Basf Wyandotte Corporation

Moses Cenker

Thirumurti L Narayan

Peter T Kan

John T Patton, Jr

Herwart C Vogt

Robert L Schaaf

John E Davis

Bernardas Brizgys

Harald P Wulff

Manher Parekh

Earl J Robertson

Curable mixtures of polyepoxides and amine-terminated polymers are employed. The amine-terminated polymers are prepared by the in situ free radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomers in amine-terminated polyoxyalkylene polyether polymers.

Curable fixtures of polyepoxides and amine-terminated graft polymer

Stable graft polymer dispersions are prepared employing in situ free radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomers in an amine-terminated polyoxyalkylene polyether polymer. These dispersions are useful in the preparation of polyurethane foams which have improved tensile strength, elongation, load deflection and tear strength properties.

Amine-terminated graft copolymer dispersions and polyurethanes prepared

By using a polyether polyol grafted with a suitable proportion of a suitable vinyl-type monomer with the use of a free-radical catalyst, it is possible to obtain filled or unfilled castings of thermosetting polyurethane which has excellent physical properties as well as good processing characteristics.

Preparation of polyurethane from a blend of polyether polyols and a

Isocyanurate-modified polyisocyanate compositions prepared by reacting organic polyisocyanates in the presence of catalytic amounts of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal organo-hydroxamates or the metal salt-free acid complex at temperatures from 25.degree. C. to 250.degree. C.

Stable-liquid isocyanurate-modified polyisocyanate compositions

Furan-modified rigid isocyanurate foams are taught herein. The foams herein are prepared by either (1) the in situ polymerization of furfuryl alcohol and/or furfural during the foam formation reaction, or (2) the catalytic condensation of a furfuryl alcohol-blocked organic polyisocyanate.

Furan-modified isocyanurate foams

The addition of small amounts of organic titanium compounds to polyol compounds reduces the viscosity of said compounds.

Organic titanium compounds as viscosity improvers for polyol compounds

Highly stable liquid 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) containing MDI-carbodiimide adducts are prepared by heating MDI at a temperature of from 180.degree. C. to 250.degree. C. for a period of from one hour to ten hours in the presence of tris(chloromethyl)phosphine oxide and thereafter equilibrating the adduct formation. Equilibration can occur by any of several methods, i.e., by cooling the composition to a temperature of from 60.degree. C. to 90.degree. C. within twenty minutes, maintaining the composition at this temperature for a period of from one hour to four hours and thereafter cooling the composition to room temperature or by cooling the composition to a temperature less than 100.degree. C. within twenty minutes, further cooling to room temperature, and maintaining the composition at room temperature for one week to two weeks. The resulting compositions have very low sediment contents and are particularly useful in the preparation of microcellular polyurethane foams.

Stable liquid carbodiimide-containing polyisocyanate compositions

Polyurethane foams are prepared employing as the polyisocyanate ingredient a highly stable liquid 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) containing MDI-carbodiimide adducts prepared by heating MDI at a temperature of from 180.degree. C. to 250.degree. C. for a period of from one hour to ten hours in the presence of tris(chloromethyl)phosphine oxide and thereafter equilibrating the adduct formation. Equilibration can occur by any of several methods, i.e., by cooling the composition to a temperature of from 60.degree. C. to 90.degree. C. within twenty minutes, maintaining the composition at this temperature for a period of from one hour to four hours and thereafter cooling the composition to room temperature or by cooling the composition to a temperature less than 100.degree. C. within twenty minutes, further cooling to room temperature, and maintaining the composition at room temperature for one week to two weeks. The resulting foams exhibit enhanced physical properties, particularly tensile and tear strength and lower heat sag.

Polyurethane foams prepared from highly stable liquid

Highly stable liquid 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) containing MDI-carbodiimide adducts are prepared by (a) heating MDI at a temperature of from 60.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. for a period of from one hour to ten hours in the presence of tris(chloromethyl)phosphine oxide, (b) stopping the carbodiimide formation by adding thereto a quenchant selected from the group consisting of magnesium chloride hydrate, stannous chloride and trichlorosilane, (c) heating the reaction mixture at a temperature between 60.degree. C. and 120.degree. C. for a period of from 0.5 hour to 6.0 hours, and (d) cooling to room temperature. The resulting compositions are highly stable and may be advantageously employed in the preparation of polyurethane compositions.

Process for the preparation of highly stable liquid

Rigid foams characterized by carbodiimide and isocyanurate linkages are prepared by catalytically condensing an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of (a) a carbodiimide-promoting compound and (b) certain C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkali metal carboxylates as trimerization catalysts.

Process for the preparation of carbodiimide-isocyanurate foams

The incorporation of chloro-alkanol moieties into a urethane-modified isocyanurate foam has been found to improve the insulating properties of the foam as well as improve the flame-retardant properties thereof.

Urethane-modified isocyanurate foams having improved insulating and

Liquid oxyalkylated polyol prepolymers are prepared by oxyalkylating a prepolymer prepared from a hydroxy aromatic compound, an aldehyde and furfuryl alcohol with an alkylene oxide containing about 2-4 carbon atoms. The oxyalkylated polyol prepolymers have a viscosity of 1,000-500,000 centipoises at 25.degree. C. and contain about 1.1-6 moles of interpolymerized aldehyde, about 3.1-15 moles of interpolymerized furfuryl alcohol, and about 1-10 moles of interpolymerized alkylene oxide for each mole of interpolymerized hydroxy aromatic compound. The resultant prepolymers are highly reactive and may be further polymerized with or without monomers such as polyisocyanate to produce flame retardant solid or cellular interpolymers. Flame retardant solid or cellular polyurethanes are prepared in one variant by interpolymerizing organic polyisocyanates with the oxyalkylated polyol prepolymers. In another variant, flame retardant closed cell cellular interpolymers are provided. Processes are provided for preparing the aforementioned novel oxyalkylated polyol prepolymers and solid or cellular interpolymers.

Novel oxyalkylated polyol prepolymers, flame retardant interpolymers

Rigid foams characterized by carbodiimide and isocyanurate linkages are prepared by catalytically condensing an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of certain quaternary boron salts.

Process for the preparation of carbodiimide-isocyanurate foams employing

Urethane-modified carbodiimide-isocyanurate foams are prepared by catalytically condensing (a) an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol or (b) a quasi-prepolymer in the presence of a blowing agent and from 20 parts to 100 parts by weight of alumina trihydrate. The resulting foams are characterized by improved flame retardancy without loss in strength properties.

Alumina trihydrate as flame retardant agent for urethane-modified

Urethane-modified isocyanurate foams are prepared by catalytically condensing an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a polyol and from 5% to 50% by weight based on the weight of the organic polyisocyanurate of an ammonium phosphate. The resulting foams are characterized by improved flame retardancy and strength properties.

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