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A variety of different molded parts can be produced by reaction injection molding ("RIM") process. This process involves filling a closed mold with highly reactive, liquid starting components within a very short time, generally by using high out-put, high pressure dosing apparatus after the components have been mixed. The RIM process has become an important process for the production of external automotive body parts and other types of molded products. The RIM process involves the intimate mixing of a polyisocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component followed by the injection of this mixture into a mold for subsequent rapid curing. The polyisocyanate component is typically based on a liquid polyisocyanate. The isocyanate-reactive component contains a high molecular weight isocyanate-reactive component, typically a polyol and/or an amine polyether, and usually contains a chain extender containing amino and/or hydroxyl groups. U.S. Pat. No. 4,218,543 describes a RIM process currently being commercially used on a large scale. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,433,067, 4,444,910, 4,530,941, 4,774,263, and 4,774,264 describe reaction injection molding processes for the production of polyurethane(urea) elastomers.
In spite of the many advantages of the RIM process, there is a continual search for faster reactive systems, particularly for use in mass production industries, such as the automotive industry. However, such active systems would gel so quickly upon mixing of the components that the final products produced would have relatively high densities (i.e., 1.12 grams per cubic centimeter) since conventional organic blowing agents do not volatilize quickly enough to have any blowing effect. One suggestion, which has met with some success, has been to include in one or more of the components air and/or nitrogen under pressure. The use of air and/or nitrogen in polyurethane systems is, of course, known, as are the many and varied techniques for providing such dissolved air and/or nitrogen. For example, air and/or nitrogen has been introduced directly into the mixing chamber and mixed simultaneously with the reactive mixture. Additionally, the air and/or nitrogen has been whipped into one or more of the components. The creamy mixture formed is then metered by means of a pump to a final mixing chamber where it is mixed with the other reactive components. When the metering pump discharges at a sufficiently high pressure, the quantity of gas which is initially dissolved and/or dispersed in the starting material, which is fed to the metering pump, dissolves at the higher pressure in a very short period of time. The liquid fed to the mixhead then contains gas in the dissolved state. Upon being fed to the mixhead, dissolution takes place in a very short time. In general, it is preferred that the gas be dissolved in one or more of the components. Other techniques for dissolving gases are also known and are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,089,206 and 4,050,896.
Although the use of such dissolved air and/or nitrogen has met with some success with highly active systems, it has been found that the resultant molded part, while of reduced density (e.g., from 0.99 to 1.09 grams per cubic centimeter), will have varied densities throughout the molded part. As noted above, air and/or nitrogen is effectively dissolved under pressure in one or more of the components. It has been observed that when this pressure is relieved (e.g., upon passage of the components through the mixhead and into the mold), the air and/or nitrogen does not immediately pass from the dissolved state to the dispersed state. It is believed that a state of super saturation exists in liquid reacting system containing the dissolved gas for some finite period of time. For highly reactive systems, this delay in passage from the dissolved to the dispersed state is sufficiently long so that gelation occurs in the mold before proper blowing.
Expanded microspheres consisting of a synthetic thermoplastic resin shell that encapsulates a liquid blowing agent are known. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,829,094, 4,843,104, and 4,902,722. Such microspheres have been suggested for use in plastics, coatings and adhesives, and are described as having the ability to reduce density, to lower volume costs, to improve impact resistance, and to reduce shrinkage (see "Dualite" product information bulletin). In addition, such microspheres have been described as useful in low density rapid setting polyurethanes (see U. S. Pat. No. 4,038,238) and in non-polyurethane-based reaction injection molded polymers (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,959,395). Finally unexpanded microspheres have been described for use in polyurethane RIM (see Japanese Patent Publication 60-244511).
The instant invention is directed to an improved reaction injection molding process comprising mixing an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate reactive component, introducing the resultant reaction mixture into a closed mold, allowing the components to react, and removing the product from the mold. The improvement resides in using an isocyanate reactive component comprising:
a) one or more compounds containing at least two isocyanate reactive groups,
b) air and/or nitrogen dissolved in said component a) in an amount sufficient to produce a molded product having a density of at least 0.75 gms/cm3,
c) up to 4.0% by weight, and preferably from 0.1 to 1.0% by weight, based upon the amount of component a) of a polyether siloxane surfactant,
d) up to 45% by weight, and preferably from 5 to 45% by weight (most preferably from 15 to 40% by weight) based upon the weight of the molded product of an inorganic reinforcing filler for reducing expansion of the molded product during application of heat and for reducing contraction of the molded product upon cooling, and
e) expanded microspheres comprised of a synthetic thermoplastic resin shell that encapsulates a liquid blowing agent, said microspheres being present in an amount sufficient to form a mixture with components a), b), c), d) and e) having a density of at least 10% less than the density of the same mixture without said microspheres.
It has been found that the use of the above-noted microspheres (i) significantly enhance the blowing action of the air and/or nitrogen, (ii) provide for uniform density of the molded part, (iii) allow for the reduction of internal mold Pressures, (iv) substantially eliminate surface defects, (v) allows for a significant reduction in density in the molded product, and (vi) significantly reduces shrinkage in the molded part. In addition, and most importanly, the addition of the microspheres allows for a substantial increase in the amount of air and/or nitrogen that can be dissolved in the isocyanate-reactive component.
