Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for obtaining water for domestic use by the condensation of mist on the webs of an open-cell aminoplast-based foam and/or to a method for obtaining water for domestic use by the evaporation of water containing salt or impurities from the cells of an open-cell aminoplast-based foam and by the condensation of the evaporated water. The open-cell foam is produced from a melamine/formaldehyde condensation product with a molar ratio of melamine to formaldehyde ranging between 1:1 and 1:5.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a liquid-impregnated foamed plastic part consisting of a) between 1 and 10 % by volume of an aminoplastic-based, open-pored foamed plastic and b) between 90 and 99 % by volume of a component that is liquid at 25°C, such as aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ketones, water or aqueous dispersions, and to the uses of said part for transporting or metering liquids, for freeze-explosion purposes, for projectile energy absorption or as a latent heat accumulator.
Abstract:
Melamine/formaldehyde foams which contain 0.01 to 45% by weight of a particulate filler having a median particle diameter in the range from 5 µm to 3 mm, wherein the % by weight is based on the total weight of the melamine/formaldehyde precondensate and filler used for the foam production.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing expandable granulates containing polylactic acid, comprising the following steps: a) melting and mixing the constituents i) between 50 and 99.9 wt. %, relative to the total weight of constituents i) to iii), of polylactic acid, ii) between 0 and 49.9 wt. %, relative to the total weight of constituents i) to iii), of at least one other polymer, iii) between 0.1 and 2 wt. %, relative to the total weight of constituents i) to iii), of a diepoxide or polyepoxide, and iv) between 0 and 10 wt. % of at least one additive, b) mixing v) between 3 and 7 wt. %, relative to the total weight of constituents i) to iv), of an organic blowing agent, into the melted polymer mass, by means of a static or dynamic mixer, at a temperature of at least 40°C, c) discharging the mixture via a nozzle plate with boreholes having a maximum on the nozzle outlet diameter of 1.5 mm, and d) granulating the melted mass containing the blowing agent directly behind the nozzle plate, under water, at a pressure of between 1 and 20 bar. The invention also relates to expandable granulates containing polylactic acid, that can be obtained according to said method, and to special expandable granulates containing polylactic acid, and between 3 and 7 wt. % of an organic blowing agent, preferably n-pentane, and especially preferably iso-pentane. The invention also relates to a preferred method for producing expandable granulates containing polylactic acid and a blowing agent, with a low bulk density.
Abstract:
Disclosed are expandable styrene polymers (EPS) containing, in relation to the styrene polymer, a) 0.05 to 5 percent by weight of an organic bromine compound containing a minimum of 50 percent by weight of bromine as a flameproofing agent, b) 0.05 to 2 percent by weight of a flameproofing synergist, c) 1 to 5 percent by weight of a metallic salt as an acid collector. Also disclosed is a method for producing said expandable styrene polymers.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a coating composition containing a) 20 to 70 wt.-%, particularly 30 to 50 wt.-% of a clay mineral, b) 20 to 70 wt.-%, particularly 30 to 50 wt.-% of an alkali silicate, c) 1 to 30 wt.-%, particularly 5 to 20 wt.-% of a coating polymer, and a method for the production of coated foam particles, and foam bodies produced therefrom, and the use thereof.