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Definitions

• the present invention is related to a process for preparing a polyisocyanurate polyurethane material.
• the present invention is related to a process for preparing a polyisocyanurate polyurethane material using a polyether polyol having a high oxyethylene content and a polyisocyanate having a high diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) content.
• MDI diphenylmethane diisocyanate
• polyurethane materials having a low and a high hardblock content from polyols having a high oxyethylene content, polyisocyanates comprising at least 85% by weight of 4,4'-MDI or a variant thereof and water has been disclosed in WO 02/06370 and WO 98/00450.
• the materials made are polyurethane elastomers.
• EP 608626 it has been disclosed in EP 608626 to produce shape memory polyurethane foams by reacting a polyisocyanate comprising a high amount of 4,4'-MDI and a polyol with a high oxyethylene content with water.
• WO 02/10249 discloses a process for preparing a polyurethane material having a high hard block content by reacting an MDI, a polyol having a high oxyethylene content and a cross-linker/chain extender.
• WO 04/111101 discloses polyisocyanurate polyurethane materials prepared from certain MDI-based polyisocyanates and certain polyols having a high oxyethylene content.
• the materials are prepared from polyols having a relatively low equivalent weight at an index range of 150 to 1500 and as a consequence the hardblock content of the materials made is rather high and the materials are hard and not elastomeric.
• the materials according to the present invention are elastomeric despite the fact that they are made at a high index and that they contain polyisocyanurate groups.
• the invention allows for the production of elastomeric materials having a low modulus, a high elongation, a good temperature- and fiammability resistance, a short cure time and good mould release properties.
• the materials can be advantageously produced according to the reaction injection moulding (RIM) process or by a casting process.
• the process is suitable to make reinforced materials by using fillers like organic, mineral and nano particles like carbon black particles, nanoclay particles and silicates, BaSO4, CaCO3 and metal oxides and/or fibers like glass fibers, natural fibers like flax, hemp and sisal fibers, synthetic fibers like polyethylene terephthalates, polyamides, polyaramides (KevlarTM), polyethylene (SpectraTM) and carbon fibers.
• fillers like organic, mineral and nano particles like carbon black particles, nanoclay particles and silicates, BaSO4, CaCO3 and metal oxides and/or fibers like glass fibers, natural fibers like flax, hemp and sisal fibers, synthetic fibers like polyethylene terephthalates, polyamides, polyaramides (KevlarTM), polyethylene (SpectraTM) and carbon fibers.
• the ingredients used to make the materials are easily processable (good flow, miscibility and wettability) and exhibit excellent curing characteristics allowing for short demould times.
• the materials obtained show lower levels of residual NCO groups in infra-red analysis compared to materials made from high amounts of polyols having a high level of oxypropylene groups at the same NCO-index and hardblock content.
• the materials according to the present invention show a higher resilience especially at the lower hardblock contents. No chain extender is needed for all these beneficial properties but can optionally be used.
• the present invention is concerned with a process for preparing an elastomeric polyisocyanurate polyurethane material which process comprises reacting a polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive composition wherein the reaction is conducted at an isocyanate index of 150 to 5000 and in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst, wherein the polyisocyanate comprises a) 80-100% by weight of diphenylmethane diisocyanate comprising at least 40%, preferably at least 60% and most preferably at least 85% by weight of 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and/or a variant of said diphenylmethane diisocyanate which variant is liquid at 25 0 C and has an NCO value of at least 20% by weight (polyisocyanate a), and b) 20-0% by weight of another polyisocyanate (polyisocyanate b), the amount of polyisocyanate a) and polyisocyanate b) being calculated on the total amount of this
• the present invention is concerned with materials made according to this process and with materials obtainable according to this process.
• the present invention is concerned with an elastomeric polyisocyanurate polyurethane material having a hardblock content of 5-45 % and preferably of 10- 39 %, a Shore A hardness of 10-99 and preferably of 20-90 (DIN 53505) and an elongation of 5-1000 % and preferably of 10-1000 % (DIN 53504).
