Polyurethane is highly elastic, wear resistant and durable, and is used, for example, in cushions, fibers, thermal insulation materials, dyes, adhesives and automobile parts. Polyurethane is an ...

Researchers have just developed an innovative process for producing isocyanate-free, recyclable and biobased polyurethane (PU) foams by using a rapid foaming technology from room-temperature ...

On Dec. 3, 1984, over 40 tons of methyl isocyanate and other lethal gases including hydrogen cyanide, leaked into the northern end of Bhopal, killing over 3,000 people in its immediate aftermath and ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program to protect workers from the serious health effects from occupational exposure to isocyanates. OSHA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The production of isocyanate compounds from the environment may explain the increasing ...

The release of a chemical intermediate, methyl isocyanate (MIC), at Bhopal, India, in December 1984 is considered the worst industrial chemistry accident on record. Understanding the root cause of the ...

North Whidbey Fire and Rescue investigated the barrel — labeled as containing isocyanate — on Dec. 26, found on a beach off ...