Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Northwestern University

Dow Silicones Corporation

Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Rohm and Haas Company

William Hoy Heath

Stephen W King

David R Wilson

Sukrit Mukhopadhyay

Arjun Raghuraman

Heather Spinney

Qiuyun Xu

Bizhong Zhu

Eric Jude Joffre

SonBinh T Nguyen

Brian Harkness

Harpreet Singh

Martin Grasmann

Bindu Krishnan

William Johnson

Justin M Notestein

Amarnath Singh

Jorge Jimenez

Roy Ray Odle

Thomas Link Guggenheim

Wanglin Yu

Bruce D Hook

Amber Marie Stephenson

Juan Justino Rodriguez Ordonez

David A Babb

Mark F Sonnenschein

Karl A Scheidt

Gary Lee Jialanella

Joseph James Zupancic

William Aaron Koonce

Nathan Wilmot

John M Torkelson

Wenwen Li

Kaoru Aou

Phillip S Athey

David Elmer Vietti

John G Pendergast, Jr

Amira A Marine

Anna Forlin

Carlos M Villa

Rajesh H Turakhia

Matthew E Belowich

Harshad M Shah

Kamesh R Vyakaranam

Laura A Grier

Mikhail Y Gelfer

Kshitish A Patankar

Venkat S Minnikanti

Fabio Aguirre Vargas

Eric E Joffre

David M Hagan

Stephen Michael Hlinka, Ii

Adam C Colson

Jeanette Young

Eric Lee Lutz

Anthony P Gies

Linda J Broadbelt

Christopher S Letko

Matthias Schaefer

Manjiri R Paradkar

Jose Roman Galdamez Pena

Daniel A Aguilar

Thomas P Willumstad

Jody J Henning

Eva-Maria Michalski

Sachit Goyal

Nima N Nikbin

Kwanho Chang

Marcus Pfarherr

Irfan Khan

William L Heaner, Iv

Nicole Knight

Marcin Grigoriew

Shouren Ge

Subodh P Jagtap

Larissa Falsarella

Vincent Lombardo

Emily Leitsch

Elizabeth Dhulst

Maria Jose Nieves Remacha

Viviano Bertolone

Orazio Rubulotta

Asfar N Chowdhury

Charmaine Bennett

Youlong Zhu

Mihir Bhagat

Dan Yu

William L Heaner

Rafael Benavides

Patrick Fontanella

Pavel L Shutov

Heather A Spinney

Steve Hlinka Ii

Sven Claessens

Steve Hlinka

Stephen Michael Ii Hlinka

William Heaner

Asfar Nurul Chowdhury

Mathias Schaefer

Polyurethanes are made in a one-shot process from one or more polyols having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 350, wherein at least 50% of the weight of iii) is a hydroxyl-containing polymer of propylene oxide, the hydroxyl-containing polymer of propylene oxide having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 350, an average of 1.8 to 3 hydroxyl groups per molecule of which hydroxyl groups 40 to 70% are primary hydroxyl groups, an oxyethylene content of no greater than 10% by weight based on the weight of the polymer and a polydispersity of 1.175 or less. The polyurethanes exhibit excellent mechanical properties, are highly hygroscopic and cured rapidly.

Polyurethanes and method for making polyurethanes

A method of producing a polyether alcohol that includes feeding an initiator into a reactor, feeding one or more monomers into the reactor, feeding a polymerization catalyst into the reactor, the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having a general formula M(R)(R)(R)(R), separate from feeding the initiator into the reactor, feeding a hydrogen bond acceptor additive into the reactor, the hydrogen bond acceptor additive being a Cto Corganic molecule having at least two hydroxyl groups, of which two hydroxyl groups are situated in 1,2-, 1,3-, or 1,4-positions on the organic molecule, and allowing the initiator to react with the one or more monomers in the presence of the polymerization catalyst and the hydrogen bond acceptor additive to form a polyether alcohol having a number average molecular weight greater than a number average molecular weight of the initiator.

Lewis acid polymerization catalyst

A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant, the method including reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R)(R)(R)(R), whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R, R, R, and Rare each independent, Rincludes a first fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, Rincludes a second fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a first fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, Rincludes a third fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a second fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, and optional Rincludes a functional group or functional polymer group, Rbeing different from at least one of Rand R. The method further including forming an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.

Process of manufacturing surfactants and lubricants

A method of producing a polyether polyol includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with one or more monomers in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, and the low molecular weight initiator has a nominal hydroxyl functionality of at least 2. The one or more monomers includes at least one selected from propylene oxide and butylene oxide. The polymerization catalyst is a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R)1(R)1(R)1(R)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R, R, R, and Rare each independent, Rincludes a fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, Rincudes a fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, Rincludes a fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, and optional Rincludes a functional group or functional polymer group, Rbeing different from at least one of Rand R.