• Such materials are transparant, surprisingly.
• isocyanate index or NCO index or index the ratio of NCO-groups over isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms present in a formulation, given as a percentage : [NCOl x 100 (%).
• the NCO-index expresses the percentage of isocyanate actually used in a formulation with respect to the amount of isocyanate theoretically required for reacting with the amount of isocyanate-reactive hydrogen used in a formulation.
• the isocyanate index as used herein is considered from the point of view of the actual polymerisation process preparing the material involving the isocyanate ingredient and the isocyanate-reactive ingredients.
• Any isocyanate groups consumed in a preliminary step to produce modified polyisocyanates (including such isocyanate-derivatives referred to in the art as prepolymers) or any active hydrogens consumed in a preliminary step (e.g. reacted with isocyanate to produce modified polyols or polyamines) are not taken into account in the calculation of the isocyanate index. Only the free isocyanate groups and the free isocyanate-reactive hydrogens (including those of water, if used) present at the actual polymerisation stage are taken into account.
• isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms refers to the total of active hydrogen atoms in hydroxyl and amine groups present in the reactive compositions; this means that for the purpose of calculating the isocyanate index at the actual polymerisation process one hydroxyl group is considered to comprise one reactive hydrogen, one primary amine group is considered to comprise one reactive hydrogen and one water molecule is considered to comprise two active hydrogens.
• Reaction system a combination of components wherein the polyisocyanates are kept in one or more containers separate from the isocyanate-reactive components.
• polyisocyanurate polyurethane material refers to cellular or non-cellular products as obtained by reacting the mentioned polyisocyanates and isocyanate-reactive compositions in the presence of trimerization catalysts at a high index, optionally using foaming agents, including cellular products obtained with water as reactive foaming agent (involving a reaction of water with isocyanate groups yielding urea linkages and carbon dioxide and producing polyurea- polyisocyanurate-polyurethane foams) and in particular cellular products obtained with non reactive blowing agents.
• foaming agents including cellular products obtained with water as reactive foaming agent (involving a reaction of water with isocyanate groups yielding urea linkages and carbon dioxide and producing polyurea- polyisocyanurate-polyurethane foams) and in particular cellular products obtained with non reactive blowing agents.
• hard block content refers to 100 times the ratio of the amount (in pbw) of polyisocyanate + isocyanate-reactive materials having a molecular weight of 500 or less (wherein polyols having a molecular weight of more than 500 incorporated in the polyisocyanates are not taken into account) over the amount (in pbw) of all polyisocyanate + all isocyanate-reactive materials used.
• elastomeric material refers to materials having an elongation of at least 5 % (DIN 53504) and at the same time a Shore A hardness of at most 99 (DIN 53505).
• the polyisocyanate a) is selected from 1) a diphenylmethane diisocyanate comprising at least 40%, preferably at least 60% and most preferably at least 85% by weight of 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (4,4'-MDI) and the following preferred variants of such diphenylmethane diisocyanate ; 2) a carbodiimide and/or uretonimine modified variant of polyisocyanate 1), the variant having an NCO value of 20% by weight or more; 3) a urethane modified variant of polyisocyanate 1), the variant having an NCO value of 20% by weight or more and being the reaction product of an excess of polyisocyanate 1) and of a polyol having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality of 2-4 and an average molecular weight of at most 1000; 4) a prepolymer having an NCO value of 20% by weight or more and which is the reaction product of an excess of any of the aforementioned polyisocyanates
• Polyisocyanates 1) and 2) and mixtures thereof are preferred as polyisocyanate a).
• Polyisocyanate 1) comprises at least 40% by weight of 4,4'-MDI.
• Such polyisocyanates are known in the art and include pure 4,4'-MDI and isomeric mixtures of 4,4'-MDI and up to 60% by weight of 2,4'-MDI and 2,2'-MDI. It is to be noted that the amount of 2,2'- MDI in the isomeric mixtures is rather at an impurity level and in general will not exceed 2% by weight, the remainder being 4,4'-MDI and 2,4'-MDI.
