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How is polyurethane made?

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Polyurethane chemistry is complex, but the basics are relatively easy to understand. Polyurethanes are formed by reacting a polyol with a diisocyanate or a polymeric isocyanate in the presence of suitable catalysts and additives.

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polyacrylate is made from emulsion polymerisation.

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From a plastics factory.

They get it by reacting a polyol with a diisocyanate in the presence of (at least!) a catalyst.

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