Abstract:
The invention relates to a polymer foam having a density in the range between 5 and 120 kg/m 3 , containing a) a polymer component, containing at least one styrene polymer, b) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight (relative to 100 parts by weight of component a)) of a flame retardant mixture, containing b1) at least one phosphorus compound of formula (I) having a phosphorus content in the range between 5 and 80% by weight, relative to the phosphorus compound, (X 1 ) s =PR 1 R 2 R 3 (I), where the symbols and indices in formula (I) have the following meanings: R 1 is C 1 -C 16 -alkyl, C 1 -C 10 -hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 16 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 16 -alkoxy, C 2 -C 16 -alkenoxy, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkoxy, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, C 6 -C 10 -aryl-C 1 -C 16 -alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl-C 1 -C 16 -alkoxy, SR 9 , COR 10 , COOR 11 , CONR 12 R 13 ; R 2 is C 1 -C 16 -alkyl, C 1 -C 10 -hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 16 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 16 -alkoxy, C 2 -C 16 -alkenoxy, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkoxy, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl-C 1 -C 16 -alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl-C 1 -C 16 -alkoxy, SR 9 , COR 10 , COOR 11 , CONR 12 R 13 ; R 3 is H, SH, SR 4 , OH, OR 5 or a group 30 -(Y 1 ) n -[P(= X 2 ) u R 6 -(Y 2 ) n ] m -P(= X 3 ) t R 7 R 8 ; or two groups R 1 , R 2 , R 3 together with the phosphorus atom to which they are bound form a ring system; X 1 , X2 and X 3 are independently of each other identically or differently O or S; Y 1 , Y 2 are identically or differently O or S; R 4 , R 5 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 ,R 13 are identically or differently C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C 1 -C 4 -alkyl groups, C 2 -C 12 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 12 -alkinyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl or C 6 -C 10 -aryl C 1 -C 4 -alkyl; R 6 , R 7 , R 8 are independently of each other identically or differently C 1 -C 16 -alkyl, C 1 -C 16 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 16 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 16 -alkenoxy, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkoxy, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, C 6 -C 10 -aryl-C 1 -C 16 -alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl-C 1 -C 16 -alkoxy, SR 9 , COR 10 , COOR 11 , CONR 12 R 13 ; n is 1, if Y 1 or Y 2 is O, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, if Y 1 or Y 2 is S; m is a whole number between 0 and 100; s, t and u are independently of each other 0 or 1; and b2) elementary sulphur.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing isosorbide dimethacrylate by the transesterification of alkyl(meth)acrylate with isosorbide, comprising the following steps: (i) permitting alkyl(meth)acrylate to react with isosorbide in the presence of a catalyst containing titanium (IV) or zirconium (IV) and of a stabilizer in the presence of an entrainer, forming an azeotrope with the alcohol bonded in the alkyl(meth)alcylate; (ii) continuously distilling off the azeotrope that consists of entrainer and alcohol, steps (i) and (ii) being carried out simultaneously until isosorbide is substantially completely converted; (iii) adding water to the product mixture obtained in steps (i) and (ii) and containing isosorbide dimethacrylate, and separating the hydrolysate from the catalyst containing titanium (IV) or zirconium (IV); (iv) distilling off non-converted alkyl(meth)acrylate and entrainer from the product mixture; and (v) distilling off water from the product mixture, wherein step (iv) can also be carried out before step (iii), and the steps (iv) and (v) can also be carried out in a distillation step.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing isosorbide ethoxylate dimethacrylate by the transesterification of alkyl(meth)acrylate with isosorbide ethoxylate, comprising the following steps: (i) ethoxylating isosorbide to isosorbide ethoxylate; (ii) permitting alkyl(meth)acrylate to react with isosorbide ethoxylate in the presence of potassium phosphate as a catalyst and of a stabilizer and in the presence of an entrainer, forming an azeotrope with the alcohol bonded in the alkyl(meth)alcylate; (iii) continuously distilling off the azeotrope that consists of entrainer and alcohol, steps (ii) and (iii) being carried out simultaneously until isosorbide ethoxylate is substantially completely converted; (iv) separating the catalyst from the isosorbide ethoxylate dimethacrylate-containing product mixture; and (v) distilling off non-converted alkyl(meth)acrylate and entrainer from the product mixture.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to sulfur containing polyols, a process for their production by reaction of at least one unsaturated alcohol A with elemental sulfur, wherein the unsaturated alcohol A has only one carbon-carbon double bond-unsaturation per molecule. The sulfur containing polyols are used in the production of polyurethanes, in particular rigid foam polyurethanes, for high-temperature pipe insulation applications.