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Permanent gas blown microcellular polyurethane elastomers

US6022903A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1998
Grant dateFeb 8, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2375/04
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Microcellular polyurethane elastomers having sharply reduced or virtually no urea linkages may be prepared without resort to organic physical blowing agents by frothing a frothable mixture containing isocyanate reactive polyols and chain extenders, and a frothable isocyanate component. The isocyanate component is derived by reacting a stoichiometric excess of a di- or polyisocyanate with a polyol component containing an ultra-low unsaturation polyol. The froth-produced elastomers surprisingly exhibit greatly improved tear strengths, compression set, and other physical properties as compared to all water-blown microcellular elastomers of the same density.

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