Abstract: A two-component on-site foam system for producing an intumescing fire protection foam is described with a density of less than 200 kg/m3 and an increased fire resistance endurance, with a polyol component (A), which contains at least one polyol, one catalyst for the reaction between the polyol and the polyisocyanate, water or a blowing agent based on a compressed or liquefied gas as foam-forming agent and at least one intumescing material based on an acid-forming agent, a carbon-supplying compound and a gas-forming agent, and a polyisocyanate component (B), which contains at least one polyisocyanate, wherein the polyol component (A) contains at least one polyester polyol, at least one aminopolyol, at least one halogen-containing polyol, at least one acid-forming agent, expanding graphite and at least one ash crust stabilizer, the quantitative ratios of the polyols to the polyisocyanate or polyisocyanates being matched so that, when the polyol component (A) is mixed with the polyisocyanate component (B) as spe

Abstract: Polyurethane foam products with controlled release of agents and additives, if any, are formed from the reaction products of an aqueous formulation of a limited quantity of superabsorbent polymer, an agent or agents from the group of detergents, abrasives, waxes, polishes, drugs, cosmetics, biologicals, volatiles, odor absorbing and controlling compositions and water soluble chemicals, optionally selective additives, and water with a predetermined ratio of hydrophilic urethane prepolymer to provide a polymerizing mixture. The agents and additives, if any, are incorporated directly into the matrix of the formed foam product to increase the number of times that the formed foam products can be used. The products and methods include a formed foam product with an abrasive material uniformly dispersed therein and/or formed on at least one exterior face of the products. Sized granular formed foam product can be comminuted to provide filters materials and animal litter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to low impact resilience polyurethane form that has excellent deodorization property, hygroscopicity and contained carbon powder does not fall because the carbon powder of wide scope grading is dispersed and maintained in low impact resilience polyurethane form, and suitable producing of this low impact resilience polyurethane form; producing of low impact resilience polyurethane form that low impact resilience polyurethane form that carbon powder is dispersed and maintained, isocyanate ingredient and polyol ingredient that carbon powder which has over 1 &mgr;m particle diameter is dispersed previously are molded after blended, heated and foamed, and producing of low impact resilience polyurethane form that isocyanate ingredient, polyol ingredient and carbon powder which has 0.01˜1 &mgr;m particle diameter are molded after blended simultaneously, heated and foamed.

Abstract: Rigid polyurethane foams that can be produced at component volumes ratios of less than 4:1 are prepared from an isocyanate component that contains certain polyfunctional (meth)acrylate compounds. These isocyanate components are mixed with a polyol component to produce rigid foams. The foams are particularly suitable for foam-in-place applications, such as for reinforcing structural members of automobiles.

Abstract: The present photosensitive resin composition 2 comprises a polyamic acid resin 4, a photosensitive agent, a dispersible compound 3 dispersible in the polyamic acid resin 4, and a solvent. The porous resin is obtained by removing the solvent from the photosensitive resin composition 2 to form a composition in which the dispersible compound 3 is dispersed in the polyamic acid resin 4, removing the dispersible compound to make the composition porous, and curing the porous photosensitive resin composition. The porous resin enables forming a fine circuit pattern and has a low dielectric constant and, when used as an insulating layer of a circuit board, brings about improved high frequency characteristics.

Abstract: Polyurethane foams are prepared by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups, by a process in which the polyisocyanates a) are aliphatic di- or polyisocyanates and the compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups b) contain at least one acrylate polyol.

Abstract: There are disclosed: (1) a container comprising a foamed olefin resin, wherein weight W (g) and content volume V (ml) of the container satisfy the following expression (1): W(g)/V(ml)≦0.055  (1), and (2) a process for producing the container by a blow molding method.

Abstract: This invention provides azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and water that are environmentally desirable for use as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, metered dose inhalers, blowing agents for polymer foam, heat transfer media, and gaseous dielectrics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a cross-linked expanded safety support having a cellular structure comprising closed cells. The process involves kneading by thermomechanical working a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer having a molar ratio of diene units (defined as units resulting from dienes) of less than 15%, water in an amount of from 3 to 6 phr (phr=parts by weight per 100 parts elastomer), a blowing agent, such as azobisformamide, that provides for formation of the cellular structure and a vulcanization system. The rubber composition so prepared is then formed, e.g. by injection or extrusion, into cross-linkable blank, which is then cured in a mold and then demolded. The demolded blank is then expanded by decomposition of the blowing agent and vulcanized to produce the cross-linked expanded elastomeric support.

