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Method for preparing polyurea - polyurethane flexible foams
Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
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Filing: 1991-10-10
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Granted: 1994-05-24
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Expires: 2011-10-10
Abstract
Abstract A method for preparing a polyurethane/polyurea flexible foam which comprises reacting: A. an organic prepolymer-containing polyisocyanate composition of NCO content of from 2 to 15% by weight; B. an isocyanate reactive component in which the isocyanate-reactive species comprises at least 40% by weight of water and at least one chain extender of molecular weight below 1000 which is selected from those having at least two amine groups of which at least one is directly attached to a cyclic hydrocarbon residue and from diamino polyols.
Inventors
- 👤 Gabriel Verhelst
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 15:26
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/63; C08G18/632; C08G18/08; C08G18/10; C08G18/48; C08G18/4833; C08G18/4837; C08G18/4841; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0008; C08G2110/0041; C08G2110/005; C08G2110/0058; C08G2110/0083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A method for preparing a polyurethane/polyurea flexible foam which comprises reacting: A. an organic prepolymer-containing polyisocyanate composition of NCO content of from 2 to 15% by weight obtained by reacting an isocyanate-reactive polymer having an average nominal functionality of from 2 to 6 and an average equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 with a stoichiometric excess of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate composition having an average isocyanate functionality in the range from 2 to 2.3; and B. an isocyanate reactive component in which the isocyanate-reactive species comprises at least 40% by weight of water and at least one chain extender of molecular weight below 1000 which is selected from the group consisting of a Mannich condensate of phenol or phenol derivatives, formaldehyde and alkanolamines, isophorone diamine, hydrogenated methylene dianiline, diaminomenthane, hydrogenated toluene diamine, diethyl toluene diamine and N,N'-dialkyl(1-6C)-4,4'-diphenylmethane diamine; wherein the molar ratio of said isocyanate to water is from 3:1 to 1:8 and the molar ratio of said isocyanate to said chain extender is from 1:1 to 500:1.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
168 words
A method for preparing a polyurethane/polyurea flexible foam which comprises reacting: A. an organic prepolymer-containing polyisocyanate composition of NCO content of from 2 to 15% by weight obtained by reacting an isocyanate-reactive polymer having an average nominal functionality of from 2 to 6 and an average equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 with a stoichiometric excess of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate composition having an average isocyanate functionality in the range from 2 to 2.3; and B. an isocyanate reactive component in which the isocyanate-reactive species comprises at least 40% by weight of water and at least one chain extender of molecular weight below 1000 which is selected from the group consisting of a Mannich condensate of phenol or phenol derivatives, formaldehyde and alkanolamines, isophorone diamine, hydrogenated methylene dianiline, diaminomenthane, hydrogenated toluene diamine, diethyl toluene diamine and N,N'-dialkyl(1-6C)-4,4'-diphenylmethane diamine; wherein the molar ratio of said isocyanate to water is from 3:1 to 1:8 and the molar ratio of said isocyanate to said chain extender is from 1:1 to 500:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the chain extender is 2,6-bis(N,N-diethanolamine-4-nonylphenol.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
37 words
A method according to any one of the preceeding claims wherein the prepolymer-containing polyisocyanate composition has been prepared from a polyether polyol having a functionality of 2 to 4 and a molecular weight of 100 to 7000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the polyisocyanate is a stable liquid isocyanate-containing prepolymer composition as obtained by reacting an isocyanate reactive polyoxyalkylene polymer with a diphenylmethane diisocyanate containing composition characterised by an average isocyanate functionality of the prepolymer composition greater than 2; an -NCO content of the prepolymer composition of from 2 to 15% by weight; an average oxyethylene content in the isocyanate reactive polyoxy-alkylene polymer in the range from 5 to 50% on a weight basis of total oxyalkylene residues; an average nominal functionality of the isocyanate reactive polyoxyalkylene polymer of from 2 to 6; a total diphenylmethane diisocyanate content in the MDI-containing composition of at least 60% by weight; a 2,4' MDI isomer content in the MDI-containing composition of at least 5%; an average isocyanate functionality of the MDI-containing composition of from 2 to 2.3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
167 words
A reaction system for preparing a polyurethane/polyurea flexible foam comprising: A. an organic prepolymer-containing polyisocyanate composition of NCO content of from 2 to 15% by weight obtained by reacting an isocyanate-reactive polymer having an average nominal functionality of from 2 to 6 and an average equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 with a stoichiometric excess of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate composition having an average isocyanate functionality in the range from 2 to 2.3; and B. an isocyanate reactive component in which the isocyanate-reactive species comprises at least 40% by weight of water and at least one chain extender of molecular weight below 1000 which is selected from the group consisting of a Mannich condensate of phenol or phenol derivatives, formaldehyde and alkanolamines, isophorone diamine, hydrogenated methylene dianiline, diamino-menthane, hydrogenated toluene diamine, diethyl toluene diamine and N,N'-dialkyl(1-6C)-4,4'-diphenylmethane diamine; wherein the molar ratio of said isocyanate to water is from 3:1 to 1:8 and the molar ratio of said isocyanate to said chain extender is from 1:1 to 500:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
167 words
A reaction system for preparing a polyurethane/polyurea flexible foam comprising: A. an organic prepolymer-containing polyisocyanate composition of NCO content of from 2 to 15% by weight obtained by reacting an isocyanate-reactive polymer having an average nominal functionality of from 2 to 6 and an average equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 with a stoichiometric excess of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate composition having an average isocyanate functionality in the range from 2 to 2.3; and B. an isocyanate reactive component in which the isocyanate-reactive species comprises at least 40% by weight of water and at least one chain extender of molecular weight below 1000 which is selected from the group consisting of a Mannich condensate of phenol or phenol derivatives, formaldehyde and alkanolamines, isophorone diamine, hydrogenated methylene dianiline, diamino-menthane, hydrogenated toluene diamine, diethyl toluene diamine and N,N'-dialkyl(1-6C)-4,4'-diphenylmethane diamine; wherein the molar ratio of said isocyanate to water is from 3:1 to 1:8 and the molar ratio of said isocyanate to said chain extender is from 1:1 to 500:1.
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