01. Oct 2024

Day 2 of the CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference

Day 2 of the CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference

Yesterday, CPI kicked things off with a bang, bringing together nearly 900 industry leaders from the entire polyurethanes value chain. Day 2 was again a day packed with exciting presentations and good talks at the Exhibition and Poster Session.

In the first morning session „Circular Economy – Recycling“ topics were addressed that included:

  • Exploring New Technology Platforms to Diversify End Use Markets for Recycled Foam (by the Mattress Recycling Council)
  • Development of Carbamate Exchange Catalyst for Polyurethane Recycling
  • Designing Robust High-Strength Composites with Polyurethane Foam Glycolysis Products
  • Refrigerators Produced From Polyol Obtained by Chemical Recycling Process of Rigid Foam Scraps from Discarded Refrigerators
  • Chemical Recycling Technologies Used in the CIRCULAR FOAM Project for the Recycling of Rigid Polyurethane Foam

The session „Construction“ comprised:

  • American Chemistry Council, Plastics Division, Building & Construction Update
  • Federal Program for Building Materials with Lower Embodied Carbon
  • Estimating Reentry and Re-occupancy Times Following Application of Two Generic Spray Polyurethane Foam Formulations According to ASTM Standard Practice D8445-22
  • Novel Surfactants to Optimize the Performance of Open Cell Spray Foam

A first panel on Global Automotive: Current Challenges Facing the Automotive Industry (Panel I) followed with the topics:

  • An Automotive Plastics Circular Economy: Novel Methodologies and Pathways for Automotive Plastics at End-of-life
  • Opportunities for the Polyurethane industry to Address Concerns that the Automotive Industry has as a Whole
  • Status Update: Developing a Roadmap to Harmonize Methods to Measure VOC Emissions from Polyurethane Foam used in Automotive Interiors
  • European Update

The afternoon started with a session on „Chemistry

  • Consequences of Non-Controlled Microbial Activity on Polyurethane Foams
  • APTES Modified Polyurethane Foam for Bacteria Removal from Water
  •  Surface Modified Polyester Polyurethane Foams with Varying Pore Sizes for Decanted Water Treatment in Oil Spill Response
  • Synthesizing, Compounding, and Characterizing a Heat Labile Polyurethane Foam
  • Tertiary Amine-free and Tin-free Catalysts for Lower Density Polyurethanes

A session on “Flexible Foam” comprised:

  • Deep Eutectic Solvent Extracted Lignin for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Preparation
  • Polyurethane Foams Based on Lignin as Bio-Filler and Prepolymer
  • Insights From Dow’s ComfortScience Studio: Microclimate Effects
  • Effect of Humidity on the Measurement of Glass Transition Temperature of Visco-Elastic Foams

Followed by the second panel on Global Automotive: Addressing the VOC Challenges

  • • Development of New Aldehyde Scavengers for PU Foam
  • • Bio-Based PU Foams with Reduced Global Warming Potential
  • • Sustainable Technical Solutions for Automotive Applications
  • • Impact of Reactive Amine Catalysts on Generation of Aldehydes in Polyurethane Foams: An Input-Output Analysis
  • • Sustainable Adhesives in A Dynamic Environment
  • • Meet Sustainability Targets & Reduce Carbon Footprint with New Innovative Release Agents from Evonik
  • • Low Carbon Footprint Hindered Phenols for Stabilization

The day was closed with the session on “Renewable Polyols

  • Introduction of New Bio-Based Polycarbonate Diols “DURANOLTM”
  • Redeeming CO2: Key Learnings from Commercialization of a Sustainable PU Technology
  • Exploring Lignin-Containing Nanocellulose Fibrils (LCNFs) for Enhancing Mechanical and Thermal Insulation Performance of Rigid Polyurethane Foams
  • Scalable Plant-Based Leather Alternatives Using High Bio-Content Waterborne PU Technology
  • Sustainable Polyurethanes: Harnessing Lignin as Natural Polyol

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(Photo: Michael Thielen, PU magazine)

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