Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.

Thomas M Noone

Bernard Rudner

Peter D Pauly

Flexible polyurethane foam having reduced tendency to form burning embers when it is ignited and burned is provided by incorporating into the reaction mixture before foaming a derivative of melamine wherein one or more hydrogens have been replaced by hydroxymethyl and/or lower alkoxymethyl groups. In one embodiment, flexible polyurethane foams of increased flame retardance are also provided, by also incorporating a halogenated phosphorus ester into the reaction mixture before foaming.

Production of polyurethane foam of reduced tendency to form embers when

The invention provides a polyurethane foam of increased rigidity. The invention is provided by impregnating a flexible polyurethane foam with a thermosetting melamine, urea or benzoguanamine resin and a cross-linker, and then reacting the resin with the cross-linker.

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Little Ferry, NJ, United States of America

Thomas M Noone