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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2016
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Miguel A. Prieto Goubert, Richterswill, CH;
Adrian J. Birch, Kempraten-Jona, CH;
Luis G. Zalamea, Richterswill, CH;
Hans Kramer, Kempraten-Jona, CH;
Dow Global Technologies, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of reducing the number or size of voids in a polyurethane comprises reacting the formulation components in a container having an inner surface, or having a liner that has an inner surface, that has been modified to reduce the shear forces that normally accompany introduction of such components into a container. This is done by modifying the inner container's or container liner's surface by profiling and/or engraving it, or by including as a liner a mesh. The profiling and/or engraving or mesh serves to alter the formulation's flow dynamics such that the polyurethane has fewer and/or smaller voids, i.e., has a more uniform density, than polyurethanes formed without the modification.