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HCFC blown rigid foams with low thermal conductivity

Assignee: Bayer Corp
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Filing: 1993-05-25
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Granted: 1993-12-21
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Expires: 2013-05-25
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Abstract

Abstract Rigid polyurethane foams having low thermal conductivity values are produced by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an organic material having at least two isocyanate reactive hydrogen atoms and an OH value of from about 200 to about 650 in the presence of a blowing agent. The blowing agent is a mixture of 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123) or dichlorofluoroethane (HCFC-141b) and from about 0.1 to about 1.0% by weight (based on total weight of the foam forming mixture) water. The foams obtained are characterized by a thermal conductivity of less than about 0.130 Btu-in./hr.ft 2 . F, preferably less than about 0.120 Btu-in./hr.ft 2 . F. These foams are particularly useful as insulation materials.

Inventors

  • 👤 Herman P. Doerge

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 14:00
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12; C08J9/14; C08J9/143; C08J9/144; C08J2375/00; C08J2375/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A process for the production of a rigid polyurethane foam having a thermal conductivity of less than about 0.130 Btu-in./hr.ft 2 . F comprising reacting a) an organic polyisocyanate with b) an organic material having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms and an OH value of from about 200 to about to about 650 which organic material has been prepared with an initiator selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol, lactose, alpha-methylglucoside, alpha-hydroxyethylglucoside, hexitol, heptitol, sorbitol, dextrose, manitol, sucrose, methanediphenylamine, the reaction product of a phenol with formaldehyde and the reaction product of phenol with formaldehyde and a dialkanolamine in the presence of c) from about 0.1 to about 1.0% by weight of water and d) a blowing agent selected from the group consisting of 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and dichlorofluoroethane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A process for the production of a rigid polyurethane foam having a thermal conductivity of less than about 0.130 Btu-in./hr.ft 2 . F comprising reacting a) an organic polyisocyanate with b) an organic material having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms and an OH value of from about 200 to about to about 650 which organic material has been prepared with an initiator selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol, lactose, alpha-methylglucoside, alpha-hydroxyethylglucoside, hexitol, heptitol, sorbitol, dextrose, manitol, sucrose, methanediphenylamine, the reaction product of a phenol with formaldehyde and the reaction product of phenol with formaldehyde and a dialkanolamine in the presence of c) from about 0.1 to about 1.0% by weight of water and d) a blowing agent selected from the group consisting of 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and dichlorofluoroethane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 1 in which the polyisocyanate has an NCO content of from about 28 to about 34%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 1 in which the organic material having at least two isocyanate reactive hydrogen groups and an OH value of from about 200 to about 650 is a polyol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
The process of claim 1 in which the organic material having at least two isocyanate reactive groups is a mixture of (i) a polyether polyol and (ii) an aromatic ester polyol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
The process of claim 4 in which an amine polyol having at least two isocyanate reactive hydrogen atoms and an OH value of from about 200 to about 800 is included in the foam forming mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process of claim 5 in which the blowing agent d) is 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process of claim 6 in which the polyisocyanate is polymethylene polyphenyl polyisocyanate having an isocyanate group content of from about 28 to about 34%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process of claim 6 in which the polyisocyanate is an NCO-prepolymer of polymethylene polyphenyl polyisocyanate having an isocyanate group content of from about 29 to about 30%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 7 in which from about 0.15% to about 0.6% by weight water is present during the reaction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 8 in which from about 0.15% to about 0.6% by weight water is present during the reaction.

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