Abstract:
A process for producing foamed thermoplastic polyurethane particles comprises the steps of a) melting a thermoplastic polyurethane in a first extruder (E1), b) injecting a gaseous blowing agent in a second extruder (E2), c) impregnating the gaseous blowing agent homogeneously into the thermoplastic polyurethane melt in a third extruder (E3), d) extruding the impregnated thermoplastic polyurethane melt through a die plate and granulating the melt in an underwater granulation device under temperature and pressure conditions to form foamed thermoplastic polyurethane particles.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a tube with an outer diameter in the range of from 10 μm to 250 μm consisting of a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane as well as to a tube with an outer diameter in the range of from 10 μm to 250 μm consisting of a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained or obtainable by the process according to the invention. The invention is further directed to the use of a tube according to the invention as a tube for the transportation of a fluid or as gas membrane tube or as an elastic fiber.
Abstract:
This invention is directed to a thermoplastic polyurethanes composition comprising polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane and 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid ester and preparation processes thereof. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition has a good mold release behavior in injection molding without undesirably significant shrinkage and surface blooming of final product.
Abstract:
This invention is directed to a thermoplastic polyurethanes composition comprising polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane and 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid ester and preparation processes thereof. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition has a good mold release behavior in injection molding without undesirably significant shrinkage and surface blooming of final product.