Huntsman to increase MDI price in APAC Huntsman Corporation announced today that its Polyurethanes division will increase prices in the Asia Pacific region for its MDI

grades by a minimum of $100 per tonne, effective July 1 2008, or as applicable contracts allow. Vincent ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Huntsman Corporation

Huntsman to increase MDI, polyols and polyurethane systems prices in the NAFTA region

Huntsman Corporation yesterday informed customers that its Polyurethanes division will increase prices in the NAFTA region for its RUBINATE® MDI products and SUPRASEC® MDI products by $0.15 per pound, and its JEFFOL® polyols and all ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Huntsman Corporation

Plasticolors Inc. Realigns North American Sales Representation Plasticolors, Inc. has recently completed the realignment of its North American sales agency network. With the acquisition of the UCD™ Colorants business in July 2007, Plasticolors had been using two separate sales agency networks to ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Plasticolors, Inc

BASF plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH comes out ahead in eco-efficiency analysis The BASF product Hexamoll® DINCH has the highest eco-efficiency in a comparison of the top five non-phthalate plasticizers on the market today. So say the results of a BASF eco-efficiency analysis, verified by the impartial German ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: BASF SE

Stoner acquires Releasomers product line Stoner, Inc., the national leader in industrial mold release agents, said it has acquired an exciting new product line from

Releasomers Inc., Bradfordwoods, PA. The acquisition, finalized June 9, will enhance Stoner's nationwide capability in ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Stoner, Inc

Shell showcases commitment to polyols market at Pernis Shell Chemicals Europe BV announced today the opening of the enhanced flexible polyols production unit at Shell's Pernis

manufacturing complex in The Netherlands. From today, 100 kilo tonnes of additional flexible polyol capability ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Shell Chemicals

Chemtura Announces Price Increase for Adiprene(R), Vibrathane(R) and Vibracure(R) Chemtura Corporation. Effective August 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, Chemtura will increase prices in North America and Latin

America on all Adiprene(R), Vibrathane(R) polyurethane prepolymers and Vibracure(R) curatives by up to 15% ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Chemtura Corporation

Investments in PU System Solutions for Growing Markets in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia As the leading supplier of polyurethane (PU) system solutions worldwide, BASF is further expanding its global network. With the

establishment of two System Houses in Poland and Slovakia by the subsidiary Elastogran, BASF will meet the ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Elastogran

Ashland closes adhesives deal with Air Products Ashland Inc. has announced that it has completed the purchase of the pressure-sensitive adhesive business and the atmospheric

emulsions business from Air Products and Chemicals Inc. The $92 million transaction includes manufacturing ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: Ashland Inc

America’s New Coatings Show The first American Coatings Show and Conference was held from June 2-5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina.

According to event sponsors NPCA and Vincentz Network, this premier event was very successful. The event sponsors ... Published on: Jun 30, 2008 Company: NürnbergMesse North America, Inc

Low-emission, aging-resistant coatings for a luxurious tactile sensation: Bayer MaterialScience raw materials used in soft-touch coatings for the 2007 Sports Car of the Year, the Audi R8

While science has developed sophisticated measurement instruments that can assess the properties of a given material, this equipment is still no match for human sensory perception. At first touch, hundreds of tiny sensory cells in each ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience

BASF extends position as supplier to Turkish automotive industryBASF has signed an agreement with Turkish company Yasar to acquire Yasar’s shares in the 50-50 joint venture Yasar BASF Automotive Coatings Ltds., which markets automotive OEM and refinish coatings in Turkey. The move is part of BASF plans ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: BASF Coatings AG

Cytec launches innovative UV curable Polyurethane Dispersion for pigmented spray coatings Cytec Industries Inc. a leading innovator in water-borne systems, has successfully launched a new member of its range of UV curable products under the name UCECOAT® 7699.

UCECOAT® 7699 is an aliphatic UV curable polyurethane ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: Cytec Industries Inc

Venture Tape Partners with Graphtec to Offer New Automotive Paint Protection PackageVenture Tape Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of specialty tapes, has announced an innovative partnership with Graphtec Corporation to offer a turnkey automotive paint protection package to car dealerships and retail customers. ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Venture Tape Corp

Kayalar Kimya eyes European markets

A Turkish furniture painting and varnishing company is aiming to become a significant player in the European market via a partnership with an Italian wood coating company.

