Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Luca Lotti

Martin R Greaves

Timothy A Morley

Evelyn A Zaugg-Hoozemans

Xiangyang Tai

Luigi L Bertucelli

Rainer Koeniger

Giuseppe Vairo

Paolo Golini

Nebojsa Jelic

Zeljko Sikman

Rene P Geiger

Francesca Pignagnoli

Maurizio Guandalini

Aikaterini Tsoutsoura

Jianping Xu

Luis G Madrigal

Michael J Skowronski

Yu Dong Qi

Alkoxylated hydrophobes that include a poly(alkylene oxide) chain of at least 5 oxyalkylene units having a terminal secondary hydroxyl group or a terminal Chydrocarbyl group are effective internal mold release agents for epoxy resin moldings. The alkoxylated hydrophobe, when mixed with an epoxy resin, forms a mixture that is highly stable when heated to 80 to 100&#xb0; C. and held at that temperature for a period of as much as 22 days.

Epoxy resin compositions containing an internal mold release agent

A continuous process for preparing insulation panels having thick (0.2 mm to 1 mm) metal facing panels and a fiber-reinforced polymer foam core is disclosed. In the process, a bottom metal facing panel is continuously supplied. A mat of reinforcing fibers and a foamable resin composition are applied to the bottom facing panel. A flexible barrier layer is applied atop the foamable resin composition, and the assembly is passed through nip rolls to compress the assembly and force the resin composition into the fiber mat. An adhesive layer and top metallic facing layer are then applied on top of the flexible barrier layer, and the resulting assembly is gauged and cured by passing it through a double band laminator.

Method for making fire-resistant foam insulation panels

A continuous process for preparing insulation panels having thick (0.2 mm to 1 mm) metal facing panels and a fiber-reinforced polymer foam core is disclosed. In the process, a bottom metal facing panel () is continuously supplied. A mat () of reinforcing fibers and a foamable resin composition () are applied to the bottom facing panel. A flexible barrier layer () is applied atop the foamable resin composition, and the assembly is passed through nip rolls () to compress the assembly and force the resin composition into the fiber mat. An adhesive layer () and top metallic facing layer () are then applied on top of the flexible barrier layer, and the resulting assembly is gauged and cured by passing it through a double band laminator ().

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