Author: Mihail Ionescu
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Pre
Keywords: polyurethane, polyols, technology, chemistry
Number of Pages: 602
Published: 2008-04-21
List price: $243.00
ISBN-10: 1859575013
ISBN-13: 9781859575017

Polyurethanes have become one of the most dynamic groups of polymers and they find use in nearly every aspect of modern life, in applications such as furniture, bedding, seating and instrument panels for cars, shoe soles, thermoinsulation, carpet backings, packaging, and as coatings. The main raw materials used for the production of polyurethanes are polyols, isocyanates and propylene oxide. The first of these is the subject of the latest Rapra Handbook: Chemistry and Technology of Polyols for Polyurethanes. This book considers the raw materials used to build the polyurethane polymeric archite