Spray-On Truck-Bed Liner Uses Soy-Based Polyol.A polyol derived from soybean oil is replacing 40% of the standard petroleum-based polyols in spray-on polyurethane elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. truck-bed liners. The 1/8-in.-thick coating can also be sprayed on silos, storage tanks, boat decks, and trailers. The formulated system is sold by Arma Coatings of Eugene, Ore. The Soy-Oyl polyol is produced by Urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´), n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans. Soy Systems Co. (USSC USSC United States Sentencing Commission USSC United States Supreme Court USSC United States Sanitary Commission (Civil War era forerunner of the Red Cross) USSC United States Space Command ), Princeton, Ill. It boasts excellent hydrolytic hy·drol·y·sis n. Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose. stability and lower cost than conventional polyols. According to USSC, cost savings of 20-30% are common. SoyOyl can also be used in molded rigid and integral-skin foams. USSC can custom-blend SoyOyl with other polysols. |
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