EP4646451A1 - Système de polyuréthane de cuir artificiel sans solvant et processus de préparation - Google Patents

Système de polyuréthane de cuir artificiel sans solvant et processus de préparation

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EP4646451A1
EP4646451A1 EP24700513.5A EP24700513A EP4646451A1 EP 4646451 A1 EP4646451 A1 EP 4646451A1 EP 24700513 A EP24700513 A EP 24700513A EP 4646451 A1 EP4646451 A1 EP 4646451A1
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Jian Feng XU
Zu Bao NIE
Hang Yu XU
Chun Yi Chen
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  • the present invention relates to artificial leather, and more particularly, to a non-solvent polyurethane composition for the use in artificial leather, an artificial leather prepared from the same, and a process for preparing the artificial leather.
  • CN 103797184B discloses a two-component non-solvent polyurethane system for artificial leathers, wherein the isocyanate index of the polyurethane system components is in the range from 101 to 140.
  • the artificial leathers prepared therefrom could be used in furniture, garment and footwear applications. However, the leathers cannot both meet softness, good curing and high peeling strength.
  • the problem addressed by the present invention is therefore to provide an artificial leather which is obtainable in an environmentally friendly manner and which can have a satisfactory softness without compromising the curing and peeling strength.
  • a non-solvent polyurethane composition for the use in artificial leather comprising a polyol component (A) and an isocyanate component (B), wherein the isocyanate component (B) has an NCO content of from 10% to 12% by weight, and the polyol component (A) comprises a chain extender at an amount of 0 to 3% by weight and water at an amount of 0.2 to 0.4% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polyol component (A).
  • the present invention further provides an artificial leather, comprising a top coat layer, a base coat layer and a substrate layer, wherein the base coat layer is formed from the polyurethane composition according to the invention.
  • the present invention finally provides a process for production of the artificial leather according to the invention, said process comprising i) providing a release layer, ii) applying one or more than one layer of a top coat to the release layer to an overall top coat layer thickness in the range from 1 to 500 pm, iii) applying the polyurethane composition according to the invention to the top coat layer(s) and partially curing the composition to form a base coat layer with the thickness in the range from 0.1 to 1.0 mm, iv) attaching a substrate layer to the base coat layer to form a laminate, v) curing the laminate, and vi) separating the release layer from the cured laminate.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a process according to the invention for preparing artificial leather consisting of a top coat layer, a base coat layer and a substrate layer.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the cross section of the artificial leather according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the cross section of the artificial leather, which comprises a permeation layer caused by the interaction between the polyurethane base coat layer and the fabric substrate layer.
  • the articles “a” and “an” refer to one or to more than one (i.e. , to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article or component.
  • relative humidity means the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in wet air to the saturation pressure of water at the same temperature.
  • isocyanate refers to an organic compound with one or more isocyanate groups.
  • Diisocyanate refers to an organic compound with two (2) isocyanate groups.
  • Polyisocyanate refers to an organic compound with three (3) or more isocyanate groups.
  • polyol refers to an organic compound with two or more hydroxyl (- OH) groups.
  • OH value is a measure of the concentration of the hydroxyl groups in a polyol or a polyol component.
  • the OH value is calculated as the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize the acetic acid taken up on acetylation of one gram of a chemical substance (in the present invention, a polyol, or a polyol component) that contains free hydroxyl groups.
  • functionality (abbreviated as “Fn”) of a polyol or a polyol component refers to the number or average number of OH groups per molecule.
  • Non-solvent polyurethane composition for the use in artificial leather is
  • the polyurethane composition of the present invention comprises a polyol component (A) and an isocyanate component (B).
  • the polyol component (A) comprises a chain extender at an amount of 0 to 3% by weight.
  • the chain extender is meant to represent compounds having 2 isocyanatereactive hydrogen atoms and molecular weights in the range from 42 to less than 400 g/mol.
  • Examples are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, dipropylene glycol or tripropylene glycol.
  • 1,4-Butanediol is especially preferably used.
  • the chain extender is used at an amount from 0 to 3% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polyol component (A). It is surprisingly found that the addition of a chain extender is beneficial to improving the curing and peeling strength. However, if the excess of a chain extender is added, the softness will be reduced undesirably. Hence, the chain extender is added at an amount in the range of 0 to 3% by weight, preferably 1 to 2.5% by weight, more preferably 1.5 to 2.2% by weight.
