Re: What chemicals whould I need to use to make Insulation?

Dear Ashley,

The isolation material you refer to is a foam just like the filling of
seats, though the isolation material is much more dense.
In industry these foams are called polyurethanes and they are made with the
following chemicals.
First a prepolymer is made by reacting 1 equivalent of a small polyether or
polyester to 2 equivalents of 1-methyl-2,4-diisocyanatobenzene. The
prepolymer will have two reactive isocyanate groups left. These can be
reacted with a triol to make a network. To make the material into a foam,
water is added, which will react with isocyanate groups to form an amine 
and carbondioxide (which gives the gasbubbles). Until a few years ago CFC's 
were used to foam the material, but because of the negative effect of CFC's 
on the ozone layer, this was abandoned. 
Hopefully I made this matter more clear to you. Perhaps it's a good idea to
visit a chemical factory near you which produces polyurethanes.
J.A.J. van der Rijt, MSc

reference:
J.M.G. Cowie, Polymers: Chemistry & Physics of Modern Materials, 2nd ed.,
Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Cheltenham UK, 1991, p. 43.