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A Revolutionary, Yet Economical
New Blowing Agent
A Revolutionary, Yet Economical
New Blowing Agent
ecomate® advantages A True LIQUID Blowing Agent Patented: US 6,753,357 w others Pending To Replace HCFC’s, HFC’s, HC’s SNAP Approved ZERO ODP, ZERO GWP, VOC Exempt Economically Advantageous Good Solubility Low Volatility Good Foam Properties Good Foam Flammability Resistance
ecomate® Blowing Agent Properties
Clear, Colorless, Flammable Liquid
Boiling Pt Flash Point LEL \ UEL LAMBDA, gas ( 25 °C)
Vapor Pressure ( 25 °C)
Auto Ignition Temp Specific Gravity Molecular Weight
88,7 F 31,5 C
-26 F -32 C
5 - 23% 5 - 23%
0,074 10,7
11,4 psig 586 mm
>840 F >450 C
0,982 0,982
60 60
BA COMPARISONecomate 141b 245fa 365mf
c
365/227
93 / 7
n-C5 cC5
Mol wt 60 117 134 148 149,6 72 70
Bpt, C 31,5 32 15,3 40,2 30 36 49
Sp Gr 0,982 1,24 1,32 1,25 1,28 0,62 0,75
Lambda 10,7 10 12,2 10,6 10,7 14* 11*
LEL/UEL 5,0 – 23,0
7,6 – 17,7 n/a 3,5 – 9,0
3,8 – 13,3
1,4 – 17,8
1,4 – 8,0
GAS LAMBDA VALUES
10.1 10.6 10.7 12.213.7 15.0 16.3
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0L
am
bd
a @
25C
[mW
/m.k
]
ecomate® Blowing Agent - Environmental Characteristics
ecomate blowing agent is an attractive long term environmental option
ODP GWP VOC
CFC 11 1 4000 NO
CFC 12 1 8500 NO
HCFC 141b 0,1 630 NO
HCFC 22 0,05 1700 NO
HCFC 124 0,02 480 NO
HCFC 142b 0,06 2000 NO
HFC 134a 0 1300 NO
HFC 245fa 0 790 -1040 NO
Cyclopentane 0 11 YES
ecomate 0 0 NO
Cost Efficiency
Blowing Agent €/kg Mol Wt Factor €/mole
HCFC-141b ** 117 1,00 Ref
HFC-245fa ****** 134 1,15 +380%
HFC-365/227 **** 149 1,27 +280%
cC5 * 70 0,60 -70%
nC5 * 72 0,62 -75%
ecomate® ** 60 0,51 -60%
Key Cost Points ecomate® has resulted in reduced foam
density as low as 22,4 kg/m3 Free Rise Density.
Commercial experience shows ecomate requires less molar equivalents than HC’s.
ecomate requires less flame retardant to achieve rated foam than HC’s.
ecomate is a small part of overall demand for the molecule and there are multiple plants in the world.
ecomate® Solubility
Excellent solubility in all foam ingredients
CHEMICAL ASPECT w 20% ECOMATE
POLYESTER polyol
CLEAR
SUCROSE GLYCERIN polyol
CLEAR
AMINE polyol CLEAR
MANNICH polyol CLEAR
ISOCYANATE CLEAR
DEG CLEAR
TCPP CLEAR
Br FRA CLEAR
PROP CARBONATE
CLEAR
WATER CLEAR
ecomate® System Emissions –Stored Systems in Drums/Totes
“B”Isocyanate
(ecomate® Blowing Agent)
“A”Polyol Blend
(ecomate® Blowing Agent)
< 22% LEL0-5cm above bung@ 30-32°C
22% LELwithin drum headspace
Vapor Pressure (ASTM D2879, typical data)
Blowing Agent/Polyol Systemeco3-95-1.7
“A”Polyol Blend with
ecomate® Blowing Agent
Vapor Pressure of Stored ecomate® Blends
0
200
400
600
800
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
TEMP, C
UN 1A1 Max pressure
mm
HG
Vapor Pressure (ASTM D2879, typical data)
Blowing Agent / Isocyanate Systemeco3-95-1.7
“B”ISO Blend with
ecomate® Blowing Agent
Vapor Pressure of Stored ecomate® Blends
0
200
400
600
800
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
TEMP, C
UN 1A1 Max pressure
mm
HG
Physical Properties
Very Good Properties
PROPERTYecomate3-95-1.7
ecomate2-90-1.7
Dens, Kg/m3 36,8 33,6
CS//, kPa 317 283
CS_|_, kPa 214 186
DIM STABS
COLD, 7d -0,06 % -0,06 %
HUMID, 7d 2,0 % -0,2%
Lambda, mW/mK
20,9 20,1
ecomate® Density PotentialIngredient System 1
04B73System 2
04B77
H2O 1,3 1,4134a 3,5 10,8ecomate 1,8 0
Density 23,5 26,2
Blowing Agent
ecomate® Density PotentialIngredient System
104B73
System 2
04B77
Blowing Agent moles moles
H2O 0,140 0,150
134a 0,034 0,106
ecomate 0,029 0,000
0,203 0,256
Density 23,5 26,2
ecomate® Fire ResistanceIngredient System 1