The expanded microspheres useful herein are known and are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,829,094, 4,843,104, 4,902,722 and 4,959,395, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference. Commercially available microspheres include Dualite M6017AE, Dualite M6001AE, and Dualite M6029AE, all available from Pierce & Stevens Corporation, and Expandocel available from Nobel Industries. These commercially available microspheres are expanded, hollow microspheres consisting of a thin shell of a vinylidene chloride, polypropylene or acrylonitrile copolymer. The interior of the Dualite and Expandocel microspheres contains a volatile hydrocarbon (which is pentane in the case of Dualite microspheres and isobutane in the case of Expandocel microspheres). This is used to expand the microsphere and remains inside the shell thereafter. There is also present on the Dualite microspheres a rough coating of calcium carbonate dust on the outside of the microsphere.
It is typical of available microspheres that a given sample contains a range of sizes. The microspheres used in this invention are hollow microspheres with a mean diameter of between 50 and 90 microns, preferably 90 microns. The microspheres actually cover a range of diameters from about 10 to 150 microns. The preferred range of diameters being 45 to 135 microns. The density of these hollow microspheres ranges from 0.02 to 0.13 g/cm3.
The amount of microspheres added is such that the mixture of the isocyanate-reactive components (component a)), the air/nitrogen (componet b)), the siloxane (component c)), the reinforcing filler (component d)), and the microspheres (component e)) has a density at least 10% less than the same mixture without the microspheres. In fact, density reductions in the range of from 10 to 30% are readily attained. In general, the amount of microspheres added can vary over a wide range and is typically from 0.1 to 7.0% by weight based upon the weight of the isocyanate-reactive components (component a)), and preferably from 2.5 to 6.0% by weight.
Suitable polyisocyanates for use in the present invention include aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic polyisocyanates which are known and described, for example, by W. Siefken in Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, 562, pages 75-136. Specific examples include ethylene diisocyanate; 1,4-tetramethylene diisocyanate; 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate; 1,12-dodecane diisocyanate; cyclobutane- 1,3-diisocyanate; cyclohexane-1,3- and -1,4-diisocyanate and mixtures thereof; 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl -5- isocyanatomethyl-cyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate or IPDI); 2,4- and 2,6-hexahydrotoluylene diisocyanate and mixtures thereof; hexahydro-1,3- and/or -1,4-phenylene diisocyanate; perhydro-2,4'- and/or -4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate; 1,3- and 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate; 2,4- and 2,6-toluene diisocyanate and mixtures thereof; diphenylmethane 2,4'- and/or 4,4'-diisocyanate; naphthylene 1,5-diisocyanate; triphenyl methane-4,4', 4"-triisocyanate; and polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates of the type obtained by condensing aniline with formaldehyde, followed by condensation.
It is preferred to use the readily available polyisocyanates such as 2,4- and 2,6-toluene diisocyanate and mixtures of such isomers; polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates of the type obtained by condensing aniline with formaldehyde, followed by phosgenation; and polyisocyanates containing carbodiimide groups, urethane groups, allophanate groups, isocyanurate groups, urea groups or biuret groups. Particularly preferred are the liquid derivatives of 4,4'-diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI) which may be liquefied by introducing carbodiimide groups, blending with 2,4'-diphenyl methane diisocyanate or by introducing urethane groups. Especially preferred are the liquefied derivatives of MDI prepared by reacting MDI with 0.1 to 0.3 mols of a polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to about 700, in particular, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol or mixtures thereof as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,644,457.
Also suitable for use as the polyisocyanate component are isocyanate-terminated prepolymers based on the above-mentioned polyisocyanates and the isocyanate-reactive compounds, preferably hydroxyl compounds, disclosed hereinafter for use in accordance with the present invention. Prepolymers of this type are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,374,210. The prepolymers are preferably based on the polyether or polyester polyols disclosed hereinafter and, optionally, the low molecular weight, hydroxyl group-containing chain extenders which are also disclosed hereinafter. Blends of any of the previously disclosed polyisocyanates may also be used in accordance with the present invention.
Other suitable reactants for preparing the products of the present invention include compounds containing at least two isocyanate-reactive groups. These compounds may be divided into two groups, high molecular weight compounds having molecular weights of from 400 to about 10,000 and low molecular weight compounds, i.e. chain extenders, having molecular weights of from 62 to 399. Examples of suitable high molecular weight compounds include the polyesters, polyethers, polythioethers, polyacetals and polycarbonates containing at least 2, preferably 2 to 8 and most preferably 2 to 4 isocyanate-reactive groups of the type known for the production of polyurethanes.
The high molecular weight polyethers suitable for use in accordance with the invention are known and may be obtained, for example, by polymerizing epoxides such as ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, tetrahydrofuran, styrene oxide or epichlorohydrin in the presence of BF3 or by chemically adding these epoxides, preferably ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, in admixture or successively to components containing reactive hydrogen atoms such as water, alcohols or amines. Examples of alcohols and amines include the low molecular weight chain extenders set forth hereinafter, 4,4'-dihydroxy diphenyl propane, sucrose, aniline, ammonia, ethanolamine and ethylene diamine. It is preferred to use polyethers which contain substantial amounts of primary hydroxyl groups in terminal positions (up to 90% by weight, based on all of the terminal hydroxyl groups present in the polyether). Polyethers modified by vinyl polymers, of the type formed, for example, by polymerizing styrene or acrylonitrile in the presence of polyether (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,383,351; 3,304,273; 3,523,093; and 3,110,695; and German Patent 1,152,536), are also suitable, as are polybutadienes containing OH groups.
