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POLYISOCYANATE RESIN [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Modern Construction Methods
DEF

Thermal insulation prepared by mixing the ingredients with a foaming agent immediately before placement, either by pouring the material into enclosed cavities or by application with a spray gun.

CONT

[Foamed-in-place insulation] is made of types of plastic such as: polyurethane, urea formal-dehyde or trichlorofluoromethane, and is injected in walls or roofs, by pouring or spraying, as a semi-liquid foam, which quickly solidifies. This type of insulation is subject to shrinkage, degradation and moisture problems.

CONT

"Foamed-in-place insulation. This is a polyurethane product, made by combining a polyisocyanate and a polyester resin. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation thermique
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Procédés de construction modernes
OBS

Les mousses à projeter. Les mousses de polyuréthane sont aussi proposées sous forme liquide, en récipients ou en bombes aérosols, pour injection ou projection sous pression : leur expansion en mousse et leur polymérisation s'effectuent au contact de l'air; on les utilise en calfeutrement de joints et de passages de canalisations, ainsi qu'en isolation par injection dans des emplacements difficiles d'accès.

CONT

Isolant liquide. Il est composé de matériaux injectables : la mousse d'urée-formol ou la mousse de polyuréthanne. On l'injecte dans les murs ou certains types de toits, et il devient solide presque aussitôt.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
OBS

A polyisocyanate is a polymer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques

Spanish

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