KR100443687B1 - Process for producing hydrocarbon expanded polyurethane rigid foam - Google Patents

Abstract

a) aromatic polyisocyanates

b) 1) 30 to 80% by weight of an aromatic amine starting polyether having a molecular weight of 300 to 800 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide,

2) from 10 to 40% by weight of substantially sucrose starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 400 to 1,000 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide,

3) 5 to 30% by weight of propylene glycol starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 500 to 1,500 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide,

4) n-pentane and / or i-pentane as blowing agent,

5) water,

6) Any Supplements and Additives

Urethane, wherein the polyurethane rigid foam is prepared by reacting with a polyol component having an average of at least three hydrogen atoms, wherein the weight percent sum of components 1), 2) and 3) is 100) And possibly a process for producing hard materials containing urea and isocyanate groups.

Description

Process for producing hydrocarbon expanded polyurethane rigid foam

It is known that polyurethane rigid foams can be expanded to low boiling alkanes. The use of cyclic alkanes is advantageous because cyclic alkanes contribute significantly to the thermal conductivity of the expanded material due to their low gaseous thermal conductivity. Preference is given to using cyclopentane.

Advantageous properties when used as insulators for household refrigerators are compared with disadvantageous commercial situations. Therefore, due to the solvent nature of cyclopentane, polystyrene inner containers of a certain quality should be used.

Moreover, cyclopentane has the disadvantage of condensing at low temperatures as conventional while using polyurethane rigid foams as insulators for household refrigerators due to the relatively high boiling point of 49 ° C. Due to undesired condensation of the blowing agent, a reduced pressure is created in the cell which must be counterbalanced again by enhanced foam strength or increased density.

Compared with n-pentane and i-pentane which are acryl cognate pentane compounds, cyclopentane has a high manufacturing cost. N-pentane or i-pentane expanded systems have been known in the art of polyurethane rigid foams. However, compared with cyclopentane, there is a disadvantage that the high gaseous thermal conductivity makes the thermal insulation capacity of the corresponding expanded system poor.

In addition, the solubility of n-pentane and i-pentane in polyols is much lower than that of cyclopentane, which adversely affects the production reliability and adhesion of the expanded material to the covering layer.

It is an object of the present invention to develop n-pentane or i-pentane expanded rigid foams which overcome the above disadvantages.

Surprisingly, it has been found that polyol compositions based on aromatic amines, sucrose and propylene glycol provide expanded materials with good adhesion and low thermal conductivity. The solubility of acrylic pentane meets all requirements.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a process for producing a hard expanded material containing urethane and optionally isocyanurate groups,

a) aromatic polyisocyanates

b) 1) 30 to 80% by weight of an aromatic amine starting polyether having a molecular weight of 300 to 700 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide,

2) from 10 to 40% by weight of substantially sucrose starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 400 to 1,000 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide,

3) 5 to 30% by weight of propylene glycol starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 500 to 1,500 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide,

4) n-pentane and / or i-pentane as blowing agent,

5) water,

6) Any Supplements and Additives

And wherein the sum of the weight percents of components 1), 2) and 3) is 100) to produce a polyurethane rigid foam by reacting with a polyol component having an average of at least three hydrogen atoms, capable of reacting with soocyanates. Characterized in that.

Amine starting polyethers are preferably understood to be based on o-toluylene diamine. This starter preferably reacts with 1,2-propylene oxide. The molecular weight of these polyethers is preferably between 300 and 800, in particular between 500 and 600. In the polyol composition, the proportion of aromatic aminopolyethers is preferably 30 to 80% by weight, in particular 35 to 70% by weight.

Sucrose starting polyethers are preferably prepared by reaction with 1,2-propylene oxide, and diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol or propylene glycol is optionally used as the co-starter in an amount of 10 to 30% by weight.

The molecular weight is preferably between 400 and 1,000, in particular 500 and 600. In the polyol composition, the proportion of sucrose starting polyethers is preferably 10 to 40% by weight, in particular 15 to 35% by weight.

Propylene glycol starting polyethers are also prepared by reaction with 1,2-propylene oxide.

Preferably, polyethers having molecular weights between 500 and 1,500, in particular between 900 and 1,100 are used.

In the polyol composition, their proportion is preferably 5 to 30% by weight, in particular 15 to 25% by weight.