In addition, polyether polyols which contain high molecular weight polyadducts or polycondensates in finely dispersed form or in solution may be used. Such modified polyether polyols are obtained when polyaddition reactions (e.g., reactions between polyisocyanates and amino functional compounds) or polycondensation reactions (e.g., between formaldehyde and phenols and/or amines) are directly carried out in situ in the polyether polyols.
Suitable examples of high molecular weight polyesters include the reaction products of polyhydric, preferably dihydric alcohols (optionally in the presence of trihydric alcohols), with polyvalent, preferably divalent, carboxylic acids. Instead of using the free carboxylic acids, it is also possible to use the corresponding polycarboxylic acid anhydrides or corresponding polycarboxylic acid esters of lower alcohols or mixtures thereof for producing the polyesters. The polycarboxylic acids may be aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, and/or heterocyclic and may be unsaturated or substituted, for example, by halogen atoms. The polycarboxylic acids and polyols used to prepare the polyesters are known and described for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,098,731 and 3,726,952, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. Suitable polythioethers, polyacetals, polycarbonates and other polyhydroxyl compounds are also disclosed in the above identified U.S. patents. Finally, representatives of the many and varied compounds which may be used in accordance with the invention may be found for example in High Polymers, Volume XVI, "Polyurethanes, Chemistry and Technology," by Saunders-Frisch, Interscience Publishers, New York, London, Vol. I, 1962, pages 32-42 and 44-54, and Volume 11, 1964, pages 5-6 and 198-199; and in Kunststoff-Handbuch, Vol. VII, Vieweg-Hochtlen, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich, 1966, pages 45-71.
Suitable aminopolyethers which may be used in accordance with the present invention as high molecular weight compounds (the molecular weight is always the average molecular weight which may be calculated from the functionality and the content of isocyanate-reactive groups) are those wherein at least about 30 and preferably about 60 to 100 equivalent % of the isocyanate-reactive groups are primary and/or secondary (preferably primary) aromatically or aliphatically (preferably aromatically) bound amino groups and the remainder are primary and/or secondary aliphatically bound hydroxyl groups.
In these compounds, the terminal residues carrying the amino groups may also be attached to the polyether chain by urethane or ester groups. These "aminopolyethers" are prepared by methods known per se. For example, polyhydroxypolyethers such as polypropylene glycol ethers may be aminated by reaction with ammonia in the presence of Raney nickel and hydrogen (Belgian Patent 634,741). U.S. Pat. No. 3,654,370 describes the production of polyoxyalkylene polyamines by reaction of the corresponding polyol with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a nickel, copper, chromium catalyst. German Patent 1,193,671 describes the production of polyethers containing terminal amino groups by hydrogenation of cyanoethylated polyoxypropylene ethers. Other methods for the production of polyoxyalkylene (polyether) amines are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,155,728 and 3,236,895 and French Patent 1,551,605. The production of polyethers containing terminal secondary amino groups is described, for example, in French Patent 1,466,708.
Polyhydroxypolyethers of relatively high molecular weight may be converted into the corresponding anthranilic acid esters by reaction with isatoic acid anhydride, as described, for example, in German Offenlegungsschriften 2,019,432 and 2,619,840 and in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,808,250, 3,975,428 and 4,016,143. Polyethers containing terminal aromatic amino groups are formed in this way.
According to German Offenlegungsschrift 2,546,536 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,865,791, relatively high molecular weight compounds containing terminal amino groups are obtained by reaction of NCO prepolymers based on polyhydroxypolyethers with enamines, aldimines or ketimines containing hydroxyl groups and subsequent hydrolysis.
It is preferred to use amino polyethers obtained by hydrolysis of compounds containing terminal isocyanate groups, for example in accordance with German Offenlegungsschrift 2,948,419 or U.S. Pat. No. 4,515,923, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In this process, polyethers most preferably containing 2 to 4 hydroxyl groups are reacted with polyisocyanates to form NCO prepolymers and, in a second step, the isocyanate groups are converted by hydrolysis into amino groups.
The "aminopolyethers" used in accordance with the invention are often mixtures of the compounds mentioned by way of example and (on a statistical average) most preferably contain 2 to 4 terminal isocyanate-reactive groups. In the process according to the invention, the "aminopolyethers" may be used in admixture with polyhydroxypolyethers free from amino groups.
In accordance with the present invention, the high molecular weight compounds are used in admixture with up to about 95% by weight, preferably up to about 50% by weight, more preferably about 8 to 30% by weight and most preferably about 12 to 26% by weight, based on the total quantity of the high molecular weight compounds, of the low molecular weight chain extenders. Examples of suitable hydroxyl group-containing chain extenders include ethylene glycol, 1,2- and 1,3-propane diol, 1,3- and 1,4- and 2,3-butane diol, 1,6-hexane diol, 1,10-decane diol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, glycerol and trimethylol propane.
