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    This document defines key terms used in polyurethane chemistry: functionality refers to the number of reactive sites on a polyol molecule, hydroxyl number is a measure of the hydroxyl content of a polyol determined by a wet analytical method, and equivalent weight is the weight of a compound per reactive site. It provides equations to calculate hydroxyl number, acid number, and equivalent weight of both individual polyols and polyol blends.

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    20/06/2020 Dow Answer Center

    De ne polyurethane functionality, OH Number, and equivalent


    weight.
    Answer ID 15855   |    Updated 10/23/2019 09:07 AM

     PRINT

    Functionality: The functionality of a B-side foam ingredient is the number of isocyanate reactive sites on a molecule. For polyols, an average
    functionality is generally used.

    Acid Number: A number arising from a wet analytical method to determine the amount of residual acidic material in a polyol. It is reported
    in the same units as hydroxyl number.

    Hydroxyl Number (OH Number): A number arising from a wet analytical method for the hydroxyl content of a polyol; it is the milligrams of
    potassium hydroxide equivalent to the hydroxyl content in one gram of polyol or other hydroxyl compound.

    where 56.1 is the atomic weight of potassium hydroxide and 1000 is the number of milligrams in one gram of sample. The OH number for
    each lot of polyol is provided by the manufacturer.

    Polyols are sometimes characterized by quoting the weight percentage of hydroxyl groups. Conversion to hydroxyl number is accomplished
    by:

    where the number 33 is obtained by reduction of constants. For a mixture of polyols, the hydroxyl number of the mixture (OHm) is given by:

    Equivalent Weight of a Polyol: The weight of a compound per reactive site.

    Since polyols have a molecular weight distribution, an average equivalent weight is calculated. These calculations are done using the
    product analyzed hydroxyl (OH) content and acid number:

    For most polyols in use today, the acid number is very low and may be omitted. If the acid number is larger than about 1.0, it should be
    factored into the above equation.

    Example: The lot analysis for a new batch of polyol indicates a OH Number of 54.2 and an acid number of 0.01. What is the polyol’s
    equivalent weight?

    Equivalent Weight of a Polyol Blend: For foam systems based on a blend of polyols, the net equivalent weight can be calculated by using
    the result of Equation 6.4:

    where an acid number for the blend is calculated using the logic of Equation 6.4. Alternatively, the equivalent weight of a polyol blend is
    given by:

    Polyurethane Foam De nitions - A-Side and B-Side


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    Polyurethane Foam De nitions - Isocyanate Equivalent Weight
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    Polyurethane Foam References


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