The present invention relates to a method for producing a mixture comprising at least one compound having at least two hydroxy and/or amino groups made of a biomass material. The invention also relates to such a mixture and to the use thereof for producing a polymer such as for example a polyurethane foam.

Since most elastomer foam molded bodies use a petroleum-derived resin as a base resin, there is a demand for an elastomer foam molded body with high rebound resilience and low environmental load. An object of the present invention is to provide a foam molded body having a rebound resilience coefficient equivalent to that of a petroleum-derived polyamide-based elastomer foam molded body, and excellent moldability during in-mold foaming; foam particles; and a method for producing the foam molded body.

The present invention relates to a polyamide-based elastomer foam molded body comprising 50 to 100 mass % of a block copolymer resin containing a polyamide block as a hard segment and a polyether block as a soft segment, wherein the copolymer resin has a biobased product content as measured by ASTM D6866 of 30% or more.

The present disclosure provides for a polyurethane elastomer foam formed by reacting a mixture that includes 60 to 50 weight percent (wt. %) of a polyol formulation and 40 to 50 wt. % isocyanate pre-polymer (wt. % based on the total weight of the mixture). The polyol formulation includes 85 to 92 wt. % of a polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) with a weight average molecular weight of 1900 to 2100 and a hydroxyl number of about 53 to about 60; 4 to 10 wt. % of monoethylene glycol; a blowing agent; a catalyst; and a surfactant (wt. % values for the polyol formulation based on the total weight of the polyol formulation). The isocyanate pre-polymer includes 55 to 70 wt. % of a isocyanate blend having at least 90 wt. % of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate; and 30 to 45 wt. % of the PTMEG, where the isocyanate pre-polymer has an isocyanate content of 16 to 21 wt. % based on the total weight of the isocyanate pre-polymer, and the polyurethane elastomer foam has a ball rebound of at least 50% measured according to ASTM D3574 on a 10 mm thickness test plate.

A polyurethane elastomer memory foam composition includes an organic diisocyanate, a chain extender, a crosslinker, a plasticizer, a surfactant, a foaming agent, and a polyester resin, the polyester resin being a random copolymer having randomly distributed subunits of formula 1:

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where: R is ethylene, octylene, or decylene; a is from about 1 to about 99 mole % of the polyester resin; b is from about 1 to about 99 mole % of the polyester resin; c is from 0 to about 10 mole % of the polyester resin; and a+b+c=100 mole % of the polyester resin.

The present invention relates to a composition for preparing flexible foams and the application thereof. The composition comprises the following components: a. an isocyanate mixture comprising: a1) an aliphatic and/or alicyclic isocyanate monomer, and a2) an aliphatic and/or alicyclic; isocyanate trimer, wherein the mass ratio of said monomer to said trimer is in a range of 3:1-200:1; b. a polymer polyol mixture comprising: b1) a first polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of not less than 3000 g/mol with an ethylene oxide content of 5-20 wt. %, b2) a second polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of not less than 3000 g/mol with an ethylene oxide content of more than 60 wt. %, wherein the mass ratio of said first polyether polyol to said second polyether polyol is in a range of 4:1-100:1; c. an isocyanate-reactive group comprising compound having a number average molecular weight of 32-400 g/mol; d. a catalyst; e. a foaming agent; and f. optionally, an additive; wherein said composition has an isocyanate index of 70-120.

This disclosure provides methods for the chemical modification of triglycerides that are highly enriched in specific fatty acids and subsequent use thereof for producing functionally versatile polymers.

A composition contains thermoplastic polyurethane, which is the reaction product of a pentamethylene diisocyanate, a polycarbonate diol, and a chain extender. The composition is useful for producing articles. A production process for producing a filled composition involves adding glass to the composition. Articles can be derived from the composition and the filled composition.

A composition for preparing a foamed polyurethane article is disclosed. The composition comprises (1) an isocyanate-reactive component and (2) an isocyanate component. The (1) isocyanate-reactive component comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having an average of at least two carbinol functional groups per molecule and (B) a polyol. The (A) organopolysiloxane is present in an amount of from > 10 to < 99 wt.% based on the combined weight of the (A) organopolysiloxane and the (B) polyol. The (2) isocyanate component comprises (C) a polyisocyanate. The composition further comprises (D) a blowing agent, and (E) a catalyst. A foamed polyurethane article comprising the reaction product of the composition is also disclosed, along with use of the foamed polyurethane article.

A polymer foam system comprises a polyaldehyde, an inorganic powder, a polycarbamate, a blowing agent and an acid catalyst wherein the polyaldehyde is in an A-side of the polymer foam system and the polycarbamate is in a B-side of the polymer foam system wherein the inorganic powder is selected from a group consisting of Group II oxides and hydroxides, the polyaldehyde has an average functionality of more than one and three or less, the polycarbamate has an average functionality of 3.4 or more and 4.2 or less, the polycarbamate has an average equivalent weight of 200 grams per equivalent or more and 325 grams per equivalent or less, and the average particle size of the inorganic powder in micrometers divided by the ratio of concentration in millimoles of inorganic powder to acid catalyst is 2.5 or more an 9.3 or less.

This invention relates to an in-situ formed polyether polyol blend having an overall functionality of 2 to 3 and an overall hydroxyl number of 40 to 220 mg KOH/g. A process for preparing these in-situ formed polyether polyol blends is also disclosed. These in-situ formed polyether polyol blends are suitable for a process of preparing viscoelastic flexible polyurethane foams.