  • the polyol component (A) comprises water at an amount of 0.2 to 0.4% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polyol component (A). It is surprisingly found that the addition of water at specified amount is important for the desired compromise between the softness, and the curing and peeling strength. Hence, the water content is in the range of 0.2 to 0.4% by weight, preferably in the range of from 0.22 to 0.38% by weight, more preferably from 0.25 to 0.35% by weight.
  • the polyol component (A) comprises polyesterols and/or polyetherols, preferably consists of polyetherols. These are commonly known and described for example in "Kunststoffhandbuch Polyurethane” Gunter Oertel, Carl-Hanser-Verlag, 2nd edition 1983, chapter 3.1.1. Alternative designations likewise customary in the pertinent art are polyether polyols or polyether alcohols on the one hand and polyester polyols or polyester alcohols on the other.
  • polyesterols When polyesterols are employed, these are typically obtained by condensation of polyfunctional alcohols having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, with polyfunctional carboxylic acids having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, examples being succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid and preferably phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid and the isomeric naphthalenedicarboxylic acids.
  • polyfunctional alcohols having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 6 carbon atoms
  • polyfunctional carboxylic acids having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms
  • examples being succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid and preferably phthal
  • polyetherols When polyetherols are employed, these are generally obtained by known methods, for example by anionic polymerization using alkali metal hydroxides as catalysts and with addition of a starter molecule comprising multiple reactive hydrogen atoms in attachment, from one or more alkylene oxides selected from propylene oxide (PO) and ethylene oxide (EO), butylene oxide and tetrahydrofuran.
  • the alkylene oxides may be used individually, alternatingly in succession or as mixtures.
  • the use of an EO-PO mixture leads to a polyether polyol having randomly distributed PO/EO units.
  • the polyetherols employed in the present invention have an ethylene oxide (EO) end-cap.
  • Starter molecules used are typically NH- or OH-functional compounds such as water, amines or alcohols. Preference is given to use di- to hexahydric alcohols, such as ethanediol, 1 ,2- propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1 ,6- hexanediol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol and/or sorbitol.
  • di- to hexahydric alcohols such as ethanediol, 1 ,2- propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1 ,6- hexanediol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol and/
  • the polyol component (A) comprises one or more constituents selected from
  • a-1 a polyol, preferably a polyether polyol, having a number-average molecular weight in the range from 500 g/mol to less than 4500 g/mol, and
  • a-2 a polyol, preferably a polyether polyol, having a number-average molecular weight in the range from 4500 g/mol to 8000 g/mol.
  • component (a-1) comprises a polyetherol or a polyesterol, more preferably a polyether polyol, having a number average molecular weight in the range from 500 to less than 4500 g/mol, preferably in the range from 1500 to 4500 g/mol, and more preferably in the range from 2800 to 4200 g/mol as components (a-1).
  • the component (a-1) typically has an average functionality of 1.8 to 3, more preferably of 1.9 to 2.1 and especially of 2.0. Functionality here refers to the "theoretical OH functionality" calculated from the functionality of the starter molecules used.
  • Polypropylene oxide)-(ethylene oxide) is more preferably used as component (a-1). More particularly, polypropylene oxide)-(ethylene oxide) having a number average molecular weight in the range from 3500 to 4200 g/mol is used.
  • the component (a-1) is typically present in component (A) in an amount from 45% to 70% by weight and preferably from 50% to 60% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polyol component (A).
  • the component (a-2) utilize a polyetherol or a polyesterol and more preferably a polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight in the range from 4000 to 8000 g/mol, preferably in the range from 4500 to 7000 g/mol and more preferably in the range from 4500 to 6000 g/mol.
  • the component (a-2) typically has an average functionality of 1.9 to 6, more preferably of 2.3 to 4 and especially of 3.0. Functionality here refers to the "theoretical OH functionality" calculated from the functionality of the starter molecules used.
  • Component (a-2) is more preferably a polyether polyol obtainable by propoxylation and/or ethoxylation of glycerol or trimethylolpropane, especially with an EO end-block.
  • This polyether polyol preferably has a number average molecular weight in the range from 4500 to 6000 g/mol.
  • the component (a-2) is typically present in component (A) in an amount from 30% to 55% by weight and preferably from 40% to 50% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polyol component (A).
