A polyurethane catalyst comprises a sodium compound, the sodium compound being 1 to 60 wt % of the polyurethane catalyst by the mass percent, and further comprises a tertiary amine and/or pyridine compound. The sodium compound and the tertiary amine and/or pyridine compound achieve a synergistic effect; during the catalysis of the polymerization of isocyanate and polyalcohol, the speed of the polymerization reaction is increased; and the prepared polyurethane material has excellent physical properties, does not contain any heavy metal element at all, is an environment-friendly catalyst, solves the technical problem of ensuring environmental protection, safety and the catalytic efficiency of the polyurethane catalyst, and is particularly applicable to the preparation of polyurethane synthetic leather resin slurry, a polyurethane elastomer (prepolymer), a polyurethane coating, a polyurethane adhesive, a polyurethane composite material, flexible polyurethane foam, and a rigid polyurethane material.

Provided is an azeotropic and azeotrope-like composition, comprising (E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene, (E)-1-chloro-,3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane. The azeotropic and azeotrope-like composition has the advantages of low GWP, low thermal conductivity and low energy consumption.

A polyurethane foam composition comprising: (a) an isocyanate compound; (b) one or more isocyanate reactive compounds and wherein at least one of the isocyanate reactive compounds comprises an aromatic polyester polyol compound that is the reaction product of: (i) an aromatic acid compound; (ii) an aliphatic diol compound; (iii) a dialkylol alkanoic acid compound; and (iv) optionally, a polyhydroxy compound comprising at least three hydroxyl groups, a hydrophobic compound, or combinations thereof; and wherein the aromatic polyester polyol compound is liquid at 25 C. and has a hydroxy value ranging from 30 to 600; and (c) a blowing agent.

A construction board comprising (i) a foam body having a generally planar shape with first and second planar surfaces, where said foam body is a closed-cell foam body including pentane and a blowing agent additive that has a Hansen Solubility Parameter that is greater than 17 MPa.sup.0.5 contained within the foam body; and (ii) first and second facers attached to said first and second planar surfaces, respectively.

Blends, polyol premix compositions, methods of forming such compositions, foamable compositions using the premix compositions, methods of preparing foams containing the premix compositions, and foams made using the premix compositions are described. The polyol premix composition includes a polyester polyol; halogenated olefin blowing agent; and a distribution-enhancing component. In the polyol premix composition, the blowing agent, the polyester polyol, and the distribution-enhancing component form a substantially uniform composition.

A foamed article formed by foam injection molding or foam extrusion of a composition is disclosed. The article is formed from a molding composition consisting essentially of: 100 phr of at least two different hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers (HSBC), a first HSBC and a second HSBC, having different molecular weights, a molecular weight ratio of at least 1.2:1, respectively; and a weight ratio of ranging from 5:95 to 95:5, respectively; 10-55 phr of a polypropylene having a melt flow of at least 2 g10/min; and optionally up to 55 phr of a plasticizer, selected from hydrocarbon based oils, fatty acids, triglyceride oils, and mixtures thereof. The composition has a melt flow rate of 2-50 g/10 min, a Shore A hardness of 60-90, a melt strength (F) of at least 0.010 N, and a melt strength (V) of at least 10.

An object of the present invention is to provide a polyisocyanurate foam having excellent flame retardancy and a heat insulator and building material comprising the same. A flame retardant polyisocyanurate foam produced by curing a mixture comprising a polyol (A), a surfactant (B), a catalyst (C), a blowing agent (D), a polyisocyanate (E) and a flame retardant (F), wherein the catalyst (C) comprises a trimerization catalyst; the water content in the blowing agent (D) is less than 0.2 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyol (A) and the polyisocyanate (E); the flame retardant (F) comprises a red phosphorus-based flame retardant and aluminum hydroxide, and the volume average diameter of the aluminum hydroxide is not less than 40 m when measured by laser diffractometry; the total content of the red phosporus-based flame retardant and the aluminum hydroxide is 6 to 36 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyol (A) and the polyisocyanate (E); and the equivalent ratio of an isocyanate group in the polyisocyanate (E) to the total active hydrogen groups contained in the polyol (A), the surfactant (B), the catalyst (C) and the blowing agent (D) (NCO/OH ratio) is more than 2.0.

Disclosed are polyurethane-foam forming compositions, rigid polyurethane foams and methods for their production, as well as to composite articles comprising such foams sandwiched between facer substrates, including use of such composite elements for floor insulating elements for refrigerated tractor trailers. The rigid polyurethane foams are produced from an isocyanate-reactive composition comprising: (1) a polyol blend; (2) a hydrochlorofluoroolefin; and (3) a tertiary amine catalyst composition.

The present application provides a foam including a cyclic olefin copolymer containing cyclic olefin monomer units in an amount from about 0.5 mol. % to about 50 mol. % based on the total amount of monomers in the polymer, and methods of making such a foam.

Various uses of monochlorotrifluoropropenes, in combination with one or more other components, including other fluoroalkenes, hydrocarbons; hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), ethers, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, methyl formate, formic acid, water, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, carbon dioxide and combinations of any two or more of these, in a variety of applications, including as blowing agents, are disclosed.