Abstract: A single phase B-side polyurethane resin comprised of a polyol and a carbohydrate is disclosed. The resin is useful for the preparation of flame-retardant polyurethane foams, and can be used to prepare such foams on two-component foaming equipment.

Abstract: Homogeneous storable mixtures containing small quantities of salts and having a high mixed hydroxyl number of mixed hydroxyl/amine number are made by mixing (a) a polyoxyalkylene polyol and/or polyolamine and/or polyamine based on an alkyloxirane having a molecular weight of from 400 to 12,000, (b) a low molecular weight polyol which is not completely miscible with (a) and a solution-promoting additive in quantities such that for every 100 parts of (a), from 1 to 200 parts of (b) and from 0.01 to 10 parts of (c) are present. The solution-promoting additives are salts of cations of Groups IA, IIA and IIIA of the Periodic System of Elements or ammonium or mono- to tetra-alkylammonium ions and anions formed by removing at least one proton from an acid having a K.sub.s -value of at least 10.sup.-7. These mixtures are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: Polyurethane foams which may be rendered flame resistant by the addition of flame retardants are produced by reaction between a carbohydrate, a polyisocyanate and water in the presence of a suitable surfactant and polyurethane forming catalyst.

Abstract: A polyurethane foam can be made from waste cellulosic products such as papermill sludge, wood chips, wood particles, sawdust, waste paper or cardboard scraps. The polyurethane foam is made by reacting together a polyisocyanate, a catalyst, and a cellulosic material.

Abstract: A foam-forming organopolysiloxane composition comprising:(A) 100 parts by weight of .alpha.,.omega.dihydroxydiorganopolysiloxane;(B) 0.05-50 parts by weight of a low molecular weight .alpha.,.omega.dihydroxydiorganopolysiloxane;(C) 0.5 to 30 moles Si-H per mole SiOH of (A) and (B) as an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; and(D) 0.1 to 200 ppm of a platinum-containing compound.

Abstract: Completely polymerizing olefinic monomer feed, in contact with a coordination catalyst suitable for olefin polymerization, in a mold having the shape of the article, at conditions under which the polymer is produced as a coherent, useful article in the shape of the interior of the mold, and removing the article from the mold. This method permits the production of polyolefin articles which are difficult or impossible to produce from polyolefin powder or pellets by conventional methods, such as articles of polyolefins of such high molecular weight that the polymer would not be processable by a melt process; articles containing extremely high filler loading; articles containing interconnected reinforcement; and articles from molds which require substantial flows through narrow passages.

Abstract: A foamed, low density, highly extended, polymerized unsaturated polyester resin product which exhibits excellent fire, strength and insulative properties. The product is formed by combining a first component comprised of unsaturated polyester resin syrup, reactive, non-reinforcing, extender material capable of providing a blowing agent nd selected from the group consisting of inorganic carbonate compounds, inorganic bicarbonate compounds and mixtures thereof and, optionally, non-reactive, non-reinforcing extender material with a second component comprised of an aqueous solution of aluminum hydroxie chloride and, optionally, non-reactive, non-reinforcing, extender material. When the two components are combined as a composition mixture, the reactive, non-reinforcing, extender material and the aluminum hydroxie chloride solution react to provide a blowing agent and to form a solid product which chemically binds the water originally present.

Abstract: Flexible polyurethane foams are described which are the product of reaction under foam producing conditions of a combination of (a) an aromatic polyisocyanate; (b) a polyether polyol with the optional use of a minor amount of a cross-linking polyol; (c) antimony oxide; (d) a polyhalogenated aromatic compound; and (e) a hydrated inorganic salt.The foams have flame retardant properties superior to those of the prior art while at the same time having physical properties equal or superior to the prior art materials. Accordingly, the foams of the invention meet very stringent tests for fire retardance required of seat cushioning, mattresses, and like materials in aircraft, institutions such as hospitals, convalescent homes, and the like.

Abstract: A low reactive pressure flame-retardant polyurethane foam made by reacting together a polymeric isocyanate, a polyol, an aqueous solution of a carbohydrate, calcium acid phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, and a flame retardant. A blowing agent may be present.

Abstract: Furan-modified rigid isocyanurate foams are taught herein. The foams herein are prepared by either (1) the in situ polymerization of furfuryl alcohol and/or furfural during the foam formation reaction, or (2) the catalytic condensation of a furfuryl alcohol-blocked organic polyisocyanate.

Abstract: Flame and temperature resistant polyimide foams are prepared by the reaction of an aromatic dianhydride, e.g., pyromellitic dianhydride, with an aromatic polyisocyanate, e.g., polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate (PAPI) in the presence of an inorganic acid and a lower molecular weight alcohol, e.g., dilute sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid and furfuryl alcohol.The exothermic reaction between the acid and the alcohol provides the heat necessary for the other reactants to polymerize without the application of any external heat. Such mixtures, therefore, are ideally suited for in situ foam formation, especially where the application of heat is not practical or possible.

Abstract: Foamed plastics with improved combustion characteristics are produced by condensing an aqueous solution of formaldehyde-urea and/or melamine precondensates with polyisocyanates and optionally a polyol in the presence of an acid catalyst, being present in an amount of 1 part by weight per at least 20 parts by weight of precondensate, whereby this catalyst is added to the isocyanate before mixing with the precondensate or to the mixture of isocyanate and precondensate, but separately from the precondensate.

Abstract: Polyester foam is formed by simultaneously cross-linking an unsaturated polyester resin and generating carbon dioxide as a blowing agent. The foam-forming components are divided into two equal volume parts which are metered together to effect the simultaneous reactions and form the foam. Apparatus is described for effecting the foam-forming method.

Abstract: A low reactive pressure flame-retardant polyurethane foam made by reacting together a polymeric isocyanate, a polyol, an aqueous solution of a carbohydrate, calcium acid phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, and a flame retardant. A blowing agent may be present.