Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a reactive amine catalyst, in particular diethylaminoethoxyethanol and/or diethylethanolamine, in aqueous or organic solutions for producing flexible polyurethane foams having an increased recatalysis stability, and also a catalyst combination containing at least one reactive amine catalyst which can be used according to the invention; and at least one organic potassium, tin, bismuth and/or zinc compound; and/or at least one tertiary amine selected from the group consisting of triethylenediamine, triethylamine and/or silamorpholine; and/or at least one acid-blocked derivative of a tertiary amine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleating agent for the production of polyurethane foam comprising nanoparticles, a polyurethane foam comprising nanoparticles, the use of the nucleating agent for producing the polyurethane foam, a method of controlling the cell structure using the nucleating agent, a process for producing the polyurethane foam and a system for carrying out the process comprising separate individual components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polyurethane foams (PUR foams) which uses reactive amines of the formula where n is 1 to 4, R1 and R2 are —(CH2—CH2—O)xH, —(CH2—CH(CH3)—O)xH, or —((CH2—CH(CH2—CH3)—O)xH, and x is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, with the proviso that, at least one of the indices in the molecule is greater than 0, in combination with metal salts.

Abstract: The invention relates to the combined use of metal salts of ricinoleic acid with reactive amines in the preparation of polyurethane foams (PUR foams) and of their solutions in aqueous or organic solvents in the preparation of polyurethane foams in combination with reactive amines.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of metal salts of ricinoleic acid or solutions thereof in water or in organic solvents in producing polyurethane foams.

Abstract: In a process of the preparation of flexible polyester urethane foams by reacting polyester polyols having at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule with at least difunctional polyisocyanates in the presence of water, optionally of physical blowing agents, catalysts, stabilizers and optionally of other conventional additives, the following two components are added for catalysis in the form of a mixture to the reaction formulation in the amounts given (which are based on the polyester polyol):(a) 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent of N,N'-dimethylpiperazine,(b) 0.05 to 0.5 weight percent of a polysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer of the general formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a polyoxyalkylene radical of the general formula--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 O(C.sub.m H.sub.2m O).sub.n R.sup.2in whichR.sup.2 is an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms;m=2 or 3, the average value of m being 2 to 2.5:n=a whole number corresponding to a molecular weight for the R.sup.