Teroson Gmbh

W. R. Grace Co.

Grace Service Chemicals Gmbh

Wolfgang Fischer

William Krug

Gerhard Schuster

Thomas Hattich

Herbert Wagner

Winfried R Kohler

A process for producing polyurethane foam articles is described, in which the article is produced in the conventional manner by foaming in a mould and a release agent is applied to the mould surface prior to filling with the foam-producing components. According to the invention, a solvent-free, aqueous release agent is used in combination with one or more alkali metal and/or ammonium salts of higher fatty acids and one or more higher alcohols and the combination is applied in the hot state, preferably at a temperature of at least 75.degree. C. to the mould surface. In addition, an additive is described, which is suitable for performing the process according to the invention and contains one or more alkali metal and/or ammonium salts of higher fatty acids, one or more higher alcohols and otherwise water. The process according to the invention has the advantage that it not only avoids the use of environmentally prejudicial organic solvents, but also leads to excellent release agent films, from which the water is very largely evaporated within a very short time and namely within the very short cycle times of modern foam plants.

Process for producing articles made from polyurethane foam and additive

Process for molding and vulcanizing tires and other rubber articles, in which in a press with the aid of a bladder negative shapes are pressed into the tire blank under high pressure and vulcanization is performed, the surface of the bladder having applied thereon a solvent which swells the surface, the swollen bladder being provided with a cross-linked, hardened, tightly adhering, elastic release agent film bonded to the bladder by chemical interactions before carrying out molding and vulcanization to prevent sticking of the molded and vulcanized tire to the bladder, the film comprising more than one thin coating each of which is produced by coating the bladder with an organic solvent solution comprising a mixture of a silicon release agent and a moisture or heat curable silicone rubber and curing the coated mixture through exposure to moisture or heat, and conducting at least 300 molding and vulcanizing cycles without recoating the bladder with the release agent film.

Process for molding and vulcanizing tires and other rubber articles

A process for producing molded articles, especially molded polyurethane foam articles, wherein the mold is treated with an aqueous release agent or a concentrate of one or more release-active substances in organic solvent. The release agent is preheated, e.g. by an atomizer supplied with hot pressurized air, prior to being applied to the mold. The process enables the efficient use of water-base release agents and thus reduces the emission of harmful organic solvents into the atmosphere.

Process for producing molded articles

A release agent is described, which is suitable for the production of polyurethane foam articles in molds. It is an aqueous emulsion or dispersion of per se known release-effective substances as well as optionally conventional additives, having a water content of at least 60% by weight and preferably 85 to 96% by weight, the water being masked through the effect of lyotropic mesomorphism. Masking and immobilizing the water molecules avoids that the water molecules have a prejudicial effect of the polyol/isocyanate reaction, and is preferably achieved by the combined use of release-effective substances and suitable masking aids. As suitable masking aids especially fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers and ethoxylated fatty alcohols are proposed. The polyurethane articles obtained while using the above described release agent fulfil the standard quality requirements without any of the disadvantageous effects on the environment such as occur with conventional release agents.

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Morlenbach, Germany

Wolfgang Fischer