The present invention refers to a method for the preparation of a polymer polyol which comprises: (i) preparing an intermediate in a first reactor by polymerizing a mixture comprising: (a) a base polyol in an amount from 60 to 100 wt % of the total amount of base polyol, (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (c) an acylperoxide radical initiator in an amount from 50 to 90 wt % of the total amount of acylperoxide radical initiator, and (d) a preformed stabilizer in an amount from 70 to 100 wt % of the total amount of preformed stabilizer or a macromer in an amount of from 70 to 100 wt % of the total amount of macromer; (ii) polymerizing in a second reactor a mixture comprising the intermediate prepared in step (i), the balance acylperoxide radical initiator proportion, the balance preformed stabilizer or macromer proportion and the balance base polyol proportion;
wherein the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer is added only to the first reactor.

This invention relates to improved flexible foams prepared from polymer polyols and to a process for preparing these improved flexible foams.

A macromonomeric stabilizer, a preparation method thereof, a method for preparing a polymeric polyol using same, and the polymeric polyol prepared. Also disclosed are a soft polyurethane foam obtained by foaming a composition of the polymeric polyol prepared and a polyisocyanate, and a molded product comprising the soft polyurethane foam. The preparation method of the macromonomeric stabilizer comprises the following steps: reacting a polyol with a tricarboxylate not comprising a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond, or a derivative thereof, to form an adduct; and reacting the resulting adduct with an epoxide comprising a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond. The macromonomeric stabilizer of the present invention has a low viscosity, comprises a plurality of active sites, and can be directly used in subsequent reactions. The preparation method of the macromonomeric stabilizer can be carried out under normal pressure, without the need for end-blocking with ethylene oxide.

Provided are a modified polyether polyol and the use thereof in polyurethane foam materials. The method for preparing a modified polyether polyol comprises the following steps: 1) reacting a compound A with a polyether polyol, wherein the compound A is an anhydride and/or dicarboxylic acid compound containing a polymerizable double bond, preferably selected from one or two of maleic anhydride and itaconic anhydride, preferably maleic anhydride; and 2) reacting the product obtained in step 1) with an epoxy compound containing a polymerizable double bond in the presence of a catalyst, in order to prepare the modified polyether polyol. The modified polyether polyol obtained by means of the preparation method has more active sites, uses the polymerizable double bond for blocking, is used as a dispersion stabilizer for the synthesis of copolymer polyols, and has the characteristics of a better dispersion stability, filterability and a low viscosity.

Provided are a modified polyether polyol and the use thereof in polyurethane foam materials. The method for preparing a modified polyether polyol comprises the following steps: 1) reacting a compound A with a polyether polyol, wherein the compound A is an anhydride and/or dicarboxylic acid compound containing a polymerizable double bond, preferably selected from one or two of maleic anhydride and itaconic anhydride, preferably maleic anhydride; and 2) reacting the product obtained in step 1) with an epoxy compound containing a polymerizable double bond in the presence of a catalyst, in order to prepare the modified polyether polyol. The modified polyether polyol obtained by means of the preparation method has more active sites, uses the polymerizable double bond for blocking, is used as a dispersion stabilizer for the synthesis of copolymer polyols, and has the characteristics of a better dispersion stability, filterability and a low viscosity.

The present invention relates to reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups, containing at least one species of general formula (I), to a method for producing said reaction products, to the use of said reaction products as wetting agents, dispersants, dispersion stabilizers, and/or adhesion promoters, and to compositions that contain the reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups.

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The present invention refers to a method for the preparation of a polymer polyol which comprises: (i) preparing an intermediate in a first reactor by polymerizing a mixture comprising: (a) a base polyol in an amount from 60 to 100 wt % of the total amount of base polyol, (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (c) an acylperoxide radical initiator in an amount from 50 to 90 wt % of the total amount of acylperoxide radical initiator, and (d) a preformed stabilizer in an amount from 70 to 100 wt % of the total amount of preformed stabilizer or a macromer in an amount of from 70 to 100 wt % of the total amount of macromer; (ii) polymerizing in a second reactor a mixture comprising the intermediate prepared in step (i), the balance acylperoxide radical initiator proportion, the balance preformed stabilizer or macromer proportion and the balance base polyol proportion;
wherein the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer is added only to the first reactor.

The invention discloses one method of producing polyether polymer dispersant and polyether polymer, wherein the dispersant is a copolymer macromolecule prepared by the propylene oxide or ethylene oxide with an average molecular weight of 6000 to 20000, with containing at least one benzene ring group and one polymerizable carbon-carbon double or triple bond polymer. The preparation method of the dispersant is: synthesizing a basic polyether polyol, adding a cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride into the polyether polyol, then the polyether polyol is reacted with an epoxy compound with the polymerizable double bond, and capping with an epoxy compound to obtain the dispersant; preparing the polymer polyol by the basic polyol, an unsaturated vinyl monomer styrene and acrylonitrile, a polymerization initiator, the dispersant and an optional chain transfer agent; the basic polyether is a polyether polyol with a functionality of 3 to 8.

Dispersions of silicate particles are formed in a polyol phase. The polyol, an alkoxysilane, water and catalyst are combined and reacted under specific temperature conditions to form the silicate particles in-situ in a liquid polyol phase. The dispersions are characterized in having excellent stability.

This invention relates to novel macromers comprise the reaction product of a starter compound having a functionality of 2 to 8 and a hydroxyl number of 20 to 50, with a modified isocyanate component. This invention also relates to preformed stabilizers prepared from these macromers, and to polymer polyols prepared from these novel macromers and novel preformed stabilizers. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing these compositions, to polyurethane foams comprising these polymer polyols, and to processes for preparing these polyurethane foams.