By using the polyol composition according to the invention, n-propane and i-propane expanded materials are produced with low thermal conductivity and good adhesion to the covering layer.

The polyol composition contains between 0.5 and 3.5% by weight of water, preferably between 1.5 and 2.5% by weight, as co-foaming agent.

Any starting component known per se can be used as the polyisocyanate in the process according to the invention.

Isocyanate components include, for example, aromatic polyisocyanates as described in, for example, W. Siefkin in Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, 562, pages 75-136, for example polyisocyanates of the formula For example, polyisocyanates such as those described in German Patent No. OS 2 832 253 (pages 10 to 11).

Q (NCO) n

Where

n is 2 to 4, preferably 2,

Q is 2 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 aliphatic hydrocarbon groups, 4 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably 5 to 10 alicyclic hydrocarbon groups, 8 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably 8 To 13 aromatic hydrocarbon groups.

Industrially readily accessible polyisocyanates are generally particularly preferred, for example 2,4 and 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate and any mixtures of these isomers (“TDI”), aniline / formaldehyde condensation and subsequent Polyphenylpolymethylene polyisocyanate (crude “MDI”) and polyamides having carbodiimide groups, urethane groups, allophanate groups, isocyanurate groups, urea groups or buret groups such as may be prepared by conventional phosgenation Isocyanates ("modified polyisocyanates"), in particular modified polyisocyanates derived from 2,4 and 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate or from 4,4 'and / or 2,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate.

Paraffin or fatty alcohols or dimethylpolysiloxanes, as well as pigments or colorants, as well as stabilizers, plasticizers and antifungal or antibacterial substances for aging and weathering, as well as fillers such as barium sulfate, kieselguhr, carbon black or manufactured Choked chalk can also be incorporated.

Of optionally incorporated surfactant additives and foam stabilizers for use in accordance with the invention, as well as bubble modifiers, reaction retarders, stabilizers, flame retardants, colorants and fillers, as well as other examples of antifungal and antibacterial substances, and of these additives Details on uses and effects are described in Kunststoff-Handbuch, vol. VII, Vieweg and Hoechtlen, published by Carl-Hanser-Verlag, Munich, 1966, eg, pages 121-205.

When producing foams according to the invention, the foaming process can also be carried out in a closed mold. In this case, the reaction mixture is introduced into the mold. Suitable mold materials are metals, for example aluminum, or plastics, for example epoxide resins. The effervescent reaction mixture foams in a mold and forms a molded article. The molding foaming process can be carried out in such a way that the molded article has a bubble structure on its surface. However, the process can also be carried out in such a way that the molded article has a solid skin and a foamed core. According to the invention, the procedure in the first case is to introduce a sufficient foaming reaction mixture into the resulting mold for foam to completely fill the mold. In the case mentioned at the end, the mode of operation involves introducing more foamable reaction mixture into the mold than is necessary to fill the interior of the mold with foam. Thus, in the latter case the method uses "overcharging", which is in the form of processes known from, for example, US Pat. Nos. 3,178,490 and 3,182,104.

The present invention also provides the use of rigid foams made according to the invention for laminated components and as interlayers for filling the cavity space with foam in the household refrigerator industry.

The process according to the invention is preferably used for filling the cavity cavity with foam in refrigerators and freezers.

Obviously, the expanded material can also be produced by block foaming or by a dual conveying method known per se.

The rigid foams obtainable according to the invention are used, for example, in the construction industry and for the insulation of long distance energy tubes and containers.

The following examples illustrate the invention but do not limit its scope.

Example 1 (Comparative Example)

Composition for Polyurethane Rigid Foam

Component A

Sucrose with molecular weight 600 based on 75% by weight 1,2-propylene oxide

(80% by weight) and propylene glycol (20% by weight) starting polyether

Propylene glycol starting polyether with molecular weight 1,000 based on 25 wt% 1,2-propylene oxide

2.5 wt% water

2.0 wt% Foam Stabilizer, B 8423 (Goldschmidt)

2.0 weight% active, Desmorapid 726b (Bayer AG)

Component B

125 wt% crude MDI (NCO content = 31.5 wt%)

100% by weight of component A was mixed with 11% by weight of n-pentane and 128% by weight of component B using a stirrer (1,000 rpm) at 20 ° C and pressed in a closed mold at 34 kg / m 3.

