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Lightweight flexible inide foam and method of producing same

US4990543A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 1989
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G2110/0058
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described is a lightweight open-cell flexible foam having a density no greater than about 6 pounds per cubic foot, preferably less than 1.0 pound per cubic foot (pcf) comprising the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and a mixture of difunctional acids, acid anhydrides, and difunctional anhydrides in the presence of a tertiary amine triazine catalyst, which reactants during the manufacturing process generate carbon dioxide, wherein the ratio of imide groups in the final product is greater than 1.

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