As Turkey's exports continue to increase despite an ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Kayalar Kimya

USM Invites Papers for Waterborne ForumThe School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi is inviting all interested persons to submit papers for presentation at the 36th annual meeting of The Waterborne Symposium, February 18-20, ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: The University of Southern Mississippi

LaPolla Closes AirTight SprayFoam Asset Purchase LaPolla Industries, Inc. a leading manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation and coatings designed to reduce energy

consumption in the commercial and residential markets, announced today that it has acquired the assets of AirTight ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: LaPolla Industries, Inc

Flexible track superstructure system with polyurethane proves its worth in rail traffic The passenger and freight traffic on rail is helping to prevent other transportation routes from becoming overloaded. It is also helping

to conserve finite, natural energy resources, and thus to protect the environment. In terms of freight ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience

Maximizing energy efficiency: Energywise guaranteed energy savings building solution ensures BaySystems’ Bayseal™ polyurethane foam maintains the highest standard in energy-efficient homes

Using polyurethane foam to insulate the walls, attics, crawl spaces and foundations of a home is widely recognized as one of the best ways to save energy and dramatically reduce residential heating and cooling costs. Yet, without the proper ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience

«Home advantage» in the Land of Smiles At this year's PU CHINA in Shanghai, Hennecke GmbH will present visitors with the latest news on the ultra-modern processing

technology PUR-CSM. The trade fair appearance of the renowned machinery and equipment manufacturer from Sankt ... Published on: Jun 29, 2008 Company: Hennecke GmbH

NEW Polyurea Spray Gun from Pentech, Inc.

NEW Polyurea Spray Gun from Pentech, Inc. Pentech, Inc. is proud to announce their newest spray gun for polyurea coatings and polyurethane foam – The BD SPRAY GUN. Pentech is the same company that developed the world renowned ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Pentech, Inc.

Bergler GmbH & Co. KG Schaumstofftechnologie inaugurates new PU production facility

It was only in December 2007 that foam product manufacturer Bergler GmbH & Co. KG Schaumstofftechnik placed their order for an oval conveyor system and accessories with Hennecke GmbH. This new production facility will in the future be ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Hennecke GmbH

Gama Corporation Files Antitrust Countersuit

On June 30, 2008, in response to a lawsuit filed by Graco Inc., Gama Corporation and Denis Commette filed an antitrust counterclaim against Graco Inc., and Graco Minnesota, Inc. In their lawsuit, Gama and Mr. Commette allege that Graco has ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Gama Corporation

Dow Renews OSHA Alliance for Third TimeThe Dow Chemical Company and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have renewed their Alliance and will continue to focus on advancing a culture of prevention of safety and health hazards for ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: The Dow Chemical Company

Canadian Government identifies chemicals 'toxic' to humans and the environmentEight chemicals have been deemed "toxic to human health" following months of assessment as part of a government-run program to evaluate the safety of household products. The list also included one chemical evaluated as toxic to the ... Published on: Jul 05, 2008 Company: -

Renosol settles with Ohio EPA Renosol Corporation has agreed to pay $34,680 to Ohio EPA for not adhering to Ohio's air pollution control regulations at its Hebron facility between 1999 and 2007.

The Saline, Michigan, company manufactures polyurethane seating, ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: Renosol Corporation

Perstorp strengthens its presence in the Middle EastIn order to improve its service to an expanding customer base in the region, leading specialty chemicals company Perstorp opened a sales office in Dubai June 1st this year. The sales office serves the company’s customers in the Middle East, ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Perstorp

JPS Announces Completion of the Sale of Stevens Roofing(R) and Geomembrane Business Unit JPS Industries, Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its Stevens(R) Roofing and Geomembrane business unit and related assets to Dow Building Solutions (DBS), a market-facing unit of The Dow Chemical Company. Financial ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: JPS Industries, Inc

Saudi Aramco and Dow plan US$26 billion chemicals projectIn a bid to take advantage of the world's biggest oil reserves and meet rising demand for plastics used in consumer goods, Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Co. plan to invest US$26 bln in a petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia.... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Saudi Aramco

Henkel Adhesives business under new management from mid-June Thomas Geitner (53), who has been a member of the Henkel Management Board since March 1, 2008, will assume responsibility for

the Adhesives Technologies busiess sector, effective mid-June. As already announced in February 2008, Alois Linder ... Published on: Jun 30, 2008 Company: Henkel

International Paint Names Sales Manager

Doug Kirkner has joined International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, as high value infrastructure/fire protection engineering sales manager for the northeastern U.S.

