Arco Chemical Technology, L.p.

Lyondell Chemical Worldwide, Inc.

Other

Mark R Kinkelaar

Frank E Critchfield

Andrew M Thompson

James L Lambach

Chiu Y Chan

Keith D Cavender

Robert W Beisner

Jack R Reese, Ii

Thomas P Farrell

Wolfgang Schmidt

Robert D Brasington

Danny J Frich

Donald F Rohr

Joseph W Lovette

Roeland J Tuinman

Salvatore C Panarello

Daniel P Krisher

Kenneth Overk

Richard M Good

A fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices or for a reformer, includes (a) a container defining a volume for holding a liquid fuel; (b) a wicking structure positioned within the volume and into which at least one portion of the liquid fuel wicks and from which said liquid fuel subsequently may be metered, such as by pumping; (c) a retainer to hold the wicking structure in a desired orientation within the container; and (d) an outlet for the liquid fuel that is in communication with the wicking structure. A method of dispensing liquid fuel and a method of assembling a fuel cartridge are also disclosed.

Orientation independent liquid fuel reservoir

Copolymer DMC-catalyzed polyoxypropylene polyols which exhibit processing latitude similar to base-catalyzed copolymer analogs and base-catalyzed homopolyoxypropylene analogs may be prepared by oxyalkylation with a mixture of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide such that a finite ethylene oxide content is maintained in the oxyalkylation reactor for the most substantial part of the oxyalkylation, the polyoxypropylene polyol having randomly distributed oxyethylene moieties which constitute 1.5 weight percent or more of the polyol product.

Molded and slab polyurethane foam prepared from double metal cyanide

Molded polyurethane seating foams exhibiting low resonant frequencies and low ball rebound are produced by reacting an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared from a polyol component comprising in major part one or more low intrinsic unsaturation substantially polyoxypropylene polyols and/or polymer polyols with a blowing/chain extending stream comprising water and optionally amines and alkanolamines.

Low resilience, low frequency molded polyurethane foam

Copolymer DMC-catalyzed polyoxypropylene polyols which exhibit processing latitude similar to base-catalyzed copolymer analogs and homopolyoxypropylene analogs may be prepared by oxyalkylation with a mixture of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide such that a finite ethylene oxide content is maintained in the oxyalkylation reactor for the most substantial part of the oxyalkylation, the polyoxypropylene polyol having randomly distributed oxyethylene moieties which constitute 1.5 weight percent or more of the polyol product. Block copolymer polyols having external blocks containing lesser oxyethylene content than internal blocks and bicompositional compositions containing discrete multimodal and dissimilar and optionally multimodal polyols produced by a continuous addition of starter process are useful as polyols exhibiting greater processing latitude.

High resilience polyurethane foams having improved wet set properties are obtained by reacting an isocyanate with a polyol component consisting of a polyoxyalkylene polyol with a functionality of 6 or more and a polymer polyol whose base polyol is a polyoxyalkylene polyol with a functionality of 6 or more, both polyols having oxyethylene caps in amounts of from 12 percent to about 30 percent based on the weights of the respective polyols, in the presence of an amine catalyst system. The resulting polyurethane foams are eminently suitable for seating cushions used in tropical or subtropical environments, may be prepared by a cold molding process, and may be used without an elevated temperature post cure.

Process for manufacturing foam with improved wet set properties

Cold molded flexible polyurethane foams may be prepared from low primary hydroxyl Polyoxyalkylene polyols when polyoxyalkylene polyols having an unsaturation of 0.02 meq/g or less provide the substantial portion of the polyol component.

One-shot cold molded flexible polyurethane foam from low primary

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Glenmoore, PA, United States of America

Mark R Kinkelaar