W. R. Grace Co.

Hampshire Chemical Corp.

W. R. Grace Co.-conn.

James L Guthrie

Clifton L Kehr

Christian B Lundsager

Timothy G Grasel

Darwin S Bull

Helen F Roberts

Louis L Wood

Glenn E Fulmer

Narender P Luthra

Clifford Alvin Ferrin, Jr

Shrikant Vishwanath Dighe

Narendar P Luthra

Donald J Bach

Suze E Arquette

Ronald T Wojcik

Hydrophilic polyurethane urea foams which are made without toxic, leachable additives are disclosed. High molecular weight, isocyanate-terminated, ethylene oxide-rich prepolymers are used in place of surfactants to make the foams.

Hydrophilic polyurethaneurea foams containing no toxic leachable

A degradable article comprising a polyurethane polymer gel or foam whose polymer structure contains hydrolytically unstable ester linkages and various additives. The article can be constructed so that some of the additives are released from the article at a sustained rate. In a preferred embodiment the additives are sensory stimulants for marine or aquatic organisms and the article is used as bait for those organisms. Such sensory stimulants can include high molecular weight thickeners, to impart a slippery texture.

Degradable articles and methods of using such articles as degradable bait

A degradable article comprising a polyurethane polymer gel or foam whose polymer structure contains hydrolytically unstable ester linkages and various additives. The article can be constructed so that some of the additives are released from the article at a sustained rate. In a preferred embodiment the additives are sensory stimulants for marine or aquatic organisms and the article is used as bait for those organisms.

A water absorbent, relatively dimensionally stable foam is formed from a prepolymer prepared from a polyoxyethylene containing diol, a crosslinking agent and a polyisocyanate. The preferred polyisocyanate is methylene bis(cyclohexyl isocyanate). The foam also demonstrates the ability to hold substantial amounts of water, even under pressure, and can be used in various personal and medical care products such as diapers and surgical sponges.

Water-absorbent, high capacity polyurethane foams

A weldable sealant composition is made by adding ferrous metal particles to a sealant having a viscosity of at least 6 million centipoises. The sealant composition is placed between two metal plates and permits resistance welding, i.e. spot welding, to take place.

Welding sealants for metals and method of use

Weldable sealants for metal and method of use

This invention relates to a storage stable, heat reactive, adhesive dispersion composition comprising a solid epoxy resin containing more than one epoxy group and a solid, sterically unhindered, tertiary amine catalyst in a liquid vehicle which is a non-solvent for the solids but in which said solids are at least partially soluble in the melt. Heating said dispersion to a temperature at or above which the solids melt results in a thermoset product usable as an adhesive, sealant or coating.

Reactive adhesive dispersion and method of use

Foams having aspartase-producing microorganisms bound to the foam are made from polyurethane prepolymers which are capped with polyisocyanates, including diisocyanates, derived from methylene-bis (phenyl isocyanate) which is commonly known as MDI. These MDI based foams are hydrolysis resistant as compared to the previously used TDI based foams. The foams can be used to produce L-aspartic acid under high pH conditions.

Microorganisms immobilized with hydrolysis resistant polyurethane foam

This invention relates to hydrophilic, urethane-forming compositions and a method of forming polyurethanes having low residual, potentially carcinogenic, aromatic amines by adding scavengers comprising polyols end-capped with aliphatic polyisocyanates.

High molecular weight aromatic amine scavengers and method of use

A flexible, hydrophobic polyurethane foam is produced by mixing together an aqueous phase which can optionally contain reinforcing fibers and surfactants and a resin phase comprising a prepolymer derived from a poly (oxy C.sub.2-4 alkylene) diol having a molecular weight of at least about 1100, an MDI containing isocyanate product having a functionality greater than 2.0 made of a mixture of MDI and isocyanate containing derivatives of MDI, and a monomeric polyol crosslinking agent having 3 or 4 hydroxyl equivalents per mole. The preferred polyol is trimethylolpropane and the diol is an equimolar mixture of Carbowax 1000 and Carbowax 1450. The diol and the polyol, such as trimethylolpropane, are present in a mole ratio in the range of 4:1 to 8:1 while the ratio of the isocyanate equivalents to the total hydroxyl equivalents is in the range of 2.5:1 to 3.5:1. The isocyanate containing product comprises less than 50% by weight of the prepolymer and Isonate 143L is the preferred isocyanate product. Flexible foams are obtained which are water-absorbing for medical or personal care applications.

