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Friday, April 20, 2012

Discover something more on polyurethane dispersion

Did you know that polyurethane dispersion was discovered by world-known scientist Otto Bayer. In its earlier days, there were many doubts of his ideas of mixing various chemical substances and procuring dry foam materials. However, the revelation of polyurethane dispersion by Bayer has changed the people’s look towards him. He was the person who discovered the basic process of diisocyanate polyaddition. Today’s chemical industry owe a real tribute to him for his amazing chemical inventions.

There are large numbers of applications of polyurethane dispersion. Do you know all types of foams are manufactured from polyurethane? Flexible foam is used in upholstery; rigid foams are placed inside the walls of refrigerators and freezers. Flexible and semi-flexible foams are also used in manufacturing car seats, head rests and arm rests.

The reason why polyurethane dispersion is of great use in today’s industry is that it is the most appropriate and safest replacement for solvent based coatings because they are known for their environment friendly property. Another advantage is that they come in a wide range of hardness and solid content. Their zero to low volatile organic content enables their formulation into a compliant coating for many different substrates. Polyurethane dispersions are highly reactive polyureas of small and discrete polymer particles ranging from 0.01-5.0 microns in a continuous water phase.