BioNIPU: development of economically viable andfully bio-based non-isocyanate po
Conventional polyurethane resins perform very well but are ecologically unsustainable and also contain problematic ingredients. An alternative, bio-based formulation path has been developed in a feasibility study.
Factsheet
- Schools involved School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering
- Institute(s) Institute for Building Materials and Biobased Products IBBM
- Research unit(s) Biopolymers and Wood Chemistry group FGBH
- Funding organisation Innosuisse
- Duration 01.01.2021 - 03.11.2022
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Ingo Mayer
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Project staff
Prof. Dr. Ingo Mayer
Luis Miguel Olaechea von Sonnenberg
Situation
Conventional polyurethane resins perform very well but are ecologically unsustainable and also contain problematic ingredients.
Course of action
An alternative, bio-based formulation path has been developed in a feasibility study. Here, polyurethanes are produced in solventfree processes from sugar components and other biobased materials. The formulations are free of problematic isocyanates and open the way for novel polyurethane systems for adhesives, resins and coatings.