Example 2 (Comparative Example)

Component A

O-Toluylenediamine starting polyether with molecular weight 560 based on 50% by weight 1,2-propylene oxide

Sucrose (80% by weight) and propylene glycol (20% by weight) starting polyether with molecular weight 600 based on 50% by weight 1,2-propylene oxide

2.5 wt% water

2.0 wt% Foam Stabilizer, B 8423 (Goldschmidt)

2.0 weight% active, Desmorapid 726b (Bayer AG)

Component B

141 wt% Crude MDI (NCO content = 31.5 wt%)

100% by weight of component A was mixed with 11% by weight of n-pentane and 141% by weight of component B using a stirrer (1,000 rpm) at 20 ° C and pressed in a closed mold at 34 kg / m 3.

Example 3 (Comparative Example)

Component A

O-Toluylenediamine starting polyether with molecular weight 560 based on 75% by weight 1,2-propylene oxide

Propylene glycol starting polyether with molecular weight 1,000 based on 25 wt% 1,2-propylene oxide

2.5 wt% water

2.0 wt% Foam Stabilizer, B 8423 (Goldschmidt)

2.0 weight% active, Desmorapid 726b (Bayer AG)

Component B

115 wt% Crude MDI (NCO content = 31.5 wt%)

100% by weight of component A was mixed with 11% by weight of n-pentane and 115% by weight of component B using a stirrer (1,000 rpm) at 20 ° C and pressed in a closed mold at 34 kg / m 3.

Example 4 According to the Invention

Component A

O-Toluylenediamine starting polyether with molecular weight 560 based on 50% by weight 1,2-propylene oxide

Sucrose (80% by weight) and propylene glycol (20% by weight) starting polyether with molecular weight 600 based on 30% by weight 1,2-propylene oxide

Propylene glycol starting polyether with molecular weight 1,000 based on 20 wt% 1,2-propylene oxide

2.5 wt% water

2.0 wt% Foam Stabilizer, B 8423 (Goldschmidt)

2.0 weight% active, Desmorapid 726b (Bayer AG)

Component B

124 wt% Crude MDI (NCO content = 31.5 wt%)

100% by weight of component A was mixed with 11% by weight of n-pentane and 124% by weight of component B using a stirrer (1,000 rpm) at 20 ° C and pressed in a closed mold at 34 kg / m 3.

The test values provided in the tables below were obtained using the foam sheets prepared in Examples 1-4.

As shown by the tests, only the foam of Example 4 according to the present invention showed very good properties with regard to thermal conductivity, compressive strength, adhesion to metal sheets and solubility of pentane in the polyol composition.

In Comparative Example 1, a foam having high thermal conductivity was prepared. Moreover, the solubility of pentane in the polyol was insufficient.

The foam prepared in Comparative Example 2 had an inadequate adhesion to the metal sheet, and the pentane solubility was within the limit region.

In Comparative Example 3, foams having good adhesion strength and pentane solubility in the polyol composition but insufficient compressive strength were prepared.

Claims (4)

a) aromatic polyisocyanates b) 1) 30 to 80% by weight of an aromatic amine starting polyether having a molecular weight of 300 to 800 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide, 2) from 10 to 40% by weight of substantially sucrose starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 400 to 1,000 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide, 3) 5 to 30% by weight of propylene glycol starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 500 to 1,500 based on 70 to 100% by weight of 1,2-propylene oxide and 0 to 30% by weight of ethylene oxide, 4) n-pentane and / or i-pentane as blowing agent, 5) water, 6) Any Supplements and Additives To prepare a polyurethane rigid foam by reacting with a polyol component having an average of at least three hydrogen atoms, wherein the weight percent sum of components 1), 2) and 3) is 100) A process for producing a rigid expanded material containing urethane and optionally urea and isocyanurate groups. 2. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that an aromatic amine starting polyether based on o-toluylene diamine is used. The process according to claim 1, wherein a polyol component is used having from 50 to 60% by weight of toluylene diamine starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 450 to 650 based on 1,2-propylene oxide. The process according to claim 1, wherein a polyol component having 10 to 25% by weight of propylene glycol starting polyethers having a molecular weight of 800 to 1,200 based on 1,2-propylene oxide is used.