摘要 |
The present invention concerns a method for the treatment of polyurethane foam, wherein the polyurethane foam is obtainable from a reaction mixture comprising an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide polyol component with an OH number of >=20 mg KOH/g to <=45 mg KOH/g and an isocyanate component with an NCO content of >=20 weight-% to <=49 weight-% which is selected from the group comprising diphenylmethane diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate, their prepolymers with an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide polyol whose OH number is from >=20 mg KOH/g to <=45 mg KOH/g and/or their allophanates, ureas, biurets, uretdiones, isocyanurates or carbodiimides. The invention further concerns a polyurethane foam which has been treated by such a method. After the foam formation has finished, the polyurethane foam is irradiated with microwave radiation and the irradiated energy, in relation to the volume accessible by the microwave radiation, is from >=1.0 kilojoules/liter to <=2.23 kilojoules/liter. Such polyurethane foams may be used as flexible molded foams in furniture applications.
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