TY - BOOK ID - 4865671 TI - Bio-based Polyols and Polyurethanes AU - Li, Yebo. AU - Luo, Xiaolan. AU - Hu, Shengjun. PY - 2015 SN - 9783319215396 3319215388 9783319215389 3319215396 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Chemistry. KW - Polymer Sciences. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Environmental Chemistry. KW - Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. KW - Polymers. KW - Chemical engineering. KW - Environmental chemistry. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Chimie KW - Polymères KW - Génie chimique KW - Chimie de l'environnement KW - Développement durable KW - Organic Chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Polyols. KW - Polyurethanes. KW - Urethane polymers KW - Polyhydroxy alcohols KW - Alcohols KW - Polymers KW - Urethanes KW - Chemistry, Industrial KW - Engineering, Chemical KW - Industrial chemistry KW - Engineering KW - Chemistry, Technical KW - Metallurgy KW - Chemistry, Environmental KW - Ecology KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Polymere KW - Polymeride KW - Polymers and polymerization KW - Macromolecules KW - Environmental aspects KW - Polymers  . UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4865671 AB - This brief outlines the most recent advances in the production of polyols and polyurethanes from renewable resources, mainly vegetable oils, lignocellulosic biomass, starch, and protein. The typical processes for the production of polyols from each of the above mentioned feedstocks are introduced and the properties of the resultant polyols and polyurethanes are also discussed. ER -