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- Chemical Recycling Recovers Building Blocks From Polyurethane WastePolyurethane (PU) is widely used in mattresses, furniture, insulation, automotive components and numerous other products. However, recycling this versatile polymer remains challenging, particularly when…
- Microbes that can help degrade polyurethaneResearchers from the German Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ in Leipzig have identified a strain of bacteria capable of degrading some of the chemical…
- Stronger wind turbines made with polyurethane infusion resinCovestro, supplier of high performance polymer materials, has installed their pilot wind turbines with wind blades made using polyurethane infusion resin. Wind turbine rotor…
- First thermoplastic polyurethane based on CO2One of the world’s largest polymer companies, Covestro developed a series of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) containing polyether carbonate polyols based on CO2 technology. According…
- Polyurethane staircase creates whimsical patternsEspecially for children, French studio Artificial Architecture designed a spiral staircase made with the soft material polyurethane foam, which is slowly covered in whimsical…
- Recyclable Polyurethane Foams Without Toxic ChemicalsResearchers at the University of Twente (Netherlands) have developed a safe, sustainable way to recycle polyurethane (PU) foam — used in mattresses, furniture, and…
- Polyurethane foam Oleo Sponge successfully removes oil sheenDeveloped last year, the so-called Oleo Sponge, which is made of polyurethane foam, has proven itself in real-life circumstances, cleaning up even hard-to-clean oil…
- A shoe made with algae polyurethaneCalled Blueview, this shoe is completely biobased and biodegradable, with a sole made of biobased polyurethane, made from algae. Blueview is a spinoff company…
