Raw Materials for
the Polyurea Industry
Introduction
H
untsman is a major supplier of the key ingredients for polyurea technology and is
continuously expanding its range to meet the most specific industry coatings needs.
Polyurea systems are defined as the reaction of an isocyanate (A-component)
with a resin blend (B-component) containing amines.
The Huntsman Performance Products division offers one of the broadest range of
JEFFAMINE® polyetheramines and other specialty amines. These are key ingredients
in the B-component, to create a wide range of formulation options to tailor-made the
systems according to the end use requirements.
JEFFAMINE® polyetheramines and JEFFLINK® chain extenders are designed for use
in combination with aromatic and aliphatic types of isocyanates.
Huntsman is one of the world’s leading producers of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) -
a core component in the creation of polyurea systems. The polyurethanes division offers a
range of SUPRASEC® MDI grades to be used in polyurea applications, ensuring extremely
good miscibility with the resin blends and therefore provide a constant reactivity profile.
B-component
Amine-terminated resin blend
JEFFAMINE® polyetheramines
JEFFAMINE® polyetheramines are an expanding family of Huntsman products. They consist of monoamines,
diamines and triamines and contain primary amino groups attached to the end of a polyether backbone. The
JEFFAMINE® polyetheramines undergo typical amine reactions, often imparting increased flexibility, toughness,
low viscosity, and low colour. The primary amine groups in these molecules react rapidly and consistently with the
isocyanate components, obviating the need for catalysts. The wide range of molecular weight, amine functionality,
repeating unit type and distribution can provide flexibility in the design of new mixtures.
JEFFAMINE® SD-secondary polyetheramine is a high content, secondary aliphatic, liquid polyetherdiamine.
The secondary amine functional groups provide a slower reaction compared to primary amines, capable of slowing
down the cure speed of polyurea elastomeric coating systems. Designed to be used in conjunction with aromatic
or aliphatic chain extenders, or partially replace existing primary polyetheramines, it can improve the flexibility of
aromatic formulations. As low viscosity liquid, this secondary aliphatic diamine allows the efficient formation of much
lower viscosity isocyanate prepolymers, with properties equivalent to primary polyetheramines or polyols used.
The JEFFAMINE® THF polyetheramines are tetramethylene ether glycol based. More hydrophobic in nature,
these polyetheramines show a lower water absorption than the standard polyetheramines and significant
improvement in abrasion resistance.
JEFFLINK® chain extenders JEFFSOL® carbonates as diluents
and cleaning solvents
JEFFLINK® chain extenders are cycloaliphatic bis
(secondary amine) chain extenders for aromatic and Huntsman has developed a range of environmentally-
light-stable polyurea coating systems where a slower friendly, biodegradable, high solvency p ower solvents,
reaction of amines is desirable. which can be efficiently used in the polyurea industry.
JEFFSOL® PC propylene carbonate acts as an
excellent solvent for isocyanate (and polyols). It can be
used both as a compatibiliser for systems, as a highly
effective viscosity depressant, or as a cleaner solvent.
TYPICAL PROPERTIES AP P L ICATION
Typical total amine content,
B-COMPONENT:
Aliphatic polyurea spray
Hard workable polyurea
Aromaic polyurea spray
(repair, joints, sealants)
Approximate molecular
Equivalent weight with
Isocyanate prepolymer
Isocyanate dispersions
Flash Point, PMCC, °C
Density, g/ml @ 25°C
AMINE-TERMINATED
Viscosity @ 25°C
isocyanate, g/eq
RESIN BLEND
weight, g/mol
preparation
coating
coating
meq/g
POLYETHERAMINES
Primary polyetheramines soft segments
JEFFAMINE® D-400 amine 430 4.1-4.7 230 0.972 22 163
Polyoxypropylene diamine
JEFFAMINE® D-2010 amine 2000 0.90-1.05 ~1030 0.991 248 185
Polyoxypropylene diamine
JEFFAMINE® D-3000 amine 3000 0.90-0.98 1060 0.996 367 235
Polyoxypropylene triamine
JEFFAMINE® D-5000 amine 5000 0.50-0.54 1904 0.997 819 213
Polyoxypropylene triamine
JEFFAMINE® THF-100 amine 1000 1.87-2.06 520 0.976 121 @ 40°C 238
PTMEG/PPG copolymer based diamine
JEFFAMINE® THF-170 amine 1700 1.4-1.7 ~760 0.965 @ 38°C 936 @ 38°C >232
Higher reactivity PTMEG based triamine
Primary polyetheramines soft segments
JEFFAMINE® SD-2001 amine 2050 0.875-1.03 1025 0.978 209 149
Secondary amine derivate of JEFFAMINE® D-2000
amine
CHAIN EXTENDERS
Cycloalphatic amine chain extenders
JEFFLINK® 136 diamine 276 6,95-7.3 ~139 0.990 1000 >100
Cycloaliphatic bis (secondary amine), offering
an extended gel time with short tack-free time
Aliphatic amine chain extenders
JEFFAMINE® D-230 amine 230 8.1-8.7 120 0.948 9.5 121
Polyoxypropylene diamine
JEFFAMINE® T-403 amine 440 6.1-6.6 162 0.978 72 196
Polyoxypropylene triamine
DILUENT / VISCOSITY DEPRESSANT / CLEANING SOLVENT
JEFFSOL® PC propylene carbonate 1.2 2.1 135
Environmentally-friendly, biodegradable solvent
system to reduce the viscosity and improve
processing of polyurea formulations. Also suitable
as cleaner solvent to remove liquid MDI and TDI
(monomer, prepolymer)
A-component
Isocyanate
SUPRASEC® MDI grades
The isocyanate component can be either aromatic (MDI-based) to produce conventional polyureas, or either aliphatic
(IPDI, HDI, H12 MDI, TMXDI) to produce aliphatic, light-stable polyureas.
The Huntsman Polyurethanes division offers a wide range of SUPRASEC® MDI grades to be used in polyurea applications.
TYPICAL PROPERTIES AP P LI CATION
Aliphatic polyurea spray
Viscosity @ 25°C (mPas)
Hard workable polyurea
Aromaic polyurea spray
(repair, joints, sealants)
Isocyanate prepolymer
Isocyanate dispersions
A-COMPONENT:
Flash Point, PMCC, °C
Density, g/ml @ 25°C
(closed open cup)
ISOCYANATE
NCO content (%)
preparation
coating
coating
ISOCYANATE PREPOLYMERS
SUPRASEC® 2008 isocyanate 10.2% 1.13 1800 227
Low functional MDI based prepolymer for high elastic polyurea coatings
with a slower reactivity. Average functionality of 2.0
SUPRASEC® 2054 isocyanate 15.0% 1.11 775 175
Low functional MDI based prepolymer for standard high strength polyurea systems.
Average functionality of 2.0
SUPRASEC® 2067 isocyanate 19.3% 1.14 610 >100
Higher functional MDI based prepolymer for hard polyurea systems.
Average functionality of 2.2
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