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sustainability profile
Sovermol ® – natural oil-based,
performance driven polyols
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Sovermol® – natural oil-based, performance driven polyols

Performance-driven polyols for

2K PU systems based on natural oil
Sovermol® by BASF

BASF’s Sovermol® range of green polyols has been specially designed

for use in coating, adhesive and putty applications. These natural oil-based
polyols help you to comply with environmental standards while meeting
even the toughest production regulations. What’s more, improving the
environmental profile of your processes will make you more attractive
to both existing and new customers. Sovermol® is part of our 2K PU offering
containing the crosslinker (Basonat® − NCO) and acrylic polyol (Joncryl®).

Natural-oil polyols are polyfunctional alcohols based on exhibit excellent hydrolysis resistance, chemical resistance
renewable raw materials like rapeseed oil, castor oil, soybean and UV resistance, as well as low viscosity. This latter
oil and palm kernel oil. The practical advantages of these characteristic is especially important in spraying applications.
products include good adhesion, excellent workability and The modular system of our Sovermol® product group includes
good weathering properties. They can also be used on a other important features, such as being 100 % solid, good
wide variety of different substrates. gloss development and good pigment wetting characteristics.
The latest generation of BASF Sovermol® products combines
Polyols based on natural oils have a very pronounced sustainability with performance, thus meeting the requirements
hydrophobic character. For this reason, oleochemical of today’s producers and consumers. Hardness can be
polyols create significantly less carbon dioxide as a result regulated without using plasticizers and they feature excellent
of the side reaction of the isocyanate. In high humidity UV stability and long-term weathering performance. Some
and high temperature conditions, these special polyols are markets where Sovermol® is being used include concrete
able to create networks without bubbles or foam formation. flooring, wind blades, pipeline coatings, protective coatings
Besides good hydrophobicity, polyols based on oleochemicals and adhesives.

Sovermol® – a chemical ”hybrid“ combining

Reaction scheme two singular good properties in one molecule

Polyether

hydrolysis stability Sovermol®

polyether/-ester

hydrophobic properties
hydrolysis stability

hydrophobic properties

Natural oil-based polyol + isocyanate hydrolysis stability

= high performance polyurethanes

hydrophobic properties

Polyester
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Natural oil-based polyols

for polyurethane manufacture
Sovermol® by BASF

Renewable Medium Medium

Medium
Product raw material Type Functionality OH-equivalent viscosity Applications / properties
OH-value
content weight mPa·s (25°C)

co-polyol for floorings (combined

with Sovermol® 750 UV stable),
adhesives and casting materials
Sovermol® 45 branched  improvement of glass transition
4.0 570 98 3,000
polyether temperature Tg
 high cross-linking density
 hydrophilic
 improvement of chemical resistance

co-polyol for floorings (combined

with Sovermol 750 UV stable),
adhesives and casting materials
 improve glass transition
branched temperature Tg
Sovermol® 100 3.0 880 64 6,000  high cross-linking density, hydrophilic
polyether
 improvement of chemical resistance
 drinking and potable water
application possible upon product
specific confirmation according to
local legislation

 drinking and potable water

application possible upon product
branched specific confirmation according to
Sovermol® 320  polyether 2.8 310 180 1,000
local legislation
 high shore D hardness (D~80)
 good mechanical properties

polyol for solvent-based

dimer diol/ printing inks
Sovermol® 650 NS  trimer triol 2.2 190 295 3,900
 high saponification stability
 tear resistance

polyol for UV stable and weathering

resistant coatings and floorings
 high shore D hardness (D~80)
branched 1,100  hydrophobic
Sovermol® 750  polyether/-ester 3.0 315 178 (20 °C)  high saponification stability
 excellent chemical resistance
 hydrolysis stable
 high Tg-polyol

polyol for UV stable and weathering

resistant coatings and floorings
 high shore D hardness (D~90)
branched  hydrophobic
Sovermol® 760  polyether/-ester 3.5 390 145 2,300  high saponification stability
 excellent chemical resistance
 hydrolysis stable
 extremely high Tg-polyol
 high heat resistance

