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US4374935A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for the preparation of flexible polyurethane foams employing polyester-polyether polyol mixtures

Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1982-01-04
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Granted: 1983-02-22
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Expires: 2002-01-04
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Abstract

Abstract The invention concerns a process for the preparation of flexible polyurethane foams having good hydrolytic stability, improved damping, with equal or higher levels of other physical properties and with a high absorption capacity. The foams are prepared by reacting organic polyisocyanates and mixtures of (a) liquid polyester polyols, which are produced by the polycondensation of organic dicarboxcylic acid and a polyol mixture which contains 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, and at least one triol, and (b) di- to tetra-functional polyether polyols having molecular weights of 1500 to 6000 in the presence of catalysts and blowing agents as well as optionally chain extenders, auxiliaries, and additives.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter Decker
  • 👤 Ernst Schoen
  • 👤 Herbert Grabhoefer
  • 👤 Peter Weyland

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:41
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/4009; C08G18/4018; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0008; C08G2110/0041; C08G2110/005; C08G2110/0058; C08G2110/0083; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/914

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A process for the preparation of flexible polyurethane foams by reacting organic polyisocyanates, polyhydroxyl compounds and optionally chain extenders in the presence of catalysts and blowing agents as well as auxiliaries wherein the polyhydroxyl compounds consist of mixtures of (a) liquid polyester polyols with hydroxyl numbers of 40 to 80 and molecular weights of 1500 through 5000 which are produced by polycondensation of organic dicarboxylic acids with a polyol mixture which contains based on the overall polyol weight: 10 to 50 weight of 1,4-butanediol, 30 to 60 percent by weight of 1,5-pentanediol, 8 to 35 percent by weight of 1,6-hexanediol, and 2 to 15 percent by weight of at least one triol, and (b) di- to tetra-functional polyether polyols having molecular weights of 1500 to 6000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 126 words
A process for the preparation of flexible polyurethane foams by reacting organic polyisocyanates, polyhydroxyl compounds and optionally chain extenders in the presence of catalysts and blowing agents as well as auxiliaries wherein the polyhydroxyl compounds consist of mixtures of (a) liquid polyester polyols with hydroxyl numbers of 40 to 80 and molecular weights of 1500 through 5000 which are produced by polycondensation of organic dicarboxylic acids with a polyol mixture which contains based on the overall polyol weight: 10 to 50 weight of 1,4-butanediol, 30 to 60 percent by weight of 1,5-pentanediol, 8 to 35 percent by weight of 1,6-hexanediol, and 2 to 15 percent by weight of at least one triol, and (b) di- to tetra-functional polyether polyols having molecular weights of 1500 to 6000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 56 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyhydroxyl compound mixtures consist of (a) 5 to 50 percent by weight, preferably 10 to 20 percent by weight of (a) a liquid polyester polyol, and (b) 95 to 50 percent by weight, preferably 90 to 80 percent by weight, of (b) a di- to tetra-functional poly ether polyol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein tri-methylolpropane and/or glycerine are used as the triols.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein adipic acid is used as the organic dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein di- and/or tri-functional polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polyols having hydroxyl numbers of 28 to 60 are used as the polyether polyols.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 133 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyhydroxyl compounds consist of mixtures containing (a) 10 to 20 percent by weight based on the total weight of components (a) and (b), a liquid polyester polyol having a hydroxyl number of 40 to 80 produced by the polycondensation of organic dicarboxylic acids with a polyol mixture containing the following based on the total weight of the polyhydroxyl compounds: 10 to 50 percent by weight of 1,4-butanediol, 30 to 60 percent by weight of 1,5-pentanediol, 8 to 35 percent by weight of 1,6-hexanediol, and 2 to 15 percent by weight of glycerine and/or trimethylolpropane, and (b) 90 to 80 percent by weight based on the total weight of components (a) and (b), a di- and/or tri-functional polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polyol having a hydroxyl number of 28 to 60.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 124 words
Polyester-polyether polyol mixtures which consist (a) 10 to 20 percent by weight based on the overall weight of components (a) and (b) a liquid polyester-polyol having a hydroxyl number of 40 to 80 produced by polycondensation of adipic acid with a polyol mixture which contains based on the overall weight of the polyester-polyether polyol mixture: 10 to 50 percent by weight of 1,4-butanediol, 30 to 60 percent by weight of 1,5-pentanediol, 8 to 35 percent by weight of 1,6-hexanediol, and 2 to 15 percent by weight of glycerine and/or trimethylolpropane, and (b) 90 to 80 percent by weight based on the overall weight of components (a) and (b) of a glylcerine and/or trimethylolpropane initiated polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triol having a hydroxyl number of 28 to 60.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 124 words
Polyester-polyether polyol mixtures which consist (a) 10 to 20 percent by weight based on the overall weight of components (a) and (b) a liquid polyester-polyol having a hydroxyl number of 40 to 80 produced by polycondensation of adipic acid with a polyol mixture which contains based on the overall weight of the polyester-polyether polyol mixture: 10 to 50 percent by weight of 1,4-butanediol, 30 to 60 percent by weight of 1,5-pentanediol, 8 to 35 percent by weight of 1,6-hexanediol, and 2 to 15 percent by weight of glycerine and/or trimethylolpropane, and (b) 90 to 80 percent by weight based on the overall weight of components (a) and (b) of a glylcerine and/or trimethylolpropane initiated polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triol having a hydroxyl number of 28 to 60.

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