Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Robert G Petrella

Michael Scarpati

Richard Van Carr

Jeremiah P Casey

James Douglas Tobias

George J Wasilczyk

Akio Takahashi

Charles G Coe

John E Dewhurst

Gary Dale Andrew

Joel Schwartz

Thomas William Bodnar

Julia Renae Bennett

John Joseph Koch

A method for preparing a polyurethane flexible or rigid foam by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of urethane catalyst, water as a blowing agent, optionally a silicone surfactant, and a cell opener characterized in that the cell opener comprises the reaction product of a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group-containing organic acid anhydride and a substituted phenol which may be alkoxylated or an alkoxylated primary alcohol, optionally reacted in the presence of a tertiary amine urethane catalyst.

Dimensional stabilizing, cell opening additives for polyurethane

A method for preparing a polyurethane flexible foam by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of urethane catalyst, water as a blowing agent, optionally a silicone surfactant, and a cell opener characterized in that the cell opener comprises the reaction product of a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group-containing organic acid anhydride and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate, optionally reacted in the presence of a tertiary amine urethane catalyst.

A method for producing water-blown molded flexible polyurethane foam which comprises reacting and foaming in one step in a mold a reaction mixture comprising a polyol, an organic polyisocyanate, a urethane catalyst composition and water and a trimerization catalyst which is a quaternary ammonium salt or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a Bronsted acid having a pKa of &gt;1, characterized in that the trimerization catalyst is present in an amount from about 0.005 to 0.04 gram milliequivalents per 100 grams of polyol. The preferred trimerization catalyst is an alkali metal N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)methyl glycinate, especially an alkali metal N-(2-hydroxy-5-nonylphenyl)methyl-N-methyl glycinate.

Process and composition for improving the cure of water-blown molded

Preparation of a polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate product by the reaction of a composition containing an organic polyisocyanate, an active hydrogen containing compound and water as a blowing agent using an effective amount of a molecular sieve containing sorbed amine catalyst and/or crosslinker.

Controlled release catalysts and curing agents for making polyurethane

A stain resistant polyvinyl chloride covered polyurethane foam article in which the polyurethane foam is made using a tertiary amine catalyst composition in which the amine functionality is 10-40 mole % neutralized with an acid composition consisting essentially of 10-100 mole % strong acid and 0-90 mole % weak acid.

Tertiary amine catalyst composition for polyurethane foam in contact

The invention pertains to tertiary amines used as catalysts for the preparation of polyurethane foams prepared via the catalytic reaction of a polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of blowing agents, etc. The tertiary amine catalysts are prepared by reacting an olefinic nitrile with aliphatic polyol having at least secondary hydroxyl functionality in a ratio less than stoichiometric for providing cyanoalkylated polyol having residual hydroxyl functionality. The resulting cyanoalkylated polyol then is reacted with a secondary amine under conditions for effective reductive alkylation. The tertiary amine catalysts, because of residual secondary hydroxyl functionality, provide for uniform dispersion within a polyurethane, formulation; they provude for additional or extended pot life in polyurethane formulations at temperature below reaction condition, and they are bound by reaction on cure.

Tertiary amine catalysts for polurethanes

The invention pertains to tertiary amines used as catalysts for the preparation of polyurethane foams prepared via the catalytic reaction of a polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of blowing agents, etc. The tertiary amine catalysts are prepared by reacting an olefinic nitrile with aliphatic polyol having at least secondary hydroxyl functionality in a ratio less than stoichiometric for providing cyanoalkylated polyol having residual hydroxyl functionality. The resulting cyanoalkylated polyol then is reacted with a secondary amine under conditions for effective reductive alkylation. The tertiary amine catalysts, because of residual secondary hydroxyl functionality, provide for uniform dispersion within a polyurethane formulation; they provide for additional or extended pot life in polyurethane formulations at temperatures below reaction condition, and they are bound by reaction on cure.

Tertiary amine catalysts for polyurethanes

A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting inorganic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising a blowing catalyst and a gelling catalyst, the improvement which comprises employing a blowing catalyst consisting essentially of

Blowing reaction catalyst composition that provides cell opening of the

The flowability of stored triethylenediamine is improved by admixing with a flow promoting amount of a salt, amide or ester derivative of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 fatty acid. Especially suitable flow promoting additives for triethylenediamine are sales of stearic acid.

Flowable triethylenediamine

In the preparation of a high resiliency polyurethane foam by reacting a polyisocyanate with a polyurea dispersion-containing polyol based masterbatch composition also containing a tertiary amine catalyst for the polyurethane reaction, the improvement for eliminating cure draft of such stored polyol compositions which comprises employing a catalyst composition consisting essentially of

Polyurethane foam catalysts that eliminate polyurea-containing polyol

In a method for making a molded polyurethane article having a nonwoven material secured to the article's surface which comprises placing the nonwoven material on the internal surface of a mold, adding and foaming a polyurethane composition in the mold and recovering the molded polyurethane article with the nonwoven material attached to the surface of the article, the improvement which comprises coating the nonwoven material with a composition consisting essentially of a fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol, an organic polyisocyanate and a catalyst for the urethane reaction, and curing the coating on the nonwoven material prior to adding and foaming the polyurethane composition in the mold.

Void-free molded polyurethane articles with surface attachment strips

The flowability of stored triethylenediamine is improved by admixing with a flow promoting amount of a C.sub.5 -C.sub.28 acetylenic alcohol. Especially suitable as a flow promoting additive for triethylenediamine is a mixture of 3,6-dimethyl-1-heptyne-3-ol and 3,5,8,10-tetramethyl-6-dodecyn-5,8-diol.

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Robert G Petrella