Abstract: Elastomers exhibiting decreased demold times and improved green strength are prepared by reacting a di- or polyisocyanate with a monodisperse polyoxypropylene diol having ultra-low unsaturation, and preferably prepared by the double metal cyanide.t-butyl alcohol catalyzed polymerization of propylene oxide. Further improved demold times and elevated elastomer physical properties are made possible by the use of multidisperse polyoxyalkylene polyether polyol blends having an overall unsaturation of less than 0.010 meq/g and a polydispersity of about 1.4 or greater.

Abstract: Polyurethane elastomers of improved elongation, tensile strength and other physical properties are prepared from a polyol component containing a crystallizable polyol and from 5 to 35 equivalent percent of a low monol polyoxypropylene polyol by one-shot, quasiprepolymer, and preferably, by prepolymer techniques involving chain extension with an aliphatic diol or aromatic amine.

Abstract: Aqueous polyurethane dispersions prepared from chain extended polyurethane prepolymers which are the reaction product of a di- or polyisocyanate, a polyol component containing, in major part, a polyoxypropylene diol having an unsaturation of 0.020 meq/g or less, and a reactive dispersing aid, are suitable for preparing polyurethane films with greater softness and elasticity than similar films prepared from PTMEG, and greater tensile strength and elasticity than polyoxypropylene diols having conventional levels of unsaturation.

Abstract: The addition of minor quantities of a hydroxyl-functional polyoxyalkylene monol to a PTMEG-derived isocyanate-terminated prepolymer during prepolymer preparation enables the preparation of glycol extended polyurethane elastomers which exhibit improved physical properties, particularly elongation, tensile strength, and tear strength, without significantly affecting elastomer hardness.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel isocyanate-terminated prepolymers of carboxylic acid grafted polyethers, salts of these prepolymers and fully reacted polymers formed therefrom. More specifically, the present invention relates to reacting an ethylenically unsaturated mono-carboxylic acid with a polyether in the presence of a free radical initiator to form a graft copolymer. Acid-containing isocyanate-terminated prepolymers can then be formed by reacting the graft copolymer with an isocyanate. Salt-containing isocyanate-terminated prepolymers are prepared through the reaction between the acid-containing prepolymer and a base. Finally, polymers are formed by curing either of these isocyanate-terminated prepolymers with an isocyanate reactive material.

Abstract: N-(polyoxyalkyl)-N-(alkyl)amines are reacted with isocyanates and chain extenders to form polyureas and/or polyurethane-urea elastomers.