Propylene oxide (PO)-based polyether polyols (commonly referred to as PPGs) are the most widely used polyols for polyurethane production because they are readily available and offer good ...

Since its commercialization in the 1980s, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) became one of the most valued engineering thermoplastics characterized by an unusual combination of high-temperature performance ...

Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a high temperature semi-crystalline thermoplastic. PEEK was developed by ICI in 1982. This polymer has the ability to be used continuously to a temperature of 250°C ...

BASF has now improved the process for manufacturing Lupranol® (polyether polyol) so that car components which are made of BASF polyurethane systems emit an average of 20 percent less aldehyde. This ...