Soft Ionomeric TPU

Patent Title: SOFTENING THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES USING IONOMER TECHNOLOGY

Number/Link: US20160347900

Applicant/Assignee: Univ. Akron; Covestro

Publication date: 1-Dec-2016

“Gist”: TPU is prepared with ionomeric groups having bulky counter-ions

Why it is interesting: According to this invention a novel type of plasticized thermoplastic polyurethane can be made by incorporating as chain extender a diol containing an ionic group with a bulky counter ion. It is said that the steric hindrance of the bulky counter ions creates additional free volume that softens the polymer and lowers the melt viscosity. In the examples N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethane sulfonic acid (BES) is used together with bulky alkylammonium cations. The softest TPU shown has a 37 Shore A hardness at 25% hardblock content and 7.6 mole% BES-tetrakis(decyl)ammonium. This accounts for a 35 point hardness decrease compared to an ionomer-free control sample.

N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethane sulfonic acid

Self-Healing Polyurethane Elastomers

Patent Title: POLYURETHANE

Number/Link: W02016185172

Applicant/Assignee: Croda

Publication date: 24-11-2016

“Gist”: PU from polyols which contain both a fatty dimer residue and an H-bonding group, show self-healing properties

Why it is interesting: Polyurethane elastomers with ‘intrinsic’ self-healing properties (i.e. without the need for external chemicals like encapsulated monomers) can be prepared by reacting isocyanates with polyols that have at least one urethane, amide or carbonate group and at least one fatty dimer residue. It is theorized that the fatty dimer allows the soft-phase of the polymer to flow and H-bonds to form, thus restoring most of the properties after damage. In the examples polyols with internal urethane groups were prepared by reacting C36 dimer diol with HDI, which were then reacted with MDI and BDO. Samples of the resulting elastomers were cut in half, and manually stuck together again under mild heating (60°C), thus recovering most of their tensile and elongation properties.

A dimer diol

Polyurethane for Filament Winding

Patent Title: FILAMENT WINDING PROCESSES USING POLYURETHANE RESINS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING COMPOSITES

Number/Link: W2016183073

Applicant/Assignee: Covestro

Publication date: 17-11-2016

“Gist”: Compositions comprising polymeric MDI, amine-initated polyethers and natural oil polyols are useful for filament winding

Why it is interesting: Filament winding is a process for the production of hollow composite structures whereby resin-impregnated fibers are wound on a mandrel and then cured. Typically the fibers are impregnated with polyesters or epoxies. Polyurethane compositions are difficult to use in this process because of reactivity and moisture sensitivity. According to this invention an isocyanate reactive composition comprising at least 50% high functionality amine-initiated polyether polyols and up to 50% of a hydrophobic OH-functional vegetable oil, can be advantageously used for PU filament winding. In the examples blends of 3 and 4-functional amine-initated polyether polyols with mole weight of about 250, castor oil, or OH-functional soy-oil, are used together with a high 2,4′ polymeric MDI.

Filanent winding process

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Soft Ionomeric TPU

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Polyurethane for Filament Winding

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