Kirkner will help direct the company’s long-term efforts to ... Published on: Jun 30, 2008 Company: International Paint LLC

Sartomer Company Names Marcel de Wolf Chief Executive Officer

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company today named Marcel de Wolf as chief executive officer, succeeding Dr. Luigi Colantuoni, who accepted a new assignment with Sartomer’s parent company, TOTAL S.A., in Paris.

In ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Sartomer Company

Allcoat Technology names Tishler VP of sales & marketing Allcoat Technology, Wilmington, MA, has named Cliff Tishler vice president of Sales & Marketing. Tishler brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the specialty resins business, and he most recently served with DSM NeoSol ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Allcoat Technology

Euclid Chemical Announces Appointments

Euclid Chemical Company promoted Jennifer Crisman to technical marketing manager and Jesse Osborne to market analyst, and announced that Dale Mizer has joined the company as a product manager. Crisman is responsible for synthesizing and ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: Euclid Chemical Company

HumiSeal strengthens European R&D team with senior appointmentEurope’s leading vendor of conformal coating solutions, HumiSeal Europe, has announced the appointment of John Anderson as development chemist. The announcement comes as the company continues to focus its efforts on further developing the ... Published on: Jul 03, 2008 Company: HumiSeal Europe Ltd

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Process for conditioning isocyanates The invention relates to a novel process for conditioning isocyanates. The purpose of conditioning of isocyanates or of mixtures of isocyanates is to remove organophosphorus components in a suitable manner such that the organophosphorus ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience

Stabilization of polyol or polyurethane compositions against thermal oxidation The present invention pertains to compositions comprising a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, an acrylic polyol, a polycarbonate polyol, a polybutadiene polyol, a hydrogenated polybutadiene polyol, a functionalized polyether and/or a ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Ciba Corporation

Hydrophobic polyols of low viscosity A process for preparing hydrophobic polyols that includes reacting A) a mixture having an OH content of from 180 to 300 mg KOH/g,

a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of from 5000 to 20 000 mPas and an OH functionality of from 2.8 to 4.5 including ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience AG

Sulfide-containing polythiols The present invention relates to sulfide-containing polythiols and their methods of preparation. Sulfide-containing polythiols can have a variety of uses and applications. The sulfide-containing polythiols of the present invention can be ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc

Prepolymers and cellular polyisocyanate polyaddition products produced therefrom A prepolymer having an NCO content of less than 10%, based on the reaction of (a) diisocyanate with (b) polyether alcohol, the (b)

polyether alcohol comprising (b1) and (b2) and/or (b3) with the following meanings for (b1), (b2) and (b3): (b1) ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: BASF Aktiengesellschaft

Tire condition monitor device and method of manufacturing the same A tire condition monitor device includes a circuit board mounted on a tire wheel for detecting a pneumatic pressure in an interior of a tire. The circuit board is covered with urethane resin. The urethane resin has finer resin meshes as ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd

Spray-in latex foam for sealing and insulating A spray latex foam for filling wall cavities to enhance the sealing and insulating properties of a building is provided. The spray latex foam includes a latex system and a gaseous coagulating component. In at least one exemplary embodiment, ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Owens Corning

Polyurea/polythiourea coatings Polyurea/polythiourea compositions comprising the reaction product of a first component comprising isocyanate and a second component comprising an amine, wherein the first and/or second component further comprises a sulfur-containing compound ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc

Self-crosslinking aqueous polyurethane dispersions The invention relates to self-crosslinking aqueous polyurethane dispersions containing a crosslinking agent I selected from diamones

I1 and dihydrazides I2, and polyurethanes comprising structural elements derived from polyisocyanates A, ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Cytec Surface Specialties Austria GmbH

High resilient silicone foam and process for preparing same A method for producing a novel silicone foam by reaction of a polyisocyanate with a silicone oligomer having a plurality of functional

end groups with active hydrogens, optionally in the presence of fire-retardants, under foam forming ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Chestnut Ridge Foam, Inc

Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials

Provided is a novel polyisocyanurate foam composition. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, polyisocyanate and an aqueous polymer emulsion. The unique foam can be synthesized without a blowing agent. and provides a foam ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008

Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials containing caco3 filler

Provided is a novel foam composition for preparing polyisocyanurate foam. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, polyisocyanate, blowing agent and calcium carbonate filler component. The filler is loaded from 0.5 to 20 wt % ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008

Novel polyisocyanurate foam materials containing mica filler Provided is a novel foam composition for preparing polyisocyanurate foam. The composition comprises an isocyanate reactive compound, polyisocyanate, blowing agent and mica filler component. The mica filler is loaded from 0.5 to 20 wt % based ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008

