Abstract:
A polymer foam with density in the range from 5 to 120 kg/m3, comprising a) a polymer component, comprising at least one styrene polymer, b) from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight (based on 100 parts by weight of component a)) of a flame retardant mixture, comprising b1) at least one phosphorus compound of the formula (I) having phosphorus content in the range from 5 to 80% by weight, based on the phosphorus compound, (X1)s═PR1R2R3 (I) where the definitions of the symbols and indices in the formula (I) are as follows: R1 is C1-C16-alkyl, C1-C10-hydroxyalkyl, C1-C16-alkenyl, C1-C16-alkoxy, C1-C16-alkenoxy, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkoxy, C6-C10-aryl, C6-C10-aryloxy, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C16-alkyl, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C16-alkoxy, SR9, COR10, COOR11, CONR12R13; R2 is C1-C16-alkyl, C1-C10-hydroxyalkyl, C1-C16-alkenyl, C1-C16-alkoxy, C1-C16-alkenoxy, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkoxy, C6-C10-aryl, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C16-alkyl, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C16-alkoxy, SR9, COR10, COOR11, CONR12R13; R3 is H, SH, SR4, OH, OR5, or a —(Y1)n—[P(═X2)uR6—(Y2)n]m—P(═X3)tR7R8 group; or two groups R1, R2, R3 form, together with the phosphorus atom bonded thereto, a ring system; X1, X2 and X3 are identical or different and, independently of one another, O or S; Y1 and Y2 are identical or different, being O or S; R4, R5, R9, R10, R11, R12, and R13 are identical or different, being C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, which may either have no substitution or may have one or more C1-C4-alkyl groups as substituents, or being C2-C12-alkenyl, C2-C12-alkynyl, C6-C10-aryl, or C6-C10-aryl-C1-C4-alkyl; R6, R7, and R8 are identical or different and, independently of one another, C1-C16-alkyl, C1-C16-alkenyl, C1-C16-alkoxy, C1-C16-alkenoxy, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkoxy, C6-C10-aryl, C6-C10-aryloxy, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C16-alkyl, C6-C10-aryl-C1-C16-alkoxy, SR9, COR10, COOR11, CONR12R13; n is 1 if Y1 and, respectively, Y2 is O, and is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 if Y1 and, respectively, Y2 is S; m is an integer from 0 to 100; s, t, and u are, independently of one another, 0 or 1; and b2) elemental sulfur.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method for reducing monomer loss during curing of a high internal phase emulsion. The method has the steps of: forming a water-in-oil emulsion, curing the monomer component in the emulsion in a saturated steam environment, and forming a saturated polymeric foam material. The water-in-oil emulsion has an aqueous phase and an oil phase comprising a monomer component.
Abstract:
A method for producing a porous cross-linked polymer sheet capable of slicing quickly is provided. This method comprises a step for obtaining a porous cross-linked polymer by forming and polymerizing an HIPE, a step for dehydrating the porous cross-linked polymer, and a step for subsequently slicing the dehydrated porous cross-linked polymer. According to this invention, by performing the step of dehydration prior to the conventional step of slicing, it is made possible to prevent the porous cross-linked polymer from adhering to the blade and the guides provided for a slicer, and allow the slicing to be attained quickly. By removing the salt from the polymer, it is further made possible to prevent a production device from gathering rust and the porous cross-linked polymer from permitting adhesion of rust thereto.
Abstract:
An object of this invention is to provide a method for the production of a porous cross-linked polymer, which permits the polymerization (curing) of a water in oil type high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) in such an exceptionally brief time as not more than 30 minutes, preferably not more than 10 minutes without impairing the stability of the HIPE. The object of this invention mentioned above can be accomplished by a method for the production of a porous cross-linked polymer which comprises steps of mixing an oil phase containing a polymerizing monomer, a cross-linking monomer, and a surfactant as essential components with a water phase containing water as an essential component thereby obtaining a water in oil type high internal phase emulsion and heating said emulsion to a prescribed curing temperature thereby polymerizing the emulsion, wherein said emulsion is formed in a thickness of not more than 50 mm and the temperature-increasing rate of the emulsion is not less than 5° C./minute.
Abstract:
Disclosed are polymeric foam structures suitable for absorbing and storing body fluids such as urine, menses and the like. These liquid storage structures are high suction collapsible polymeric foam materials. The collapsed foams, upon contact with aqueous fluids, can absorb and expand these fluids even when opposed by significant hydrostatic pressures. These absorbent polymeric foams comprise interconnected open-cells. In one aspect, the foams can absorb at least about 25 g/g against a hydrostatic head pressure of 50 cm. In another aspect, the foams of the present invention will have a vertical hang sorption height at 90% of at least about 60 cm.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a HIPE-derived heterogeneous polymeric foam structure of interconnected open-cells, wherein the foam structure has at least two distinct regions. Such heterogeneous foams have various applications, such as energy and fluid absorption, insulation, and filtration.The invention further relates to a heterogeneous absorbent polymeric foam that, upon contact with aqueous fluids (in particular body fluids such as urine and blood), can acquire, distribute, and store these fluids.The foams of the invention have at least two distinct regions having different density, polymer composition, surface properties, and/or microcellular morphology.The invention further relates to a process for obtaining the heterogeneous foams by polymerizing a high internal phase water-in-oil emulsion, or HIPE. In one aspect, the process utilizes at least two distinct HIPEs, with each emulsion having a relatively small amount of an oil phase and a relatively greater amount of a water phase.
Abstract:
본 발명은 1) (a) 70부피% 이상의 1종 이상의 중합성 단량체를 포함하는 외부상; (b) 고 내부상 유탁액을 제조하기에 유효한 양의 계면활성제; 및 (c) 내부상을 포함하는 고 내부상 유탁액(HIPE)을 제공하고; 2) 유탁액을 하부 이동 지지체 기판위로 전달하고; 3) 유탁액을 지지체 기판 위의 원하는 두께로 레벨링하고; 4) 유탁액 및 하부 이동 지지체 기판을 가열구역을 통해 가열구역의 말단까지 HIPE 중 단량체의 75% 이상이 중합되기에 충분한 시간 동안 진행시킴으로써 단량체를 중합하고; 5) 중합된 HIPE를 50% 초과의 내부상이 제거된 발포체가 제조되기에 충분한 시간 동안 건조구역에서 건조시키는 것을 포함하는 고 내부상 유탁액(HIPE)을 중합성 연속상으로 건조 발포체로 성형하기 위한 완전 연속 방법을 포함한다.