The invention relates to: composite elements comprising a thermoplastic material and a polyurethane adhering to said thermoplastic material; a method for producing same; and the use thereof.

The invention relates to novel urethane or carbamate compounds which can act as a catalyst for the reaction of at least one isocyanate compound with at least one isocyanate-reactive compound, in particular for the manufacture of polyisocyanate polyaddition products, such as polyurethanes, in particular, for the manufacture of polyurethane (PU) foams, where they exhibit superior blowing performance.

A tertiary amine compound is shown and described herein. The tertiary amine is a reaction product of an isocyanate and a compound bearing an active hydrogen and a bicyclic tertiary amine in its molecule. The tertiary amine compounds have been found to be suitable as catalysts for producing polyurethanes. Also shown and described are processes employing the tertiary amine compounds in a reaction of an isocyanate and an alcohol in the presence of the tertiary amine compounds. Further, also shown and described is a method for making the tertiary amine.

A polyester polyol comprising at least one esterified unit of formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein L is a difunctional aliphatic group having from two to six carbon atoms and R is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group.

A composition capable of substituting the use of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP, comprising polyether polyol A having a hydroxyl value of 100-1000 mgKOH/g and a functionality of 4-8, and a polymer polyol having a hydroxyl value of 12-100 mgKOH/g, a functionality of 2-4, and a solid content of 4-45%, the branches thereof not containing polystyrene units. The polyurethane foam produced using the present composition to substitute the use of traditional styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP avoids the problem of styrene volatilisation due to the absence of styrene, and the produced polyurethane foam also maintains equivalent or even superior physical properties compared to the polyurethane foam made from styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP in the prior art; thus, the present compound is fully capable of substituting traditional styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP for the production of environmentally friendly, high rebound, and block-shaped soft polyurethane foam materials.

Polyol premixes and thermally insulating rigid polyurethane foams, such as those that can be used as a thermal insulation medium in the construction of refrigerated storage devices, are disclosed. A polymer polyol having a OH number of greater than 260 mg KOH/g is utilized. The resulting polyurethane foams can exhibit improved thermal insulation properties without sacrificing other important physical and processing properties.

This invention relates to improved flexible foams prepared from polymer polyols and to a process for preparing these improved flexible foams.

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.

A method of forming a flame resistant flexible polyurethane foam that has a V-0 rating, according to Underwriters Laboratories Standard 94 Flammability Test, includes forming a reaction mixture that has an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component, and the isocyanate-reactive component includes a polyol component. The isocyanate component includes at least 30 wt % of a biuret modified aromatic diisocyanate, based on a total weight of the isocyanate component, and an isocyanate index of the reaction mixture is less than 100. The polyol component includes at least 5 wt % of a filled polyether polyol and at least 65 wt % of one or more other polyols that are different from the filled polyether polyol, based on a total weight of the isocyanate-reactive component.

Disclosed are a polyurethane composition, a molded article, and a vehicle comprising the polyurethane composition or the molded article. The polyurethane composition comprises a polyol composition (A) in which polyether polyol (a1) and polymer polyol (a2) are mixed at a predetermined amount, an isocyanate composition (B) obtainable by polymerizing polyether polyol (b2) and an isocyanate composition (b1) that comprises i) methylene diphenyl isocyanate (M-MDI) and ii) polymethylene diphenyl isocyanate (P-MDI). As such, the molded article such as a vehicle seat pad can be manufactured with improved static and dynamic comfort.