Ua hoʻolaha ʻia ka papa inoa pōkole o ka makana Polyurethane Innovation 2025, ua lawe ka ʻenehana Bio-based i ke kahua waena

I kēia mau lā aku nei, ua hoʻolaha kūhelu ke Kikowaena no ka ʻOihana Polyurethane (CPI) ma lalo o ka ʻAha Kūkākūkā Kemika ʻAmelika (ACC) i ka papa inoa pōkole no ka Makana Hoʻokumu Polyurethane 2025. Ma ke ʻano he pae hoʻohālikelike hanohano i ka ʻoihana polyurethane honua, ua hoʻolaʻa ʻia kēia makana no ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i nā holomua hou i ka launa pū ʻana me ke kaiapuni, ka pono, a me ka multi-functionality o nā mea polyurethane. Ua loaʻa i ka papa inoa pōkole o kēia makahiki ka nānā nui ʻia, me ʻelua mau ʻenehana ʻoi loa e kālele ana i ka hana hou bio-based a me nā ʻano hana eco-friendly e loaʻa ana kahi wahi. ʻAʻole wale ko lākou hoʻokomo ʻana i ka hōʻike ʻana i ka kūpaʻa paʻa o ka ʻoihana i ka hoʻomau ʻana akā hōʻailona pū kekahi ua puka mai ka ʻenehana bio-based ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻokele nui o ka hana hou a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka ʻāpana polyurethane.

ʻO nā mea polyurethane, i kaulana no kā lākou hana kūikawā, ua hoʻohana nui ʻia ma nā ʻoihana koʻikoʻi e like me ke kūkulu ʻana, ka hana kaʻa, ka hoʻopili ʻana, a me ka mālama ola. Eia nō naʻe, ua hilinaʻi lōʻihi nā kaʻina hana kuʻuna i nā wahie fossil, a ʻo nā huahana hope loa he pinepine ʻaʻole hiki ke palaho, e kau ana i ka ʻoihana ma lalo o nā kaomi pālua o nā hopohopo kaiapuni a me nā palena kumuwaiwai. Ma ke kua o nā pahuhopu kūlike ʻole o ke kalapona honua, ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i nā lula kaiapuni, a me ka ulu ʻana o ka noi o nā mea kūʻai aku no nā huahana ʻōmaʻomaʻo, ʻo ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā ʻenehana polyurethane haʻahaʻa-haʻahaʻa, hiki ke hoʻohou ʻia, a me nā hana hou ʻana ua lilo i mea hiki ʻole ke pale ʻia no ka hoʻololi ʻana o ka ʻoihana. Kū nā ʻenehana ʻelua i koho pōkole ʻia ma ke ʻano he mau hoʻokō koʻikoʻi o kēia ʻano, e hāʻawi ana i nā hopena kūpono no ka hoʻololi ʻōmaʻomaʻo o ka ʻoihana polyurethane.

Ma waena o lākou, ua loaʻa iā Soleic® i hoʻomohala ʻia e Algenesis Labs ka mahalo nui no kona ʻano hana 100% bio-based a me ka hana kaiapuni maikaʻi loa. Ma ke ʻano he polyol polyester maʻemaʻe kiʻekiʻe, ua loaʻa iā Soleic® ka palapala hōʻoia ma lalo o ka Polokalamu BioPreferred® o ka US Department of Agriculture (USDA)—he ʻike koʻikoʻi e hōʻoia ana i kona kūlike me nā kūlana mana honua no ka ʻike bio-based, e hoʻopaʻa ana i kona kūlana ma ke ʻano he mea hou a aloha i ke kaiapuni. ʻAʻole e like me nā polyol polyester maʻamau i loaʻa mai nā mea hānai petroleum, aia ka hana hou a Soleic® i kāna kumu waiwai maka hoʻomau: hoʻohana ia i ka algae a me nā mea kanu ʻai ʻole ma ke ʻano he mau mea hana mua. ʻO Algae, kahi kumuwaiwai olaola me kahi pōʻaiapuni ulu pōkole loa a me ka hiki ke hānau hou, ʻaʻole pono wale ka ʻāina mahiʻai ʻole (e pale ana i ka hoʻokūkū me ka hana meaʻai) akā hoʻopili pū i ka nui o ke kalapona dioxide i ka wā ulu, e kōkua ana i ka hōʻemi ʻana i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana o ke kalapona. ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana i nā mea kanu ʻai ʻole e like me ka mauʻu a me ka hemp e hoʻonui hou i ka pono o ka hana hou ʻana i nā kumuwaiwai me ka hōʻemi ʻana i nā hoʻokuʻu ʻōpala mahiʻai.

ʻOi aku ka mea nui, ʻo nā huahana hope i hana ʻia me Soleic® e hōʻike ana i ka biodegradability piha maikaʻi loa. I nā wahi kūlohelohe (e like me ka lepo, ka wai kai, a i ʻole nā ​​​​kūlana composting ʻoihana), hiki ke hoʻopau loa ʻia kēia mau huahana e nā microorganism i loko o ka wai a me ke kalapona dioxide me ka waiho ʻole ʻana i nā koena ʻino, e hoʻoponopono pono ana i ka pilikia haumia microplastic i hoʻokumu ʻia e nā huahana polyurethane kuʻuna i hoʻolei ʻia. I kēia manawa, ua hoʻohana nui ʻia ʻo Soleic® i nā hua palupalu, nā uhi, nā mea hoʻopili, nā mea hoʻopili, a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe. ʻAʻole ia e hoʻokō wale i nā holomua i ka hana kaiapuni akā hoʻokō pū kekahi i nā kūlana alakaʻi ʻoihana i nā ʻōkuhi koʻikoʻi e like me nā waiwai mechanical a me ke kūpaʻa wela, e hoʻomaopopo maoli ana i ka "lanakila-lanakila" ma waena o ka launa pū ʻana o ke kaiapuni a me ka hana. Hāʻawi kēia i nā ʻoihana ma lalo me ke kākoʻo mea maka kumu no ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā huahana ʻōmaʻomaʻo.

ʻO kekahi ʻenehana i koho pōkole ʻia ʻo ia ka ʻōnaehana polyurethane foam ʻelua-ʻāpana HandiFoam® E84 i hoʻokuʻu ʻia e ICP. Me ke kālele ʻana i ka ʻenehana Hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) o ka hanauna hou, ke kālele nei kēia huahana i ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka pono o ka ikehu a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka hana kaiapuni, e loaʻa ana i ka UL GREENGUARD Gold Certification—he ʻike mana o kāna hoʻokuʻu haʻahaʻa Volatile Organic Compound (VOC). