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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1998
Thirumurti Narayan, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
David J. Lovell, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Alejandro Shimazaki, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
BASF Corporation, Mt. Olive, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a liquid polyisocyanate prepolymer composition which is a result of combining about 50.0 to 90.0 percent by weight of an isocyanate blend (a.) having 55.0 to 75.0 weight percent 4,4′-MDI, 17.0 to 27.0 weight percent 2,4′-MDI, 1.0 to 10.0 weight percent 3-ring MDI oligomer, and 1.0 to 15.0 weight percent n-ring MDI oligomer (n greater than 3); about 5.0 to 30.0 weight percent of a polyhydroxy containing polyol (b.) having a molecular weight of from 700 to about 6,000; and about 15.0 to 75.0 weight percent of a toluene diisocyanate (c.). The resulting isocyanate prepolymer composition has a free NCO content of from about 30.0 to 45.0 weight percent and particularly desirable flow characteristics. The invention further provides a method of making an isocyanate prepolymer composition, a process of making a polyurethane foam utilizing the isocyanate prepolymer composition of the invention, and polyurethane foams produced by the disclosed process.