Chemists would like to be able to modify compounds containing multiple hydroxyl groups, such as the toxin ouabain and the antiparasitic drug ivermectin, to generate new molecules with diverse uses in ...

Bayer MaterialScience plans to construct a 60,000-metric-ton-per-year plant for polymer-filled polyether polyols. It will employ a new technology that reduces the volatile organic compounds in end ...

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 ...

Activus says that one advantage of APNT is that it keeps compounds free from contamination. Sosei is taking over Activus Pharma of Chiba, Japan in a stock-exchange transaction. Activus’ nanoparticle ...

The UK's first carbon capture demonstrator plant has opened today (1 March), providing a new treatment that can convert carbon dioxide into polyol compounds that can be used in various manufacturing ...

"Polyurethanes are formed from a diisocyanate and a polyol (multiple hydroxyl group-containing compounds). This would help prevent wastage of RSO, a green source of PUF, and can replace petrol-based ...