 80 - 100 %  65 - 80 %  50 - 65 %  30 - 50 %

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Natural oil-based polyols

for polyurethane manufacture
Sovermol® by BASF

Renewable Medium Medium

Medium
Product raw material Type Functionality OH-equivalent viscosity Applications / properties
OH-value
content weight mPa·s (25°C)

universal polyol
branched
Sovermol® 805  polyether/-ester 3.5 170 330 3,500  excellent impact resistance
 shore D hardness (D~70)

polyol for encapsulation systems

branched  hydrolysis stable
Sovermol® 810  polyether/-ester 3.3 230 244 900  hydrophobic
 low viscosity
 high filler content possible

low viscosity universal polyol

 binder for pigment pastes
branched  crack-bridging floorings
Sovermol® 815  polyether/-ester 3.5 215 260 1,600
 good chemical resistance
 hydrophobic
 good elastic memory effect
low viscosity universal polyol
 extremely hydrophobic
fatty-chemistry  good self-leveling properties
Sovermol® 818  polyester 2.6 236 238 750
 excellent flexibility at temperatures
below 0 °C
 good bonding properties
low viscosity universal polyol
 extremely hydrophobic
 good self-leveling properties
fatty-chemistry  good bonding properties
Sovermol® 819  polyester 2.6 240 234 850
 drinking and potable water
application possible upon product
specific confirmation according to
local legislation

 gel time prolonger

 reactive diluent
 hydrophobic
530
Sovermol® 860  aliphatic polyol 2.5 210 270 (20 °C)  good adhesive properties on
metal surfaces
 contains epoxy groups
(Ep-O = 0.3 to 1.4 %)

 crack-bridging coatings
aliphatic dimer  good saponification stability
Sovermol® 908  alcohol 2.0 206 272 2,300
 hard elastic performance
 hydrophobic

polycarbonat
Sovermol® 920 diol 2.0 55 1,020 9,500  for TPU applications

 hydrophobic
 plasticizer for polyol
slightly  soft elastic performance
800
Sovermol® 1005  branched 2.2 122 460 (20 °C)  drinking and potable water
aliphatic diol application possible upon product
specific confirmation according to
local legislation

co-polyol for performance driven

PU coatings (e.g. sports floor),
Sovermol 1006
®
polyester diol 2.0 60 935 8,000 elastomers and sealants
(20 °C)
 good hydrolysis stability
 soft elastic performance
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Renewable Medium Medium

Medium
Product raw material Type Functionality OH-equivalent viscosity Applications / properties
OH-value
content weight mPa·s (25°C)

 soft elastic performance

 drinking and potable water
Sovermol® 1014  aliphatic triol 2.5 160 350 700 application possible upon product
specific confirmation according to
local legislation

co-polyol, in combination with

other Sovermol® grades like 805
Sovermol 1052
®
linear polyether 2 55 1,020 325 and 815 remarkably flexible
coatings can be achieved
 hydrophilic

non reactive diluent

fatty acid ester  non VOC acc. to 2004/42/EU
Ep-content 15
Sovermol 1055
®
 with epoxy - 4.6 - 5.0 % EEW = 333 (20 °C)  UV-stable performance
groups  plasticizer for polyols and
epoxy-resins

non-reactive diluent
5  non VOC acc. to 2004/42/EU
Sovermol® 1058  fatty acid ester - - - (20 °C)  hydrophobic
 plasticizer for polyols

universal polyol
branched
Sovermol® 1083  polyether/-ester 3.3 170 330 2,100  excellent impact resistance
 shore D hardness (D~60)

high performance polyol for

coatings, puttys and adhesives
branched  low viscosity
Sovermol® 1092  polyether/-ester 2.8 283 198 800  extremely hydrophobic
 hardness similar to epoxy systems
 hard elastic performance
 good self-leveling properties

branched  hardness similar to epoxy systems

Sovermol® 1093  polyether/-ester 2.8 229 245 2,500
 hard elastic performance

universal co-polyol
 gel time prolonger
slightly branched 400  reactive diluent
Sovermol® 1102  polyether/-ester 2.1 230 245 (20 °C)  hydrophobic
 UV-stable
 soft elastic performance

high reactive polyol

branched  high shore D hardness (D~80)
Sovermol® 1106 - 245 229 115  extremely short gel time
polyether/-ester
 usable as internal catalyst in
PU systems

universal polyol for adhesives

branched  gel time prolonger
Sovermol 1111
®
 polyether/-ester 3.0 160 350 500  soft flexible performance
 low viscosity
 hydrophobic

universal polyol for adhesives

fatty chemistry  gel time prolonger
Sovermol® 1140  polyester 2.7 210 267 1,000
 hard flexible performance
 hydrophobic

 80 - 100 %  65 - 80 %  50 - 65 %  30 - 50 %

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Properties of Sovermol®
PUR raw materials
after stoichiometric cross-linking with MDI polymer
(NCO = 31 %, Functionality = 2,4)

