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Felix, Florian

Maike Grever

Frank Prissok

Florian Felix

Steffen Mayer

Tanja Aepker

Daniela Kranzusch

Marlene Niemann

Heinz-Dieter Lutter

Udo Hadick

Stefanie Hiller

Provided herein is a process for producing viscoelastic polyurethane foams having a density of from 100 g/dmto 300 g/dm, in which (a) polyisocyanate is mixed with (b) polymeric compounds having groups that are reactive toward isocyanates, (d) a catalyst, and (e) a blowing agent including water at an isocyanate index of from 50 to 95 to give a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is placed in a mold and reacted to give the flexible polyurethane foam, wherein the polyisocyanate (a) is obtainable by mixing 4,4'-MDI and oligomers of propylene oxide having from 2 to 8 propylene oxide units. The polymeric compounds (b) include at least one polyalkylene oxide having a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 50 mg KOH/g derived from a trifunctional starter molecule and a proportion of ethylene oxide, based on the content of alkylene oxide, of from 0 to 10% by weight.

Viscoelastic foams having high density

The invention relates to highly elastic polyurethane foams which are suitable as functional materials having thermally insulating properties.

Hybrid foam

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Stemwede, Germany

Maike Grever