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AssigneeEvonik Operations GmbH
InventorsJuan Jesus Burdeniuc, Torsten Panitzsch, Kai Xi, Renee Jo Keller
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Tertiary amine catalysts having isocyanate reactive groups that are capable of forming thermally stable covalent bonds able to withstand temperatures up to 120° C. are disclosed. These catalyst can be used to produce polyurethane foam having the following desirable characteristics: a) very low chemical emissions over a wide range of environmental conditions and isocyanate indexes (e.g., indexes as low as 65 but higher than 60) while meeting all physical property requirements; b) sufficient hydrolytic stability to maintain the catalyst covalently bound to foam without leaching of tertiary amine catalyst when foam is exposed to water or aqueous solutions even at temperatures higher than ambient (temperature range 25° C. to 90° C.); and c) stable contact interface between the polyurethane polymer and other polymers (for example polycarbonate) with minimal migration of tertiary amine catalyst from polyurethane polymer to other polymers yielding no noticeable polymer deterioration at the point of contact even under conditions of heat and humidity.
A method for making an open cell flexible polyurethane foam comprising contacting a polyol component comprising at least one polyol and at least one copolymer polyol, and at least one isocyanate in the presence of at least one gelling catalyst and at least one blowing catalyst, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of at least one cell stabilizer, at least one blowing agent, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one chain extender, at least one pigment, at least one filler, at least one flame retardant, at least one transition metal catalyst, at least one alkali carboxylate salt, at least one alkali earth carboxylate salt, or any combination thereof;
A method for making an open cell flexible polyurethane foam comprising (i) combining a polyol component comprising at least one polyol and at least one copolymer polyol, at least one gelling catalyst, at least one blowing catalyst and at least one component selected from the group consisting of at least one cell stabilizer, at least one blowing agent, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one chain extender, at least one pigment, at least one filler, at least one flame retardant, at least one transition metal catalyst, at least one alkali carboxylate salt, at least one alkali earth carboxylate salt, or any combination thereof, to form a mixture, and (ii) reacting the mixture with at least one isocyanate, wherein all gelling catalysts used in the method are selected from the group consisting of N,N-bis(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-[3-aminopropyl-N′,N′-bis(2-hydroxypropyl]amine, N,N-bis(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-[3-aminopropyl-N′,N′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl]amine, or a combination thereof;
A method for making an open cell flexible polyurethane foam comprising contacting at least one polyol and at least one isocyanate in the presence of at least one gelling catalyst, at least one blowing catalyst, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of at least one cell stabilizer, at least one blowing agent, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one chain extender, at least one pigment, at least one filler, at least one flame retardant, at least one transition metal catalyst, at least one alkali carboxylate salt, at least one alkali earth carboxylate salt, or any combination thereof;
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