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Novel Polyurethane Gels

Patent Title: POLYURETHANE BASED GEL COMPOSITION

 Number/Link: W016/036786

Applicant/Assignee: Dow

Publication date: 10-03-2016

“Gist”: PU gels are made from MDI prepolymer, high EO polyol and some diamine at low NCO index.

Why it is interesting: Polyurethane gels are well known and are sometimes used in comfort cushioning as layers or dispersed as particles in e.g. viscoelastic matresses. According to this invention plasticizer-free gels can be made by reacting a slightly branched, low NCO prepolymer ( based on 2,4′ and 4,4′ MDI and a high EO polyol), with a large amount of high EO polyol (triol or higher) and some amine-ended low mole-weight diol.
Although the material is said to be ‘plasticizer-free’not all of the polyol will be reacted at low NCO index.  However, because of its high polarity, the unreacted polyol will probably not leach.

A Polyurethane Gel

A Polyurethane Gel

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by Gerhard Bleys on March 11, 2016  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on March 11, 2016

https://purpatents.com/2016/03/11/novel-polyurethane-gels/

Carbon-Black Reinforced Polyurethane Tires

Patent Title: TIRE WITH CARBON BLACK REINFORCED POLYURETHANE 

 Number/Link: US20160060420

Applicant/Assignee: Goodyear

Publication date: 3-03-2016

“Gist”: Dried, pulverized C-black is used in cast elastomer

Why it is interesting: According to this invention cast polyurethanes with properties useful for tire production can be made by incorporating 2-4% (w/w) of carbon black, pulverized to an average particle size of 5-10 μm. The carbon black is dispersed in the polyol component together with molecular sieves to absorb the water inherently present in carbon black.  It is said that removing the water allows the carbon black to react with an excess of isocyanate present, thereby greatly improving its reinforcing characteristics. Although not mentioned in the text I assume that the tires are intended for low-speed vehicles only.

GoodYear Tire

GoodYear Tire

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by Gerhard Bleys on March 4, 2016  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on March 4, 2016

https://purpatents.com/2016/03/04/carbon-black-reinforced-polyurethane-tires/

Polyurethane Elastomers from Modified Polybutadienols

Patent Title: POLYESTER-MODIFIED POLYBUTADIENOLS FOR PRODUCING POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES

 Number/Link: WO2016/026807  (German)

Applicant/Assignee: BASF

Publication date: 25-02-2016

“Gist”: Polybutadiene polyols are capped with caprolactone

Why it is interesting: Liquid hydroxy-terminated polybutadienes have been available for quite a while and their use in polyurethane elastomers and TPUs is known.  However, because of their immiscibility with isocyanates, polyols and most chain extenders they are notoriously difficult to process, resulting in elastomers that often show poor or inconsistent properties. According to this invention the problem can be solved by capping the polybutadienols with a few moles of cyclic ester, preferably with ε-caprolactone. The capped polyols are miscible with e.g. MDI and butanediol and the resulting elastomers show much improved properties compared to both polybutanedienol- and polycaprolactone- based elastomers.

Caprolactone

Epsilon-caprolactone

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by Gerhard Bleys on February 26, 2016  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on February 26, 2016

https://purpatents.com/2016/02/26/polyurethane-elastomers-from-modified-polybutadienols/

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