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News

CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2020, San Antonio, TX - October 5-9, 2020.

Troy Polymers, Inc. will be exhibiting and presenting – see us at Booth # 414.

Foam Expo 2020, Novi, Michigan - March 24-26, 2020.

Troy Polymers, Inc. will be exhibiting – see us at Booth # 2313.

Best Paper Awards - CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2019, October 7-9, 2019.

  • Results of a joint research project with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Co., LLC presented by Sean Gahan, entitled “Evaluation of 1,3-Propoanediol Based Polyester and Polyether Polyols in Polyurethane Water Dispersions (PUDs) for Textile Coating Applications,” was awarded best paper award in “CASE: Coatings” Technical Session.
  • Results of a joint research project with Hexion, Inc. presented by Ganapathy Viswanathan, entitled “A Fundamental Study on Aromatic Polyether Polyols for Rigid Polyurethane Foams,” was awarded best paper award in “Rigid Construction” Technical Session.

US Patent #10,048,173 - Oct. 1, 2018.

Vahid Sendijarevic and Aisa Sendijarevic are co-authors of the patent on “High strength polyurethane foam compositions and methods” that was granted by the USPTO on October 1, 2019 to Saudi Aramco Technologies Company. Novel types of polycarbonate polyols derived from CO2 was used in preparation of polyurethane foams.

Program Advisory Committee of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2019.

Vahid Sendijarevic attended annual meeting of Program Advisory Committee of MPOB held on April 8 - 12, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was elected as a member of this committee by MPOB in 2008.

Best Paper Awards - CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2018, October 1-3, 2018.

  • Results of a joint research project with DuPont Industrial BioScience, presented by Christian Lenges, entitled “NUVOLVE Engineered Polysaccharides as Sustainable Isocyanate-Reactive Components in Viscoelastic Polyurethane Foams,” was awarded best paper award in “Flexible Foams” Technical Session.
  • Results of a joint research project with Hexion, Inc. presented by Ganapathy Viswanathan, entitled “Novel Nitrogen Containing Aromatic Polyols for Rigid Polyurethane Foams,” was awarded best paper award in “Chemistry & Fundamentals” Technical Session.
  • Results of a joint research project with Kuraray Co., Ltd. presented by Kunio Mayahara, entitled “Microcellular Elastomers Based on Kuraray MPD Adipate Polyester Polyols,” was awarded best poster award in “Elastomers” Poster Session.
  • Results of a joint research project with Ford Motor Company presented by Ibrahim Sendijarevic, “Synthesis and Characterization of Biobased Polyols Produced from Spent Coffee Grounds - Performance in Polyurethane Foams,” was awarded best poster award in “Bio-Based Materials” Poster Session.

Latest Publications:

  • “Performance of Methylal Blowing Agent in Rigid Polyurethane Foams and Comparison to HFOs,” CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA, October 7-9, 2019, Blowing Agents Technical Session.
  • “Evaluation of 1,3-Propoanediol Based Polyester and Polyether Polyols in Polyurethane Water Dispersions (PUDs) for Textile Coating Applications,“ CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA, October 7-9, 2019, CASE: Coatings Technical Session.
  • “A Fundamental Study on Aromatic Polyether Polyols for Rigid Polyurethane Foams,” CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA, October 7-9, 2019, Rigid Construction Technical Session.
  • “Advances in the Use of Bio-Based Components in Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersions for Coating and Adhesive Applications,” PU Magazine - Vol. 16, No. 4 – August/September 2019.
  • “Thermal and mechanical properties of thermoplastic urethanes made from crystalline and amorphous azeleate polyols,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. (2019), DOI: 10.1002/app.47890.
  • “NUVOLVE Engineered Polysaccharides as Sustainable Isocyanate-Reactive Components in Viscoelastic Polyurethane Foams,” CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2018, Atlanta, Georgia USA, October 1-3, 2018, Flexible Foams Session.
  • “Novel Nitrogen Containing Aromatic Polyols for Rigid Polyurethane Foams,” CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2018, Atlanta, Georgia USA, October 1-3, 2018, Chemistry and Fundamentals Session.
  • Oligomeric Composition of Polyols from Fatty Acid Methyl Este: The Effect of Ring-opening Reactants of Epoxide Groups,” J Am Oil Chem Soc (2018) 95:509-523
  • “Oligomeric Composition of Palm Olein-Based Polyols: The Effect of Nucleophiles,” European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology (2018), 1700354 (1-16); DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201700354
  • “Oscillatory Structure-property Correlation in Azelate Polyols and Thermoplastic Urethanes,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. (2018), DOI: 10.1002/app.46258.