Narine and Xiaohua Kong report on the properties of their vegetable-based PUR sheets. PURs are a versatile group of plastics, widely used in liquid coatings and paints, adhesives, flexible foam in ...

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND — Thin metal films coated on soft elastomeric foam substrates such as polyurethane have enhanced ... So it could be possible to produce flexible electronic circuits.

The bio-based foam was as strong and flexible as typical polyurethane foam ... Petroleum-based plastic materials are an increasing waste problem. They take centuries to break down, but they ...

Polyurethane foam is created by mixing chemicals derived from crude oil with specific blowing agents to produce a flexible ...

Researchers developed flexible, bio-based polyurethane foam using lignin extracted from pine ... for the development of bio-based value-added products.” Petroleum-based plastic materials are an ...

General Plastics supplies a broad range of pioneering rigid and flexible polyurethane foam solutions, as well as offering complete in-house production services for converting foam and other ...

However, as it is not as rigid as solid polyurethane sheets, it can be bent or molded more easily. Noise levels are also reduced by semi-flexible foam insulation which absorbs sound waves better ...

Lisbon, Portugal — The distinctive smell of new, flexible polyurethane could make it an ... "There is no doubt that foam is the best comfort material in the world," Krecioch said.

This could cause more plant closures irrespective of national policies, warns EuroPUR, the European association of flexible polyurethane foam blocks manufacturers. The association said its survey ...