Manville Corporation

John Sznopek

Daniel Elden Near

David Gerald Wernsing

Royce M Feagans

Described is a lightweight open-cell flexible foam having a density no greater than about 6 pounds per cubic foot, preferably less than 1.0 pound per cubic foot (pcf) comprising the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and a mixture of difunctional acids, acid anhydrides, and difunctional anhydrides in the presence of a tertiary amine triazine catalyst, which reactants during the manufacturing process generate carbon dioxide, wherein the ratio of imide groups in the final product is greater than 1.

Lightweight flexible inide foam and method of producing same

Described is a lightweight open-cell flexible foam having a density no greater than about 6 pounds per cubic foot, preferably less than 1.0 pound per cubic foot (pcf) comprising the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and a mixture of difunctional acids, acid anhydrides, and difunctional anhydrides in the presence of a tertiary amine triazine catalyst, which reactants during the manufacturing process generate carbon dioxide, wherein the ratio of imide to amide groups in the final product is greater than 1.

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Littleton, CO, United States of America

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