Polyurethanes
News Production & Lab
Green nanocomposites from Salvia-based water-borne polyurethane-urea dispersions
Researchers have synthesised stable polyurethane-urea dispersions of small particle size. The incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals modulated soft and hard domains ordering ability.
News Markets & Companies
Safic-Alcan further extends partnership with Dow Polyurethanes
Safic-Alcan has extended its partnership with Dow for the distribution of its polyurethane range in the Nordics.
News Raw Materials
FEICA publishes leaflet “A safe future for polyurethane products
The Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry (FEICA) leaflet "A safe future for polyurethane products" is now available in six European languages.
News Application Areas
UV cured transparent silicone modified polyurethane-acrylate coatings
Scientists describe the fabrication and performance of UV cured transparent silicone modified polyurethane–acrylate coatings with high hardness, good thermal stability and adhesion.
News Application Areas
Water-based polyurethane composite anticorrosive barrier coating
Scientists report on a polyurethane composite anticorrosive barrier coating, that has been enabled via enhanced dispersion of functionalised graphene oxide in the presence of acidified multi-walled carbon...
News Raw Materials
EC Suppliers Hub: New presentation on polyaspartic technology
A few weeks ago the European Coatings Suppliers Hub was launched to present latest innovations to coatings manfucaturers in times of the corona pandemic, where personal meetings are difficult. A new presentation...
News Coatings Technologies
Water resistance and corrosion protection properties of water-borne polyurethane coating
Researchers have investigated the water resistance and corrosion protection properties of water-borne polyurethane (WPU) coating enhanced by montmorillonite modified with Ce3+.
News Coatings Technologies
Influence of nano-silica and polyethylene wax on the scratch behaviour of PU coatings
The scratch behaviour and resistance of acrylic-based polyurethane coatings were studied recently.
News Raw Materials
“Every employee exposed to diisocyanates will have to receive training”
In March 2018, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) submitted the dossier on the restriction of the placing on the market and use of diisocyanates to the EU Commission. We spoke with Jörg Palmersheim,...
News Application Areas
Cardanol derived P and Si based precursors for flame retardant PU coatings
In a recent study, novel P- and Si-based precursors were synthesised and successfully integrated in the PU backbone for flame retardant applications.
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Polyurethanes: Alternative crosslinking mechanisms
Due to the proposed restriction, diisocyanates have been in the spotlight and the search for alternative crosslinking mechanisms in the focus of R&D. We spoke to Lars Ossenschmidt, Technical Service...