This book, cohesively written by an expert author with supreme breadth and depth of perspective on polyurethanes, provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the science and technology on one of the most commonly produced plastics.

• Covers the applications, manufacture, and markets for polyurethanes, and discusses analytical methods, reaction mechanisms, morphology, and synthetic routes
• Provides an up-to-date view of the current markets and trend analysis based on patent activity and updates chapters to include new research
• Includes two new chapters on PU recycling and PU hybrids, covering the opportunities and challenges in both

MARK F. SONNENSCHEIN, PHD, is research fellow with The Dow Chemical Company. He is inventor of Dow's LESA^TM (Low Surface Energy Adhesive), Voranol Vorativ^TM polyurethane polyol, Hermes^TM thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, Renuva^TM seed oil derived polyol, Voranol 223-060LM^TM polyol, and numerous other technologies.