Abstract:
The invention relates to an integrated method for the production of a polyurethane, comprising at least the following steps: (1) epoxidation of propene with at least one hydroperoxide to give propylene oxide; (2) reaction of the propylene oxide from step (1), or a mixture of the propylene oxide from step (1) and at least one further alkylene oxide to give a polyether alcohol, using at least one multi-metal cyanide compound as catalyst; (3) reaction of a polyether alcohol from step (2) with at least one isocyanate and polyurethanes which may be produced by a method as above and moulded bodies comprising a said polyurethane.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for production of polyether alcohols by addition of alkylene oxides to H-functional starting materials using DMC catalysts, characterised in that, in a first step, addition of propylene oxide or a mixture of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide to H-functional starting materials is carried out and, in a second step, the obtained product is transferred to a tube reactor, in which mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide are added at at least two addition points, the proportions of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide being different for the addition in the first step to the addition in the second step, in the second step the proportions of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide being different in the added mixture at the at least two different addition points and the mixture added in the second step, at least at the last addition point has a content of at least 40 wt. % ethylene oxide.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of low-emission polyurethane soft foams with reduced odour and reduced fogging by reaction of a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive to isocyanate groups and c) blowing agents. The compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive to isocyanate groups b) are represented by polyether alcohols, produced by the addition of alkylene oxides to compounds made from post-expanded raw materials using DMC catalysts.
Abstract:
The invention relates to method for producing polyurethane soft foam materials, in particular polyurethane form soft foam materials, by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two reactive hydrogen atoms with isocyanate groups. The invention is characterised in that b) at least one polyether alcohol, which can be produced by means of a DMC catalyst, bi) having a hydroxyl number in the region of 15 35 mgKOH/g, an ethylene oxide content in the region of 5 18 wt %,in relation to the total weight of the polyether alcohol, and an end block made of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide having an ethylene oxide content of between 25 75wt. %, in relation to the amount of alkylene oxide in the end block, is used as compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive to isocyanate groups.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing polyurethane soft foam materials, in particular polyurethane form soft foam materials, by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen groups which react with isocyanate groups. The invention is characterised in that the components contain b) b1a) at least one polyether alcohol, which contains an end block which is stored by means of a DMC-catalyst, said end block being made of ethylene oxide-units having a maximum of 10 wt.- %, in relation to the weight of the alkylene oxide stored by means of DMC-catalysts, and/or b1b) at least one polyether alcohol which contains a terminal mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide having a content of ethylene oxide in the mixture of at least 25 wt. %, stored by means of DMC-catalysts, b2a) in addition to at least one polyether alcohol which subsequently contains propylene oxide units, and/or b2b) at least one graft-polyether alcohol.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the alkoxylation of organic compounds comprising the reaction of at least one organic compound with at least onealkoxylating agent in the presence of a catalyst system, wherein a polyetheralcohol is obtained. The catalyst system comprises a metallo organic framework mate-rial comprising pores and at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound, which is coordinately bounded to said metal ion. Furthermore it relates to polyurethanes or polyurethane foams, which are obtainable by using a prepared polyether alcohol as a starting material.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing multimetal cyanide compounds, comprising the following steps: a) the aqueous solution of a metallic salt of general formula (I) M1gXn is reacted with the aqueous solution of a cyanometallate compound of general formula (II) M3r[M2(CN)b]d, , optionally in the presence of organic ligands, organic additives, and/or surfactants, to a multimetal cyanide compound of general formula (III) M1a[M2(CN)b]d•fM1jXk•h(H20)•eL•zP; b) the multimetal cyanide compound of general formula (III) is reacted with a salt of general formula (IV) M4sYt , which is different from (II) and wherein Y represents an anion that is different from X while M4 represents alkali metal ions or an ammonium ion (NH4+) or alkyl ammonium ion (R4N+, R3NH+, R2NH2+, RNH3+, wherein R=C1-C20 alkyl). Also disclosed are compounds that can be obtained by means of said method as well as the use thereof as catalysts for producing polyether alcohols.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing double metal cyanide complex catalysts of general formula M2a[M1(CN)rXt]b, wherein M2 preferably represents Co(III) or Fe(III) and M1 preferably represents Zn(II), X represents a group that is different from cyanide, forms a coordinate link to M1, and is selected among the group comprising carbonyl, cyanate, isocyanate, nitrile, thiocyanate, and nitrosyl, a, b, r, t represent integers which are selected such that the electroneutrality condition is met. Said double metal cyanide complex catalysts are produced by reacting a) a cyanometallate hydrogen acid of general formula Hw[M1(CN)r(X)t], wherein M1 and X are defined as indicated above, r and t are defined as indicated above, and w is selected such that the electroneutrality condition is met, with b) an easily protolyzable metal compound M2RW and/or M2RuYv, wherein M2 is defined as indicated above, R independently represents the anion of a very weak protonic acid having a pKs value of > 20, Y represents the anion of an inorganic mineral acid or a moderately strong to strong organic acid having a pKs value ranging from -10 to +10, w corresponds to the valence of M2, and u + v corresponds to the valence of M2, u and v amounting at least to 1, respectively. The reaction is carried out in a nonaqueous, aprotonic solvent.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing polyetherols that involves the reaction of at least one alkylene oxide with at least one starter compound in the presence of at least one double metal cyanide compound to form a polyetherol and the treatment of the obtained polyetherol with steam or with an inert gas and steam. The invention also relates to the polyetherols themselves that can be obtained according to a method of the aforementioned type and to the use of these compounds for synthesizing polyurethanes.