Abstract: This relates variously to techniques for comminuting polymeric foams, to techniques for preparing polymeric foams containing that comminuted foam, and to the resulting comminuted foam powder and polymeric foams. The procedures may be used on foams containing production contaminants such as polyolefins, paper, and foam skins and on other foams containing consumer contaminants such as wood, metal, leather, etc. The comminuted foam powder, with or without contaminants, preferably is screened or sifted to obtain a foam powder having a particle size of about 2 mm or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a polyether polyol by polyaddition of an alkylene oxide onto a starter compound containing active hydrogen atoms conducted in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst comprising conducting a reaction mixture at least once through a zone which has an energy density of at least 5×106 J/m3, wherein the dwell time of the reaction mixture in this zone is at least 10−6 seconds per pass.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing polyester polyol that can provide a simple process to produce extensively improved production efficiencies and also produce the polyester polyol of stable in quality, an apparatus for producing the polyester polyol produced by the method, a polyester polyol produced by the method, and a polyurethane foam obtained by use of the polyester polyol produced by the method, polyethylene terephthalate and raw polyol are allowed to react in a reaction vessel to produce polyester polyol and also ethylene glycol which is a by-product of the reaction is distilled off and the distillate is modified in a modifying vessel so that it can have a predetermined hydroxyl value and then is fed to the reaction vessel again as the raw glycol, to thereby produce the polyester polyol.

Abstract: A process for preparing a polyurethane foam, especially according to the one-shot foaming process the quasi-prepolymer process and the prepolymer process, by reactions between a polyisocyanate and an active hydrogen-containing component including water and an organic polyol wherein said reactions are conducted in the presence of a reaction product formed by reaction between a tertiary amnine and an aryloxy substituted carboxylic acid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rigid polyurethane foam material, a method of manufacturing a refrigerator using the material, and a refrigerator manufactured by the same method. The method includes recovering highly purified rigid polyurethane foam from a scrapped refrigerator, and decomposing the rigid polyurethane foam for recycling. The method includes steps of: shredding a scrapped refrigerator containing rigid polyurethane foam in order to separate rigid polyurethane foam lumps; grinding the rigid polyurethane foam lumps into a rigid polyurethane foam powder; liquefying the rigid polyurethane foam powder by either aminolysis reaction or glycolysis reaction; reacting thus obtained liquefied rigid polyurethane foam powder and supercritical/sub-critical water in order to decompose the rigid polyurethane foam powder into a crude material; and fractionating the crude material to obtain a raw material of rigid polyurethane foam.

Abstract: The present invention is a polyurethane foam comprising the reaction product of a first reactant comprised of a polyisocyanate having an average isocyanate functionality of at least 2 and a second reactant comprised of a low molecular weight compound that has at least two to, at most, three groups containing an active hydrogen and water, wherein the reaction product is formed essentially in the absence of a cross-linking polyol and the polyurethane foam is substantially rigid. The invention is also a method of forming the polyurethane foam by contacting the first and second reactant for a time and temperature sufficient to form the foam.

Abstract: Highly resilient polyurethane foams are prepared by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups, by a process in which a mixture containing, based in each case on the weight of the mixture, b1) from 5 to 75% by weight of at least one polymer polyol and b2) from 25 to 95% by weight of a mixture containing, based in each case on the weight of the mixture b2), b2i) from 70 to 98% by weight of at least one polyether alcohol having a molecular weight of from 3 500 to 6 500 g/mol, a functionality of less than or equal to 3 and an ethylene oxide content of from 8 to 20% by weight, based on the weight of the polyether alcohol, and b2ii) from 2 to 30% by weight of at least one polyether alcohol having a molecular weight of from greater than 4 000 to 7 000 g/mol, a functionality of from 4 to 8 and an ethylene oxide content of from 5 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the polyether alcohol, is used as compounds b) having two hydrogen atom

Abstract: A polyurethane foam or elastomer comprises an organic polyisocyanate component, an active hydrogen-containing component reactive with the polyisocyanate component, wherein the viscosity of this component is less than about 500 cP at room temperature, a catalyst component, a surfactant, and a flame retarding composition. The components may be low VOC. A preferred flame retarding composition comprises an antimony-based compound, a halogenated, active hydrogen-containing component reactive with the polyisocyanate component, and a halogenated flame-retarding agent. Such polyurethanes are useful as gaskets, seals, padding, in automotive applications, and the like.

Abstract: A process for producing a flexible polyurethane foam satisfying low resilience, high vibration absorption and high durability, is presented. A mixture comprising from 95 to 50 mass % of a polyoxyalkylene polyol produced by means of an alkali metal catalyst and from 5 to 50 mass % of a polyoxyalkylene polyol produced by means of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst, is reacted with a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a catalyst and a blowing agent, to produce a flexible polyurethane foam having a resonance frequency of at most 3.7 Hz, a resonance ratio of at most 3.5 and an impact resilience of at most 70%.

Abstract: Silicone surfactants for use in inert gas blown polyurethane foams comprise low to moderate molecular weight comb-type flame-retardant silicone copolymers possessing no high ethylene oxide content branches. The silicone surfactants yield Dissolved Gas Technology foams having improved consistency as compared to other surfactant compositions.

Abstract: Rigid, closed-cell polyurethane foams are produced by a RIM process by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive mixture in which a significant amount of a bio-based polyol is present. The foams produced by this process are characterized by improved heat sag and heat distortion temperature.