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Removal of unreacted diisocyanate from polyurethane prepolymers
Assignee: Arch Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1982-04-30
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Granted: 1983-05-24
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Expires: 2002-04-30
Abstract
Abstract Unreacted diisocyanate is removed from a polyurethane prepolymer reaction product mixture by co-distillation of the unreacted diisocyanate with a compound which is at least partially miscible with the prepolymer and which boils at a temperature greater than the boiling point of the diisocyanate. A highly efficient removal rate is achieved in that the concentration of unreacted diisocyanate remaining in the reaction product mixture is generally less than about 0.1 percent, and in many cases less than about 0.05 percent, based on the weight of the prepolymer.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelm J. Schnabel
- 👤 James M. O'Connor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 12:07
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A process for reducing the amount of unreacted diisocyanate in a polyurethane prepolymer reaction product mixture, wherein said prepolymer is prepared by reacting an organic diisocyanate with a polyol and said mixture contains residual unreacted diisocyanate, said process comprising distilling said unreacted diisocyanate from said mixture in the presence of a compound which is at least partially miscible with said prepolymer and which boils at a temperature greater than the boiling point of said diisocyanate and which is unreactive with said diisocyanate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A process for reducing the amount of unreacted diisocyanate in a polyurethane prepolymer reaction product mixture, wherein said prepolymer is prepared by reacting an organic diisocyanate with a polyol and said mixture contains residual unreacted diisocyanate, said process comprising distilling said unreacted diisocyanate from said mixture in the presence of a compound which is at least partially miscible with said prepolymer and which boils at a temperature greater than the boiling point of said diisocyanate and which is unreactive with said diisocyanate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said organic diisocyanate is toluene diisocyanate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene polyol-diethers, aryl alkanes, alkyl esters, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 3, wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of tetraethyleneglycol dimethylether, diphenylmethane, diphenylethane, phthalic acid dimethylester, diethyl pimelate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 4, wherein said compound is employed in a proportion from about 2 to about 8 percent by weight based on the total weight of said prepolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 2, wherein the equivalent NCO/OH ratio employed in forming said prepolymer is from about 2/1 to about 2.5/1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 6, wherein said polyol is a polyether polyol and has a molecular weight from about 500 to about 3,000 and an average functionality from about 2 to about 4.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 7, wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene polyol-diethers, aryl alkanes, alkyl esters, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 8, wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of tetraethyleneglycol dimethylether, diphenylmethane, diphenylethane, phthalic acid dimethylester, diethyl pimelate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said compound is employed in a proportion from about 2 to about 8 percent by weight based on the total weight of said prepolymer.
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