Aqueous dispersion of anionically modified polyurethane ureas for coating a sheet-form textile material
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method for coating sheet-form textile materials, in which there is applied to a sheet-form textile material an aqueous dispersion containing anionically modified polyurethane ureas comprising (A) aromatic diisocyanate, (B) polyether polyol having a mean molecular weight greater than 1500, (C) at least one compound containing from 1 to 2 isocyanate-reactive groups and at least one ionogenic group, (D) polyamine having a mean molecular weight of at least 32, and (E) water, wherein the mean total functionality of the isocyanate-reactive compounds B to D is from 1.85 to 2.2, the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of component A to the isocyanate-reactive groups of components B to D is greater than 1, and the polyurethane ureas have a content of from 800 to 1500 mmol of urethane groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea and a content of from 800 to 1800 mmol of urethane plus urea groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea.
1. A method for coating a sheet-form textile material, comprising applying an aqueous dispersion which comprises an anionically modified polyurethane urea prepared from
A. an aromatic diisocyanate;
B. a polyether polyol having a mean molecular weight of greater than 1500;
C. at least one compound containing from 1 to 2 isocyanate-reactive groups and at least one ionogenic group;
D. a polyamine having a mean molecular weight of at least 32; and
E. water;
wherein the mean total functionality of B, C, and D is in the range of from 1.85 to 2.2, the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of A to the isocyanate-reactive groups of B, C, and D is greater than 1, and said anionically modified polyurethane urea contains in the range of from 800 to 1500 mmol of urethane groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea and in the range of from 800 to 1800 mmol of urethane plus urea groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea;
to a sheet-form textile material.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said anionically modified polyurethane urea contains in the range of from 1200 to 1750 mmol of urethane plus urea groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said anionically modified polyurethane urea contains more than 150 mmol of urea groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said anionically modified polyurethane urea contains more than 200 mmol of urea groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of A to the isocyanate-reactive groups of B, C, and D is greater than 1.05.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said anionically modified polyurethane urea has a Shore A hardness of not more than 60.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said aqueous dispersion has a solids content of from 30 to 50 weight %.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said aqueous dispersion has a solids content of from 35 to 45 weight %.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising curing said aqueous dispersion at a temperature in the range of from 70° C. to 160° C. to form an adhesive coat.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising applying a top coat to the side of said adhesive coat that is remote from the sheet-form textile material.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said aqueous dispersion is applied to said sheet-form textile material by direct coating, reverse coating, lamination, atomisation, immersion, printing, spraying, and/or knife coating.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said aqueous dispersion further comprises crosslinkers and/or curing agents, fillers, flameproofing agents, flow improvers, surface-active compounds, stabilisers, biocides, and/or thickeners.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said sheet-form textile material is a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, or a knitted fabric.
14. A coating on a sheet-form textile material comprising the anionically modified polyurethane urea prepared from
A. an aromatic diisocyanate;
B. a polyether polyol having a mean molecular weight of greater than 1500;
C. at least one compound containing from 1 to 2 isocyanate-reactive groups and at least one ionogenic group;
D. a polyamine having a mean molecular weight of at least 32; and
E. water;
wherein the mean total functionality of B, C, and D is in the range of from 1.85 to 2.2, the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of A to the isocyanate-reactive groups of B, C, and D is greater than 1, and said anionically modified polyurethane urea contains from 800 to 1500 mmol of urethane groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea and from 800 to 1800 mmol of urethane plus urea groups/kg of anionically modified polyurethane urea.