04B73System 2
04B77
Blowing Agent moles moles
H2O 0,140 0,150
134a 0,034 0,106
ecomate 0,029 0,000
0,203 0,256
FS 25 25
SMOKE 250 250
Integral Skin
Integral Skin Ability to solvate ALL polyols Good skin formation
Perfectly suited Boiling Point Economical
Half the MWt of HCFC 141b Patents Pending US EPA SNAP Approved
Flexible Foams Good Solubility Fine Cells Safer than
Hydrocarbons Non-VOC
Rigid Applications Moulded Roof
Panels Pipe-in-Pipe
Insulation
ISOCYANURATE FOAMS HIGH vs LOW INDEX WITH / W-OUT FRA ESTER EFFECTS DENSITY TARGET RXN RATES
I = 375, 225 TCCP @ 0, 2,7% ESTERS 1 thru 6 28 - 32 kg/m3
CT 6 – 8 sec GEL 18 – 22 sec TF 20 – 30 sec
OBSERVATIONS – PIR FOAMS ecomate compatible in
ALL FORMULATIONS NO HAZE – CRYSTAL CLEAR NO NEED TO EMULSIFY
VISCOSITIES : ~ 300 cps with HIGH WATER ~ 70 cps with ALL ECOMATE
TYPICAL FORMULATIONSFORMULA
ESTER 10,2
FR Additive 2,7
Cat Blend 2,6
Surfactant 0,7
Water 0,8
ecomate 2,0
ISOCYANATE 81
RESULTS w FRA [w/wo H20]
HI ECO Level IMPROVES RATIO FS UNCHANGED SMOKE LESS Promotes Shrinkage
I = 375 39-3 39-4
ESTER 1 10,2 21,35Water 0,8 0ecomate 2,0 7,56RATIO / 100 A 23,7 54,0FLM SPREAD 15 15SMOKE 10,2 1% WT LOSS 5,4 3,3SHRINK NO YES
RESULTS w/wo FRA w/o FRA
FS - Much WORSE SMK - Much WORSE WT LOSS HIGHER
I = 375 39-4 39-10
ESTER 1 21,35 22,11FRA 2,67 0Water 0 0ecomate 7,56 7,56RATIO / 100 A 54 49FLM SPREAD 15 50SMOKE 1 29% WT LOSS 3 14SHRINK YES YES
RESULTS w/o FRA HIGHER DENSITY
LESS ECO Used ELIMINATE SHRINK
NEARLY SAME FS = SMOKE - WT LOSS +
I = 375 39-12 39-10
ESTER 1 22,61 22,11FRA 0 0Water 0 0ecomate 5,67 7,56RATIO / 100 A 46 49DENSITY 34 29FLM SPREAD 50 50SMOKE 27 29% WT LOSS 16 14SHRINK NO YES
RESULTS w/o FRA INCR. ECOMATE
RATIO IMPROVES FS WORSENS SMOKE VARIES WT LOSS SHRINKAGE
BEST SCENARIO ~ 0.6% H20
I = 375 39-9 39-8 39-13 39-14
ESTER 1 10,96 10,74 13,3 16,0
FRA 0 0 0 0
Water 0,8 0,6 0.4 0,2ecomate 2 4,4 5,6 7,0RATIO / 100 A 20,6 24,0 29,8 36,6FLM SPREAD 25 30 40 40SMOKE 22 10 28 26% WT LOSS 8 7 11 11SHRINK NO NO SLT YES
RESULTS w/o FRA [0.6% H20]
DECR. INDEX RATIO
IMPROVES FS WORSENS SMOKE WT LOSS NO SHRINKAGE
I = VARIABLE 39-8 44-1
INDEX 375 225
ESTER 1 10,74 25,7
FRA 0 0
Water 0,6 0,6
ecomate 4,4 4,4
RATIO / 100 A 24,0 51,6
FLM SPREAD 30 35
SMOKE 10 23
% WT LOSS 7 18
SHRINK NO NO
RESULTS w/o FRA [0.6% H20]
ESTER AFFECTS: FLAME SPREAD SMOKE WT LOSS
SHRINKAGE OK!
I = 225 44-1 44-2 44-4
ESTER 1 25,8
ESTER 3 29,2
ESTER 2 23,2
FRA 0 0 0
Water 0,6 0,6 0,6
ecomate 4,4 4,4 4,4
RATIO / 100 A 51,6 59,9 45,9
FLM SPREAD 35 >75 30
SMOKE 23 34 25
% WT LOSS 18 27 17
SHRINK NO NO NO
RESULTS w FRA [0.6% H20]
EFFECTS ARE more SUBTILE
ESTER AFFECTS: FLAME SPREAD SMOKE WT LOSS
SHRINKAGE OK!
I = 225 44-5 44-6 44-7
ESTER 1 24,9
ESTER 3 28,2
ESTER 2 22,4
FRA 2,25 2,25 2,25
Water 0,6 0,6 0,6
ecomate 4,4 4,4 4,4
RATIO / 100 A 54,9 63,3 49,1
FLM SPREAD 30 30 25
SMOKE 10 10 8
% WT LOSS 8 8 6
SHRINK NO NO NO
IMPROVED PROPERTIES CO-BLOW w H2O USE RIGHT SURFACTANT PROPER CATALYSIS
< Strong Blow ……………Strong Gel >
CONCLUSIONS No Need to EMULSIFY BA ESTER Choice CRITICAL Some FRA Suggested CO-BLOWN ECO/H20 Suggested
~ 0,6% H20 Optimal Right Surfactant & Catalyst Pkg
ecomate® advantages A True LIQUID Blowing Agent SNAP Approved Good Solubility Low Volatility Good Foam Properties Good Flammability Resistance Cost Competitive TRY IT….YOU’LL LIKE IT !
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Contacts – S/C America PURCOM Quimica Ltda Guiseppe Santache Rua Aeroporto n° 83/115 06419 260 Barueri, SP, BRAZIL TEL:(+55 11) 4168 2829
Contacts - ROW FOAM SUPPLIES INC Todd Keske 4387 North Rider Trail Earth City, MO 63045 USA TEL: 314-344-3330
The Next Generation Blowing Agent