A recycled PET foam material and a manufacturing method thereof are characterized in that a recycled material can be used. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: uniformly mixing PET resin, chain extender, antioxidant, flame retardant and heat stabilizer, and then mixing with a twin-screw extruder to obtain a foam PET resin. The PET foaming material obtained is a material having the advantages of light weight, large rigidity, high specific strength, good electrical insulation, good sound insulation and the like, low raw material cost, simple manufacturing process and environmental protection.

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.

Disclosed is a method for producing an open cell low-density semi-rigid polyurethane foam suitable for general use as a thermal insulating material and/or acoustical applications. The method comprises producing a flame-retardant open-celled semi-rigid polyurethane foam having an overall density of 5 to 30 kg/m.sup.2 by reacting (a) a polyisocyanate and (b) a polyol having a molecular weight of 100 to 10,000, in the presence of (c) 2,2-bis(chloromethyl)-trimethylene bis(bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphate, (d) blowing agent, and (e) optional additional components.

Disclosed is a mixture comprising the compound trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of HFOs, HFCs, HFEs, CFCs, CO2, olefins, organic acids, alcohols, hydrocarbons, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, and others such as methyl formate, formic acid, trans-1,2 dichloroethylene, carbon dioxide, cis-HFO-1234ze+HFO-1225yez; mixtures of these plus water; mixtures of these plus CO2; mixtures of these trans 1,2-dichloroethylene (DCE); mixtures of these plus methyl formate; mixtures with cis-HFO-1234ze+CO2; mixtures with cis-HFO-1234ze+HFO-1225yez+CO2; and mixtures with cis-HFO-1234ze+HFC-245fa. Also disclosed are methods of using and products of using the above compositions as blowing agents, solvents, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellant compositions, fire extinguishing and suppressant compositions.

Storage-stable two-component polyurethane or polyisocyanurate spray foam compositions are disclosed, said compositions comprising: (a) an A-side component comprising one or more polyisocyanate and one or more catalyst; and (b) a B-side component comprising one or more polyol; and further comprising one or more hydrohaloolefin blowing agent in either the A-side component or the B-side component, or in both; wherein both the A-side component and the B-side component, separately, generate less than 600 ppm of fluoride ion after two weeks of aging at 50 C.

Chemically modified polyesters, foamable compositions thereof that form low density foams, and methods of making the foamable compositions and foams are disclosed. The compositions comprise an amorphous copolyester, or amorphous co-polyesterpolycarbonate or amorphous co-polyesterpolyether or combination thereof. Additionally, uses for the low density foams are disclosed.

Storage-stable two-component polyurethane or polyisocyanurate spray foam compositions are disclosed, said compositions comprising: (a) an A-side component comprising one or more polyisocyanate and one or more blowing agent; and (b) a B-side component comprising one or more polyol and one or more blowing agent comprising pressurized gaseous carbon dioxide and one or more liquid blowing agent; wherein both the A-side component and the B-side component, separately, generate less than 300 ppm of fluoride ion after one week of aging at 50 C.

A rigid polyurethane foam comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate and a thixotropic composition. The thixotropic composition comprises: a first polyether polyoi which is aromatic amine initiated and has ethylene and propylene oxide end capping; a second polyether polyoi having a viscosity at 25 C. of from about 500 to about 15,000 cps; a third polyether polyoi having a viscosity at 25 C. of from about 18,000 to about 60,000 cps and a functionality of from about 5 to about 7; and a hydrofluoroolefin. The thixotropic composition has a viscosity at 25 C. of from about 350 to about 5,000 cps. A method of forming a composite article comprising a substrate and the rigid polyurethane foam includes the steps of providing the thixotropic composition, providing an isocyanate, combining the thixotropic composition and the isocyanate to form a reaction mixture, and applying the reaction mixture to the substrate to form the composite article.

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.

The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene that may be useful as heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or gaseous form. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to compositions comprising 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, which may be useful in processes to produce 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene.