Researchers develop a polyurethane composite film to protect wind turbine blades
Wind turbines located at high altitudes sometimes experience reduced power generation efficiency due to ice forming on the blades. They may also be subject to erosion by solid particles. Now, scientis…
Researchers successfully synthesized new carbon dioxide-based polycarbonate material
Recently, Professor Wang Wenzhen’s team from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xi’an Petroleum University has made new progress in the green development of carbon dioxide-based polyc…
Researchers find: Bio-based polyols improve the strength of polyurethane foams
In the trend of low-carbon and environmental protection, bio-based polyols are becoming more and more important, but their chemical structures are different from fossil-based polyols, and their perfor…
Japanese researchers discover specific marine bacteria that can degrade PBS
Since the early 1990s, PBS has been increasingly used in industrial plastics such as mulch films, compostable bags and foodservice packaging. This polymer ends up in the ocean with a lot of discarded …
Researchers use kenaf to create bio-based polyols for use in rigid polyurethane foam
A team at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Bioresources and Biorefinery Laboratory is exploring another potential source of bio-based polyols. They have been studying polyols extracted from kenaf and …
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