Gel time ASTM D 2471-88

Product 1st day 2nd day 14th day 28th day
(30g mass) (h:min)

shore hardness A/D (EN ISO 868)

Sovermol® 100 00:20 100 / 77 100 / 77 100 / 80 100 / 80

Sovermol® 320 00:46 71 / 22 98 / 64 100 / 81 100 / 83

Sovermol® 650 NS 00:10 85 / 39 90 / 48 94 / 51 94 / 54

Sovermol® 750 00:38 100 / 74 100 / 80 100 / 86 100 / 87

Sovermol® 760 00:19 100 / 86 100 / 88 100 / 90 100 / 90

Sovermol® 805 00:47 75 / 30 86 / 42 98 / 64 98 / 69

Sovermol® 810 00:55 77 / 32 86 / 42 98 / 66 98 / 67

Sovermol® 815 01:00 83 / 39 92 / 52 99 / 75 99 / 77

Sovermol® 818 01:24 60 / 18 78 / 31 94 / 50 96 / 60

Sovermol® 819 00:59 69 / 24 85 / 39 96 / 62 97 / 64

Sovermol® 860 06:10 n.m. n.m. 85 / n.m. 97 / 62

Sovermol® 908 00:12 66 / 24 78 / 34 84 / 40 84 / 42

Sovermol® 920 06:36 n.m. 9 / n.m. 41 / n.m. 55 / 20

Sovermol® 1005 01:47 n.m. 4 / n.m. 22 / n.m. 38 / 10

Sovermol® 1014 01:35 50 / 17 62 / 24 67 / 26 67 / 26

Sovermol® 1052 n.m. n.m. n.m. 2 / n.m. 3 / n.m.

Sovermol® 1083 01:00 65 / 23 74 / 32 92 / 52 94 / 57

Sovermol® 1092 01:09 90 / 45 97 / 65 100 / 84 100 / 86

Sovermol® 1093 00:59 96 / 60 n.m. 100 / 87 100 / 87

Sovermol® 1102 03:15 n.m. 39 / 10 89 / 45 94 / 56

Sovermol® 1106 00:03 100 / 82 100 / 82 100 / 82 100 / 84

Sovermol® 1111 07:57 52 / n.m. 56 / n.m. 62 / 13 79 / 26

Sovermol® 1040 06:07 n.m. 50 / n.m. 98 / 61 99 / 69

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Compression Impact Abrasion

Product Tensile strength Elongation Tear resistance strength Bending strength resistance (mg)
(MPa) (%) (N/mm) (MPa) (CS17 − 1000 g −
(MPa) (mJ/mm²) 1000 rounds)
ISO 527-3 Typ 5 ISO 527-3 Typ 5 ISO 34-1 ISO EN ISO 604 ISO EN ISO 178 DIN 53453 DIN 53754

Sovermol® 100 n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m. 107 2 n.m.

Sovermol® 320 30 4 30 n.m. 36 12 n.m.

Sovermol® 650 NS 13 64 83 n.m. 5 126 8

Sovermol® 750 45 3 9 36 53 6 34

Sovermol® 760 42 1 6 45 57 4 15

Sovermol® 805 17 65 88 n.m. 8 121 68

Sovermol® 810 18 39 60 n.m. 10 34 79

Sovermol® 815 21 34 70 n.m. 22 24 28

Sovermol® 818 18 58 64 n.m. 6 113 77

Sovermol® 819 18 66 70 n.m. 7 107 88

Sovermol® 860 13 17 48 n.m. 6 9 100

Sovermol® 908 14 122 38 n.m. 1 96 n.m.

Sovermol® 920 1 91 3 n.m. n.m. 7 n.m.

Sovermol® 1005 1 24 3 n.m. 0.3 n.m. n.m.

Sovermol® 1014 3 59 6 n.m. 1 3 7

Sovermol® 1052 n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m.

Sovermol® 1083 14 76 46 n.m. 3 132 25

Sovermol® 1092 39 3 21 31 43 34 61

Sovermol® 1093 43 4 25 n.m. 54 34 n.m.

Sovermol® 1102 13 52 47 n.m. 2 38 75

Sovermol® 1106 46 4 22 40 63 13 n.m.

Sovermol® 1111 5 36 12 n.m. 1 33 n.m.

Sovermol® 1140 10 1 14 9 16 10 n.m.

n.m. = not measured

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