Other suitable chain extenders include aromatic polyamines, preferably diamines, having molecular weights of less than 400, especially the sterically hindered aromatic polyamines, preferably diamines, having molecular weights of less than 400, especially the sterically hindered aromatic diamines which contain at least one linear or branched alkyl substituent in the ortho-position to the first amino group and at least one, preferably two linear or branched alkyl substituents containing from 1 to 4, preferably 1 to 3, carbon atoms in the ortho-position to a second amino group. These aromatic diamines include 1-methyl-3,5- diethyl-2,4-diamino benzene, 1-methyl-3,5-diethyl-2,6-diaminobenzene, 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4-diaminobenzene, 1,3,5-triethyl-2,4-diaminobenzene, 3,5,3',5'-tetraethyl-4,4'-diamino diphenylmethane, 3,5,3',5'-tetraisopropyl-4,4'-diamino diphenylmethane, 3,5-diethyl- 3',5'-diisopropyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 3,5-diethyl-5,5'-diisopropyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 1-methyl-2,6-diamino-3-isopropylbenzene and mixtures of the above diamines. Most preferred are mixtures of 1-methyl-3,5-diethyl-2,4-diaminobenzene and 1-methyl-3,5-diethyl-2,6-diaminobenzene in a weight ratio between about 50:50 to 85:15, preferably about 65:35 to 80:20.
In addition, aromatic polyamines may be used in admixture with the sterically hindered chain extenders and include, for example, 2,4- and 2,6-diamino toluene, 2,4'-and/or 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 1,2- and 1,4-phenylene diamine, naphthalene-1,5-diamine and triphenylmethane-4,4',4"-triamine. The difunctional and polyfunctional aromatic amine compounds may also exclusively or partly contain secondary amino groups such as 4,4'-di-(methyl-amino)-diphenylmethane or 1-methyl-2-methylamino-4-aminobenzene. Liquid mixtures of polyphenyl polymethylene-polyamines, of the type obtained by condensing aniline with formaldehyde, are also suitable. Generally, the nonsterically hindered aromatic diamines and polyamines are too reactive to provide sufficient processing time in a RIM system. Accordingly, these diamines and polyamines should generally be used in combination with one or more of the previously mentioned sterically hindered diamines or hydroxyl group-containing chain extenders.
Although not required, it is preferred that the reaction mixture also include a polyether siloxane. Such polyether siloxanes are of the type generally known and used in the polyurethane art. Suitable materials include water-soluble polyether siloxanes. The structure of these compounds is generally such that a copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide is attached to a polydimethyl siloxane radical. The presently preferred siloxane is Tegostab B-8418, available from Goldschmidt. This material is described as being the reaction product of a polysiloxane and an allyl alcohol-started polyether polyol. Methods of manufacturing the preferred siloxanes are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,906,721, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
Inorganic reinforcing fillers for the reduction of expansion of the molded product during application of heat and for reduction of contraction of the molded product upon cooling are well known in the art. Such fillers include glass in the form of fibers, flakes or microspheres; mica; wollastonite; carbon black; talc; calcium carbonate; and carbon fibers.
Air and/or nitrogen is also necessary and is introduced into one or more of the components using techniques known in the art. It is presently preferred to use commercial techniques such as Diffuser Stone-KIMEX mixers and venturi type mixers. The presently preferred device is a Hennecke Aeromat-GU which is described in Hennecke Trade Bulletin #41 and in a 1991 article entitled "Consistent Distribution of Finely Dispersed Gases in Polyol Streams", Proksa et al, in Polyurethanes World Congress 1991.
Enough gas is customarily put into the system in an amount in excess of the amount necessary to saturate the particular component at a feed tank pressure of from about 0.21 to about 0.35 N/mm2. As is known in the art, material flows from the feed tank through a transfer pump (which increases the pressure of the particular component) through a metering pump to the mixhead. Discharge pressures of the transfer pump are generally in the range of 0.35 to 0.7 N/mm2, while discharge pressures of the metering pump are generally in the range of 14 to 21 N/mm2. The amount of the gas in the system is generally monitored using commercial measuring equipment which responds to changes in specific gravity of the liquid components. One such device is the Dynatrol (Mfg. by Automation Products). This device permits the effective control of the gas content by monitoring any changes in the specific gravity of the liquid component.
Other additives which may be used in the present invention include catalysts, especially tin(II) salts of carboxylic acids, dialkyl tin salts of carboxylic acids, dialkyl tin mercaptides, dialkyl tin dithioesters and tertiary amines. Preferred among these catalysts are dibutyl tin dilaurate and 1,4-diaza-bicyclo-(2,2,2)-octane (triethylene diamine), especially mixtures of these catalysts. The catalysts are generally used in amounts of about 0.01 to 10%, preferably about 0.05 to 2%, based on the weight of the high molecular weight component.
It is also possible to use surface-active additives such as emulsifiers and foam stabilizers. Examples include N-stearly-N',N'-bis-hydroxyethyl urea, oleyl polyoxyethylene amide, stearyl diethanol amide, isostearyl diethanolamide, polyoxyethylene glycol monoleate, a pentaerythritol/adipic acid/oleic acid ester, a hydroxy ethyl imidazole derivative of oleic acid, N-stearyl propylene diamine and the sodium salts of castor oil sulfonates or of fatty acids. Alkali metal or ammonium salts of sulfonic acid such as dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid or dinaphthyl methane sulfonic acid and also fatty acids may also be used as surface-active additives.
