Polyurethane is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. It appears in everything from furniture foam and ...

Researchers have just developed an innovative process for producing isocyanate-free, recyclable and biobased polyurethane (PU) foams by using a rapid foaming technology from room-temperature ...

Chemical compounds like isocyanate are toxic and trigger allergies or asthma. However, they remain indispensable for the chemical industry. They are needed especially in the production of PUR. These ...

When General Plastics works with design engineers, they quickly look into the technical requirements of the planned application and the available polyurethane materials. Both General Plastics and ...

In a first, scientists at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have created a new kind of polyurethane by mixing lignin, a material found in plant cell walls, along with carbon dioxide. The versatile ...

For consumers who make purchases with animal welfare and the many chemicals used to make leather in mind, synthetic leather provides an alternative. The polyurethane or polyvinyl chloride material has ...

CANNON has unveiled its revolutionary approach to recycling polyurethane (PU) and PU-glass fibre composites (GFRPs), marking ...

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This innovation, developed by researchers at ULiège, offers a cutting-edge alternative to the traditional process based on toxic isocyanates. Researchers from the University of Liège have just ...