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Polyurethanes

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News Production & Lab

Structure-property relationship of silane-modified polyurethane

A new review focuses on the structure and properties relationship of silane modify PU and the synthesis strategy for modifing PU as per desire application.

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News Application Areas

Protecting ancient wood with a novel polyurethane-acrylate coating

Researchers report improved surface properties of a novel self-healing polyurethane-acrylate coating by in situ polymerisations of dihydroxy organo-montmorillonite on ancient wood.

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News Coatings Technologies

Castor oil-based omniphobic polyurethane coatings

A recently conducted study reportstransparent polyurethane coatings with high hardness, anti-smudge and anti-corrosive properties.

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News Production & Lab

Tough, transparent and antibacterial WPU

Researchers have presented a high strength, tough and transparent waterborne polyurethane with good antibacterial performance.

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News Production & Lab

Robust UV-curable polyurethane acrylate coating

During a new study, a UV-curable self-healing transparent polyurethane acrylate coating based on disulfide bonds and hardened the coating by modified nano-silica was designed.

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Novel tactic to attain an ice-phobic polyurethane composite coating

A recent study presents a new tactic to attain an ice-phobic polyurethane (PU) composite coating, which was fabricated by incorporating minor dosages of hybrid silica particles and silicone oil (SO) into...

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Self healable cathodic electrophoretic deposition coatings

A new study describes the synthesis and properties of room-temperature self-healable cathodic electrophoretic deposition coatings based on cationic waterborne polyurethane.

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News Production & Lab

Dual-curable coatings obtained from non-isocyanate polyurethane oligomers

Growing concerns and impending regulations on the usage of monomeric isocyanates in the production of polyurethane resins have led to the introduction of alternative non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU)...

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News Production & Lab

Polyacrylic acid modified graphene oxide in WPU based coatings

The incorporation of graphene oxide (GO) into waterborne polyurethane (WPU) coating shows great potential in enhancing the performance of WPU coating. But homogeneous dispersion of GO in polymer matrix...

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Bio-based coatings with tailored release property of coated NPK fertiliser

Researchers have presented lignin and rapeseed oil-based polyurethane coatings with tailored release properties for coated NPK fertiliser.

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News Markets & Companies

BASF: Final phase of MDI expansion at Geismar Verbund site

BASF is moving forward with the final phase of the expansion project for the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) plant at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana.

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News Markets & Companies

Covestro to built two new production facilities

Materials manufacturer Covestro broke ground on two new plants in Shanghai to meet the rising demand for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers.

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Fluorescent self-healing waterborne polyurethane

A recently cunducted study focuses on a fluorescent polyurethane based on naphthalimide derivatives and its application in anti-counterfeiting.

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Enhanced water vapor permeability of leather coating

Researchers describe moisture-regulating microcapsules that can enhance the water vapor permeability of leather polyurethane coating and thereby improve the comfort.