TT No. 600: New Polyols Based on Palm Oil Derivatives and Tetrahydrofuran

Global consumers are increasingly concerned with environmental issues and this has encouraged industries to introduce environmental-friendly products (Ragauskas et al., 2006). One of such industries that is adopting the ‘green’ movement is the polyol and polyurethane (PU) industries, where polyol producers and scientists worldwide have been actively producing polyols from renewable feedstock such as palm oil and soyabean oil (Desroches et al., 2012).

Main Researcher: Hoong Seng Soi
Email: sengsoi@mpob.gov.my