The invention relates to a method for producing a
thermoplastic polyurethane powder by means of
precipitation polymerisation, comprising the steps of: i. providing A) a
solvent; B) at least one
polyol B1) having a
molar mass of 60 g / mol to 250 g / mol; C) at least one diisocyanate C1); D) optionally a catalyst; E) optionally a
chain transfer agent E1) and / or an additive E2); wherein additionally B) at least one further
polyol B2) that is different from
polyol B1) and / or C) at least one further diisocyanate C2) that is different from diisocyanate C1), and the amount of polyol B2) and of diisocyanate C2) in total is ≤ 10 wt.%, in relation to the total amount of the polyol B), of the diisocyanate C) and optionally of the
chain transfer agent E1); ii. reacting the polyol B) with the diisocyanate C) in the
solvent A) at a temperature of at most 150 °C and optionally a pressure of 0.5 to 3.0 bar, optionally in the presence of the catalyst D), the
chain transfer agent E1) and / or the additive E2), to form the
thermoplastic polyurethane, wherein the
thermoplastic polyurethane precipitates as a
solid in the
solvent A) and forms a dispersion; iii. separating from the solvent A) and optionally washing the
thermoplastic polyurethane with a solvent; and iv.
drying the
thermoplastic polyurethane to give the
thermoplastic polyurethane powder; wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane
powder has a
mass-average
molar mass Mw of ≥ 45000 g / mol; an allophanate content of ≤ 0.25 mol.%, in relation to the total thermoplastic polyurethane powder; and ≥ 25.0 wt.% of a
particle fraction of < 0.500 mm, in relation to the total thermoplastic polyurethane powder and / or a ratio of z-average
molar mass Mz to mass-average
molar mass Mw of ≤ 4.0; wherein the mass-average
molar mass Mw, the allophanate content, the
particle fraction and the z-average
molar mass Mz are each determined by the methods presented in the description.