THE USE OF BUTYLENE OXIDE (BO) BASED POLYOLS TO IMPROVE THE COMPATIBILITY OF PENTANE AND CYCLOPENTANE IN RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS

摘要

The present invention is a formulated polyether or polyester polyol blend that is useful for preparing polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. The formulated polyol blend of the present invention includes: a polyol that is derived from butylene oxide; and a hydrocarbon blowing agent such as pentane or cyclopentane, for example. Use of butylene oxide polyols of the present invention allow inclusion of a sufficient amount of a hydrocarbon blowing agent to produce foams having low density, without incorporating a higher concentration of water into a polyurethane foam formulation.