Closing the loop (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Closing the loop

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Researchers at Aarhus University have invented and patented a method to break down the chemical bonds in a polyurethane foam mattress and extract its monomeric building blocks. The polyol (the molecule in the red circle) can then be reformulated into a new PU foam mattress.

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Aarhus University

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