  • the isocyanate component (B) has an NCO content of from 10% to 12% by weight. It is surprisingly found that the specified NCO content is important for the desired compromise between the softness, and the curing and peeling strength. Hence, the NCO content is in the range of 10 to 12% by weight, preferably 10.5 to 11.5% by weight.
  • the isocyanate component (B) comprises customary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and, more particularly, aromatic di- and/or polyisocyanates. Preference is given to using tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and mixtures of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyphenylene polymethylene polyisocyanates (polymeric MDI), and especially diphenylmethane diisocyanate (monomeric MDI).
  • TDI tolylene diisocyanate
  • MDI diphenylmethane diisocyanate
  • polymeric MDI polyphenylene polymethylene polyisocyanates
  • diphenylmethane diisocyanate monomeric MDI
  • the isocyanates or else hereinbelow described isocyanate prepolymers may also be in a modified state, for example through incorporation of uretidione, carbamate, isocyanurate, carbodiimide or allophanate groups. It is further possible to use blends of the various isocyanates.
  • the isocyanate component (B) can also comprise, and in a preferred embodiment, consist of polyisocyanate prepolymers. These prepolymers are known in the prior art. They are prepared in a conventional manner by reacting above-described monomeric isocyanates with hereinabove described polyesterols or polyetherols to form the prepolymer. The reaction may for example be carried out at temperatures of about 80°C.
  • the polyisocyanate prepolymer used as isocyanate component (B) is obtainable by reacting 4,4’-MDI with a polyether polyol.
  • the amount of the polyol component (A) and the isocyanate component (B) is preferably selected such that the NCO index is in the range from 101 to 140, preferably in the range from 105 to 130, and more particularly in the range from 110 to 120.
  • the reaction of components (A) and (B) takes place in the presence of a catalyst.
  • a catalyst This is more preferably a constituent part of component (A).
  • the customary and known polyurethane formation catalysts are optionally used as catalysts for producing the polyurethane of the present invention, examples being thermal delay catalysts, such as thermal delay amine catalysts.
  • Thermal delay catalysts are known and comprise for example acid-blocked, for example carboxylic acid-blocked and especially formic acid-blocked amine catalysts, for example tertiary amine catalysts. These are obtainable for example by reaction of acids with bases, in the presence or absence of a solvent.
  • the acid component used is preferably carboxylic acids, particularly oleic acid, formic acid, acetic acid, ethylhexyl acid, phenol, ricinoleic acid, linoleic acid and/or p-toluenesulfonic acid.
  • amine catalysts to be blocked it is preferable to use triethylenediamine, dimethylamino- N-methylpiperazine, N,N-diphenyl-N-methylamine, bis(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl) ether, N,N- dimethylaminoethoxyethanol and/or DBU.
  • These blocked catalysts are usually present in a solvent/dispersant.
  • Glycols such as propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, ethylene glycol and/or diethylene glycol, are preferably suitable as solvent/dispersant.
  • the catalyst component is a combination of the thermal delay catalyst and an organometallic catalyst. It is surprisingly found that the combined catalysts make it possible to improve the peeling maintenance, which is measured 48 hours after the curing of the base coat layer and after the laminate is peeled from the release layer.
  • the organometallic catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of metal salts catalyst, including bismuth and zinc salts.
  • the zinc salts comprises zinc carboxylates, such as zinc neodecanoate or zinc octoate.
  • the thermal delay catalyst is preferably at an amount of from 0.1 to 0.5% by weight and the organometallic catalyst is preferably used at an amount of from 0.03 to 0.3% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polyol component (A).
  • the weight ratio between the thermal delay catalyst and the organometallic catalyst is preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 3: 1 , more preferably from 1:1 to 2: 1.
  • the polyurethane composition according to the invention can comprise a blowing agent, a filler or any other adjuvants such as a leveling agent that are well known in the field of polyurethane.
  • All the adjuvants are more preferably a constituent part of component (A).
  • the type and amount thereof could be selected as desired by one skilled in the art, to the extent that the use thereof does not impair the desirable properties of the present invention.
  • the adjuvant used is a leveling agent which is commercially available from Evonik Company.
  • the present invention further provides an artificial leather, comprising a top coat layer, a base coat layer and a substrate layer, wherein the base coat layer is formed from the polyurethane composition according to the present invention.
  • the top coats used in the invention can be of the type typically used in the production of leather or leather imitations. These comprise polyurethane-based top coats, such as solventborne polyurethane coats or waterborne polyurethane dispersion coats, preferably waterborne polyurethane dispersion coats. Suitable coats may be based on a linear MDI-polyether-based polyurethane and be in a state of solution in DMF for example. Coats based on aliphatic isocyanates and polyesters or polyethers are likewise conceivable. These coats can be cured by addition of curatives, for example by addition of carbodiimide-based curative. The amount of curative added controls the hardness of the top coat layer obtained.
  • curatives for example by addition of carbodiimide-based curative. The amount of curative added controls the hardness of the top coat layer obtained.
  • the hardness of the top coat layer is preferably conformed to the hardness of the polyurethane layer.
  • the polyurethane coats comprise addition agents, such as dyes or pigments.
  • waterborne polyurethane coats are described for example in PCT/CN2020/084834, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • Commercially available examples of waterborne polyurethane coat are Haptex CC 6945/90 C-CH from BASF SE.
  • the overall thickness of the top coat layer(s) is in the range from 1 to 500 pm, preferably in the range from 5 to 150 pm and more preferably in the range from 10 to 120 pm.
  • the base coat layer is prepared from the polyurethane composition according to the present invention.
  • the polyurethane composition is the same as described above, and is thus not repeated here.
  • the thickness of the base coat layer is in the range from 0.01 millimeters (mm) to 20 mm, preferably in the range from 0.05 mm to 10 mm and more preferably in the range from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm.
  • the substrate layer can be any layer capable of forming an adhering bond with the resulting base coat layer.
  • Substrate layer thickness is typically in the range from 0.01 millimeters (mm) to 20 mm, preferably in the range from 0.1 mm to 10 mm and more particularly in the range from 0.3 mm to 5 mm.
  • suitable substrate layers are layers, for example foils, of metal, plastic, leather and/or fabric materials.
  • a fabric substrate layer In this case the substrate layer can consist of one or more, identical or different, firmly interconnected plies, for example of narrowly or widely meshed wovens, knits, braids, networks (net cloths).
  • Batt substrate layer sheetlike structures composed of randomly disposed fibers (examples being felts and fibrous webs), which may preferably be bound together by a binder.
  • Batt substrate layers are usually cellulosic or textile batts consolidated with water-insoluble impregnants.
  • Fibrous substrate layer articles of manufacture composed of loose, randomly disposed fibers which are consolidated by plastics being used as a binder. They are obtained for example by adhering together leather fibers (preferably obtainable from leather waste, for example from vegetable-tanned leather) with 8-40% by weight of a binder.
  • Foil substrate layer articles of manufacture comprising (preferably homogeneous) foils composed of metal or plastic, for example rubber, PVC, polyamides, interpolymers and the like.
  • a foil substrate layer preferably comprises no incorporated fiber.
  • One preferred embodiment utilizes a fabric layer as substrate layer.
  • a fabric layer the following materials will be particularly suitable to produce the fabric layer: cotton, linen, polyester, polyamide and/or polyurethane.
  • the base coat layer formed by the polyurethane composition and the substrate layer have an interaction permeation percentage in the range from 10% to 30%. It is surprisingly found in the present invention that the Pll and substrate interacting permeation plays a role in achieving the desired compromise between the softness and peeling strength. If the permeation is less than 10%, then peeling strength is not good; if the permeation is more than 30%, then softness is not good. Hence, the permeation is in the range of 10-30%, and preferably 15-25%.
  • the present invention provides a process for production of the artificial leather according to the invention, said process comprising i) providing a release layer, ii) applying one or more than one layer of a top coat to the release layer to an overall top coat layer thickness in the range from 1 to 500 pm, iii) applying the polyurethane composition according to the invention to the top coat layer(s) and partially curing the composition to form a base coat layer with the thickness in the range from 0.1 to 1.0 mm, iv) attaching a substrate layer to the base coat layer to form a laminate, v) curing the laminate, and vi) separating the release layer from the laminate.
  • the process of the present invention comprises a release layer in step i).
  • any layer is useful as release layer that allows polyurethane system components to be applied thereto and reacted to form polyurethane and the resulting polyurethane to be separated again from the release layer.
  • Release layer thickness is typically in the range from 0.001 millimeters (mm) to 10 mm, preferably in the range from 0.01 mm to 5 mm and more particularly in the range from 0.1 mm to 2 mm.
