To provide a process for producing a flexible polyurethane foam, which can suitably form a flexible polyurethane foam having a good cushioning characteristic by using a raw material derived from a natural fat/oil.
The process comprises a step of reacting a polyoxyalkylene polyol (A) containing the first polyoxyalkylene polyol (A1) obtained by ring-opening polymerization of an alkylene oxide (c) with an initiator (b) in the presence of a polymerization catalyst (a), with a polyisocyanate compound (B) in the presence of a catalyst (C) and a blowing agent (D). The polymerization catalyst (a) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a coordination anionic polymerization catalyst and a cationic polymerization catalyst, and the initiator (b) is a polyol derived from a natural fat/oil, which is obtained by providing a natural fat/oil with hydroxyl groups through a chemical reaction, and has a hydroxyl value of from 20 to 250 mgKOH/g and a ratio of the mass average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight calculated as polystyrene, (Mw/Mn), of at least 1.2.
提供一种生产软质聚
氨酯泡沫塑料的工艺,该工艺通过使用从天然脂肪/油中提取的原料,可以适当地形成具有良好缓冲特性的软质聚
氨酯泡沫塑料。
该工艺包括以下步骤:在催化剂(C)和发泡剂(D)存在的情况下,将含有通过环氧烷(c)与
引发剂(b)开环聚合得到的第一种聚氧亚烷基多元醇(A1)的聚氧亚烷基多元醇(A)与多
异氰酸酯化合物(B)反应。聚合催化剂(a)至少是从配位阴离子聚合催化剂和阳离子聚合催化剂组成的组中选出的一个成员,而
引发剂(b)是从天然脂肪/油中提取的多元醇,该多元醇是通过
化学反应使天然脂肪/油具有羟基而得到的,其羟值为 20 至 250 mgKOH/g,质量平均分子量与按聚
苯乙烯计算的数量平均分子量之比(Mw/Mn)至少为 1.2。