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COVER
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PREFACE
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2 POLYURETHANE BUILDING BLOCKS
2.1 POLYOLS
2.2 ISOCYANATES
2.3 CHAIN EXTENDERS
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3 INTRODUCTION TO POLYURETHANE CHEMISTRY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 MECHANISM AND CATALYSIS OF URETHANE FORMATION
3.3 REACTIONS OF ISOCYANATES WITH ACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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4 THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN POLYURETHANE SCIENCE
4.1 FORMATION OF POLYURETHANE STRUCTURE
4.2 PROPERTIES OF POLYURETHANES
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5 ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYURETHANES
5.1 ANALYSIS OF REAGENTS FOR MAKING POLYURETHANES
5.2 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS OF POLYURETHANES
5.3 MECHANICAL ANALYSIS
5.4 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY
5.5 FOAM SCREENING: FOAMAT®
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6 POLYURETHANE FLEXIBLE FOAMS
6.1 MAKING POLYURETHANE FOAMS
6.2 FOAM PROCESSES
6.3 FLEXIBLE FOAM FORMULATION AND STRUCTURE–PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS
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7 POLYURETHANE FLEXIBLE FOAMS
7.1 APPLICATIONS
7.2 TRENDS IN MOLDED FOAM TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS
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8 POLYURETHANE RIGID FOAMS
8.1 REGIONAL MARKET DYNAMICS
8.2 APPLICATIONS
8.3 BLOWING AGENTS AND INSULATION FUNDAMENTALS
8.4 INSULATION FUNDAMENTALS
8.5 TRENDS IN RIGID FOAMS TECHNOLOGY
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9 POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS
9.1 REGIONAL MARKET DYNAMICS
9.2 APPLICATIONS
9.3 TRENDS IN POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS
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10 POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES AND COATINGS
10.1 ADHESIVES AND COATINGS INDUSTRIES: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
10.2 ADHESIVES
10.3 TRENDS IN POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES
10.4 COATINGS
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11 SPECIAL TOPIC
11.1 MARKETS AND PARTICIPANTS
11.2 TECHNOLOGY
11.3 FUTURE TRENDS
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12 SPECIAL TOPIC
12.1 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION OF ISOCYANATES
12.2 NONISOCYANATE ROUTES TO POLYURETHANES
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13 POLYURETHANE HYBRID POLYMERS
13.1 INTRODUCTION
13.2 POLYURETHANE–ACRYLATE HYBRIDS
13.3 URETHANE–EPOXY HYBRIDS
13.4 URETHANE–SILICONE HYBRIDS
13.5 POLYURETHANE–POLYOLEFIN HYBRIDS
13.6 HYBRIDIZATION VIA TRANSURETHANIFICATION
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