In addition to the catalysts and surface-active agents, other additives which may be used in the molding compositions of the present invention include known blowing agents, cell regulators, flame retarding agents, plasticizers, dyes, fillers and mold release agents of the type generally known in the art. Useful mold release agents can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,519,965, 4,581,386, 4,876,019, and 5,135,962.
The compositions according to the present invention are especially suited for processing by the RIM process. In general, two separate streams are intimately mixed and subsequently injected into a suitable mold, although it is possible to use more than two streams. The first stream contains the polyisocyanate component, while the second stream contains the isocyanate-reactive component, chain extender, any internal mold release agent, and any other additive which is to be included.
The quantity of polyisocyanate used in the process according to the present invention is preferably calculated so that the foamable mixture has an isocyanate index of from 70 to 130, in particular from 90 to 110. By "isocyanate index" is meant the quotient of the number of isocyanate groups and number of groups which are reactive with isocyanates multiplied by 100.
The known RIM process is used for carrying out the process according to the present invention. In general, the components may be mixed simultaneously, or the non-reactive components may be pre-mixed and then mixed with the reactive components.
A starting temperature of from 10� to 70� C., preferably from 30� to 50� C., is chosen for the mixture introduced into the mold. The temperature of the mold itself is generally from 40� to 100� C., and preferably from 50� to 70� C.
The moldings obtainable by the process according to the present invention are particularly suitable for the manufacture of flexible car bumpers and car body elements. However, with suitable variation of the starting components and particularly if a relatively low proportion of the active diamine is used, it is also possible to produce materials which have good abrasion resistance and high mechanical strength e.g. flexible polyurethane shoe soles.
The invention is further illustrated, but is not intended to be limited by the following examples in which all parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise specified.
A B-side was prepared using 72 parts of a 4800 molecular weight trifunctional polyether polyol (glycerin starter, with a PO:EO weight ratio of about 5:1), 10 parts of diethyltoluene diamine ("DETDA"), 10 parts of ethylene glycol, 7 parts of a zinc stearate concentrate consisting of 4 parts of a 400 molecular weight diamine (Jeffamine D-400, available from Texaco), 2 parts of zinc stearate, and 1 part of a 356 molecular weight tetrafunctional polyol (prepared from ethylene diamine and propylene oxide). Also added to the blend was 0.01 parts of Dabco 33-LV (a triethylene diamine commercially available from Air Products), 0.05 parts of Hexcham 977 (a solution of potassium 2-ethylhexonate in hydrocarbon solvent, commercially available from Mooney Chemicals), 0.1 parts of Witco UL-22 (a dimethyltin dimercaptide, commercially available from Witco), and 0.5 parts of Goldschmidt B-8418 (a polysiloxane surfactant).
A polyol slurry was prepared as would normally be used in the molding of a urethane RRIM product. To the above polyol blend was added a charge of Wollastonite filler (NYCO Nyad 325) and the charge of Dualite M6017AE microspheres. The weight ratio of polyol blend to Wollastonite filler to microsphere was 100 to 84 to 5.3, respectively.
The polyol slurry was charged to the polyol run tank of a Cincinnati Milacron CM-90. The slurry was nucleated via a hollow shaft high rpm nucleator based on the use of cavitation to introduce nitrogen. Without the use of the microspheres a density level of 0.80 to 0.84 g/cm3 was attained. The slurry containing the microspheres was able to attain 0.66 to 0.70 g/cm3.
This slurry was combined with Mondur MR (a commercially available polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate, having an NCO content of about 30% by weight, and consisting of 55% by weight of diisocyanate and 45% by weight of polyisocyanate isocyanate) at a ratio of 40 parts of isocyanate to 100 parts of slurry. Urethane parts were molded on a Cincinnati Milacron CM-90 RMIM machine. The mold was a steel mold (P-2 steel) having the dimensions 4.5 mm�64 cm�92 cm. The mold temperature was 68� C. The chemical temperatures were maintained at 43� to 46� C. for the isocyanate and 52� to 57� C. for the polyol slurry. The mixing pressures were 11.2 N/mm2 for each component. Urethane plaques of excellent quality and physical properties were produced.
Example 1 was repeated using another polyol blend. A B-side was prepared mixing 78 parts of a 6000 molecular weight trifunctional polyether polyol (glycerin starter with a PO:EO weight ratio of about 5:1), 15.7 parts of DETDA, 7 parts of the same zinc stearate concentrate as in Example 1, 0.1 parts of Dabco 33-LV, 0.05 parts of Witco UL-28, 0.05 parts of dibutyl tin dilaurate, and 0.5 parts of Goldschmidt B-8418. The slurry was prepared using the Wollastonite filler Wollastokup G and Dualite M6017AE microspheres. To 100 parts of this polyol was added 30 parts of Wollastonite filler and 3.4 parts of the microspheres. Nucleation was carried out in the same manner as above to yield a slurry density of 0.48 to 0.53 g/cm3. The same mixture could only be nucleated to a level of 0.64 g/cm3 when the microspheres were not present.
This slurry was allowed to react with an isocyanate prepared by reacting 4,4'-methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate) with tripropylene glycol (NCO content was about 22.5%) at a ratio of 38 parts of isocyanate to 100 parts of slurry under conditions outlined in Example 1 to give molded automotive fascia of excellent physical properties.
