US5444101A
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Process for rigid polyurethane foams
Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
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Filing: 1994-03-11
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Granted: 1995-08-22
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Expires: 2014-03-11
Abstract
Abstract Process for the preparation of a rigid polyurethane or urethane-modified polyisocyanurate foam in the presence of a blowing agent mixture comprising cyclopentane and a certain amounts of other organic compounds as co-blowing agenrts, the the saturated vapour pressure of said co-blowing agents in bar at Tuse (v.p.) complying with the following equation (I) <IMAGE> (I) wherein C is the mole % of said co-blowing agent in gaseous form on the total blowing agent mixture in the gaseous phase after foaming and Tuse is the temperature in DEG K. at which the foam is used.
Inventors
- 👤 Rik De Vos
- 👤 Guy Biesmans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:47
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12; C08J9/14; C08J9/149; C08J9/141; C08J2375/00; C08J2375/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
Process for the preparation of a rigid polyurethane or urethane-modified polyisocyanurate foam by reaction of a polyisocyanate composition with a polyfunctional isocyanate-reactive composition under foam-forming conditions in the presence of a blowing agent mixture comprising cyclopentane, characterised in that said blowing agent mixture further comprises certain amounts of other organic compounds as co-blowing agents, wherein said co-blowing agent is selected from the group consisting of an alkane, a cycloalkane and a hydrofluorocarbon, the saturated vapour pressure of said co-blowing agents in bar at T use (v.p.) complying with the following Equation (I): ##EQU4## wherein C is the mole % of said co-blowing agent in gaseous form on the total blowing agent mixture in the gaseous phase after foaming and T use is the temperature in °K. at which the foam is used.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
Process for the preparation of a rigid polyurethane or urethane-modified polyisocyanurate foam by reaction of a polyisocyanate composition with a polyfunctional isocyanate-reactive composition under foam-forming conditions in the presence of a blowing agent mixture comprising cyclopentane, characterised in that said blowing agent mixture further comprises certain amounts of other organic compounds as co-blowing agents, wherein said co-blowing agent is selected from the group consisting of an alkane, a cycloalkane and a hydrofluorocarbon, the saturated vapour pressure of said co-blowing agents in bar at T use (v.p.) complying with the following Equation (I): ##EQU4## wherein C is the mole % of said co-blowing agent in gaseous form on the total blowing agent mixture in the gaseous phase after foaming and T use is the temperature in °K. at which the foam is used.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the co-blowing agent is isopentane or n-pentane or 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein water is also present in amounts ranging from 0.5 to 3% by weight based on the isocyanate-reactive compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 2, wherein the molar ratio cyclopentane/isopentane is between 90/10 and 30/70.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 4, wherein the molar ratio cyclopentane/isopentane is between 65/35 and 45/55.
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