• Polyisocyanates as these are known in the art and commercially available; for example SuprasecTM MPR ex Huntsman Polyurethanes, which is a business of Huntsman International LLC (who owns the Suprasec trademark).
• the carbodiimide and/or uretonimine modified variants of the above polyisocyanate 1) are also known in the art and commercially available; e.g. Suprasec 2020, ex Huntsman Polyurethanes.
• Urethane modified variants of the above polyisocyanate 1) are also known in the art, see e.g. The ICI Polyurethanes Book by G. Woods 1990, 2 nd edition, pages 32-35.
• Aforementioned prepolymers of polyisocyanate 1) having an NCO value of 20% by weight or more are also known in the art.
• the polyol used for making these prepolymers is selected from polyester polyols and polyether polyols and especially from polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene polyols having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality of 2-4, an average molecular weight of 2500-8000, and preferably an hydroxyl value of 15-60 mg KOH/g and preferably either an oxyethylene content of 5-25% by weight, which oxyethylene preferably is at the end of the polymer chains, or an oxyethylene content of 50-90% by weight, which oxyethylene preferably is randomly distributed over the polymer chains.
• the other polyisocyanate b) may be chosen from aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and, preferably, aromatic polyisocyanates, such as toluene diisocyanate in the form of its 2,4 and 2,6-isomers and mixtures thereof and mixtures of diphenylmethane diisocyanates (MDI) and oligomers thereof having an isocyanate functionality greater than 2 known in the art as "crude” or polymeric MDI (polymethylene polyphenylene polyisocyanates). Mixtures of toluene diisocyanate and polymethylene polyphenylene polyisocyanates may be used as well.
• aromatic polyisocyanates such as toluene diisocyanate in the form of its 2,4 and 2,6-isomers and mixtures thereof and mixtures of diphenylmethane diisocyanates (MDI) and oligomers thereof having an isocyanate functionality greater than 2 known in the art as "crude” or
• polyisocyanates which have an NCO functionality of more than 2
• the amount of such polyisocyanate used is such that the average NCO functionality of the total polyisocyanate used in the present invention is at most 2.2 preferably.
• Polyether polyol a) having a high EO content is selected from those having an EO content of 50-90 and preferably of 60-85% by weight calculated on the weight of the polyether polyol.
• These polyether polyols contain other oxyalkylene groups like oxypropylene and/or oxybutylene groups. These polyols have an average nominal functionality of 2-6 and more preferably of 2-4 and an average equivalent weight of 1100-5000 and preferably of 1200-4000 and most preferably of 1800- 3500.
• the polyol may have a random distribution of the oxyalkylene groups, a block copolymer distribution or a combination thereof. Mixtures of polyols may be used. Methods to prepare such polyols are generally known. An example of such polyols is Daltocel ® 555 ex Huntsman.
• the other isocyanate-reactive compounds b which may be used in an amount of 0-20% by weight and preferably of 0-10% by weight, calculated on the amount of polyol a) and this compound b), may be selected from chain extenders, cross- linkers, polyether polyamines, polyols different from polyol a), and water.
• the isocyanate-reactive chain extenders which contain 2 isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, may be selected from amines, amino-alcohols and polyols; preferably polyols are used.
• the chain extenders may be aromatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aliphatic; preferably aliphatic ones are used.
• the chain extenders preferably have an average equivalent weight of less than 150.
• Most preferred are aliphatic diols such as ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 2- methyl-l,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2- propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,3-pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 3- methylpentane-l,5-diol, 2,2-dimethyl- 1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol and tripropylene glycol, and aromatic diols and propoxylated and/or ethoxylated products thereof.
• the cross-linkers are isocyanate-reactive compounds containing 3-8 isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms and, preferably, having an average equivalent weight of less than 150.
