Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Seijiro Sakai

Kazuhiko Ohkubo

Kaoru Ueno

Tsukuru Izukawa

Masahiro Isobe

Masashi Obata

Satoshi Yamasaki

Usaji Takaki

Tadahito Nobori

Ariko Nishikawa

Tamotsu Kunihiro

Tomoki Tsutsui

Yoshitsugu Sakaki

Yukichi Tanaka

The high-durability flexible polyurethane cold cure molded foam of the invention has an overall density of not less than 35 kg/m and not more than 45 kg/m and a wet heat compression set of not more than 15%, and preferably has a hardness change ratio, as determined in a repeated compression test, of not more than 15%. This foam can be obtained by the process of the invention. The process of the invention is a process for producing a flexible polyurethane cold cure molded foam obtained from a polyol and/or a polymer polyol containing dispersed polymer microparticles obtained by radical polymerizing a compound having an unsaturated bond in the polyol, water, a catalyst and a polyisocyanate, wherein the polyol is a polyol synthesized by the use of a catalyst containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound having a nitrogen-phosphorus double bond, cesium hydroxide and rubidium hydroxide. The foam of the invention has a low density and is excellent in durability, particularly in hardness change ratio in a repeated compression test and wet heat compression set. According to the process of the invention, such a foam can be obtained.

High-durability flexible polyurethane cold cure molded foam and process for producing the same

A flexible polyurethane foam prepared by reacting polyisocyanate with polyol and/or polymer polyol containing dispersed polymer microparticles obtained by polymerizing an unsaturated compound, water, catalyst, surfactant and, when needed, crosslinking agent and other auxiliary agents, wherein a portion or the whole of the polyol and/or the polymer polyol is prepared in the presence of a compound having a nitrogen-phosphorus double bond as a catalyst, have excellent wet compression set, fatigue by constant-load pounding and dynamic durability.

Flexible polyurethane foam with high durability

Propylene oxide is added to an active hydrogen compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide catalyst in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.5 mole per mole of the active hydrogen compound at a reaction temperature of from 60.degree. to 98.degree. C. at a reaction pressure less than or equal to 4 kg/cm.sup.2 to prepare a polyoxyalkylene polyol which has a hydroxyl value of from 10 to 35 mg KOH/g, a monool content less than or equal to 15 mol %, a Head-to-Tail bond selectivity greater than or equal to 96 percent, and low viscosity. A polymer polyol is prepared by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the polyoxyalkylene polyol. A flexible polyurethane foam is prepared by reacting the polyoxyalkylene polyol or the polymer polyol with an organic polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a foaming agent, a catalyst, a surfactant, a crosslinking agent and other additives. The thus-obtained polyurethane foams have less closed cells and are more excellent in properties such as hardness, humid aged compression set and impact resiliency.

Preparation of polyoxyalkylene polyols, polymer polyols and flexible

A flexible high-resilience polyurethane foam which has improved impact resilience and compression set, excellent effect on the reduction of transmissibility at 6 Hz and also improved mechanical strengths even under a reduced amount of a catalyst and is prepared by using, as an organic polyisocyanate composition, a mixture having a specified ratio of tolylene diisocyanate to polymethylenepolyphenyl isocyanate having a specific benzenoid composition or by using an isocyanate terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting the mixture with polyoxyalkylene polyol which has specific structure and is used for modification, and by using polyalkylene polyol which satisfies specific conditions in a hydroxyl value, monool content, and head-to-tail coupling selectivity; and a preparation process of the flexible high resilience polyurethane foam.

Flexible high resilience polyurethane foam

A flexible polyurethane foam which has a low density, enhanced impact resilience, improved compression set and excellent effect on the reduction of 6 Hz vibration transmissibility and is obtained by a reaction of an organic polyisocyanate composition, that is, a mixture of (a) polymethylenepolyphenyl isocyanate containing from more than 60 to 90% by weight of a two benzene ring compound and having a weight ratio [three benzene ring compound]/[four or more benzene ring compounds + less active ingredient] of 1.1-20.0, and (b) tolylene diisocyanate in a ratio (a)/(b) of 97.apprxeq.80/3.apprxeq.20 by weight, or by reaction of a prepolymer derived from said organic polyisocyanate composition and a specific polyol, with a resin premix comprising a water blowing agent and an active hydrogen containing compound; and a process for preparing the flexible polyurethane foam.

Flexible polyurethane foam and process for preparing same

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Seijiro Sakai