Method of using mold release agents
First Claim
1. A method for molding a plastic comprising coating a mold surface with a mold release agent, permitting said coating to dry, inserting a liquid plastic into said coated mold, allowing the liquid plastic to solidify, and releasing the resulting solid plastic from said mold, said mold release agent comprising an oligomeric salt agent and a diluent, said oligomeric salt agent being the lithium, sodium, or potassium salt, or a mixture thereof, of an oligomer of monomeric units or a mixture of said oligomers, the monomeric units being selected from the group consisting of C14 to C24 carboxylic fatty acids.
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Abstract
Mold release agents and methods for molding plastics are provided. They are especially applicable to polyurethane-based reaction injection molding (RIM) systems. The mold release agent includes the lithium, sodium, or potassium salt, or a mixture thereof, of an oligomer of monomeric units or a mixture of said oligomers, the monomeric units being selected from the group consisting of carboxylic fatty acids having at least 14 carbon atoms, preferably 14 to 24 carbon atoms, the salt of the oligomer preferably being soluble in water or water/alcohol. Preferably, the Li and Na salts of C36 and C44 dicarboxylic fatty acids are used. Preferred embodiments of the present invention permit the use of water without alcohol in the formulation.
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- 1. A method for molding a plastic comprising coating a mold surface with a mold release agent, permitting said coating to dry, inserting a liquid plastic into said coated mold, allowing the liquid plastic to solidify, and releasing the resulting solid plastic from said mold, said mold release agent comprising an oligomeric salt agent and a diluent, said oligomeric salt agent being the lithium, sodium, or potassium salt, or a mixture thereof, of an oligomer of monomeric units or a mixture of said oligomers, the monomeric units being selected from the group consisting of C14 to C24 carboxylic fatty acids.
- 11. A method for molding a plastic comprising coating a mold surface with a mold release agent, permitting said coating to dry, inserting a liquid plastic into said coated mold, allowing the liquid plastic to solidify, and releasing the resulting solid plastic from said mold, said mold release agent comprising an oligomeric salt agent, said oligomeric salt agent being an effective salt, or a mixture of effective salts, of an oligomer of monomeric units or a mixture of said oligomers, the monomeric units being selected from the group consisting of carboxylic fatty acids having at least 14 carbon atoms, said oligomeric salt agent being soluble in water or water/alcohol, said effective salt being effective to solubilize said oligomeric salt agent in water or water/alcohol.
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