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Polyols for Polyurethane Fibre-Reinforced Composite

Patent Title: PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL USING HYBRID POLYOL

Number/Link: WO2018/224592 (German)

Applicant/Assignee: BASF

Publication Date: 13 December 2018

“Gist”: Composite composition based on polyol prepared from initiator mixture comprising castor oil

Why it is interesting: Polyurethane composite production by filament winding, pultrusion and similar processes are known.  These PU systems need a low viscosity, good fibre-wetting properties, long open time and preferably a “snap cure” when activated.  According to this invention, such systems can be prepared from polyols which are made by alkoxylating an initiator mixture consisting of a (pref) 50/50 (w/w) mixture of a fat-based alcohol and an aliphatic trifunctional alcohol, using imidazole catalysis. In an example a castor oil/glycerol mixture is propoxylated to an OH value of  480 mg KOH/g.  Surprisingly this polyol shows a longer open time compared to the corresponding mixture of seperately initiated polyols.

castor oil

Main component of castor oil

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by Gerhard Bleys on December 18, 2018  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on December 18, 2018

https://purpatents.com/2018/12/18/polyols-for-polyurethane-fibre-reinforced-composite/

Polyurethane-Graphene Composite

Patent Title: POLYURETHANE FILM COMPRISING GRAPHENE AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF.

 Number/Link: WO/2018/202747

Applicant/Assignee:  Directa Plus

Publication date: 8 November 2018

“Gist”: A PU film containing graphene nano-platelets

Why it is interesting: The invention is about polyurethane-graphene nanocomposites useful as films in textiles for clothing and medical applications. The films are prepared by incorporating into a (commercially available) PU resin, 1-30% (w/w) of graphene nano platelets together with 0.1-5% of (pref.) silica particles as a blocking agent and a solvent to adjust viscosity.  The composition is cured on a flat support as a film of 10 to 100µm thick. It is said that the PU films can a.o. have improved breathability, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity and antibacterial activity.

Graphene

Graphene (Wikipedia)

 

 

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by Gerhard Bleys on November 12, 2018  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on November 12, 2018

https://purpatents.com/2018/11/12/polyurethane-graphene-composite/

Polyurethanes from Bisphenol-Based Polyols

Patent Title:  OLIGOMERIC POLYOL COMPOSITIONS

 Number/Link:WO2018/190891

Applicant/Assignee:  Presidium USA

Publication date: 18 October 2018
“Gist”: Polyurethanes from high functionality  bisphenol-based polyols

Why it is interesting: The invention relates to high functionality (and high viscosity) polyols that consist of bisphenol moieties and aliphatic polyol moieties and that can be prepared by reacting a bisphenol-based polycarbonate with a short-chain, high functionality polyol in the presence of a suitable catalyst or promotor.  In the examples a bisphenol-A based polycarbonate powder is reacted with propoxylated pentaerythritol and a tetra – OH – functional tert-amine that acts as a promotor.  The polyols are said to be useful for high stiffness polyurethanes that show improved heat distortion and a relatively low reaction exotherm.

multranol

Catalytic tetrol used in the invention

 

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by Gerhard Bleys on October 23, 2018  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on October 23, 2018

https://purpatents.com/2018/10/23/polyurethanes-from-bisphenol-based-polyols/

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