Claims
- 1. A process for producing a foam, comprising reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates in the presence of (c) blowing agents and, optionally, (d) catalysts and/or (e) auxiliaries and/or additives, wherein said blowing agents comprise a carbamate solution comprising the reaction product of at least one alkanolamine with carbon dioxide in a solvent comprising an organic compound having a molecular weight of from 60 to 600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, wherein the carbamate contains at least 0.51 mol of bound carbon dioxide per mole of alkanolamine and the alkanolamine has one of the following formulae:NH2—X—OH (I) HO—X—Y—OH (II) HO—X—NR9—(CR7R8)n5—Y—OH (III) whereX: —[(CR1R2)n1—NR3]n2—[(CR4R5)n3—NR6]n4—(CR7R8)n5—Y: —[NR6—(CR4R5)n3]n4—[NR3—(CR1R2)n1]n2—andn1, n3, n5: identical or different integers selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, and 4, n2, n4: identical or different integers selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, where for each of X and Y the sum of n2 and n4 is greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R4, R5, R7, R8: identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aromatic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R3, R6, R9: identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aromatic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 2. A process for producing a foam based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, comprising adding as a blowing agent during said process a carbamate solution comprising the reaction product of at least one alkanolamine, containing multiple amine functional groups, with carbon dioxide in a solvent comprising an organic compound having a molecular weight of 60-600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, wherein the carbamate contains at least 0.51 mol of bound carbon dioxide per mole of alkanolamine.
- 3. A process for producing flexible foams based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, wherein a carbamate solution as claimed in claim 1 is used as blowing agent.
- 4. A process for producing flexible or semirigid integral foams based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, wherein a carbamate solution as claimed in claim 1 is used as blowing agent.
- 5. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alkanolamine comprises substances selected from the group consisting of 2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethanol, 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propanol, 2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethanol, 1-(2-aminoethylamino)-2-propanol, 2-[(3-aminopropyl)methylamino)]ethanol, 1-[(2-amino-1-methylethyl)amino]-2-propanol, 2-[(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-[(4-amino-3-methylbutyl)amino]-2-methyl-1-propanol, 17-amino-3,6,9,12,15-pentaazaheptadecan-1-ol, 3,7,12,16-tetraazaoctadecane-1,18-diol and mixtures thereof.
- 6. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the foam is adapted for use as a steering wheel, spoiler, dashboard, shoe sole or shoe lining.
- 7. A steering wheel, spoiler, dashboard, shoe sole or shoe lining produced according to a process as claimed in claim 1.
- 8. A process for producing a foam according to claim 2 wherein the alkanolamine has one of the following formulae:NH2—X—OH (I) HO—X—Y—OH (II) HO—X—NR9—(CR7R8)n5—Y—OH (III) whereX: —[(CR1R2)n1—NR3]n2—[(CR4R5)n3—NR6]n4—(CR7R8)n5—Y: —[NR6—(CR4R5)n3]n4—[NR3—(CR1R2)n1]n2—andn1, n3, n5: identical or different integers selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, and 4, n2, n4: identical or different integers selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, where for each of X and Y the sum of n2 and n4 is greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R4, R5, R7, R8: identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aromatic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R3, R6, R9: identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aromatic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 9. A process for producing flexible foams based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, comprising reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates in the presence of (c) blowing agents and, optionally, (d) catalysts and/or (e) auxiliaries and/or additives, wherein said blowing agents comprise the carbamate solution of claim 2.
- 10. A process for producing flexible or semirigid integral foams based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates in the presence of (c) blowing agents and, optionally, (d) catalysts and/or (e) auxiliaries and/or additives, wherein said blowing agents comprise the carbamate solution of claim 2.
- 11. A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the alkanolamine comprises substances selected from the group consisting of 2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethanol, 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propanol, 2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethanol, 1-(2-aminoethylamino)-2-propanol, 2-[(3-aminopropyl)methylamino)]ethanol, 1-[(2-amino-1-methylethyl)amino]-2-propanol, 2-[(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-[(4-amino-3-methylbutyl)amino]-2-methyl-1-propanol, 17-amino-3,6,9,12,15-pentaazaheptadecan-1-ol, 3,7,12,16-tetraazaoctadecane-1,18-diol and mixtures thereof.
- 12. A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the foam is adapted for use as a steering wheel, spoiler, dashboard, shoe sole or shoe lining.
- 13. A steering wheel, spoiler, dashboard, shoe sole or shoe lining produced according to a process as claimed in claim 2.
- 14. A process for producing a foam, comprising reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates in the presence of (c) blowing agents and, optionally, (d) catalysts and/or (e) auxiliaries and/or additives, wherein said blowing agents comprise a carbamate solution comprising the reaction product of at least one alkanolamine with carbon dioxide in a solvent comprising an organic compound having a molecular weight of 60-600 and containing at least one hydroxyl group, wherein the carbamate contains at least 0.51 mol of bound carbon dioxide per mole of alkanolamine and the alkanolamine is a monol and/or a diol comprising at least two amine functional groups.
- 15. A process for producing a foam according to claim 14 wherein the alkanolamine has one of the following formulae:NH2—X—OH (I) HO—X—Y—OH (II) HO—X—NR9—(CR7R8)n5—Y—OH (III) whereX: —[(CR1R2)n1—NR3]n2—[(CR4R5)n3—NR6]n4—(CR7R8)n5—Y: —[NR6—(CR4R5)n3]n4—[NR3—(CR1R2)n1]n2—andn1, n3, n5: identical or different integers selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, and 4, n2, n4: identical or different integers selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, where for each of X and Y the sum of n2 and n4 is greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R4, R5, R7, R8: identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aromatic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R3, R6, R9: identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and aromatic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 16. A process for producing flexible foams based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, comprising reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates in the presence of (c) blowing agents and, optionally, (d) catalysts and/or (e) auxiliaries and/or additives, wherein said blowing agents comprise the carbamate solution of claim 14.
- 17. A process for producing flexible or semirigid integral foams based on polyisocyanate polyaddition products, (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates in the presence of (c) blowing agents and, optionally, (d) catalysts and/or (e) auxiliaries and/or additives, wherein said blowing agents comprise the carbamate solution of claim 14.
- 18. A process as claimed in claim 14 wherein the alkanolamine comprises substances selected from the group consisting of 2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethanol, 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propanol, 2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethanol, 1-(2-aminoethylamino)-2-propanol, 2-[(3-aminopropyl)methylamino)]ethanol, 1-[(2-amino-1-methylethyl)amino]-2-propanol, 2-[(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-1 -propanol, 2-[(4-amino-3-methylbutyl)amino]-2-methyl-1-propanol, 17-amino-3,6,9,12,15-pentaazaheptadecan-1-ol, 3,7,12,16-tetraazaoctadecane-1,18-diol and mixtures thereof.
- 19. A process as claimed in claim 14, wherein the alkanolamine comprises 2-2-aminoethylamino)ethanol.
- 20. A process as claimed in claim 14 wherein the foam is adapted for use as a steering wheel, spoiler, dashboard, shoe sole or shoe lining.
- 21. A steering wheel, spoiler, dashboard, shoe sole or shoe lining produced according to a process as claimed in claim 14.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/439,031, filed Nov. 12, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,316,662.
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