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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Asad S. Ali, Troy, MI (US);
Paul Fielding, Farwell, MI (US);
Virgil Kowalski, Southfield, MI (US);
Matthew Phillips, Farwell, MI (US);
Zhijie Zhang, Southfield, MI (US);
Robert D. Dawe, Sarnia, CA;
Calton B. Spivey, Midland, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A composition for forming polyurethane foams is provided using epoxidized triglycerides with unopened rings. The composition further includes a polyol, a blowing agent, and a catalyst that catalyzes the reaction of polyols with isocyanates to form polyurethanes. The polyol is a polyoxyalklylene and the epoxidized triglyceride is an epoxidized soybean oil. A method for forming polyurethane foam using the aforementioned composition is also provided.