  • Suitable release layers are typically known in the pertinent art as "release paper".
  • suitable release layers are layers, for example foils, of metal, plastic or paper.
  • the release layer used is a paper layer optionally coated with a plastic.
  • the paper layer here is coated with a polyolefin, preferably polypropylene.
  • the paper layer is preferably coated with silicone.
  • the PET layer here is coated with a polyolefin, preferably polypropylene.
  • the PET layer is preferably coated with silicone.
  • Suitable release layers are commercially available. Examples of renowned manufacturers in the pertinent art include Favini (Italy).
  • the release layers used may have a smooth or uneven surface.
  • the type of release layer depends on the surface desired for the polymer layer resulting from the process of the present invention. When it is desired for a resulting polyurethane layer to have a smooth surface, the release layer will likewise have a smooth surface. When a resulting polyurethane layer is desired to have an uneven or patterned surface, the release layer will likewise have an uneven or patterned surface. Preferably, the release layer is patterned such that the product has a leather grain.
  • Step ii) comprises applying a top coat layer(s) to the release layer.
  • a top coat layer(s) For details concerning the top coat layer(s), reference can be made to the above-described “Top coat layer” part.
  • the method of applying the top coat layer(s) in step ii) can be any method whereby it is possible to form a coating layer or sheet-like material with desired thickness. Examples of the method include dip coating, knife coating, roller coating and spin coating.
  • the top coat layer is preferably dried, for example by allowing it to flash off or heating, before the step iii) of applying the polyurethane composition. In the event that two or more layers of top coat are applied, it is preferable to dry the applied layer before the subsequent layer of top coat is applied.
  • the polyurethane composition can generally be applied in step iii) using any method whereby it is possible to form a coating layer or sheet-like material with desired thickness. Examples of the method include dip coating, knife coating, roller coating and spin coating.
  • the base coat layer is partially cured, for example by allowing it to flash off or heating, before the step iv) of applying a substrate layer.
  • the time of partial curing is 10 seconds (sec) to 8 min, more preferably 10 sec to 5 min, and especially preferably 20 to 200 sec. This is especially advantageous for achieving the desired interaction permeation percentage in the range from 10% to 30%.
  • the step (iv) of the process according to the present invention comprises attaching a substrate layer to the base coat layer.
  • the substrate layer is applied to the base coat layer by bringing the former into contact with the latter and pressing to form a laminate.
  • the contact pressure is preferably between 0.01 and 6 bar and more preferably between 0.05 and 5 bar.
  • Step (v) of the process according to the invention comprises curing the laminate.
  • This curing may be hastened by temperature elevation, for example in an oven, or by irradiation, for example with microwave radiation or infrared radiation.
  • the curing is effected at temperatures in the range from 80 to 150°C, more preferably from 110 to 140°C.
  • the curing operation continues until the reaction of isocyanate groups with OH-functional groups is essentially complete.
  • the duration of the curing operation is preferably in the range from 0.5 to 20 minutes, more preferably in the range from 1 to 10 minutes and more particularly in the range from 2 to 5 minutes.
  • Step (vi) of the process according to the present invention comprises separating the release layer from the laminate.
  • the separating may be effected by customary methods known in the prior art.
  • the release layer is peeled off the laminate when the adjacent base coat layer is preferably in a fully cured state before the release layer is separated off.
  • the process of the present invention may be carried out as a continuous operation or as a batch operation. It is preferably carried out as a continuous operation.
  • the release layer and the substrate layer are present in the form of bands which are continuously advanced and treated according to the process of the present invention.
  • the bands are generally from 10 to 500 meters and preferably from 20 to 200 meters in length.
  • the band speed is typically in the range from 5 to 15 m/min.
  • the release layer forms a quasi release band.
  • the release layer is preferably unwound off a spindle at the start of the process, the release layer removed from the polyurethane layer in the process of the present invention may preferably be wound up again on a spindle.
  • This wound-up release layer may be reused in the process of the present invention; that is, it is reusable.
  • the wound-up release layer is preferably reused at least 2 to 5 times.
  • the substrate layer forms a quasi substrate band.
  • the substrate layer is preferably unwound off a spindle at the start of the process.
  • This continuous process of the present invention provides artificial leather comprising top coat layer, base coat layer and substrate layer, as a process product which is likewise present in the form of a band.
  • the product obtained is preferably wound up on a spindle.
