MX2017016496A - Espuma viscoelastica de poliuretano con dispersante de polimero acuoso. - Google Patents

Espuma viscoelastica de poliuretano con dispersante de polimero acuoso.

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MX2017016496A
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H Kalantar Thomas
Aou Kaoru
Meng Qinghao
Klier John
K Van Dyk Antony
W Dombrowski Gary
Jacobs Joseph
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Abstract

Un sistema de reacción para formar una espuma viscoelástica de poliuretano incluye un componente de isocianato y un componente reactivo con isocianato que incluye al menos un componente de poliol, un componente de aditivo y un dispersante de polímero acuoso preformado. La mezcla incluye de 50.0% en peso a 99.8% en peso del componente de poliol, 0.1% en peso a 49.9% en peso del componente aditivo, y de 0.1% en peso a 6.0% en peso del dispersante polimérico acuoso preformado. El dispersante polimérico acuoso tiene un pH de 6.0 a 12.0 e incluye de 5% en peso a 60% en peso de un componente polimérico y de 40% en peso a 95% en peso de un medio fluido. El componente polimérico incluye al menos un polímero base derivado de 20% en peso a 100% en peso de al menos un monómero de ácido hidrófilo que tiene al menos un grupo carbonilo, grupo fosfato, grupo fosfonato o grupo sulfonilo, y opcionalmente derivado de al menos un monómero hidrofóbico insaturado de con terminaciones de hidrocarburo.
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