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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2009
Ashoke K. Sengupta, Strongsville, OH (US);
Vincent J. Losacco, St. Charles, IL (US);
Jerald W. Darlington, Jr., Marengo, IL (US);
Ashoke K. SenGupta, Strongsville, OH (US);
Vincent J. Losacco, St. Charles, IL (US);
Jerald W. Darlington, Jr., Marengo, IL (US);
Amcol International Corp., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Abstract
Described herein, in the preferred embodiment, is a leonardite-based polyurethane resin binder that may be used, among other applications, as a binder in combination with foundry aggregate, e.g., sand, for molding or casting metal parts. The binders described herein comprise a humic substance, preferably leonardite, combined with a polymerizable polyol, an isocyanate, and a polymerization catalyst to make a polyurethane resin binder in situ in a foundry aggregate, such as sand. The lignite is mixed with the polymerizable polyol, thickening and dispersing agents as additives to improve the suspension quality and binder performance of the lignite-containing part of the binder components.