Process of manufacturing polyols

A method of producing a polyether polyol includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, and the low molecular weight initiator has a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 2. The polymerization catalyst is a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R)(R)(R)(R)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R, R, R, and Rare each independent, Rincludes a fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, Rincudes a fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, Rincludes a fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, and optional Rincludes a functional group or functional polymer group, Rbeing different from at least one of Rand R.

A method of producing a polyether polyol that includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with one or more monomers in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a number average molecular weight of less than 1,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 2, the one or more monomers including at least one selected from propylene oxide and butylene oxide, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R)(R)(R)(R). Whereas, M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R, R, and Reach includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional Rincludes a functional group or functional polymer group. The method further includes forming a polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.

A method of producing a polyether polyol that includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a number average molecular weight of less than 1,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 2, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R)1(R)1(R)1(R)0 or 1. Whereas, M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R, R, and Reach includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional Rincludes a functional group or functional polymer group. R, R, and Rare the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming a polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.

A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R)1(R)1(R)1(R), whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R, Rand Reach includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional Rincludes a functional group or functional polymer group. R, R, and Rare the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming the alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.

A Lewis acid polymerization catalyst has a general formula M(R)(R)(R)(R), whereas M is boron, R, R, R, and Rare each independent, Ris a 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-substituted phenyl group, Ris the 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-substituted phenyl group or a first fluoro-substituted phenyl group selected from Set 1 structures, Ris independently a second fluoro-substituted phenyl group selected from the Set 1 structures, and optional Rincludes a third functional group or functional polymer group.

Alkylene oxides are polymerized in a tubular reactor. The alkylene oxide is continuously introduced into the tubular reactor through multiple introduction points located along the length of the tubular reactor. Monomer flow rates are increased along the length of the reactor to maintain a nearly constant concentration of unreacted alkylene oxide.

Alkoxylation process using tubular reactor

A silicone-polyether copolymer has the formula X[ZY], where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, each Y is an independently selected polyether moiety, each Z is an independently selected siloxane moiety, subscript c is from 1 to 150, subscript g is &#x3e;1, and each subscript j and o are independently &#x3e;0 and &#x3c;2, with the proviso that j+o=2 in each moiety indicated by subscript c. A method of preparing the silicone-polyether copolymer is also disclosed, and comprises reacting a polyether compound, a chain extending organosilicon compound, and an endcapping organosilicon compound in the presence of a hydrosilylation catalyst. A sealant is also disclosed, the sealant comprising the silicone-polyether copolymer and a condensation-reaction catalyst.

Silicone-polyether copolymer, sealants comprising same, and related methods

Moisture-curable resin compositions include a mixture of one or more polysilylated of ethers and one or more polyether monosilanes. The polyether monosilanes have one hydrolysable silane group per molecule, and the hydrolysable silane group has at least two hydrolysable substituents. The polyether monosilane is an effective plasticizer and viscosity reducer. Despite the presence of the polyether monosilane, the resins compositions cure to form cured sealants having useful tensile and elongation properties.

Single-component moisture curable silane sealant plasticized with hydrolysable polyether monosilanes

An isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer having a particular structure is disclosed. A method of preparing the isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer is also disclosed, the method comprising reacting a polyether compound and an organosilicon compound to give the isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer. A silicone-polyether-urethane copolymer formed therewith, as well as a method of preparing the silicone-polyether-urethane copolymer, are also disclosed. Sealants comprising the isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer and/or the silicone-polyether-urethane copolymer are further disclosed.

Isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer, silicone-polyether-urethane copolymer formed therewith, sealants comprising same, and related methods

A silicone-polyether copolymer has the formula X&#x2014;Y, where X is a silicone moiety having a particular structure and Y is a polyether moiety. An isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer formed therewith is also disclosed. Further, a silicone-polyether-urethane copolymer formed with the isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer is disclosed. Related methods of preparation as well as sealants and cured products thereof are further disclosed.

Silicone-polyether copolymer, isocyanate-functional silicone-polyether copolymer formed therewith, silicone-polyether-urethane copolymer, sealants comprising same, and related methods

A silicone-polyether copolymer has the formula X&#x2014;Y, where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, Y is a linear or branched polyether moiety, and subscript g is on average more than 1. A method of preparing the silicone-polyether copolymer comprising reacting a polyether compound and an organosilicon compound in the presence of a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst. A sealant is also disclosed, the sealant comprising the silicone-polyether copolymer and a condensation-reaction catalyst.

Silicone-polyether copolymer, method of preparing same, and sealant comprising same

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