Stepan Company

Polylactane, Inc.

Brian Kelley

George Magnus

Melvin L Loeb

Robert J Wood

Alkoxylated polyols are prepared by dispersing a nitrogen-containing material, such as urea, into a dispersing media comprised of a polyether or polyester polyol and a chemical moiety capable of being alkoxylated, such as a carbohydrate, i.e. whey permeate or sucrose, lactose, etc., and reacting the resultant dispersion with a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 epoxide to form an alkoxylated polyol having a hydroxyl number below about 600. In certain embodiments, up to about 25% by weight of a urea material can be incorporated within the alkoxylated polyol for improved flame retardancy in the polyurethane/polyisocyanate/polyisocyanurate foams produced therefrom.

Polyols, use and method of preparation

Fluorocarbon blowing agent compatible polyol blends are provided comprising reaction products of a combination of (a) a residue from the manufacture of dimethyl terephthalate, (b) a low molecular weight diol compound, (c) a nonionic surfactant compound, (d) optionally a hydrophobic compound, and (e) optionally a polybasic carboxylic acid compound. These polyol blends are produced by a simple heating process and are thereafter optionally blendable with various conventional polyols and other additives (including fluorocarbons and catalysts) to make resin prepolymer blends. Such resin blends can be catalytically reacted with organic isocyanates to produce cellular polyurethanes and polyurethane/polyisocyanurates.

Self-compatibilizing polyester polyol blends based on dimethyl

Terephthalate polyester polyol blends comprising reaction products of a combination of polyethylene terephthalate, a polybasic carboxylic acid compound, a low molecular weight diol compound and a compatibilizer compound are compatible with fluorocarbon blowing agents. These polyol blends are produced by a simple heating process and are thereafter blendable with various conventional polyols and other additives to make resin prepolymer blends which can be catalytically reacted with organic isocyanates to produce cellular polyurethanes and polyurethane/polyisocyanurates.

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