Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Daniele Paolini

Allan James

The present invention is a method to make an environmentally friendly polyurethane molded article () comprising at least 20 percent renewable materials and molded articles made therefrom. Specifically, the method provides for molding a polyurethane coated sandwich structure () comprising a honey comb core () having fiber reinforcing layers () to provide an environmentally friendly polyurethane molded article with a desired shape such as an automobile load floor. The polyurethane coating is derived from a polyurethane&#x2014;forming mixture comprising an isocyanate component and a polyol component. Specifically, the polyol component comprises one or more natural oil based polyol, preferably comprising at least one of a hydroxymethylated fatty acid or a hydroxymethylated fatty acid (methyl) ester.

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Correggio, Italy

Daniele Paolini