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Additives To Enhance Hydrophilicity of PU Foam
Additives To Enhance Hydrophilicity of PU Foam
Hydrophilicity of PU Foam
UTECH 2012
Rüdiger Landers
Difference in Hydrophilicity
Applicators for
paints (paint rollers) Sponge foam for
Barrier foams
body care & household
(baby mattress)
Sealant Foam in
foams Hydrophilicity fuel tanks
Ink
Foam for Hydrophobicity
cartridges
dypers
Intrusion Substrate
of ceramic slurry foam
into foam Medical
Cushions for outdoor / applications
marine applications
Interaction between
Liquids and Foam
Influence Factors
external
Foam Porosity
- Intrinsic property
FOAM
- Presence of Foam
thickeners internal
Surface
Viscosity of
the liquid Hydrophilicity/ - Presence of membranes/
reticulation
Hydrophobicity - Roughness of
internal surface
- Cell size
Surface Tension
of the liquid Interfacial Tension
(against air) Interfacial Tension between
- Intrinsic property
between foam and liquid
- Presence of liquid and foam
surfactants - Interaction between foam
and liquid
- Interaction between foam - Presence of surfactants
and liquid
LIQUID - Presence of surfactants
Strategies to Enhance Hydrophilicity
Surface Tension:
Polyol without stabilizer: 33.5 mN/m
Polyol with silicone stabilizer: 21.1 mN/m
Siloxan
Polyether
Droplet test
Absorption Test
- Box foaming
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Disadvantages of Matrix Changes
and Addition of Surfactants
Swelling in water
[change of foam formation
Additive dimension] [foam height]
reference foam,
no special additive 2% 0
1 pphp ORTEGOL® HPH 2 2% 3 mm
25 pphp hypersoft polyol 6% 0
post-treatment of reference
foam with ORTEGOL® HPH 2
in acetone 2% 30 mm
Hydrophilic Ester Foam
- Formulation -
- Box foaming
- Machine pouring
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Summary