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20110201707 | ISOCYANATE TRIMERISATION CATALYST SYSTEM, A PRECURSOR FORMULATION, A PROCESS FOR TRIMERISING ISOCYANATES, RIGID POLYISOCYANURATE/POLYURETHANE FOAMS MADE THEREFROM, AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING SUCH FOAMS - The instant invention provides an isocyanate trimerisation catalyst system, a precursor formulation, a process for trimerising isocyanates, rigid foams made therefrom, and a process for making such foams. The trimerisation catalyst system comprises: (a) a phosphatrane cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73 C. | 08-18-2011 |
20110201708 | ISOCYANATE TRIMERISATION CATALYST SYSTEM, A PRECURSOR FORMULATION, A PROCESS FOR TRIMERISING ISOCYANATES, RIGID POLYISOCYANURATE/POLYURETHANE FOAMS MADE THEREFROM, AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING SUCH FOAMS - The instant invention provides an isocyanate trimerisation catalyst system, a precursor formulation, a process for trimerising isocyanates, rigid foams made therefrom, and a process for making such foams. The trimerisation catalyst system comprises: (a) a phosphonium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C. The precursor formulation comprises (1) at least 25 percent by weight of polyol, based on the weight of the precursor formulation; (2) less than 15 percent by weight of a trimerisation catalyst system, based on the weight of the precursor formulation, comprising; (a) a phosphonium cation; and (c) an isocyanate-timer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; and (3) optionally one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or combinations thereof. The process for trimerisation of isocyanates comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing a trimerisation catalyst system comprising; (a) an phosphonium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; (c) wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; (3) trimerising said one or more monomers in the presence of said trimerisation catalyst; (4) thereby forming an isocyanurate trimer. The process for making the PIR foam comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing polyol; (3) providing a trimerisation catalyst system comprising; (a) a phosphonium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; and (4) optionally providing one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or combinations thereof; (5) contacting said one or more monomers, and said polyol, and optionally said one or more surfactants, and optionally said one or more flame retardants, and optionally said water, and optionally said one or more antioxidants, and optionally said one or more auxiliary blowing agents in the presence of said trimerisation catalyst system and optionally said one or more urethane catalysts, and optionally said one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts; (6) thereby forming said polyisocyanurate/polyurethane rigid foam. The PIR foam comprises the reaction product of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof with polyol in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst system comprising a phosphonium cation, and an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion, and optionally one or more surfactants, optionally one or more flame retardants, optionally water, optionally one or more antioxidants, optionally one or more auxiliary blowing agents, optionally one or more additional urethane catalysts, and optionally one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or optionally combinations thereof, wherein the trimerisation | 08-18-2011 |
20110201709 | ISOCYANATE TRIMERISATION CATALYST SYSTEM, A PRECURSOR FORMULATION, A PROCESS FOR TRIMERISING ISOCYANATES, RIGID POLYISOCYANURATE/POLYURETHANE FOAMS MADE THEREFROM, AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING SUCH FOAMS - The instant invention provides an isocyanate trimerisation catalyst system, a precursor formulation, a process for trimerising isocyanates, rigid foams made therefrom, and a process for making such foams. The trimerisation catalyst system comprises: (a) an imidazolium or imidazolinium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C. The precursor formulation comprises: (1) at least 25 percent by weight of polyol, based on the weight of the precursor formulation; (2) less than 15 percent by weight of a trimerisation catalyst system, based on the weight of the precursor formulation, comprising; (a) an imidazolium or imidazolinium cation; and (c) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; and (3) optionally one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or combinations thereof. The process for trimerisation of isocyanates comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanatetriisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing a trimerisation catalyst system comprising; (a) an imidazolium or imidazolinium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; (c) wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; (3) trimerising said one or more monomers in the presence of said trimerisation catalyst; (4) thereby forming an isocyanurate trimer. The process for making the PIR foam comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanatetriisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture any thereof; (2) providing polyol; (3) providing a trimerisation catalyst system comprising; (a) an imidazolium or imidazolinium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-timer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; and (4) optionally providing one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or combinations thereof; (5) contacting said one or more monomers, and said polyol, and optionally said one or more surfactants, and optionally said one or more flame retardants, and optionally said water, and optionally said one or more antioxidants, and optionally said one or more auxiliary blowing agents in the presence of said trimerisation catalyst system and optionally said one or more urethane catalysts, and optionally said one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts; (6) thereby forming said polyisocyanurate/polyurethane rigid foam. The PIR foam comprises the reaction product of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanatetriisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture any thereof with polyol in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst system comprising an imidazolium or imidazolinium cation, and an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion, and optionally