  • the layer of a top coat can be applied by spraying, by knife coating or by a wide slot die.
  • the polyurethane composition may subsequently be applied by spraying or by knife coating. Any combination of these production variants is possible.
  • L2095 Poly propylene oxide and ethylene oxide from BASF, Molecular weight is 5000, Fn
  • L2043 Poly propylene oxide and ethylene oxide from BASF, Molecular weight is 4000, Fn
  • EP-P-16 Leveling agent from Evonik Company
  • Dabco 8154 Amine-based delay catalyst from Evonik Bicat 3228: Metal catalyst from Shepherd Company
  • Haptex CC 6945/90 C-CH Water-based polyurethane dispersion with solid content
  • Astacin Hardener Cl Crosslinker with 70.0% solid content from BASF
  • Astacin Hardener CA Crosslinker with 60.0% from BASF
  • Favini B100 Release paper from Favini
  • Formulation of a top coat layer was prepared by blending the ingredients by sequence according to Table 1, and then were applied with a thickness of 100 pm within 4 hours by knife coating on a Favini B100 release paper, followed by drying in Oven #1 (as shown in Figure 1) at 80°C for 2 min and at 120°C for 2 min to form a dried top coat layer.
  • Oven #1 as shown in Figure 1
  • the formulations of 2- component non-solvent Pll system were prepared by blending the ingredients by sequence according to Table 2, and then applied with a thickness of 350 pm by knife coating on top of the dried top coat layer, and heated in Oven #2 at 80 to 140°C for 1 to 5 min to form a base coat layer.
  • a polyester-type fabric substrate layer was attached on the base coat layer, followed by pressing, and heated in Oven #3 at 120 to 140°C for 2 to 10 min.
  • Pll artificial leather was obtained after stripping the release paper.
  • Example 10 In order to test the Pll and Fabric interacting permeation, an additional Example 10 was prepared by repeating Example 2, except for the time of the partial curing in Oven #2. The results are shown in Table 3:
  • Open time is the time when the viscosity of the components (A) and (B), after being mixed, reaches to 5000 mPa.s. An open time of > 5 min meet the requirement.
  • Curing property of the base coat layer was evaluated by using nail to press the top coat layer of the laminate and then visually evaluating according to the following grades:
  • Grade 1 nail print is rebound > 10 sec, or the top coat layer is damaged
  • Grade 2 nail print rebound (7 sec - 9 sec);
  • Grade 3 nail print rebound (4 sec - 6 sec);
  • Grade 4 nail print rebound (1 sec - 3 sec); and Grade 5: no obvious nail print.
  • Peeling strength test was carried out to the Pll laminates that were just peeled from the release paper after curing, and the testing should be finished within 20 min, including specimen preparation and testing.
  • the test follows the standard SATRA TM 411.
  • the peeling strength was tested after 48 hours.
  • the PU and Fabric interacting permeation is determined by referring to GB/T 22889- 2021 , Section 6.2.2 and is depicted in Figure 3. Particularly, a small piece of specimen in the form of 10*10 mm square was sampled from the center of the artificial leather to be tested, and then was cut to observe the cross section of the artificial leather by using microscope. Within the cross section, a first measuring site was selected arbitrarily at the boundary between the base coat layer and the fabric substrate layer, and at said site, a first interacting permeation depth was measured. Then, a second measuring site with a distance of 500 pm from the first measuring site was selected and then, at said second site, a second interacting permeation depth was measured.
  • the measurement was repeated for six times at six different sites, with the proviso that the total distance of the said six sites shall include one permeation depth maximum and one permeation depth minimum.
  • the recorded result was the average of the six measuring values of the Pll and Fabric interacting permeation percentage.
  • the permeation percentage of from 10% to 30% meets the requirement.

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La présente invention concerne une composition de polyuréthane sans solvant destinée à être utilisée dans du cuir artificiel, qui comprend un composant polyol (A) et un composant isocyanate (B), le composant isocyanate (B) ayant une teneur en NCO de 10% à 12% en poids, et le composant polyol (A) comprenant un allongeur de chaîne à une quantité de 0 à 3% en poids et de l'eau à une quantité de 0,2 à 0,4% en poids, sur la base du poids total du composant polyol (A). L'invention concerne également un cuir artificiel préparé à partir de ladite composition, et un processus de préparation du cuir artificiel.
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