• Examples of such cross- linkers are glycerol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, triethanolamine, polyoxyethylene polyols having an average nominal functionality of 3-8 and an average equivalent weight of less than 150 like ethoxylated glycerol, trimethylol propane and pentaerythritol having said equivalent weight, and polyether triamines having said equivalent weight.
• Polyether polyamines may be selected from polyoxypropylene polyamines, polyoxyethylene polyamines and polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene polyamines, preferably having an equivalent weight of 150-3000 (number average molecular weight divided by the number of amine groups at the end of the polymer claims).
• Such polyether polyamines are known in the art. Examples are Jeffamine ® ED2003 and T5000 obtainable from Huntsman.
• the other isocyanate-reactive compounds may be selected from polyols which are polyesters, polyesteramides, polythioethers, polycarbonates, polyacetals, polyolefins, polysiloxanes or polyethers (different form polyol a)).
• Polyester polyols which may be used include hydroxyl- terminated reaction products of dihydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol or cyclohexane dimethanol or mixtures of such dihydric alcohols, and dicarboxylic acids or their ester-forming derivatives, for example succinic, glutaric and adipic acids or their dimethyl esters, sebacic acid, phthalic anhydride, tetrachlorophthalic anhydride or dimethyl terephthalate or mixtures thereof.
• dihydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol or cyclohexane dimethanol or mixtures of such dihydric alcohols
• Polythioether polyols which may be used, include products obtained by condensing thiodiglycol either alone or with other glycols, alkylene oxides, dicarboxylic acids, formaldehyde, amino-alcohols or aminocarboxylic acids.
• Polycarbonate polyols which may be used include products obtained by reacting diols such as 1,3 -propanediol, 1,4- butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol or teraethylene glycol with diaryl carbonates, for example diphenyl carbonate, or with phosgene.
• Polyacetal polyols which may be used include those prepared by reacting glycols such as diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol or hexanediol with formaldehyde. Suitable polyacetals may also be prepared by polymerising cyclic acetals. Suitable polyolefin polyols include hydroxy-terminated butadiene homo- and copolymers and suitable polysiloxane polyols include polydimethylsiloxane diols.
• Polyether polyols different from polyol a) have an EO content of less than 50% or more than 90% by weight and preferably have an average equivalent weight of
• Such polyols include polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene polyols, wherein the oxyethylene and oxypropylene units are distributed randomly, in block form or a combination thereof, and polyoxypropylene polyols and/or polyoxyethylene polyols. Such polyols are widely known. Examples are
• Daltocel ® F428 obtainable ex Huntsman and polyoxyethylene glycols having a molecular weight of 600 or 1000. Mixtures of the aforementioned other isocyanate-reactive compounds may be used as well. Preferably the other isocyanate-reactive compounds are polyols selected from the above preferred ones.
• the polyols may comprise dispersions or solutions of addition or condensation polymers in polyols of the types described above.
• modified polyols often referred to as "polymer polyols" have been fully described in the prior art and include products obtained by the in situ polymerisation of one or more vinyl monomers, for example styrene and/or acrylonitrile, in the above polyether polyols, or by the in situ reaction between a polyisocyanate and an amino- and/or hydroxy-functional compound, such as triethanolamine, in the above polyol.
• Polyoxyalkylene polyols containing from 1 to 50% of dispersed polymer are particularly useful. Particle sizes of the dispersed polymer of less than 50 microns are preferred.
• catalysts enhancing the formation of urethane bonds like tin catalysts like tin octoate and dibutyltindilaurate, tertiary amine catalysts like triethylenediamine and imidazoles like dimethylimidazole and other catalysts like maleate esters and acetate esters; surfactants; foam stabilisers like siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymers; fire retardants; smoke suppressants; UV-stabilizers; colorants; microbial inhibitors; organic and inorganic fillers, impact modifiers, plasticizers and internal mould release agents. Further external mould release agents may be used in the process according to the present invention.
