| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for producing a flexible polyurethane foam which comprises reacting a polyol compound and a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a blowing agent and a catalyst, wherein as the polyol compound, a polyol mixture containing a polyoxyalkylene polyol obtained by a method which comprises subjecting propylene oxide and ethylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization with an initiator in the presence of a catalyst, nwherein the polyoxyalkylene polyol is a polyoxyalkylene polyol obtained by subjecting propylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization with an initiator in the presence of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst to form an oxypropylene block chain, subjecting ethylene oxide and propylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization randomly to form an oxyalkylene random chain, changing the catalyst and subjecting ethylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst to form an oxyethylene block chain, nand the polyoxyalkylene polyol is a polyoxyalkylene polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 5 to 56 mgKOH/g, a proportion of an initiator residue of at most 25 mass%, a proportion of the oxypropylene block chain of from 5 to 50 mass%, a total oxyethylene group content of from 5 to 60 mass%, and a ratio of primary hydroxyl groups among terminal hydroxyl groups of at least 60 mol%, is used. |