Apparatus for dispersing a gas, for example carbon dioxide, in at least one reactive resin

Abstract

The invention concerns an apparatus () for the dispersion of an expansion gas even in supercritical conditions, e.g. carbon dioxide, in a reactive resin, of the kind in which a reaction chamber having an input () for gas and an input () for resin is provided. Advantageously, the chamber is a dispersion and containment chamber made into a casing () of predetermined high resistance susceptible to sustain high pressure and is divided into two sections () by a head () of a dispersion and mixing cylinder-piston group () in fluid communication between themselves by means of at least one pouring passage () provided with a static mixer (), motor means () being provided for piston () control of said mixing cylinder-piston group (). The invention also concerns a process for the formation of a polyurethane foam starting with the dispersion of carbon dioxide, even supercritical, in a reactive resin in which at least one initial dispersion and mixing controlled phase of the two components is provided in a dispersion and containment chamber under pressure divided into two sections () by a head () of a cylinder-piston mixing group () in fluid communication between themselves by means of at least one pouring passage () provided with a static mixer () and in which adduction, dispersion and mixing occurs under high pressure (at least greater than 75 bar).