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Polymer-modified polyols

Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1984-06-07
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2004-06-07
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Abstract

Abstract Polymer-modified polyols of reduced viscosity are made by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a low molecular weight hydroxyl-containing compound in a polyol in the presence of a specified dispersant. The dispersant, which is of a type known for dispersing pigments in paints, is obtained by reacting (1) a copolymer comprising units derived from the following ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the stated proportions by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer: (a) 0-50% of a hydroxy group-containing monomer, and/or (b) 0-20% of an amide group-containing monomer, provided that there is always present at least 5% of (a) and (b); (c) 20-80% of a monomer free from carboxyl groups and containing a straight or brancehd chain alkyl group of from 7 to 22 carbon atoms, and (d) 0-50% of one or more monomers free from the hydroxy, amide and C 7-22 alkyl groups present in (a), (b) or (c), and also, as an essential constituent, (e) up to 20% of a monomer containing an epoxide group, the total of monomers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) being 100%, with (2) a compound bearing a carboxyl group and a group having pigment dispersant characteristics. Preferably it is a copolymer of styrene; 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate; hydroxy isopropylmethacrylate; methacrylamide; glycidyl methacrylate in the ratios 26:40:25:5:4, modified by esterification with p-aminobenzoic acid in the presence of dimethyl dodecyl tertiary amine. The modified polyols of particular interest are those used in the manufacture of flexible foam slabstock.

Inventors

  • 👤 William G. Carroll

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L75/00; C08L75/04; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/0838; C08G18/0842; C08G18/0861; C08G18/0871; C08G18/0876; C08G18/28; C08G18/30; C08G18/32; C08G18/40; C08G18/409

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 266 words
A polymer-modified polyol comprising a dispersion in a polyol having a molecular weight of at least 1000, of from 1 to 80% by weight based on said polymerpolyol of the in-situ reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and a compound having a molecular weight of up to 600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, in an NCO:OH ratio of from 0.33:1 to 1.5:1, said reaction product being obtained in a reaction between said organic polyisocyanate and said compound in the presence of from 0.5 to 5% of a dispersant which is the product obtained by reacting (1) a copolymer comprising units derived from the following ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the stated proportions by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer: (a) 0-50% of a hydroxy group-containing monomer, (b) 0-20% of a carboxamide group-containing monomer, provided that there is always present at least 5% of (a) or at least 5% of (b); (c) 20-80% of an alkene, alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate free from carboxyl groups and containing a straight or branched chain alkyl group of from 7 to 22 carbon atoms, and (d) 0-50% of one or more monomers free from the hydroxy, carboxamide and C 7-22 groups present in (a), (b) or (c), and also, as an essential constituent, (e) up to 20% of a monomer containing an epoxide group, the total of monomers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) being 100%, with (2) a compound of structure Ar--(CH═CH) n --CO 2 H where Ar is an aromatic group and n is 1 or 0, in the presence of a tertiary amine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 266 words
A polymer-modified polyol comprising a dispersion in a polyol having a molecular weight of at least 1000, of from 1 to 80% by weight based on said polymerpolyol of the in-situ reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and a compound having a molecular weight of up to 600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, in an NCO:OH ratio of from 0.33:1 to 1.5:1, said reaction product being obtained in a reaction between said organic polyisocyanate and said compound in the presence of from 0.5 to 5% of a dispersant which is the product obtained by reacting (1) a copolymer comprising units derived from the following ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the stated proportions by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer: (a) 0-50% of a hydroxy group-containing monomer, (b) 0-20% of a carboxamide group-containing monomer, provided that there is always present at least 5% of (a) or at least 5% of (b); (c) 20-80% of an alkene, alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate free from carboxyl groups and containing a straight or branched chain alkyl group of from 7 to 22 carbon atoms, and (d) 0-50% of one or more monomers free from the hydroxy, carboxamide and C 7-22 groups present in (a), (b) or (c), and also, as an essential constituent, (e) up to 20% of a monomer containing an epoxide group, the total of monomers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) being 100%, with (2) a compound of structure Ar--(CH═CH) n --CO 2 H where Ar is an aromatic group and n is 1 or 0, in the presence of a tertiary amine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 1 in which the polyol is a polyether polyol and the compound having a molecular weight of up to 600 is an olamine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 1 in which the polyol is a polyether polyol and the compound having a molecular weight of up to 600 is a polyethylene glycol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 2 in which the olamine is triethanolamine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 1 in which the polyol is a polyoxypropylene polyol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 1 in which the dispersant is a copolymer of styrene; 2-ethylhexyl acrylate; hydroxyisopropylmethacrylate; methacrylamide; glycidyl methacrylate in the ratios 26:40:25:5:4, modified by esterification with p-aminobenzoic acid in the presence of dimethyl dodecyl tertiary amine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 24 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 1 in which the amount of dispersant used is from 0.5 to 5.0% by weight of the polyol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 54 words
A process for preparing a polymer-modified polyol which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a compound having a molecular weight of up to 600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, in a polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, in the presence of a dispersant as defined in claim 1.

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