Vercet Polyols for Polyurethanes

POLYOLS FOR POLYURETHANES

CREATING PERFORMANCE THROUGH CHEMISTRY Building upon decades spent advancing materials chemistry innovation, NatureWorks offers solutions based on lactides and lactide intermediates that help innovators within the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (C.A.S.E.), toner and surfactant industries realize:

Significant, measurable product performance benefits

Move through the R&D process more efficiently and with minimal risk

Decrease systems costs via an optimized supply chain

POLYOLS FOR POLYURETHANES

CUSTOM SOLUTIONS FOR COATINGS & ADHESIVES

Using Vercet polyester polyols for polyurethanes enables unique properties including excellent grease and oil resistance for both adhesive and coating applications.

COATINGS

ADHESIVES

SUBSTRATES

MARKETS

SUBSTRATES

MARKETS

Wood Metal Cements Ceramics

Furniture Flooring Architecture Decorative

Wood Wood Laminates Metal Mixed Substrates

Furniture Flooring Nonwovens / Hygiene Foams Electronics Packaging: Rigid & Flexible

PEFORMANCE BENEFITS

PEFORMANCE BENEFITS

Excellent oil, grease, and solvent resistance

Tailored open times and work-life

High hardness polyurethanes

Excellent solvent resistance

Controlled functionality

Solvent-borne & hot melt adhesives

Controlled viscosity (hydroxyl values 12-112 mg-KOH/g)

Renewably-sourced building block

Low haze Solvent-borne & hot melt coatings

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LACTIDES — POLYOLS — RESINS

We achieve this by coupling tunable Vercet™ lactidebased chemistries with the knowledge of scientists and engineers who understand how to dial in the full capabilities of this versatile product line.

PROPERTIES

VERCET POLYOLS Grade

Tg [°C]

f

Viscosity @ 100°C [Pa*s]

OHV1 [mg-KOH/g]

P1025X

15

1

1.2

25

P20112X

5

2

< 1.0

112

P2056X

25

2

2.1

56

P2040X

32

2

3.7

40

P2025X

40

2

11.3

25

P2140X

22

2

1.8

41

P2125X

30

2

7.5

25

P3025X

40

3

19.1

29

1. OHV – Hydroxyl Value as determined by ASTM E1899

POLYURETHANES FORMULATED WITH VERCET POLYOLS Polyurethane with Polyol

Wt% - Polyol / MDI 1 1,2 PG

Polyol OHV1 [mg-KOH/g]

Gel Time [sec] 120°C

Hardness2 [Shore A / D]

Tg/Tm3

Resiliency4

Water Pickup5

P2040X

85.3 / 12.5 / 0.8

32

160

86 / 72

Tg 48-52°C

22

0.9%

P2140X

84.8 / 13.6 / 0.9

32

190

84 / 71

Tg 47-50°C

17

1.0%

Control

86.6 / 11.6 / 0.8

29

60

70 / 33

Tm peak 55°C

23

0.6%

(Based on AA-HDO)

1. OHV – Hydroxyl Value as determined by ASTM E1899 2. Hardness as determined by ASTM 2240

3. DSC mid-point, 20°C/min, 2nd heat 4. Resiliency as determined by ASTM D2632

5. Immersion testing, 8 days at 25°C

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MEASURABLE PERFORMANCE

VERCET-BASED POLYURETHANE SOLVENT RESISTANCE: 10 DAY SWELL VALUES WT% SOLVENT PICK-UP

16% 14% 12% 10% 8%

Not equilibrated after 10 days

4% 2% 0%

Not equilibrated after 10 days

6%

-2%

IRM 903 OIL

CANOLA OIL

N-HEXANE

ETHANOL

WATER

CONTROL

10.00%

4.50%

1.50%

8.10%

0.60%

P2040X

-0.20%

0.20%

0.60%

13.90%

0.90%

P2140X

0.10%

0.00%

0.10%

12.00%

1.00%

Wt% data collected 68Ë&#x161;C

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HOT OIL SWELL SHOWS EXCELLENT OIL RESISTANCE

Wt% Pick-up

WT% CANOLA OIL PICK-UP 68˚C

4

Control

3 P2040X

2 P2140X

1

0 Time (Days) -1 0

2

4

6

8

10

Wt% Change

WT% IRM 903 OIL PICK-UP 68˚C

8

Control

6 P2040X

4 P2140X

2

0 Time (Days)

-2 0

1.5

3

4.5

6

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MEASURABLE PERFORMANCE

HIGHER MODULUS, INCREASED STABILITY WITH TEMPERATURE 1E+10

1E+09

Storage Modulus (Pa)

1E+08

1E+07

1E+06

Temp (°C)

1E+05 20

25

30

35

Tg (°C, DSC) CONTROL

Tg (°C, DMA)

40

45

50

55

60

E' (MPa, 30°C) E' (MPa, 35°C) E' (MPa, 45°C) E' (MPa, 50°C)

41-44 Tm (onset)

24

21

8.8

3.0

P2040X

49-52

56

350

331

321

315

P2140X

47-50

52

300

300

286

221

ASTM Method D790. 3 point bend fixture heated 3°C per minute.

EXCELLENT HARDNESS AT LOW MDI CONTENT 70

CONTROL

33

86

P2040X

72

 118%

80

P2140X

Shore A

 23%

 14%

65

Shore D

 97%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

ASTM Method 2240. Measured after 4 weeks.

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HYDROLYSIS RESISTANCE No significant change to mechanical properties after humidity exposure.

POLYURETHANES FLEXURAL PROPERTIES INITIAL

POLYURETHANES FLEXURAL PROPERTIES 7 DAYS HYDROLYSIS, 95% RH

70 60

80 70 60

50

50

40

40

30

30

20

20

10

10

0.0

P2040X

% Strain 1.0

2.0

3.0

P2140X

4.0

0.0

P2040X

Flexural Stress (MPa)

80

90

Flexural Stress (MPa)

90

% Strain 1.0

3.0

2.0

4.0

P2140X

BENIGN BY DESIGN

REDUCING VOLATILITY IN PRICING THROUGH ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS

Renewably-sourced Vercet lactide-based products bring sensible, elegant, and cost-effective solutions based squarely on the principles of green chemistry to supply chains that, until now, were coupled with traditional fossil-petroleum solutions and their inherent price volatility.

250 200 150

50 Prices re-based to 100

0 2006 Petrochemical Feedstocks

2017 Vercet Feedstock

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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? To learn more about Vercet custom solutions, please contact a member of our Performance Chemicals team.

BRIAN GLASBRENNER

COMMERCIAL MANAGER

+1 (952) 562.3391 brian_glasbrenner@natureworksllc.com

BILL COGGIO

APPLICATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

+1 (952) 562.3308 bill_coggio@natureworksllc.com

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