| dc.description.abstract | The adoption of a responsible approach towards natural resources is
rapidly gaining in significance in today‘s business environment. Social and
societal responsibility are becoming a yardstick via which corporate
success is measured. At the same time, however, companies are faced with
rising raw material prices and increasing cost pressures. Growing water
and land pollution, the potential for raw material depletion, and plastics'
resilience to physical and chemical forces all contribute to the significance
of synthetic polymer waste recycling, recovery, and ecologically
appropriate disposal methods. Liquid isocyanate and liquid polyol resin
components are frequently combined to produce polyurethanes, which are
incredibly complex chemically. Polyurethanes are used in an exceptionally
wide number of industrial applications, including carpet underlay,
mattresses, furniture cushions, and the automobile industry. The processing
of PU waste can be advantageous economically and environmentally
thanks to a variety of tested and used processes, the two most significant of
which are regrinding and glycolysis. Through these technologies,
polyurethane rigid foams and composites can be recycled in a new,
efficient, and cost-efficient way. The intrinsic energy value of
polyurethanes may be recovered using current technology, which also cuts
down on the need of fossil fuels. | en_US |
