| abstract |
Polyester polyol containing the esterification product of a) 10 to 70 mol-% of a dicarboxylic acid composition containing a1) from 50 to 100 mol-% of a terephthalic acid-based material selected from terephthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate and polyalkylene terephthalate and mixtures thereof, a2) 0 to 50 mol-% of phthalic acid, phthalic acid anhydride or isophthalic acid, a3) 0 to 50 mol-% of one or more dicarboxylic acids, b) 2 to 30 mol-% of one or more fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives and/or benzoic acid, c) 10 to 70 mol-% of one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diols with 2 to 18 C atoms or alkoxylates thereof, d) 2 to 50 mol-% of a highly functional polyol selected from the group consisting of glycerin, alkoxylated glycerin, trimethylol propane, alkoxylated trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol and alkoxylated pentaerythritol, wherein at least 200 mmol, preferably at least 500 mmol and especially preferred at least 800 mmol of polyols d) with an OH functionality of ≥ 2.9 are converted per kg of polyester polyol. |