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Cured unsaturated polyester-polyurethane hybrid highly filled resin foams
Assignee: ECOMAT NEVADA Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-08
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Granted: 1994-11-29
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Expires: 2014-04-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a rigid, lightweight filled resin foam having voids dispersed in a continuous phase which is formed from a polyester hybrid resin having reinforcing particles dispersed therein. The hybrid resin forms a complex crosslinked network which may interact with other polymer networks in the continuous phase either by crosslinking or by forming an interpenetrating polymer network. The present invention is also directed to a process for preparing the above rigid, lightweight resin foam, and to a composition for use in this process. The foam of the present invention is useful in building materials and the like requiring high tensile and compressive strength and corrosion and thermal resistance.
Inventors
- 👤 John N. Mushovic
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:14
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/32; B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/3442; B29C44/3446; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/67; C08G18/68; C08J9/0066; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0025; C08G2270/00; C08J2375/00; C08J2375/04; C08J2375/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A rigid, lightweight filled resin foam, comprising: (A) a continuous phase having cellular voids therein, wherein said continuous phase comprises a matrix formed from a complex crosslinked network comprising an unsaturated polyester polyurethane resin which is the reaction product of an unsaturated polyester polyol, a saturated polyol, a poly- or diisocyanate, and a reactive monomer, and optionally further comprising: (1) polyurethane modified hybrid networks; (2) networks of polymerization products of reactive monomers; (3) networks of polymerization products of saturated polyester polyol and poly- or diisocyanates; (4) other networks that may form during the formation of the polyester polyurethane resin; or (5) mixtures of the above networks; and (B) fine multisize reinforcing particles dispersed in said matrix of said continuous phase, wherein the diameter of the largest of said multisize particles is no greater than about 33% of the average thickness of said walls between said cellular voids, and wherein at least a portion of said multisize particles are capable of containing and releasing a blowing agent during the formation of said polyester polyurethane resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A rigid, lightweight filled resin foam, comprising: (A) a continuous phase having cellular voids therein, wherein said continuous phase comprises a matrix formed from a complex crosslinked network comprising an unsaturated polyester polyurethane resin which is the reaction product of an unsaturated polyester polyol, a saturated polyol, a poly- or diisocyanate, and a reactive monomer, and optionally further comprising: (1) polyurethane modified hybrid networks; (2) networks of polymerization products of reactive monomers; (3) networks of polymerization products of saturated polyester polyol and poly- or diisocyanates; (4) other networks that may form during the formation of the polyester polyurethane resin; or (5) mixtures of the above networks; and (B) fine multisize reinforcing particles dispersed in said matrix of said continuous phase, wherein the diameter of the largest of said multisize particles is no greater than about 33% of the average thickness of said walls between said cellular voids, and wherein at least a portion of said multisize particles are capable of containing and releasing a blowing agent during the formation of said polyester polyurethane resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said unsaturated polyester polyurethane resin has been at least partially crosslinked with a reactive monomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said unsaturated polyester polyurethane resin has been at least partially crosslinked with poly- or diisocyanate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said matrix comprises an interpenetrating polymer network.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said matrix further comprises a polyurethane network obtained by the reaction of a diisocyanate or polyisocyanate with a saturated polyester polyol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said matrix further comprises a modified polyurethane hybrid resin obtained by the reaction of a polyisocyanate, an unsaturated polyester polyol, a saturated polyester polyol, and styrene monomer in the presence of a free radical initiator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said continuous phase further comprises a flame retardant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 5, wherein said flame retardant comprises a halogenated diol or polyol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said reinforcing particles having a particle size in the range of submicron to 200 microns.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of treated red mud, aluminum hydrates, feldspars, clays, kaolinite, bentonite, beidellite, hydroxides, fly ash which has been preloaded with a blowing agent, diatomaceous earth, broken or cracked microballoons, broken or cracked microspheres, cenospheres separated from fly ash, Fullers earth, wood flour, cork dust, cotton flock, wool felt, shredded or finely powdered cornstalks, finely ground nut shells, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of treated red mud, aluminum hydrates, feldspars, clays, kaolinite, bentonite, beidellite, hydroxides, fly ash which has been preloaded with a blowing agent, diatomaceous earth, broken or cracked microballoons, broken or cracked microspheres, cenospheres separated from fly ash, Fullers earth, cork dust, cotton flock, wool felt, shredded or finely powdered cornstalks, finely ground nut shells, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of treated red mud, aluminum hydrates, feldspars, clays, kaolinite, bentonite, beidellite, hydroxides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, wherein said reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, broken or cracked microballoons, broken or cracked microspheres, cenospheres separated from fly ash, Fullers earth, cork dust, cotton flock, wool felt, shredded or finely powdered cornstalks, finely ground nut shells, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, further comprising mineral fillers, chopped glass, chopped polymer fiber, directional or nondirectional glass fabrics, steel, finely ground powdered rubber, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The rigid lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, further comprising a mineral filler selected from the group consisting of silicate, asbestos, calcium carbonate, mica, barytes, alumina, talc, carbon black, quartz, novaculite silica, garnet, saponite, calcium oxide, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing the rigid, lightweight filled resin foam of claim 1, comprising: (A) forming a reaction mixture, comprising mixing unsaturated polyester polyol, a diisocyanate or polyisocyanate, a saturated polyol, a reactive monomer, and a free radical initiator, with fine multisize reinforcing particles, at least a portion of which contain a blowing agent and are capable of releasing said blowing agent to the reaction mixture; (B) reacting, but not appreciably crosslinking, said reaction mixture; (C) simultaneously with said reaction, foaming said reaction mixture in the presence of said blowing agent, to form a ductile, lightweight filled resin foam, wherein said blowing agent is released into the reaction system from said fine multisize reinforcing particles; and (D) hardening said ductile lightweight filled resin foam either immediately, or at a future time, by crosslinking to a rigid filled foam.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said saturated polyol is a saturated polyester polyol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said step (A) further comprises mixing an organic diol or polyol into said reaction mixture.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said blowing agent is selected from the group consisting of water, trichloromono-fluoromethane, dibromodifluoromethane, dichlorodifluoro-methane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, monochlorodifluoro-methane, trifluoroethylbromide, dichloromethane, methylene chloride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said blowing agent comprises water.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein the fine multisize reinforcing particles hold water at different energy levels within the particles, combine water with oxides to form a range of reactive hydroxides, trap water in spongy, foamy cenospheres, contain adsorbed water on diverse carbon particles, or influence water release by organic residues, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
76 words
The process according to claim 16, wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of treated red mud, aluminum hydrates, feldspars, clays, kaolinite, bentonite, beidellite, hydroxides, fly ash which has been preloaded with a blowing agent, diatomaceous earth, broken or cracked microballoons, broken or cracked microspheres, cenospheres separated from fly ash, Fullers earth, wood flour, cork dust, cotton flock, wool felt, shredded or finely powdered cornstalks, finely ground nut shells, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of treated red mud, aluminum hydrates, feldspars, clays, kaolinite, bentonite, beidellite, hydroxides, fly ash which has been preloaded with a blowing agent, diatomaceous earth, broken or cracked microballoons, broken or cracked microspheres, cenospheres separated from fly ash, Fullers earth, cork dust, cotton flock, wool felt, shredded or finely powdered cornstalks, finely ground nut shells, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said blowing agent is water and wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of treated red mud, aluminum hydrates, feldspars, clays, kaolinite, bentonite, beidellite, hydroxides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
63 words
The process according to claim 16, wherein said multisize reinforcing particles are selected from the group consisting of fly ash which has been preloaded with a blowing agent, diatomaceous earth, broken or cracked microballoons, broken or cracked microspheres, cenospheres separated from fly ash, Fullers earth, cork dust, cotton flock, wool felt, shredded or finely powdered cornstalks, finely ground nut shells, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said step (A) further comprises mixing a flame retardant into said reaction mixture.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said flame retardant comprises a halogenated diol or polyol.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 16, wherein said step (A) further comprises mixing a catalyst and surfactant into said reaction mixture.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
62 words
A composition for producing a rigid, lightweight filled resin foam according to claim 1, comprising: (A) an unsaturated polyester polyol (B) a diisocyanate, polyisocyanate, or mixture thereof (C) a reactive monomer (D) a free radical initiator (E) fine size reinforcing particles having a blowing agent entrained therein, and capable of releasing said blowing agent during a reaction forming a polyester polyurethane resin.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, further comprising: (F) a saturated polyester polyol.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition according to claim 29, wherein said blowing agent is selected from the group consisting of water, trichloromonofluoromethane, dibromodifluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, monochlorodifluoromethane, trifluoroethylbromide, dichloromethane, methylene chloride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, wherein said blowing agent is water.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, wherein said reactive monomer is selected from the group consisting of styrene monomers, vinyl monomers, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, wherein said reactive monomer is a styrene monomer.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, wherein said free radical initiator is selected from the group consisting of azoisobutyronitrile and an organic peroxide.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 35, wherein said free radical initiator is benzoyl peroxide.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition according to claim 29, further comprising: (G) a flame retardant or mixtures of flame retardants.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition according to claim 37, wherein said flame retardant comprises a halogenated diol or polyol, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, further comprising: (H) an organic diol or polyol, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, further comprising (I) a surfactant or mixture of surfactants.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, further comprising (J) a catalyst, or mixture of catalysts.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 29, further comprising (K) a coupling agent.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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The rigid, lightweight filled resin foam produced by the process of claim 16.
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