CPI plans polyurethanes 2009.

Scientists, engineers, manufacturers and business leaders from around the world will discuss future growth and opportunities at the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference, to be held October 5-7 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, just outside of Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, this year's conference will include more than 80 technical papers in 16 technical sessions, as well as numerous poster presentations, educational seminars and the annual Polyurethane Innovation Awards.

The CPI will release its biannual 2008 End Use Market Survey on the Polyurethane Industry in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and two special issue sessions will address the Green Chemistry Initiative and turning recession into opportunity using new polyurethane applications.

A session on "Blowing Agents," will include the following presentations: "What is the future for high GWP blowing agents as the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols confer.'?" Paul Ashford, Caleb Management Services, Ltd.; "Improved insulation for commercial and domestic appliances," John Murphy, Foam Supplies; "HFO-1234ze(E) commercial status and HFO LGWP advancements," James Bowman and David Williams, Honeywell; "Investigation of new low GWP blowing agent AFA-L1 for PUR/ PIR," Ben Chen, Joseph Costa, Philippe Bonnet and Laurent Abbas, Arkema; and "Development program update for low GWP foam expansion agent," Gary Loh, Joseph Creazzo and Mark Robin, DuPont.

A session on "Chemistry and Fundamentals," will include the following presentations: "Non-isocyanate environmentally-friendly polyurethanes and their application," Oleg Figovsky and Leonid Shapovalov, Nanotech Industries; "High performance modified polyols with fluorination technologies for all water-blown rigid polyurethane foams," Chitoshi Suzuki, Tomohiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Wada, Yoshinori Toyota, Katuhiko Shimizu and Tatsuya Yabuno, Asahi Glass; "New Organotin catalysts for polyurethane applications," Michael Dimitroff, Momentive Performance Materials; "Characterization of polyurethane foams by atomic force microscopy," Qiang Lan, Chris Lindsay and Rafael Camargo, Huntsman International; and "Acceleratingpolyurethane R&D by automated high output technologies," Josef Schroer, Chemspeed Technologies.

A session on "Flame Retardants and Combustibility," will include the following presentations: "Evaluation of silicone surfactants in combination with different types of halogenated and non-halogenated flame retardants," Annegret Terheiden, Roland Hubel and James Bullion, Evonik; "Flame retardant developments for the polyurethane foam market," Michael Nagridge, Manny Pinzoni, Andrew Piotrowski, Jeffrey Stowell and Barbara Williams, ICL Supresta, and Mark Gelmont, IMI TAMI; "Slow settling mineral dispersions as cost-effective flame retardants for PIR/PUR rigid laminated, pour and spray foam systems," Augusto Ibay, Eric Geiger and Arthur Mack, Albemarle; "Sustainable fire safe products," Jeffery Gilman, NIST; and "Spray polyurethane foam insulation in attics and crawl spaces: Building codes, acceptance criteria and fire testing requirements," Rick Duncan, Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance.

A session on "Processing Innovations," will include the following presentations: "Engineering a better RIM solution (a.k.a. variable ratio polyurethane processing equipment breakthroughs) - the Graco AMS-vh line," Michael Ruby and Barry Metzler, Graco Ohio; "Graco EP250 and EP375 pour gun technology - next generation polyurethane mixheads," Doug Brady and Barry Metzler, Graco Ohio; "Multistream mixing head with unique twin filler dosing system for hot cast elastomers," Bjoern Dormann and Christian Decker, Desma GmbH; "High throughput PU mixing head with integrated device for solid filler dosing," Christian Decker and Bjoern Dormann, Desma GmbH; and "New environmentally-friendly flush for polyurethane process equipment," C. Bruce Spivey, Urethane Consulting.

A session on "Automotive 1: Advances in automotive processing technologies," will include the following presentations: "Post-processing technology for automotive interior parts," Udo Hafer, KraussMaffei; "SoliSpray-Cannon spray techology for the manufacture of automotive dash insulators," Max Tavema, Cannon SpA; "Noise and harshness reduction by using MCE and solid fillers in the automotive industry," Marten Beiersdorf and Christian Decker, Klockner Desma; and "Integrating plastics into the future of the automotive industry," Steffen Bauer, KraussMaffei.

A session on "Coatings and Elastomers," will include the following presentations: "Versatility of one-component moisture cure polyurethane primers," Roeland Tuinman, Katie Skok and Kevin Buck, Huntsman International LLC; "Progress in chain extender evaluation for polyurethanes derived from hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene resins," Herbert Chao and Nan Tian, Sartomer; "Assessing the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents infused in polyurethane composite rubber flooring products in the control of bacterial pathogens," John Kennell and Brtmda Tumala, Saint Louis University, and Robert Cunningham, RB Rubber Products; "Polyurethanes as wear components of hip replacement devices," Ibrahim Sendijarevic and Aisa Sendijarevic, Troy Polymers; and "Fuel resistant binder," Mohammed Memon, Phaltech.

A session on "Construction 1: Building blocks of the construction industry," will include the following presentations: "Energy and environmental impact assessment for new and remodeled commercial buildings: The benefits of meeting and exceeding energy efficiency and other green building standards," George Pavlovich and Jerry Phelan, Bayer MaterialScience; "Verdiseal green roof systems," Gerhard Mueller and Mark Anater, Dow; "Polyurethane framing material for skylights," Dirk Daems and Patrick Webster, BASF; "Experimental study on the performance of buildings insulated with spray polyurethane foam," Jose Luis Muller, Antonio Subirats and Montserrat Gil, Synthesia SA, and M. Lluisa Cabezas, GREA; and "Modular, fixed ratio polyurethane processing equipment breakthroughs - the Graco AMS-h line," Michael Ruby and Barry Metzler, Graco Ohio.

A session on "Environment, Health and Safety," will include the following presentations: "2009 trade association outreach," Cynthia Graham, Huntsman International, and Jean Kasakevich, Dow; "The current IH data on spray foam," Mark Spence, consultant; "California Chemical Green Chemistry Initiative," Jay West, American Chemistry Council; and "EPA's Chemical Assessment and Management Program," David Hay, Huntsman International.

A session on "Renewable Content Polyols 1: Applications," will include the following presentations: "New polyester-based elastomer formulations derived from modified natural oils," Jayant Khadilkar, Jay Elastomers, and Subhash Udeshi, Jayant Agro-Organics; "Susterra propanediol - from the leading edge of biotechnology, a renewable and sustainable building block for the urethane industry that delivers performance and versatility," Joseph DeSalvo, Edward Miller, Jr., and Robert Miller, DuPont Tate &Lyle Bio Products LLC, and Sergio Franyutti, ITWC; "Hydrolytic stability of Agrol polyols," Ning Luo, BioBased Technologies LLC; "Battelle biopolyol technology," Herman Benecke, Daniel Garbark, Katherine Mitchell and Jeffrey Cafmeyer, Battelle Memorial Institute; and "Advances in renewable content based polyol chemistry for the production of viscoelastic foams," Jack Dai and William Gower, Cargill Bio-Based Polyurethanes.

Other technical sessions held during the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference will include "Automotive 2: Innovations," "Construction 2: Insulation for the Building Envelope," "Fundamentals of Elastomers," "Renewable Content Polyols 2: Chemistry," "The Greening of the Regulatory Landscape," "Construction 3: Spray Foam in the Construction Industry," "Flexible Foam," and "Footwear."

The CPI will also sponsor the Polyurethane Professional Development Program (PDP) during the conference.

A complete listing of technical presentations, posters to be presented and PDP offerings is available from NeevaGayle Candelori at the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry [phone], or at www.polyurethane.org/conference 2009.