The Dow Chemical Company

Jacobus A Broos

Henri J Grunbauer

Guido F Smits

Frederik R Van Buren

Giuliano Cini

Guliano Cini

Disclosed is a composition of an essentially solid phase state having as components, a liquid hydrophilic organic polymer, an aqueous salt solution containing at least one metallic or metalloid element, and a coagulating agent. The composition on calcination provides a metal-containing powder having an average particle size of 1 micrometer or less. Such metal-containing powders are of value in the preparation of industrial catalysts, ceramics, electronic components, or as fillers in plastics, paints or cosmetics.

Composition comprising a metal salt and metal powder therefrom by the

Disclosed is a process for preparing an open-celled rigid polyurethane foam by reacting a polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, usually water, and a cell opening agent. The cell opening agent comprises a combination of a polyoxyalkylene polysiloxane having a cloud point of 65.degree. C. or less, and a second substance that has a critical surface free energy of less than about 23 mJ/m.sup.2. Highly preferred as second substance is fine particulate poly(tetrafluoroethylene) polymer.

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Terneuzen, Netherlands

Jacobus A Broos