• trimerisation catalyst Any compound that catalyses the isocyanate trimerisation reaction (isocyanurate- formation) can be used as trimerisation catalyst in the process according to the present invention, such as tertiary amines, triazines and most preferably metal salt trimerisation catalysts.
• suitable metal salt trimerisation catalysts are alkali metal salts of organic carboxylic acids. Preferred alkali metals are potassium and sodium, and preferred carboxylic acids are acetic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid.
• metal salt trimerisation catalysts are potassium acetate (commercially available as Polycat 46 from Air Products and Catalyst LB from Huntsman Polyurethanes) and potassium 2-ethylhexanoate (commercially available as Dabco Kl 5 from Air Products). Two or more different metal salt trimerisation catalysts can be used in the process of the present invention.
• the metal salt trimerisation catalyst is generally used in an amount of up to 5% by weight based on the isocyanate-reactive composition, preferably 0.001 to 3% by weight. It may occur that the polyol used in the process according to the present invention still contains metal salt from its preparation which may then act as the trimerisation catalyst or as part of the trimerisation catalyst package.
• the polyurethane material may be a solid or blown (microcellular) material.
• Microcellular materials are obtained by conducting the reaction in the presence of a blowing agent like hydrocarbons, hydro fluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluoro- carbons, gases like N 2 and CO 2 , and gas generating compounds like azodicarbonamide and water and mixtures thereof.
• a blowing agent like hydrocarbons, hydro fluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluoro- carbons, gases like N 2 and CO 2 , and gas generating compounds like azodicarbonamide and water and mixtures thereof.
• the amount of blowing agent will depend on the desired density. Density reduction may also be achieved by the incorporation of expanded or expandable microspheres like Expancel ® or hollow glass or metal microbeads.
• the reaction to prepare the material is conducted at an NCO index of 150-5000 and preferably 150-4000.
• the hardblock content is at most 49%, preferably 5-45% and more preferably 10-
• the materials made according to the process according to the present invention have a hardblock content of 5-45 and preferably of 10-39 %, a Shore A hardness of 10-99 and preferably of 20-90 (DIN 53505) and an elongation of 5-1000 % and preferably of 10-1000 % (DIN 53504).
• the materials are preferably made in a mould.
• the process may be conducted in any type of mould known in the art. Examples of such moulds are the moulds commercially used for making shoe parts like shoe soles and in-soles and automotive parts, like arm-rests, steering wheels, shock dampers, spring aids and dashboard skins.
• the reaction is conducted in a closed mould.
• the ingredients used for making the material are fed into the mould at a temperature of from ambient temperature up to 9O 0 C, the mould being kept at a temperature of from ambient temperature up to 15O 0 C during the process.
• Demoulding time is relatively short despite the fact that preferably no isocyanate-reactive compounds, containing reactive amine groups, are used; depending on the amount of catalyst demould times may be below 10 minutes, preferably below 5 minutes, more preferably below 3 minutes and most preferably below 1 minute.
• the moulding process may be conducted according to the reaction injection moulding (RIM) process and the cast moulding process.
• the process may also be conducted according to the RRIM (reinforced RIM) and SRIM (structural RIM) process.
• the isocyanate-reactive ingredients and catalysts may be pre-mixed, optionally together with the optional ingredients, before being brought into contact with the polyisocyanate.
• 0.025 %w of catalyst LB was mixed with Daltocel ® F555, a polyol obtainable ex Huntsman having an equivalent weight of about 2000, a nominal functionality of 3 and which is a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene polyol having an oxyethylene content of about 75% by weight.
• This mixture was mixed with 4,4'-MDI under vacuum using a standard bench- vacuum mixer and poured in a 15x20 cm open- top aluminium mould which was treated with a standard polyurethane release agent. The mould was maintained at 80 0 C. Demoulding took place after 1 hour. Mouldings were made at an index of 250 and 1250.
• the materials had the following properties

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