Abstract:
A method for producing foam by hardening mechanical or chemical foam made of an aqueous composition, wherein the aqueous composition has A) 40 to 95 parts by weight of an alkali silicate solution with a water content of 40 to 90% by weight, B) 0 to 60 parts by weight of a powdery alkali silicate with a water content of 0 to 30% by weight, C) 0 to 15 parts by weight of a surfactant, D) 5 to 40 parts by weight of an aqueous polymer dispersion with a solid matter content of 10 to 60% by weight, and the foams that can be obtained by the method and the use thereof as insulating boards.
Abstract:
The invention relates to expanded particulate moulded parts with a density ranging between 10 and 100 g/l. Said parts are obtained by welding pre-expanded particulate consisting of expandable thermoplastic polymer granulates, the latter containing between 5 and 100 wt. % styrene copolymer A), between 0 and 95 wt. % polystyrene B) and between 0 and 95 wt. % thermoplastic polymer C) that differs from a) and b). The invention also relates to methods for producing the expandable thermoplastic polymer granulates.
Abstract:
The invention relates to expandable polystyrene granulates with at least a bi- or multi-modal molecular-weight distribution, to a method for producing said granulates and to their use in the production of expanded particulate moulded parts.
Abstract:
A process for producing coated foam beads, wherein an aqueous polymer dispersion is applied to the foam beads and then dried to form a water-insoluble polymer film, and foam moldings produced therefrom and the use thereof.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing moulded foam elements from pre-foamed foam particles in a mould under pressure, said moulded foam elements having a polymer coating that comprises an athermane compound. The invention also relates to moulded foam elements produced therefrom and their use.
Abstract:
The invention relates to expandable polymer particles, containing at least one thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) having a Vicat softening point (according to ISO 306/ASO) below 80°C and 5 to 95 wt% of at least one polymer that can be obtained by radical polymerization, in relation to the sum of TPU and polymer that can be obtained by radical polymerization, wherein the polymer that can be obtained by radical polymerization is bonded to the TPU as a comb polymer, graft polymer, or copolymer, which expandable polymer particles are suitable for producing molded bodies, in particular for use as insulating material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing expanded granules from a propellant-containing polymer melt, comprising the steps: a) pressing the propellant-containing polymer melt through a perforated plate controlled to a temperature between 150°C and 280°C into a granulation chamber; b) comminuting the polymer melt pressed through the temperature-controlled perforated plate into individual expanding granules with a cutting device; c) discharging the granules from the granulation chamber with a fluid stream, wherein the propellant contains CO 2 or N2 or a combination of CO2 and N2, and a fluid controlled to a temperature between 10°C and 60°C and having a pressure between 0.7 bar and 20 bar above the ambient pressure is caused to flow through the granulation chamber, and wherein the pressure and temperature of the fluid in the granulation chamber as well as the temperature of the perforated plate are selected such that the granules in the fluid under pressure are expanded by the propellant they contain in such a manner that expanded granules with a closed skin are created.
Abstract:
Particles, which are equipped with insecticide, made of expandable polystyrene (EPS) coated with: A) one or more insecticides, B) one or more glycerin esters, C) optionally one or more binders, and D) optionally further additives.