Example 1 was repeated using another polyol blend. A B-side was prepared mixing 74 parts of a 4800 molecular weight trifunctional polyether polyol (glycerin starter with a PO:EO weight ratio of about 5:1), 10 parts of DETDA, 5 parts of ethylene glycol, 7 parts of the same zinc stearate concentrate as in Example 1, 0.1 parts of Dabco 33-LV, 0.1 parts of Witco UL-22, and 0.5 parts of Goldschmidt B-8418. Again slurries were prepared using a Wollastonite filler Wollastokup G and Dualite M6017AE microspheres. To 100 parts of this polyol was added 30 parts of Wollastonite filler and 3.4 parts of the microspheres. To a second 100 parts of the slurry, 30 parts of Wollastonite filler was added. Nucleation was carried out in the same manner as above to yield a slurry density of 0.48 to 0.53 g/cm3 for the slurry containing the hollow microspheres. The same mixture could only be nucleated to a level of 0.64 g/cm3 when the microspheres were not present.
Again this slurry was reacted with the isocyanate used in Example 1 at a ratio of 38 parts of isocyanate to 100 parts of the slurry under conditions identical to Example 1. This produced plaques of urethane of excellent quality and properties.
Although the invention has been described in detail in the foregoing for the purpose of illustration, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose and that variations can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention except as it may be limited by the claims.
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|Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
|Process for the production of elastic molded articles
|Apr 18, 1986
|Sep 27, 1988
|Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
|Process for the production of elastic molded articles
|Nov 25, 1987
|May 9, 1989
|Pierce & Stevens Corp.
|Thermoplastic microspheres
|Nov 25, 1987
|Jun 27, 1989
|Pierce & Stevens
|Syntactic polymer foam compositions containing microsphere fillers
|Jun 9, 1988
|Feb 20, 1990
|Pierce & Stevens Corp.
|Expandable graphic art printing media using a syntactic foam based on mixture of unexpanded and expanded hollow polymeric microspheres
|Feb 21, 1990
|Sep 25, 1990
|The B. F. Goodrich Company
|Bulk polymerized molded products containing cycloolefin monoments with microencapsulated blowing agents
|Title not available
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Oct 16, 1992
|Nov 15, 1994
|Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
|Process for producing fiber-reinforced resin moldings
|Apr 4, 1995
|Nov 21, 1995
|Bayer Corporation
|Process for the preparation of filled urethane-based reinforced moldings
|Nov 15, 1994
|Jun 25, 1996
|Bayer Corporation
|Process for the production of molded products using internal mold release agents
|May 1, 1995
|Jul 2, 1996
|Conix Canada (Polycon Division)
|Process for the production of lightweight polyurethane moldings
|Apr 5, 1996
|Oct 1, 1996
|Conix Canada (Polycon Division)
|Process for the production of lightweight polyurethane mouldings
|Jul 2, 1997
|Apr 3, 2001
|Steven Cuypers
|Method for producing a thermoplastic synthetic material and immobilization element provided therewith
|Jul 29, 1998
|Sep 10, 2002
|Georg Michael Ickinger
|Process for manufacturing moulded articles made of plastics, cellulose or wood pulp and provided with cavities
|Jun 7, 2002
|Apr 5, 2005
|Sulzer Chemtech Ag
|Process for manufacturing molded articles provided with cavities
|Jun 25, 2004
|Jul 11, 2006
|Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
|Shoe having an inner sole incorporating microspheres
|Jun 7, 2002
|May 1, 2003
|Ching-Kuang Tzsuang
|Planar mode converter used in printed microwave integrated circuits
|Jun 25, 2004
|Feb 3, 2005
|Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
|Shoe components and methods of manufacture
|Aug 3, 1994
|Feb 22, 1995
|Bayer Corporation
|Process for the production of reinforced moldings and the resultant products
|Jun 23, 1998
|Jan 7, 1999
|Bayer Ag
|Polyurethane isolating webs with low thermal conductivity and use of casting material containing isocyanurate groups for their preparation
|Oct 9, 1995
|Apr 18, 1996
|Orfit Industries
|Method for producing a thermoplastic synthetic material and immobilization element provided therewith
|Oct 9, 1995
|Jun 27, 1996
|Orfit Ind
|Method for producing a thermoplastic synthetic material and immobilization element provided therewith
|Sep 25, 1996
|Apr 10, 1997
|Autoliv Development Ab
|Padding element provided with gas-filled cells for impact absorption
|May 8, 2006
|Nov 23, 2006
|Bayer Materialscience Llc
|Hydrocarbon or hydrofluorocarbon blown astm e4-84 class i rigid polyurethane foams
|U.S. Classification
|264/50, 521/128, 264/328.8, 521/137, 264/54, 264/328.1, 521/112, 264/51, 521/99, 264/328.6, 521/54
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 11, 1993
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Arch is also my choice
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Arch for me too
After 1/2 a decade of constantly hopping distro's I have stopped at Arch Linux.
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- Has the latest stable packages - i.e :- KDE 4.3.1 was in arch linux's repos the day it was released, so no waiting for software to be packaged by the maintainers.
- I got fed up with the silliness of Ubuntu's update policy - i.e why is the latest stable version of ubuntu not using Firefox 3.5.x yet by default ??
