Applied Technology for Reducing the Environmental Load of High Performance Bio-based Isocyanate

Abstract

Chemicals and plastics have raised the quality of our life but also increased the emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) connecting to the global warming and climate change in the world. It is crucial to meet market demands for industry while reducing the environmental load. 1,5-Pentamethylenediisocyanate (STABiO^TM PDI^TM) is a bio-based aliphatic diisocyanate and one of the candidate to create a sustainable industry. Using this unique isocyanate, we developed the various type of polyisocyanates, which had the characteristics such as “low viscosity”, “high solubility”,“water-dispersty” and “fast curing”.These bio-based polyisocyanates were superior to petroleum-based ones in reactivity, mechanical properties, chemical and water resistance. STABiO^TM PDI^TM has a possibility to meet both the performance to achieve the market needs and the reduction of the environmental load.