Provided herein is a process for producing viscoelastic polyurethane foams having a density of from 100 g/dm.sup.3 to 300 g/dm.sup.3, in which (a) polyisocyanate is mixed with (b) polymeric compounds having groups that are reactive toward isocyanates, (d) a catalyst, and (e) a blowing agent including water at an isocyanate index of from 50 to 95 to give a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is placed in a mold and reacted to give the flexible polyurethane foam, wherein the polyisocyanate (a) is obtainable by mixing 4,4-MDI and oligomers of propylene oxide having from 2 to 8 propylene oxide units. The polymeric compounds (b) include at least one polyalkylene oxide having a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 50 mg KOH/g derived from a trifunctional starter molecule and a proportion of ethylene oxide, based on the content of alkylene oxide, of from 0 to 10% by weight.

The present invention relates to a rigid polyurethane foam system, comprising the following components: A) isocyanate reactive components; B) an organic polyisocyanate; C) a flame retardant; D) catalyst package; and E) chemical foaming agent. The rigid polyurethane foam system according to the present invention has good flowability, panel material adhesion and flame retardancy, which makes it very suitable for the manufacture of dis-continuous panels, in particular reefer containers.

A method of producing a polyurethane based foam that includes providing a ground crop residue having an average particle size of less than 10 mm and that is prepared by grinding crop residues, providing a polyurethane system that includes an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component, of which the polyurethane system has an isocyanate index from 70 to 350, forming a modified polyurethane system by adding the ground crop residue to the polyurethane system in a range from 1.0 wt % to 20.0 wt %, based on a total weight of the modified polyurethane system, and forming the polyurethane based foam so as to have an applied density from 30 kg/m3 to 75 kg/m3, according to ASTM D-1622, and to have the ground crop residue embedded within polyurethane polymers that are a reaction product of the isocyanate component and the isocyanate-reactive component of the polyurethane system.

Provided herein is a process for producing viscoelastic polyurethane foams having a density of from 100 g/dm.sup.3 to 300 g/dm.sup.3, in which (a) polyisocyanate is mixed with (b) polymeric compounds having groups that are reactive toward isocyanates, (d) a catalyst, and (e) a blowing agent including water at an isocyanate index of from 50 to 95 to give a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is placed in a mold and reacted to give the flexible polyurethane foam, wherein the polyisocyanate (a) is obtainable by mixing 4,4-MDI and oligomers of propylene oxide having from 2 to 8 propylene oxide units. The polymeric compounds (b) include at least one polyalkylene oxide having a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 50 mg KOH/g derived from a trifunctional starter molecule and a proportion of ethylene oxide, based on the content of alkylene oxide, of from 0 to 10%.

A method of producing a polyurethane based foam that includes providing a ground crop residue having an average particle size of less than 10 mm and that is prepared by grinding crop residues, providing a polyurethane system that includes an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component, of which the polyurethane system has an isocyanate index from 70 to 350, forming a modified polyurethane system by adding the ground crop residue to the polyurethane system in a range from 1.0 wt % to 20.0 wt %, based on a total weight of the modified polyurethane system, and forming the polyurethane based foam so as to have an applied density from 30 kg/m3 to 75 kg/m3, according to ASTM D-1622, and to have the ground crop residue embedded within polyurethane polymers that are a reaction product of the isocyanate component and the isocyanate-reactive component of the polyurethane system.

The disclosure relates to a polyol composition, a corresponding polyurethane reaction system and a polyurethane foam prepared therefrom. The polyol composition includes: B1) an EO- and/or PO-based polyether polyol having a functionality of 2-6 and a weight-average molecular weight of 3000-12000 g/mol; B2) a PO- and/or EO-terminated polyarea polyol having a functionality of 2-4, and a weight-average molecular weight of 3000-8000 g/mol; optionally B3) a polyester polyol having a functionality of 2-4, and a weight-average molecular weight of 1000-1800 g/mol; and B4) at least one -dicarbonyl compound.

Polyurethane foam-forming compositions, methods of producing polyurethane foams, polyurethane foams produced from such compositions made by such methods, as well as isocyanate-reactive compositions. The polyurethane foam-forming compositions include a polyol blend, a blowing agent composition, and a polyisocyanate. The polyol blend includes a hydroxyl-initiated polyether polyol having a functionality of 1.5 to less than 4.0 and an OH number of 200 to 600 mg KOH/g, a hydroxyl-initiated polyether polyol having a functionality of 4.0 to 8 and an OH number of 300 to 600 mg KOH/g, and an aromatic amine-initiated polyether polyol having a functionality of at least 2.5 and an OH number of 200 to 600 mg KOH/g. The polyol blend has a content of C.sub.2H.sub.4O units of 2 to 8% by weight, based on total weight of the polyol blend (or 1 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam-forming composition). The blowing agent composition includes a hydrochlorofluoroolefin and water.

The present disclosure provides an isocyanate-reactive hydrogen composition including an increased amount of a sustainable polyester polyol. The isocyanate-reactive hydrogen composition may be combined with a polyisocyanate composition to form a reaction system which can be reacted and expansion moulded to form a flexible foam. The flexible foam that is produced may be used in a variety of applications, such as in automotive and furniture seating.

An exemplary embodiment provides a flooring panel, comprising a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) having a shore D hardness in the range 50-100 and a glass transition temperature above room temperature. The TPU can be formed from a reactive formulation, comprising an isocyanate composition, an isocyanate-reactive composition, optionally a catalyst compound, and optionally additives and/or fillers. The isocyanate composition can comprise at least one difunctional isocyanate compound. The isocyanate-reactive composition can comprise at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid based diol chain extender having a molecular weight <500 g/mol. The hardblock content of the reactive formulation can be >70 wt % based on the total weight of the isocyanate and isocyanate-reactive composition, the isocyanate index can be in the range 75 up to 125, and the number average isocyanate functionality and/or the number average hydroxy functionality can be in the range of 1.8 up to 2.5.