Spray foam insulation – also called spray foam or spray polyurethane foam (SPF) – is an alternative to traditional building insulation. However, it comes with a number of drawbacks including high cost ...

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently issued recall notices for various consumer products and food items. Recalled products have been sold in Canada at The Home Depot, ...

Health Canada has issued a recall notice for certain Rust-Oleum Varathane One Step Stain & Polyurethane “Dark Walnut” colour cans due to improper labelling.

Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a method to recycle polyurethane foam from mattresses and furniture and also household sponges. They did this safely, without using toxic ...

Polyurethane (PU) started as a solution to a 1930s shortage, but today it's a key material in industries from insulation to cushioning. Invented in 1937 by Otto Bayer and his team in Germany, PU was ...

I poured Varathane Super Glaze epoxy on wood and mirrors in a series of DIY epoxy projects that turned out great! This is a cost effective epoxy that is 75 times thicker than a traditional clear coat ...

Polyurethanes, formed through the reaction of raw polyols with isocyanates, are one of the most widely used types of plastics today. By varying the starting materials, a diverse range of plastics can ...

Researchers have found a better method to recycle polyurethane foam from items like mattresses: They are not only able to break down PUR and separate the two main components -- they can do it in one ...