Production of energy-absorbing, semi-rigid polyurethane foam, e.g. for vehicle safety parts, involves reacting polyisocyanate with a special polyol mixture containing two different types of polyether-ol

    公开(公告)号:DE10145440A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-03

    申请号:DE10145440

    申请日:2001-09-14

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: Polyol mixtures used for the production of energy-absorbing polyurethane foam comprise (b1) di- to octa-functional polyether-ols with OH numbers above 30 (including at least one with an OH number below 150) and more than 30 wt% ethylene oxide based on total alkylene oxide and (b2) polyether-ols with OH numbers above 30 based on propylene- and/or butylene oxide. A method for the production of energy-absorbing, semi-rigid polyurethane foam by reacting (a) optionally modified polyisocyanates with (b) a polyol mixture and optionally (c) other compounds with isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, in presence of (d) water and/or other blowing agents, (e) catalysts and optionally (f) other additives etc. The polyol mixture (b) comprises at least (b1) di- to octa-functional polyether-ol(s) based on ethylene oxide (EO) and optionally propylene oxide (PO) and/or butylene oxide (BO), with an EO content of more than 30 wt% based on total alkylene oxide and an OH number of more than 30 mg KOH/g (including at least one polyether-ol (b1.1) with an OH number of less than 150), and (b2) polyether-ol(s) with an OH number of more than 30, based on PO and/or BO. An Independent claim is also included for energy-absorbing, semi-rigid polyurethane foam obtained by this method.

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