Richard H. Still

TL;DR: Furan-based diisocyanates and diamines were prepared unambiguously as potential monomers for polyurethane and polyamide production, starting from methyl furoate and furfurylamine, respectively.

TL;DR: The conversion of polysaccharides into polyurethanes, which has attracted considerable academic and industrial interest over the past 30 years, is reviewed from chemical, structure-property and economic viewpoints as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a series of poly(urethane-urea)s similar to those used commercially (formed from a 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate-based polyisocaranate and a polyether triol in admixture with an aromatic diamine, 3,5-diethyltoluenediamine) were prepared by reaction injection molding (RIM).

TL;DR: In this article, random block copolymers of tetramethylene terephthalate and polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) were prepared by melt polycondensation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal degradation of poly(phenylene sulphide) (PPS) has been studied in vacuo at temperatures between 300 and 550°C, and results indicate extensive cross-linking reactions with few degradation products at temperatures below 450°C. The major products were cyclic oligomers, dibenzothiophene and thiophenol.