Dryer seal assembly A dryer seal structure which incorporates a polyurethane foam interior. The foam incorporates a flame retardant additive of intumescent character to provide enhanced resistance to flammability. Published on: Jul 04, 2008

Rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate castor oil based foams Provided by the present invention is a rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam board product. The board product is comprised of a

castor oil based rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam. Preferably, the board product is based on a polyol ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008

Composition comprising copolyetherester elastomer Disclosed is a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of an ethylene polymer, a thermoplastic elastomer, a crosslinking agent, and optionally a foaming agent wherein the ethylene polymer includes ethylene vinyl ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Breathable, waterproofing, tear-resistant fabric The present invention relates to a composite sheet material that is moisture vapor permeable and substantially liquid impermeable, the composite sheet material including as layers a lightweight, non-wet laid polyester nonwoven, a polyurethane ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008

Antifog article, method for producing same, and coating material for forming antifog coating film The present invention relates to a coating agent for forming an antifogging film on a substrate. This coating agent is formed of a solvent and a mixture containing: (A) an organic isocyanate; (B) a water-absorbing polyol; (C) an acryl polyol; ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Central Glass Co., Ltd.

Crosslinkable vinyl fluoride copolymer coated film and process for making same The invention provides a fluoropolymer coated film comprising: a polymeric substrate film; and a fluoropolymer coating on the polymeric substrate film, the fluoropolymer coating comprising a vinyl fluoride copolymer comprised of about 40 to ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Laminating adhesive, laminate including the same, and method of making a laminate Disclosed is a method of making a laminate that includes a) preparing an adhesive composition, where the preparing includes combining a first part that includes (meth)acrylate functional, polyisocyanate prepolymer, and polyisocyanate monomer, ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing, Inc

Soft composite Trim panel for a vehicle interior A flexible trim panel attaches to a surface of a vehicle interior and includes a compression-molded thermoplastic foam layer and a textile fabric or synthetic leather layer, such as expanded polyurethane or PVC material. The panel has a ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc

Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball which is excellent in abrasion-resistance and durability. The golf ball of the present invention comprises a cover using a cover composition containing thermoplastic polyurethane (A) ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: SRI Sports Limited

Cooling unit and refrigeration assembly An individual, customized individual cooling unit operably retainable to (i) a metallic container for holding chemicals, such as polyols/blowing agent mixture for use in the production of polyurethane foam to be cooled, wherein the container ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008

Macrocyclic carbodiimides (MC-CDI) and their derivatives, syntheses and applications of the same Disclosed are a macrocyclic carbodiimide (MC-CDI) and a process for synthesizing the same through condensation of a molecule with multiple-isocyanate terminal functional groups under high dilution in the presence of a phospholene catalyst such ... Published on: Jul 04, 2008 Company: Great Eastern Resin Industrial Co., Ltd.

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Effect of phosphorus-nitrogen additives on fire retardancy of rigid polyurethane foamsA flame retardant composition was prepared from phosphorus-melamine-urea-formaldehyde (PMUF) reaction. The flame retardancy of rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) was studied by impregnating it with various concentrations of PMUF. Optimum ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Central Building Research Institute

Intumescent foams-A novel flame retardant system for flexible polyurethane foamsA combination of intumescent components was evaluated as a novel flame retardant system in a flexible polyurethane foam, and the incorporation of these components gave rise to a significant enhancement of the flame retardant properties of the ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Perstorp Specialty Chemicals

Assembly: Advances in Structural Adhesives Today’s structural adhesives are formulated to withstand severe shock, peel and impact forces. They bear heavy loads and provide

high shear strength, durability, and toughness, as well as excellent chemical and temperature resistance. These ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Henkel Corp

Q&A About Polyurethane Adhesives & Sealants This new feature from Bayer MaterialScience, an industry leader in polyurethane chemistry, will provide formulating help to readers.