Flexible polyurethane foam based on MDI

A flexible hydrophilic MDI based polyurethane foam is produced by mixing together an aqueous phase which can optionally contain reinforcing fibers and surfactants and a resin phase comprising a prepolymer derived from a poly (oxy C.sub.2-4 alkylene) diol, an MDI containing isocyanate product having a functionality greater than 2.0 made of a mixture of MDI and isocyanate containing derivatives of MDI, and a polymeric poly (oxy C.sub.2-4 alkylene) polyol cross-linking agent having 3 or 4 hydroxyl equivalents per mole and a molecular weight of at least 500. The preferred polyol is Poly G176-120. The polymeric polyol cross-linking agent is present so the hydroxy equivalents constitute 5 to 35 mole % of the total hydroxy equivalents in the diol and the polymeric polyol while the ratio of the isocyanate equivalents to the total hydroxyl equivalents is in the range of 2.5 to 3.5. The isocyanate containing product comprises less than 50% by weight of the prepolymer and Isonate 143L is the preferred isocyanate product. Flexible foams are obtained which are water-absorbing for medical or personal care applications.

An MDI based polyurethane foam having cellulose foam properties is produced by mixing together an aqueous phase which can optionally contain reinforcing fibers and surfactants and a resin phase comprising a prepolymer derived from a poly(oxy C.sub.2-4 alkylene)diol, an MDI containing isocyanate product having a functionality greater than 2.0 made of a mixture of MDI and isocyanate containing derivatives of MDI, and a monomeric polyol cross-linking agent having 3 or 4 hydroxyl equivalents per mole. The preferred polyol is trimethylolpropane and the preferred diol is Carbowax 1000. The diol and the polyol, such as trimethylolpropane, are present in a mole ratio in the range of 4:1 to 8:1 while the ratio of the isocyanate equivalents to the total hydroxyl equivalents is in the range of 3:1 to 4:1. The isocyanate containing product comprises more than 50% by weight of the prepolymer and Isonate 143L is the preferred isocyanate product. The foam has a minimal swell when wet and it does not curl upon drying.

Dimensionally-stable polyurethane sponge and sponge-forming prepolymer

This invention relates to urethane forming compositions and a method of forming polyurethanes having low residual potentially carcinogenic aromatic amines by adding scavengers from the group comprising cyclohexyl monoisothiocyanate and hindered aliphatic monoisocyanates of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 - R.sub.7 are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl or mixtures thereof and x is 1 to 7.

Polyurethane foams and foam forming compositions containing amine

The invention disclosed is for new improved hydrophilic crosslinked polyurethane foams which simulate natural sponges and prepared by reacting an isocyanate capped polyoxyethylene polyol reactant with an aqueous reactant and a carefully balanced combination of a nonionic surface-active agent and a liquid defoaming agent. The resultant foams are characterized by a majority of large size cells and membranes which themselves are foamed with small cells.

Simulated natural sponge based on hydrophilic polyurethane

This invention is directed to thiol containing compounds having no hydrolytically sensitive groupings which are useful as polymerization transfer agents or as curing agents in curable polymer systems containing polyenes and a free radical initiator. The thiol containing compounds are formed by reacting a polyol with an allylic halide to form a poly(unsaturated ether) whose double bonds are converted to thioesters by free radical catalyzed addition of SH groups from a thiolcarboxylic acid, e.g. thioacetic acid and the like. Hydrolysis of the thioester yields the desired thiol or polythiol derivative. Alternatively the poly(unsaturated ether) is reacted with H.sub.2 S to give the desired thiol or polythiol directly in a single step. The polythiols can be chain extended by any difunctional compound that reacts with the hydroxy groups on the polythiol.

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James L Guthrie