The invention relates to a process for producing rigid
polyurethane or
polyisocyanurate foams by reacting an
isocyanate with a
polyol in the presence of urethane and / or isocyanurate catalysts, water, optionally further blowing agents, optionally
flame retardants and optionally further additives (e.g. fillers, emulsifiers, purely organic stabilizers and surfactants,
viscosity reducers, dyes, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, antistatics) using foam stabilizers of the general formula (I) R-Si(CH3)2-O-[-Si(CH3)2-O-]n-[-Si(CH3)R- O-]m-Si(CH3)2-R, where R=-(CH2)x-O-(CH2-CHR'-O )y- R''. -27- Claims: 1. A process for producing rigid
polyurethane or
polyisocyanurate foams by reacting an
isocyanate with a
polyol in the presence of foam stabilizers, urethane and / or isocyanurate catalysts, water, optionally further blowing agents, optionally
flame retardants and optionally further additives, wherein one or more compounds of the general formula (I) R-Si(CH3)2-O-[-Si(CH3)2-O-]n-Si(CH3)R1-O-]m Si(CH3)2-R2 where the substituents and indices have the following meanings: R, R1, R2 are identical or different and are each -(CH2)x-O-(CH2-CHR'-O) y-R'', R' = H, -CH3, -CH2CH3, phenyl, R'' = H,
alkyl, acyl, n+m+2 = 10 to 45, m = 0 to 4, x = 3 to 10, y = 1 to 19, are used as foam stabilizers. 2. The process for producing rigid
polyurethane or
polyisocyanurate foams as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least 50% of the radicals R' are H. -28- 3. The process for producing rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams as claimed in claim 1 and / or 2, wherein R'' = H. 4. The process for producing rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 3, wherein m = 0 to 2. 5. The process for producing rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams - as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 4, wherein n+m+2 = 10 to 40. 6. The process for producing rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 5.