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Title: Improvement of initial adhesion to aluminum of insulating glass polyurethane sealants using a tertiary amine based curing system

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OSTI ID:544201
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  1. Elf Atochem, Artix (France). Groupement de Recherches de Lacq

Hydroxylated polybutadiene based insulated glass sealants are well known to have a very low moisture vapor transmission rate and an excellent adhesion to glass and aluminum. Since the beginning of their industrial development, the best and most known and effective curing system for these sealants has been an organomercuric ester based catalyst. The current and future pressure regarding ecological and toxicological issues will make this type of product increasingly difficult to use. This paper presents the results of work to develop other catalytic systems, which were obtained with the tertiary amine dimethylbenzylamine. The final improvement of initial adhesion to aluminum is obtained with the use of phenolic derivatives of coumarone indene.

OSTI ID:
544201
Report Number(s):
CONF-9501156-; TRN: IM9749%%153
Resource Relation:
Conference: Science and technology of building seals, sealants, glazing, and waterproofing: 5th volume - STP 1271, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 25-26 Jan 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Science and technology of building seals, sealants, glazing, and waterproofing: Fifth volume; Lacasse, M.A. [ed.]; PB: [300] p.; ASTM special technical publication 1271
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English