one or more surfactants, optionally one or more flame retardants, optionally water, optionally one or more antioxidants, optionally one or more auxiliary blowing agents, optionally one or more additional urethane catalysts, and optionally one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or optionally combinations thereof, wherein the trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C. The PIR foam comprises the reaction product of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanatetriisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture any thereof with polyol in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst system comprising an imidazolium or imidazolinium cation, and an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion, and optionally one or more surfactants, optionally one or more flame retardants, optionally water, optionally one or more antioxidants, optionally one or more auxiliary blowing agents, optionally one or more additional polyurethane catalysts, and optionally one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or optionally combinations thereof, wherein the PIR foam has a polyisocyanurate trimer ratio (Abs | 08-18-2011 |
20110218264 | MODIFIED NATURAL OILS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - A modified natural oil made from reacting at least one natural oil or fat comprising at least one ene moiety with at least one of an enophile or dienophile mixture to form at least one modified natural oil, and reacting the at least one modified natural oil which may be used in a variety of processes. | 09-08-2011 |
20130288939 | NON-AROMATIC BASED ANTIOXIDANTS FOR LUBRICANTS - A lubricant composition comprises a cycloaliphatic amine alkoxylate and a base oil selected from (a) a polyalkylene glycol; (b) a polyalphaolefin; (c) a naphthenic compound; and (d) combinations thereof; provided that the cycloaliphatic amine alkoxylate and the base oil are miscible. The lubricant may exhibit a viscosity change at 40° C. of less than 5 percent (%) after 13 days at 120° C. in dry air, indicating significant thermoxidative stability with minimal or no aromatic content, thereby enabling use of Groups II and III base oils, in particular, without reduced toxicity and/or quality concerns as compared with Group I base oil lubricants. | 10-31-2013 |
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20110201706 | ISOCYANATE TRIMERISATION CATALYST SYSTEM, A PRECURSOR FORMULATION, A PROCESS FOR TRIMERISING ISOCYANATES, RIGID POLYISOCYANURATE/POLYURETHANE FOAMS MADE THEREFROM, AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING SUCH FOAMS - The instant invention provides an isocyanate trimerisation catalyst system, a precursor formulation, a process for trimerising isocyanates, rigid foams made therefrom, and a process for making such foams. The trimerisation catalyst system comprises: (a) a substituted iminium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C. The precursor formulation comprises (1) at least 25 percent by weight of polyol, based on the weight of the precursor formulation; (2) less than 15 percent by weight of a trimerisation catalyst system, based on the weight of the precursor formulation, comprising; (a) a substituted iminium cation; and (c) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; and (4) optionally one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or combinations thereof. The process for trimerisation of isocyanates comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing a trimerisation catalyst system comprising; (a) an substituted iminium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; (c) wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; (3) trimerising said one or more monomers in the presence of said trimerisation catalyst; (4) thereby forming an isocyanurate ring. The process for making the PIR foam comprises the steps of: (1) providing one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof; (2) providing polyol; (3) providing a trimerisation catalyst system comprising; (a) a substituted iminium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C.; and (4) optionally providing one or more surfactants, one or more flame retardants, water, one or more antioxidants, one or more auxiliary blowing agents, one or more urethane catalysts, one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or combinations thereof; (5) contacting said one or more monomers, and said polyol, and optionally said one or more surfactants, and optionally said one or more flame retardants, and optionally said water, and optionally said one or more antioxidants, and optionally said one or more auxiliary blowing agents in the presence of said trimerisation catalyst system and optionally said one or more urethane catalysts, and optionally said one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts; (6) thereby forming said polyisocyanurate/polyurethane rigid foam. The PIR foam comprises the reaction product of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof with polyol in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst system comprising a substituted iminium cation, and an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion, and optionally one or more surfactants, optionally one or more flame retardants, optionally water, optionally one or more antioxidants, optionally one or more auxiliary blowing agents, optionally one or more additional urethane catalysts, and optionally one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or optionally combinations thereof, wherein the trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C. The PIR foam comprises the reaction product of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate, a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate, oligomeric isocyanate, a salt of any thereof, and a mixture of any thereof with polyol in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst system comprising a substituted iminium cation, and an isocyanate-trimer inducing anion, and optionally one or more surfactants, optionally one or more flame retardants, optionally water, optionally one or more antioxidants, optionally one or more auxiliary blowing agents, optionally one or more additional polyurethane catalysts, and optionally one or more auxiliary trimerisation catalysts, or optionally combinations thereof, wherein the PIR foam has a polyisocyanurate trimer ratio (Abs1410/Abs1595) of at least 5 at a depth of 12 mm from the rising surface of the rigid foam, measured via ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. | 08-18-2011 |
