Recycling of polyurethanes: where we are and where we are going
Gabriele Rossignolo, Giulio Malucelli, Alessandra Lorenzetti
Abstract
Polyurethanes (PUs) represent a family of useful synthetic polymers (thermoplastic or thermosetting) obtained from diisocyanates and diols/polyols via polycondensation reactions.
Topics & Concepts
Thermosetting polymerThermoplasticCondensation polymerPolymer scienceMaterials sciencePolymerPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialPolymer composites and self-healingLignin and Wood ChemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis