Discovered by Wurtz in 1848, the isocyanates revealed their chemistry from systematic study
during the nineteenth century, for example, by Curtius or Hofmann. The discovery of …

Polyurethane (PU) elastomers are largely utilized in the field of high-energy composites
such as polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs) and solid rocket grains, due to their …

Peroxide-initiated low-density polyethylene (PLPE) has been extensively used as insulating
materials for high-voltage cables, while the lack of comprehensive knowledge on …

As part of our continuing study of the curing kinetic and chemorheological analysis of a
functional polyurethane (PU) segmented block copolymer formation, in the current paper, we …

Lignin is the second most abundant natural polymer that exhibits a complex structure with
various amounts of aliphatic and phenolic hydroxides. The use of lignin as a source of polyol …

Crosslinking reaction behaviors can determine the network morphology and further
influence macroscopic properties of polymers, while the current comprehension about …

The composition, functionality, and reactivity of black alder (Alnus glutinosa) bark extractives
as a biopolyol with polymeric diphenyl methane diisocyanate (PMDI) have been studied …

Rigid polyurethane (PU) microcellular foams with high expansion ratio and uniform cell
morphology can be prepared directly using supercritical carbon dioxide (CO 2) as blowing …

Abstract The reaction of 2, 4-toluenediisocyanate (2, 4-TDI) and a metallocenic-prepolymer
derived from hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) was studied in bulk and under …

The curing reaction of a novel linear segmented polyurethane (PU) based on a functional
metallo-polyol derivative of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB),(ferrocenylbutyl) …