A storage stable polyol premix compositions, methods of forming such compositions, foamable compositions using the premix compositions, and methods of preparing foams containing the premix compositions, and foams made using the premix composition comprising a polyol component comprising at least 10 wt % of a cashew nutshell liquid based polyol based on a total weight of the polyol component, a tertiary amine catalyst, a silicone surfactant, and a blowing agent comprising a hydrohaloolefin are disclosed.

The present technology provides a method of manufacturing a rigid polyurethane foam having a low thermal conductivity from a foam composition comprising a polyol, an isocyanate, a polyurethane catalyst, a surfactant, water, a modified phenolic resin, optionally a physical blowing agent, and optionally a fire retardant.

A process for making a polyurethane foam, comprising combining, at an isocyanate index of at most 120: (a) a polyol component comprising (i) from 10 to 70 parts by weight of a first polyol having a number average molecular weight of 2000 to 12000 Dalton, and a functionality of 2 to 6; and (ii) from 90 to 30 parts by weight of a second polyol having a number average molecular weight of 300 to 1500 Dalton, a functionality of 2 to 6, and a hydroxyl value of 100 to 600 mg KOH/g; (b) an amine catalyst consisting of: (i) from 0.2 to 0.6 pphp of triethylenediamine, and optionally from 0.05 to 0.20 pphp bis(dimethylaminoethyl)ether; or (ii) an amount of one or more tertiary amines having a catalytic gelling and/or blowing activity equivalent to (i); and (c) foam-forming reactants comprising an aromatic polyisocyanate, to obtain the foam.

The flame-retardant urethane resin composition contains a polyisocyanate compound, a polyol compound, a trimerization catalyst, a blowing agent, and an additive, wherein the additives include red phosphorus and a filler, and the filler has an aspect ratio of 5 to 50, an average particle diameter of 0.1 μm or larger, but smaller than 15 μm, and a melting point of 750° C. or higher.

The present invention discloses a viscoelastic sound-absorbing polyurethane foam and a method for preparing the same, the foam being prepared by reacting a polyisocyanate composition and an isocyanate reactive component. The isocyanate reactive component comprises, based on the weight of mixed polyethers, 30-80 wt % of (bii) a copolyol of epoxypropane-epoxyethane, or a conjugate thereof, wherein the content of oxy-ethylidene unit is 5-35 wt %; 2-20 wt % of (biii) a copolyol of epoxypropane-epoxyethane, or a conjugate thereof, wherein the content of oxy-ethylidene unit is 70-100 wt %; and 20-70 wt % of (biv) a copolyol of epoxypropane-epoxyethane, or a conjugate thereof, wherein the content of oxy-ethylidene unit is 0-20 wt %. The sound-absorbing foam of the present invention has a ball rebound rate of 15-30% and good sound absorption performance.

To provide an amine catalyst for curing a polyisocyanate which can satisfy both initial moldability before a thermal compression step and high reactivity at the time of thermal compression molding, and an adhesive composition containing it. A catalyst comprising an amine compound (1) represented by the formula (1) and an amine compound (2) represented by the formula (2) is used as an amine catalyst for curing a polyisocyanate compound. ##STR00001##
wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 which are independent of each other, is a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbon group, and R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbon group having a hydroxy group or an amino group; ##STR00002##
wherein each of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 which are independent of each other, is a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbon group, R.sup.6 is a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbon group or a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbon group having a hydroxy group or an amino group, R.sup.7 is a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbon group having a hydroxy group or an amino group, and m is an integer of from 2 to 6.

Tertiary amine catalysts having isocyanate reactive groups capable of forming thermally stable covalent bonds able to withstand temperatures from 120° C. and higher and up to 250° 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); 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.

Embodiments herein are related to hydrophilic open cell foams. In an embodiment, an article is included having an open cell foam structure. The open cell foam structure can include a hydrophilic polyurethane polymer comprising a reaction product of a polyol and/or polyamine component and an isocyanate, the polyol and/or polyamine component comprising a mixture of functionalized and non-functionalized polyols and/or polyamines in a ratio by weight of about 5:95 to about 95:5 of functionalized to non-functionalized.

A reaction system, such as for forming a rigid polyurethane foam, includes a flame retardant polyol that is a brominated reaction product of a cardanol component, a bromine component, and an additive component. The cardanol component includes at least 80 wt % of cardanol, based on the total weight of the cardanol component, and the bromine component including at least 80 wt % of bromine, based on the total weight of the bromine component.

Methods for recovering monomers from polymers, such as polyurethanes (including thermoset polyurethanes) include heating the polymer to depolymerize the polymer and release the monomer. The monomer may be directly recovered. The polymer may include a poly(β-methyl-δ-valerolactone) (PMVL) block and the monomer recovered may be β-methyl-δ-valerolactone (MVL).