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20100036010 | Amine-initiated polyols and rigid polyurethane foam made therefrom - Polyether polyols are initiated with aminocyclohexanealkylamines such as isophoronediamine and 1,8-diaminop-menthane. The polyols are useful in making rigid polyurethane foams, especially foams for pour-in-place applications, where they give a good combination of low k-factor and short demold times. | 02-11-2010 |
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20110077315 | METHYLENE BIS(CYCLOHEXYLAMINE)-INITIATED POLYOLS AND RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM MADE THEREFROM - Polyether polyols are initiated with methylene bis(cyclohexylamines). The polyols are useful in making rigid polyurethane foams, especially foams for pour-in-place applications, where they give a good combination of low k-factor and short demold times. | 03-31-2011 |
20110124759 | POLYOL BLENDS CONTAINING ORTHO-CYCLOHEXANEDIAMINE-INITIATED POLYOLS FOR RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS - Polyether polyols initiated with ortho-cyclohexanediamines such as 1,2-diaminocyclohexane are used in rigid polyurethane foam formulations in conjunction with an aromatic amine-initiated polyol, and/or with low levels of tertiary amine catalysts. The polyol mixtures are useful in making rigid polyurethane foams, especially foams for pour-in-place applications, where they give a good combination of low k-factor and short demold times. | 05-26-2011 |
20110130477 | RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM SYSTEMS BASED ON ORTHO-CYCLOHEXANEDIAMINE-INITIATED POLYOLS - Polyether polyols initiated with ortho-cyclohexanediamines such as | 06-02-2011 |
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20120172470 | POLYOL MIXTURES CONTAINING A 1,3- AND/OR 1,4-BIS(AMINOMETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE-INITIATED POLYOL AND AT LEAST ONE OF A METHYLENE BIS(CYCLOHEXYLAMINE)-INITIATED POLYOL AND A CYCLOHEXANEDIAMINE-INITIATED POLYOL, AND POLYURETHANES MADE THEREFROM - Polyether polyols are initiated 1,3- and/or 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane) and with either or both of a methylene bis(cyclohexylamine) compound and a cyclohexanediamine compound. The polyols are useful in making rigid polyurethane foams, especially foams for pour-in-place applications, where they give a good combination of low k-factor and short demold times. | 07-05-2012 |
20130005853 | CURABLE EPOXY RESIN SYSTEMS CONTAINING MIXTURES OF AMINE HARDENERS AND AN EXCESS OF EPOXIDE GROUPS - Fiber reinforced epoxy resin composites are produced using a specific epoxy resin system. The epoxy resin system contains at least one polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol. The system also contains a hardener that contains a mixture of aminocyclohexanealkylamine and polyalkylene polyamine hardeners. The ratio of epoxy resin groups to amine hydrogen groups is from 1.05 to 1.50. The epoxy resin system contains a tertiary amine catalyst such as a tertiaryaminophenol, a benzyl tertiary amine or an imidazole compound. | 01-03-2013 |
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20140206787 | Polyfunctional Polyglycerine Initiated Polyether Polyols and High Resilience Polyurethane Slabstock Therefrom - A polyglycerine initiated polyether polyol exhibiting a final functionality less than the nominal functionalities of the polyol initiator wherein the initiator is a polyglycerine formed by the polymerization of glycerin having an HEW less than about 35 and exhibiting a nominal functionality between 2 and 16 is provided. Also provided is a process for producing a polyfunctional polyurethane by the reaction of a mixture containing a polyol based on polyglycerine initiator wherein between 5 wt % and 100 wt % of the total initiator is polyglycerine having a nominal functionality between 2 and 16, at least one organic isocyanate, an amine and/or a metal salt catalyst, and optionally a blowing agent. Also provided is a flexible polyurethane foam comprising a reaction product of a polyglycerine or formed by the glycidol polymerization of glycerin, at least one organic isocyanate, and an amine catalyst. | 07-24-2014 |
20140213698 | THERMOSETTING COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES - A two-component curable epoxy resin system is disclosed. The resin system includes an epoxy resin component containing at least 80% by weight of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol that has an epoxy equivalent weight of up to about 200 and contains no more than 2% by weight of monohydrolyzed resin species. The system also includes a hardener mixture that has an amino hydrogen equivalent weight of from 35 to 90 and contains at least 90% by weight of a mixture of (i) from 5 to 75% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more compounds that have at least two primary and/or secondary aliphatic amino groups and which have no phenolic groups; (ii) from 10 to 95% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more aminophenol compounds that contain one or more primary and/or secondary aliphatic amino groups and at least one phenolic group and (iii) from 0 to 50% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more phenolic compounds that contain two or more phenolic groups and do not contain primary or secondary amino groups. The epoxy resin component and hardener mixture are present in amounts sufficient to provide from 1.05 to 1.35 equivalents of aliphatic amine hydrogens per equivalent of epoxide groups provided by the epoxy resin component. The system has beneficial curing characteristics that make it useful for producing fiber-reinforced composites in a resin transfer molding process. | 07-31-2014 |
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20150240025 | EPOXY RESIN SYSTEM CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE TETRAAMINES FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING PROCESSES - A two-component curable epoxy resin system is disclosed. The resin system includes an epoxy resin component containing at least 80% by weight of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol. The system also includes a hardener mixture containing mainly polyethylene tetraamines. The system includes one or more of i) alkali metal salts, ii) carboxylic acid-, carboxylic anhydride- or carboxylic acid ester-substituted phenol compounds, iii) an amino as a catalyst. The system has beneficial curing characteristics that make it useful for producing fiber-reinforced composites in a resin transfer molding process. | 08-27-2015 |