Freeman Chemical Corporation

Gary L Maechtle

William L Carlstrom

John T Suh

Glenn R Svoboda

A flexible polyurethane foam having a low flame spread index is produced by combining polyol (preponderantly diol and/or triol) with polyisocyanate (preponderantly diisocyanate) in the presence of a foaming catalyst and a blowing agent. By combining at least 75% by weight of pentabromoethyl benzene, based upon the weight of the polyol, a flame spread index less than 150 can be achieved for the resulting foam in the ASTM test E-162-76. Significantly, polyurethane foams having a flame spread index less than 25 have been produced with this invention.

Flexible polyurethane foam having a low flame spread index

Polyisocyanate prepolymers for use in preparing polyurethane products elastomers, adhesives and foams, are prepared by combining (1) organic polyisocyanate with (2) polyols which are the hydroxyl-terminated digestion products of (a) waste or scrap polyalkylene terephthalate polymers and (b) organic polyols. Polyurethane products resulting from the polyisocyanate prepolymers exhibit useful and unexpected properties.

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Gary L Maechtle