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Spirocyclic Chain Extenders in TPU

Patent Title: THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE WITH HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE

 Number/Link: W02016025421  WO2016025423

Applicant/Assignee: Lubrizol

Publication date: 18-02-2016

“Gist”: Use of spirocyclic chain extenders increases heat resistance of TPU

Why it is interesting: Both these patent applications are about the use of alkylene-substituted spirocyclic diols to improve the heat resistance of thermoplastic polyurethanes. In the WO..21 case the diol is used together with MDI and a polycarbonate diol resulting in high heat resistance TPU useful e.g for cable and wire coatings.  In the WO..23 case the spirocyclic diol is used together with MDI and a polyether polyol (PEGs) resulting in TPU with high heat resistance and moisture vapour transmission.  The spirocyclic diol used in the examples is 3,9-bis(1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane.

3,9-bis(1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane

3,9-bis(1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane

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by Gerhard Bleys on February 19, 2016  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on February 19, 2016

https://purpatents.com/2016/02/19/spirocyclic-chain-extenders-in-tpu/

Novel Aliphatic Polyester Polyols for TPU

Patent Title: POLYESTER POLYOLS AND POLYURETHANES

 Number/Link: WO2015/185744

Applicant/Assignee: DSM

Publication date: 10-12-2015

“Gist”: Polyester polyols from succinic- and sebacic acid mixtures

Why it is interesting: Aliphatic polyester polyols used in polyurethane elastomers, are usually based on adipic acid and diols like MEG, DEG, butanediol or mixtures of these. Since recently, succinic acid has become a commercially avaible renewable compound and it makes sense to use it in polyester polyol production. Replacing adipic acid by succinic acid however, results in polyesters with a reduced hydrolysis resistance (at the same polyol molecular weight).  According to this invention this can be solved by using blends of succinic acid with C8 to C36  diacids, most preferably with sebacic (C10) acid.
Not a spectacular innovation and probably not as such patentable but a solid, useful idea.

Sebacic acid

Sebacic acid

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by Gerhard Bleys on December 11, 2015  •  Permalink
Posted in Elastomers, Polyols, Thermoplastics
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on December 11, 2015

https://purpatents.com/2015/12/11/novel-aliphatic-polyester-polyols-for-tpu/

Natural Oil Polyols Using Metathesis Chemistry

Patent Title: METATHESIZED TRIACYLGLYCEROL POLYOLS FOR USE IN POLYURETHANE APPLICATIONS AND THEIR RELATED PROPERTIES

 Number/Link: US2015/0337073

Applicant/Assignee: Trent University

Publication date: 26-11-2015

“Gist”: Palm oil is metathesized before hydroxylation.

Why it is interesting: Natural-oil based polyols (NOPs) prepared from unsaturated plant oils are well known in the PU industry. In this case however, the oil is first modified into a ‘metathesized triacylglycerol’ by cross-metathesis using (e.g.) 1,2-butene and an appropriate catalyst. The result is a complex mixture of triglycerids, the unsaturations of which are then epoxidized and hydrolyzed into the final polyol.  In the examples palm-oil metathezised triacylglycerol (PMTAG) is compared to a commercially available soy-oil polyol when used to perpare both flexible and rigid foams. While the chemistry is interesting there does not appear to be much advantage to this type of NOP.

Metathesis reaction of triolein with butene

Metathesis reaction of triolein with butene

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by Gerhard Bleys on November 27, 2015  •  Permalink
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Posted by Gerhard Bleys on November 27, 2015

https://purpatents.com/2015/11/27/natural-oil-polyols-using-metathesis-chemistry/

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