Sprayed polyurethane foams employing reactive amines to improve the foam surface
AssigneeTexaco Inc.
InventorKenneth G. McDaniel
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Abstract
A polyurethane foam formulation for use primarily in sprayed applications has been discovered which provides a smoother than average foam surface. The formulation includes the addition of a primary or secondary mono or polyamine having a hydrogen functionality of two or greater. The compressive strengths of the resultant foams are equivalent to or greater than equivalent formulations without the amines, even though the amines also reduce fluorocarbon loss yielding lower density foams.
Claims6
A rigid polyurethane foam formulation suitable for spray application comprising
- a. a polyether or polyester polyol,
- b. an organic polyisocyanate,
- c. a halocarbon blowing agent,
- d. a catalytic amount of a urethane catalyst and
- e. 1 to 4 weight percent of an alkanolamine surface-improving additive where the alkanolamine additive is diethanolamine.
A rigid polyurethane foam formulation suitable for spray application comprising
- a. a polyether or polyester polyol,
- b. an organic polyisocyanate,
- c. a halocarbon blowing agent,
- d. a catalytic amount of a urethane catalyst and
- e. 1 to 4 weight percent of an alkanolamine surface-improving additive where the alkanolamine additive is 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol.
A cured rigid polyurethane foam having a smooth surface being produced by the process of spraying a polyurethane foam formulation comprising
- a. a polyether or polyester polyol,
- b. an organic polyisocyanate,
- c. a halocarbon blowing agent,
- d. a catalytic amount of a urethane catalyst and
- e. 1 to 4 weight percent of an alkanolamine surface-improving additive being selected from the group of alkanolamines consisting of 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol and diethanolamine.
An improved method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam having a smooth surface comprising spraying a polyurethane foam formulation comprising
- a. a polyether or polyester polyol,
- b. an organic polyisocyanate,
- c. a halocarbon blowing agent,
- d. a catalytic amount of a urethane catalyst and
- e. the improvement comprising the inclusion of 1 to 4 weight percent of an alkanolamine surface-improving additive being selected from the group of alkanolamines consisting of 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol and diethanolamine.
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