Polyurethane elastomers exhibiting improved demold, green strength, and water absorption, and haze-free polyols suitable for their preparation
US5792829A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S521/914
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Polyurethane elastomers exhibiting improved green strength while maintaining short demold times are prepared from ultra-low unsaturation polyoxypropylene polyols containing up to 20 weight percent internal random oxyethylene moieties. The elastomers adsorb less than 10 weight percent water at 0.degree. C. The internal polyoxyethylene moiety-containing polyoxypropylene polyols may be used to prepare ultra-low unsaturation polyoxyethylene capped polyols which are haze-free and which may be used to prepare haze-free 4,4'-MDI prepolymers. Multidisperse blends of monodisperse internal oxyethylene moiety-containing polyoxypropylene polyols of ultra-low unsaturation provide yet further improvements in elastomer processing.
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