- Yaourt / abs makes recompiling a package very easy - not as powerful as gentoo but nearly there.
- arch seems faster than any other OS (except gentoo)
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Revenues grew 17% to a record $1.248 billion in second quarter 2013 from $1.071 billion a year ago. Operating income grew 12% to $452 million and earnings increased $20 million to a record $361 million. The addition of ENSCO 8506 and ENSCO DS-6 to the active fleet as well as a full quarter of operations for ENSCO 8505 drove these increases. The average day rate for the fleet increased $36,000 year to year to $228,000.
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Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel, Paris
- Free WiFi in lobby
Main amenities
- 122 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Breakfast available
- Fitness center
- Valet parking
- 5 meeting rooms
- Limo/town car service
- Childcare
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
What's around
- In 16th Arrondissement
- Palais de Chaillot (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Arc de Triomphe (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Eiffel Tower (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
- Palais des Congres de Paris (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Champ de Mars (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
For families
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Free toiletries
- Garden
Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel, Paris
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- Family Room
- Deluxe Suite
- Junior Suite
- Single Room
- Room (Prestige)
- Classic Room
- Superior Room
- Superior Room, Garden View
- Superior Room
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 122 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 7 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets allowed *
- 1 per room
- Free WiFi in public areas
- WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms *
- No parking
- Valet parking *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in common area
- Fitness facilities
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 3337
- Conference space size (meters) - 310
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Year Built 1912
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Garden
- Library
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
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- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
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- Flat-screen TV
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Le DigiWorld Summit 2008, qui se tiendra les 19 et 20 novembre prochain à Montpellier, aura pour thème « The Future of the Internet ». Plus de 1200 participants et 70 exposants sont attendus.
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Conçu comme une véritable plate-forme internationale de débats, cette nouvelle édition, dont la Corée du Sud est le pays invité, sera l'occasion d'aborder le thème, lors de sessions plénières et de séminaires spécialisés, de la manière suivante :
Internet constitue le point de convergence et le moteur de la plupart des évolutions et innovations du DigiWorld. La convergence de l'ensemble des flux sur IP et l'explosion des usages sur le Web s'accompagne de nombreuses interrogations sur l'évolution des principes sur lesquels a été conçu le réseau des réseaux :
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L'IDATE, fondé en 1977, est l'un des premiers centres d'études et de conseil en Europe dont la mission est d'accompagner les décisions stratégiques de ses clients sur les secteurs Télécoms - Internet - Médias. Présidé par Francis Lorentz et dirigé par Yves Gassot, le centre emploie plus de 60 personnes. L'IDATE est également un acteur incontournable dans l'animation d'un débat entre les acteurs clés du domaine grâce notamment à la Fondation IDATE, la conférence DigiWorld Summit, la revue Communications & Strategies.
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Terrible! Sending them love. I despair sometimes.
It seems we have had a number of incidents where people are walking through parks, being set upon by gangs, and I'm wondering if the police now need to consider using sting operations to send a very clear message that if you do this, you will be arrested, prosecuted, and locked away.
Alternatively we need to all be joining martial arts training and fighting back. The last part is probably not good advice, but it's what I'd do. Whilst I hate all violence I would take my grandad's advice… someone hits you, you hit them back twice as hard.
What about CCTV at all the entrances to parks – then you can capture groups when they enter or leave?
I agree. Zero tolerance if any one puts a hand on me I'm going for the kill no questions.
I think they would have attacked ANYBODY walking through the park at night….regardless of whether they were gay or not.
I agree people should be taking up martial arts though. it's brilliant for keeping fit and focusing the mind, great camaraderie and could prove to be a life-saver.
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– Getting out of bed is difficult and on some days impossible.
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People are worried about you.
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If you have bipolar disorder, it's normal to have depression. If you have depression, it's normal to have the above symptoms.
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My next column for Bp Magazine focuses on dreaming big within the confines of bipolar disorder. It's not a fun topic. I want to say- Dream big and anything is possible! But I don't think that's true. I believe those of us with bipolar disorder have to be honest with what the illness lets us do. Then we can set goals and reach dreams in a realistic way.
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It's mental health disorders.
I have studied violent behavior in mental health for many years including being honest with myself about my own violent mental health symptoms when I'm in a mood swing from my bipolar disorder. This is not only a gun issue- the person who did something similar in China used knives and in Sweden, a sword.
We have to WAKE UP and listen to what family members say about the person who committed the violent act. They speak of mental instability, drug use, problem relationships and failed psychiatric care.
I will speak up. I am not scared to tackle this. We have a violence in mental health problem that we are scared to address. If you look at ALL of the lone killers in the US in just the past few years, they all have something in common:
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People with mental illnesses are not inherently violent. When we are stable, we are regular people. But when our symptoms go untreated and we add drugs such as steroids or high THC marijuana to the mix, we are an internal bomb waiting to go off. That is terrorism of a very different kind.
There is no need to tell me that I'm wrong or that I'm painting all of us with the same brush. I'm giving an opinion from personal experience through myself and hundreds of clients. I have incredible compassion for the families who try to help people with obvious mental health concerns: families who are stopped cold by a system than no longer works.
In my life, in my daily work and obviously in the news, I see a problem in MY COMMUNITY that we are not addressing correctly.
