Disclosed is a method and system for supporting a pipeline in a trench. The disclosure is directed to the placement of urea-silicate sprayable or pumpable foams into trenches to provide pipeline pillow supports during placement of the pipeline and to form trench breakers in the trench prior to the trench being backfilled. The pillow supports and trench breakers inhibit erosion of the trench prior to and after being backfilled. The urea-silicate foam material has an open cell content of at least 50% to resist floatation, is non-flammable and electrically conductive. Also disclosed is use of supports for placement between the urea-silicate foam and the bottom of the trench to aid in utilization of the urea-silicate foams in cold weather conditions and in trenches with steeply sloped bottoms. Preferably the supports are biodegradable and electrically conductive when wet.

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.

The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.

A polymeric foam precursor composition including the following components: (a) a di- or tri-functional (meth)acrylate oligomer (2); (b) a di- or higher-functional thiol compound (3); and (c) a borane compound (4) as initiator.
The foam precursor composition can be isocyanate free, and the curing rate is largely moisture independent and can cure at low temperatures, below freezing point.

A two-component aerosol can for dispensing sealing and assembly foams based on isocyanates, having an outer pressure container which holds a prepolymer component and a propellant gas, the outer pressure container being in communication with a first valve device and with a first channel; an inner container which holds a curing component and a propellant gas, the inner container being in communication with a second valve device and with a second channel; and a spray head which comprises a device for simultaneously actuating the first and second valve devices; and a spray tube into which the first and second channels jointly open

A spray foam formulation used to form a spray foam insulation layer in a wall structure is described. The formulation may include the reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound and a polyol compound; a fire retardant chosen from at least one of a non-halogenated fire retardant; and a reactive halogen-containing fire retardant, and a carbohydrate. The spray foam insulation layer has an insulative R value of 3.0 to 7.2 per inch, and a density of between about 0.3 to about 4.5 pcf. Further, spray foam insulation made from the spray foam formulation may have fire retardant characteristics that are equivalent to or better than a similar spray insulation foam insulation using non-reactive halogenated fire retardants such as tris(1-chloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TCPP).

Two-component formulation for producing open-cell flexible foams having compressive strength of 1N/cm.sup.2, contained in 2-component aerosol can with crosslinker sleeve which can be opened prior to deploying formulation from aerosol can wherein the contents thereof enter aerosol can, wherein first component is present in aerosol can and second component that is reactive to first component is present separately in crosslinker sleeve and wherein aerosol can includes prepolymer composed of 25-35% by weight MDI and 40-55% by weight of polyol mixture having free isocyanate groups, and 10-21% by weight of propellant gas mixture and crosslinker sleeve includes 4-10% by weight of crosslinker mixture, wherein weight data are based on weight of formulation. Polyol mixture includes at least one trifunctional polyether and bifunctional polyester polyols, together with flame retardant, foam stabilizer, cell opener, amine catalyst, and crosslinker mixture including ethylene glycol in deficiency relative to free isocyanate groups and amine catalyst.

A composition for a single-component polyurethane foam and a method of using the same. The composition comprises a polyether or polyester or a combination thereof with functionality 2 and a hydroxyl number between about 22 mgKOH/g and about 374 mgKOH/g, a polyether or polyester or a combination thereof with functionality 3 and a hydroxyl number between about 84 mgKOH/g and about 842 mgKOH/g, a fire-retarding agent, a silicone stabilizer, a catalyst, polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate, a dimethyl ether, propane, isobutane or a combination thereof, and 1,1-difluoroethane or any other Freon, or any combination thereof.

A process for producing an in-situ foam comprising the following mixing components: one or more inorganic fillers A) at from 50 to 98 wt %, one or more cationic or amphoteric polymers B) at from 1 to 48 wt %, one or more surfactants C) at from 0.5 to 48 wt %, one or more crosslinkers D) capable of reacting with said polymers B) at from 0.01 to 5 wt %, one or more cell regulators E), selected from silicones, siliconates and carbon, at from 0.5 to 10 wt %, one or more additives F) at from 0 to 20 wt %, wherein the weight percentages of said components A) to F) are based on the nonaqueous fractions and the sum total of A) to F) adds up to 100 wt %.

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.