises a low boiling, 5- or 6-membered perfluorinated, N-aliphatic cyclic aminoether represented by the general formula: ##STR7## wherein R f is a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 1 f and R 2 f are independently, a fluorine atom and a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the total carbon atom content of said blowing agent is less than or equal to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
The blowing agent emulsion according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is a perfluorinated, N-aliphatic morpholine and is represented by the general formula: ##STR8## wherein R f is a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated, group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 1 f and R 2 f are, independently, a fluorine atom or a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the total carbon atom content of said blowing agent is less than or equal to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
The blowing agent emulsion according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is a mixture of perfluorinated, N-alkyl, 2,5-aliphatic-substituted-1,3-oxazolidine and perfluorinated, N-alkyl, 2,5-aliphatic-substituted-1,3-oxazine and is represented by the following formulae: ##STR9## wherein R 5 f is a perfluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 1 f and R 2 f are independently, a fluorine atom or a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the total carbon atom content of said blowing agent is less than or equal to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
The blowing agent emulsion of claim 1, wherein said blowing agent is selected from the group consisting of at least one perfluorinated, N-aliphatic, 1,3- or 1,4- cyclic aminoether, a mixture of said perfluorinated N-aliphatic, 1,3- or 1,4- cyclic aminoethers, and a mixture of at least one perfluorinated N-aliphatic, 1,3- or 1,4- cyclic aminoether and at least one of a hydrocarbon, a halohydrocarbon, a chlorofluorocarbon, or a perfluorinated compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
83 words
The blowing agent emulsion according to claim 8, comprising (a) 80 to 150 parts by weight of a higher molecular weight compound with at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, (b) 1 to 50 parts by weight of the blowing agent according to claim 8, (c) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a fluorochemical surfactant, (d) 0 to 10 parts by weight of a silicone surfactant, (e) 0 to 50 parts by weight of water, and (f) a catalytically effective amount of catalyst.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The blowing agent emulsion according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is perfluoro N-methyl morpholine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The blowing agent emulsion according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is N-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-oxazolidine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A foamed plastic comprising the reaction product of the blowing agent emulsion of claim 5 and an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process for preparing a foamed plastic comprising the steps: (a) admixing an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate and at least one high molecular weight compound with at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, in the presence of (1) at least one low boiling, perfluorinated, N-aliphatic cyclic aminoether, (2) a catalyst, and (3) a fluorochemical surfactant.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process for preparing a foamed plastic comprising the steps: (a) admixing an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate and at least one high molecular weight compound with at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, in the presence of (1) at least one low boiling, perfluorinated, N-aliphatic cyclic aminoether, (2) a catalyst, and (3) a fluorochemical surfactant.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The process according to claim 13, further including the steps of (a) emulsifying at least one of said high molecular weight compound with at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, said low boiling, perfluorinated, N-aliphatic cyclic aminoether blowing agent, said catalyst, and said fluorochemical surfactant, and (b) adding said emulsified mixture to said organic or modified organic polyisocyanate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
85 words
The process according to claim 13 or 14, wherein said low boiling, perfluorinated, N-alkyl, aliphatic-substituted, cyclic aminoether blowing agent is represented by the general formula: ##STR10## wherein R f is a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 1 f and R 2 f are, independently, a fluorine atom and a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the total carbon atom content of said blowing agent is less than or equal to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
The process according to claim 15, wherein said blowing agent is a perfluorinated, N-alkyl morpholine and is represented by the general formula: ##STR11## wherein R f is a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 1 f and R 2 f are, independently, a fluorine atom or a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the total carbon atom content of said blowing agent is less than or equal to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
87 words
The process according to claim 15, wherein said blowing agent is a mixture of perfluorinated, N-alkyl, 2,5-aliphatic-substituted-1,3-oxazolidine and perfluorinated, N-alkyl, 2,5-aliphatic-substituted-1,3-oxazine and is represented by the following formulae: ##STR12## wherein R 5 f is a perfluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 1 f and R 2 f are, independently a fluorine atom or a perfluoroaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the total carbon atom content of said blowing agent is less than or equal to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The foamed plastic according to claim 16, wherein said blowing agent is perfluoro N-methyl morpholine.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
10 words
An article insulated by the foamed plastic of claim 12.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
22 words
A method for preparing a foamed plastic using at least one perfluorinated, N-aliphatic, 1,3- or 1,4- cyclic aminoether as a blowing agent.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
22 words
A method for preparing a foamed plastic using at least one perfluorinated, N-aliphatic, 1,3- or 1,4- cyclic aminoether as a blowing agent.
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