Mental illness needs treatment. Let's join together and change the laws such as HIPPA and help family members get help for people who are ill and potentially dangerous. Then groups such as ISIS will not be able to recruit and perpetrate terrorism through people who are mentally unstable.
Work and Bipolar Disorder. ARGGGGG…….
I am out of my depression, but my work issues remain. Who the heck has panic attacks from looking at email? This illness is DUMB. We can't explain it in regular terms.
The only way I can deal with what happens to me is to see it in the context of bipolar disorder. For example, being able to coach for hours with no problems regarding life and death situations and then not being able to open an email because I can't breathe is about mental illness. It's not about the regular world.
In the regular world this is bizarre- it makes no sense.
But if I remember that I have a very severe mental illness that affects my life in almost every moment, it makes sense that I will struggle the way I do around the administrative side of my work.
It's my life goal to figure out my working dilemma. I love to work. I love writing and coaching and don't want this illness to stop me from doing what I love.
The fact that the quality of my work is not affected by bipolar disorder, but that my ability to sit down and do the work is greatly affected is a nut I'm going to CRACK.
Travel is exciting. Getting away from it all- the weather, no work, friends, beaches, family, new sights, languages, the exotic. It would be great if you could also take a vacation from bipolar disorder. Unfortunately this is not always possible. You may be someone who responds well to vacations and you actually get better mood wise. But for many, the stress of even the greatest vacation can create bipolar disorder symptoms. Luckily, there are strategies you can use to prevent these symptoms to ensure that your travels are the best they can be.
Bipolar disorder symptoms are triggered by outside events, especially those that affect sleep. Travel can condense so many bipolar disorder triggers into a really short space of time. The triggers that may affect you over a year at home can all be present in just few weeks of travel. Our concept of travel as something positive often gets in the way of reality as bipolar disorder doesn't really have a concept of positive. For this illness, a trigger is a trigger whether it's in Paris or in the mountains of Montana.
Bipolar disorder doesn't like change and it doesn't like stimulation.
This sounds ridiculous doesn't it! How can an illness not like change? The concept is odd, but it's our reality. The minute our routine is upset, our brain can get upset. This is why having a plan ready before you travel is essential for your stability.
Ask yourself now- have you successfully traveled in the past? Is your health the same now? Then you are fine to keep doing what has worked for you. But if you're like me and travel has always caused problems, you need to change now so that your next vacation isn't ruined by mood swings. When your excitement is stronger than your reality, trouble happens. Be realistic. Is Las Vegas the best for you? Or would a quiet trip to the coast be better. you will have to decide.
Here are questions to ask yourself before you travel:
1. If you take medications, how will you manage the pills if you're flying for example? I ALWAYS take more meds than I need and put them in separate bags. If I lose one bag, I still have meds. What if you need a prescription when in a foreign country? Talk to your prescriber about this before you leave. Have an email process in place in case you need help when you're away from home. Think of every single thing that can happen with meds when you travel and prepare ahead of time. A friend of mine traveled half way around the world and realized she had counted her meds incorrectly for her stay. Luckily, there was a doctor where she was staying and her prescription was filled easily.
2. What will you do if you get sick in the airport? Panic attacks are a common reaction to travel preparation. Many people are fine once they reach a destination, but wow, getting there can be a pain! Be ready for the chaos of today's airports. I arrive HOURS before I have to. I would rather make it through the process without anxiety than have to rush through customs while trying not to pass out from a panic attack.
3. Who will be your travel companions? Do you get along? What can you do in advance to create smooth sailing for your trip? If you're visiting people, how do you get along with them? Have you had problems in the past with these relationships? Remember, the past predicts the future with bipolar disorder. Who you travel with is as important as where you're going.
If you're traveling this summer, what can you do now to ensure a successful trip?
These questions will get you started. I recently moved to France for a year. It has been a challenge. I planned it all very carefully and I still got sick. But I survived and am now where I want to be.
You can do the same.
Click the following for my travel writing and videos for Bp Magazine.
Julie A. Fast VIDEO: Bipolar Disorder & Travel—How I Use Sleep to Stay Stable.
Blog: Bipolar Disorder and Travel 1: The Europe Diaries
Bipolar Disorder and Travel 2: Pole Axed in England
(A note from Julie: I specialize in crisis coaching that eventually becomes a management plan for the whole family. My work is extremely discrete. I never share my client list and offer help even when change feels impossible. Over half of my coaching work now involves helping family members and partners understand the effects of marijuana on bipolar disorder. You are not alone. Coaching works.)
Over five years ago, I started coaching partners and family members of people with bipolar disorder as an addition to my writing career.
I never thought I would find work that I enjoy as much as I enjoy coaching. I feel at home with the parents and partners as I have been where they are- and I remain calm during the crises that many of my clients are going through while we are working together. Bipolar disorder is like a puzzle. It's not always easy to find the right pieces on your own. It helps to have a coach as a guide.
My coaching practice has room for new clients. I take new clients about once a month-and then help them as best I can. It's a partnership that saves relationships and often lives.
Coaching is not for everyone, but if you are concerned about your relationship with a person with bipolar disorder, it may be a good fit for you. The following link will tell you more. I look forward to talking.
Julie Fast Family and Partner Coaching
PS: My work often involves custody cases, loved ones in the justice system, helping loved ones get into the hospital, problems with loved ones who have a substance abuse problem and many more situations that require extreme discretion.
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