Abstract: A system for drying structures including an enclosed housing with a plurality of outlet openings, a plurality of flexible outlet hoses each connected to a respective outlet opening, and a vacuum motor engaged with the housing such that an outlet of the vacuum motor is exhausted into an interior of the housing so as to pressurize the interior of the housing such that compressed air is directed through the plurality of outlet hoses. Also a method of drying an interior of a structure, including placing a pressurized drying system adjacent a region of a structure, forming a plurality of openings in surfaces of the structure where the surfaces define enclosed spaces, inserting distal ends of outlet hoses of the pressurized drying system into respective openings of the surfaces of the structure, and engaging the pressurized drying system so as to generate a flow of pressurized air and to direct the pressurized air into the enclosed spaces.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: In a process for producing polyurethane foam by allowing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanate component and at least one polyfunctional active hydrogen component to react, a compound selected from the group consisting of oxynitrate salts of metals of Group IV B of the Mendeleef periodic table, is employed as a cell opening additive. Such oxynitrate salts are also effective to modify tin tolerance of urethane formulations. The oxynitrate compounds are effective in both free rise and molded foam processes. Cell opening is accomplished, for instance, by reacting toluene diisocyanate with a polypropoxy/polyethoxy polyol in the presence of an oxynitrate salt of a Group IV B metal, such as zirconium oxynitrate, to form a foam having more open cells than a similar foam without oxynitrate.

Abstract: An antistatic additive for polymers, particularly polyurethanes is disclosed comprising an ionizable metal salt and an enhancer comprising a non-ionizable salt or ester of an organic acid.

Abstract: An antistatic agent for polymers, particularly polyurethanes is disclosed comprising an ionizable metal salt and an enhancer comprising a phosphate ester.