Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Alberto Lora Lamia

Francois M Casati

Paul A Cookson

Irena Amici-Kroutilova

Hamideh Ahmadloo

Van Delk

Dale Hunter

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards semi-flexible foam formulations that can be utilized to form semi-flexible foams. As an example, a semiflexible foam formulation can include a first polyether polyol having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 4 and a number average equivalent weight from 120 to 1500, a second polyether polyol having a having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality from 4 to 8 and a number average equivalent weight from 120 to 800, and a third polyether polyol having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 4 a number average equivalent weight from 200 to 500 and toluene diisocyanate.

Semi-flexible foam formulations

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards polyether polyol compositions that can be utilized to form semi-rigid foams. As an example, a polyether polyol composition can include a first polyether polyol having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 4 and a number average equivalent weight from 120 to 1500, a second polyether polyol having a having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality from 4 to 8 and a number average equivalent weight from 120 to 800, and a third polyether polyol having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 4 a number average equivalent weight from 200 to 500.

Polyether polyol compositions

A process for forming a combustion-modified ether (CME) polyurethane foam includes providing a polyol component including a PIPA polyol that is a dispersion having a solids content from 10 wt % to 75 wt %, based on a total weight of the PIPA polyol, providing an isocyanate component that includes at least one polyisocyanate, providing an additive component that includes at least one flame retardant, and forming a reaction mixture including the polyol component, the isocyanate component, and the additive component to form a CME polyurethane foam. The reaction mixture has an isocyanate index from 90 to 150. The PIPA polyol is a reaction product of a mixture including at least a low equivalent weight polyol having a number average hydroxyl equivalent weight of less than 80, a polyisocyanate compound having a number average isocyanate equivalent weight that is less than 225, and a liquid base poly ether polyol having a number average hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 200 and at least 80% of secondary hydroxyl groups based on a total amount of hydroxyl groups in the liquid base polyether polyol.

PIPA based combustion-modified flexible foam

A process for forming a conventional flexible polyurethane foam includes providing a polyol component including a PIPA polyol that is a dispersion having a solids content from 10% to 75 wt %, based on a total weight of the PIPA polyol, providing an isocyanate component that includes at least one polyisocyanate, providing an additive component that includes a catalyst, and forming a reaction mixture including the polyol component, the isocyanate component, and the additive component to form a flexible polyurethane foam with a resiliency value below 45%. The reaction mixture has an isocyanate index from 90 to 150. The PIPA polyol is a reaction product of a mixture including at least a low equivalent weight polyol having a number average hydroxyl equivalent weight of less than 80, a polyisocyanate compound having a number average isocyanate equivalent weight that is less than 225, and a liquid base poly ether polyol having a number average hydroxyl equivalent weight from 200 to 1500 and at least 80% of secondary hydroxyl groups based on a total amount of hydroxyl groups in the liquid base polyether polyol.

PIPA polyol based conventional flexible foam

Viscoelastic foam is made by reacting an isocyanate compound with water and a polyol mixture. The polyol mixture contains a dispersion of polyurethane or polyurethane-urea particles in a carrier polyol (a PIPA polyol) and at least one other polyol that is a homopolymer of propylene oxide or a copolymer of 20 to 99.9 weight-% propylene oxide and 0.1 to 80 weight-% ethylene oxide, has 2 to 4 hydroxyl groups per molecule and has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 200 to 400. The VE foams are characterized by high airflows and long recovery times.

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