New organic compound invented to aid sustainability

After 10 years of hard work, Chinese scientists invented a new type of environmentally friendly chemical blowing agent, which is expected to replace the prevailing physical blowing agents that contains ozone-depleting substances and super greenhouse gases.

The chemical blowing agent of polyurethane rigid foam, called CFA-A8, was jointly researched and developed by Shandong-based Zibo Zhenghua Foam Materials Co Ltd and Shandong University of Technology.

Polyurethane is an emerging organic polymer material, which is often used for thermal insulation and as waterproof materials in a wide range of sectors such as buildings, vehicles, refrigerators, color steel panels, sandwich panels and pipes.