Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Dirk Gerber

Gerhard Jozef Bleys

Eric Huygens

Johan R Derluyn

Viviane Gerrude Neyens

Peter F Stroobants

Henk Grymonprez

Viviane Gertrude Neyens

Peter Michel Gerber

Viviane Gertrude Johanna Neyens

Vivane G Neyens

Process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting a prepolymer having an NCO value of 3-15% by weight, which is the reaction product obtained by reacting an excessive amount of a polyisocyanate with a polyether polyol or a mixture of such polyols, said polyol or mixture having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality of from 2 to 6, an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 and an oxyethylene content of at least 50% by weight, with water, the amount of water being 15-500 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of prepolymer, at the start of the reaction the temperature of the prepolymer being 10-50&deg; C. and the temperature of the water being 10-50&deg; C. higher than the temperature of the prepolymer and a process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting the above prepolymer with water in the presence of a superabsorbent polymer.

Process for making flexible foams

Hydrophilic flexible polyurethane foam which foam is in a compressed state above its glass transition temperature and at ambient pressure in the absence of force suitable to create the compressed state.

Hydrophilic polyurethane foams

Process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting a prepolymer having an NCO value of 3-15% by weight, which is the reaction product obtained by reacting an excessive amount of a polyisocyanate with a polyether polyol or a mixture of such polyols, said polyol or mixture having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality of from 2 to 6, an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 and an oxyethylene content of at least 50% by weight, with water, the amount of water being 15-500 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of prepolymer, at the start of the reaction the temperature of the prepolymer being 10.degree.-50.degree. C. and the temperature of the water being 10.degree.-50.degree. C. higher than the temperature of the prepolymer and a process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting the above prepolymer with water in the presence of a superabsorbent polymer.

Process for removing unwanted material from wanted material containing water by bringing an isocyanate-containing prepolymer into contact with the materials, allowing the prepolymer to react with the water to form a flexible foam and removing the foam obtained from the wanted material.

Process for removing unwanted material from wanted material

Process for making a flexible foam by reacting a polyisocyanate composition having an NCO value of 10-25% by weight and 30-150 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of polyisocyanate composition, of a polyol composition comprising water at an isocyanate-index of 40-100.

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