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4. Additives
These include catalysts, chain extenders/crosslinkers, surfactants, blowing agents, colorants and fillers.
4.1 Catalysts
In order to achieve an industrial process, and faster transformation times, the relatively slow natural reaction is accelerated and regulated by the use of catalysts. Two main catalytic systems are used: amines and metal salts.
SCROLL TO TOPThey are mainly tertiary amine-based, and play a vital role in start-up, hardening and expansion...
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Additives
- (1) - BAYER - Production de mousses polyuréthanes (PUR) rigides - PU21012_fr.pdf (30/06/2004).
- (2) - LEPPKES (R.) - Polyurethanes [elastogran] – 2000 - Materials...
Database – Websites
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Publication Crain Communication Ltd (UTECH conference publications) – Years 1996 to 2008
Isopa website publications
Organizations – Federations – Associations
This list is by no means exhaustive.
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Alliance for the polyurethane industry
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French Plastics Federation
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Exhibitions – Conventions – Training courses
Suppliers of materials or machines (possibly abroad). Non-exhaustive information.
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Compositec
Europlast (Paris)
JEC (Paris)
K' (Kunssttoff) (Düsseldorf...
Standards and norms
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Raw materials
- Base materials for polyurethanes – Polyethers, polyesters, isocyanates – List of test methods – Summary standard. – Classification number: T52-100. - NF T52-100 - Août 1980
- Plastics – Polyols for polyurethane production – Water dosing. - ISO 14897 - Juin 2002
- Plastics – Base materials for polyurethanes – Polyethers and polyesters – Water dosing. Classification...
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors(non-exhaustive list)
Services
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Isis (isocyanate and polyol quotations)
Raw materials
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BASF and its subsidiary Elastogran France S.A.S.
Transformers in France
Bourbon
British vita France
Carpenter France
Courbis
Exto
Faurecia
Hutchinson
Impact polyurethane
Johnson controls roth
Lamberet
Polyrim
Portelli...
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