Their team of experts can help you improve green strength and heat resistance, or adjust the reactivity of ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience LLC

A Success Story: High-Performance 2K Waterborne Coatings Graffito (graffiti, plural) is a word that is simple in meaning – any design, or scribbled motto, etc., drawn on a wall or other exposed

surface.(1) Yet its simple meaning belies the incredible expense and sheer nuisance associated with its ... Published on: Jul 02, 2008 Company: Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Thermal sensitive shape recovery and mass transfer properties of polyurethane/modified MWNT composite membranes synthesized via in situ solution pre-polymerizationPolyurethane/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composite membranes with thermal sensitive shape memory and mass transfer properties were synthesized via in situ pre-polymerization from concentration pretreated MWNT in DMF (N,... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Effects of MicroPCMs on the fabrication of MicroPCMs/polyurethane composite foamsPolyurethane (PU) composite foam containing microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs) was fabricated by adding heat-treated microencapsulated n-octadecane in reactants. The microcapsules are evenly inserted inside the foam. The ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Tianjin Polytechnic University

Structural characteristics and properties of polyurethane modified TDE-85/MeTHPA epoxy resin with interpenetrating polymer networksDiglycidyl-4, 5-epoxycyclohexane-1, 2-dicarboxylate(TDE-85)/methyl tetrahydrophthalic anhydride (MeTHPA) epoxy resin was modified with polyurethane(PU) and the interpenetrating polymer networks(IPNs) of PU-modified TDE-85/MeTHPA resin were ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Central South University

Contact angle measurements as a tool to investigate the filler-matrix interactions in polyurethane-clay nanocomposites from blocked prepolymerOptically transparent polyurethane-clay nanocomposite films were prepared by dispersing 5 wt% of various commercial organo-clays in a mixture of cycloaliphatic amines used as chain extender-cross-linker of a blocked prepolymer. For the first ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: University of Trento

Phase Separation and Properties of UV-Curable Polyurethane/Zirconia Nanocomposite CoatingsTransparent zirconia (ZrO2) nanocrystal dispersions in butyl acetate (BAc) or tetrahydrofuran (THF) were prepared by functionalizing zirconia nanocrystals, synthesized from a solvothermal reaction of zirconium (IV) isopropoxide isopropyl ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Fudan University

Structure and properties of polyurethane nanocomposites modified by dibutyl phosphate boehmiteThe paper reports on the application of the quantitative analysis of images to describe morphologicalproperties of nanocomposites composed of polymers and organically modified boehmite. Images ofboehmite, as well as the fracture and cut ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Warsaw University of Technology

Urea-urethane nanocomposites obtained from modified methylalumoxane oligomersUrea-urethane elastomers were synthesized in a polyaddition reaction of ethylene oligoadipate (OAE) of an average molecular weight 2000 u with bis(4-isocyanatephenyl)methane (MDI). Dicyandiamide was used as a chain extender. In order to obtain ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Warsaw University of Technology

Synthesis and characterization of organically modified attapulgite/polyurethane nanocompositesPolyurethane (PU) nanocomposites filled with attapulgite (ATT) nanorods were synthesized and characterized with thermal analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and mechanical testing. The formulations were based on 4,4-methylene ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: University of Southern California

Preparation of poly(-caprolactone)-based polyurethane nanofibers containing silver nanoparticlesIn this study, poly(-caprolactone)-based polyurethane (PCL-PU) nanofibers containing Ag nanoparticles for use in antimicrobial nanofilter applications were prepared by electrospinning 8 wt% PCL-PU solutions containing different amounts of ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Inha University

SIPs - the future in MMCJim Caldwell, Technical Services Manager at Norbord explains why Structural Insulated Panels are increasing in popularity in the UK. If you haven't heard of SIPs before, you're sure to hear a lot more about them in future SIPs stands ... Published on: Jul 01, 2008 Company: Norbord

Using a digital camera and computer data processing for the determination of organic substances with diazotized polyurethane foamsThe possibility of using a digital camera and computer software for the estimation of the color intensity of polymeric azo compounds synthesized by the reaction of the azo coupling of diazotized polyure- thane foams (PUFs) with different ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Moscow State University

Synthetic Mimicking of Plant Oils and Comparison with Naturally Grown Products in Polyurethane SynthesisThe use of plant oils as industrial feedstocks can often be hampered by their lack of optimization towards a particular process, as well as their development being risky; growing suitable volumes of crops to test can take up to five years. To ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: University of Warwick

Polyurethane modified with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as wool antifelting agentA wool antifelting agent containing polyurethane modified with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was synthesized. Firstly an isocyanate (NCO) group ended prepolymer was gained by a hydrogen shift reaction between isophorone diisocyanate ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Donghua University

Effect of polyurethane-based macromonomers in the dispersion polymerization of styreneTwo different polyurethane-based macromonomers, a polyurethane macromonomer with methacrylamide (PUM-M) and a polyurethane macromonomer with acrylamide (PUM-A), were synthesized from poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEGs) of various molecular weights ... Published on: Jul 07, 2008 Company: Inha University

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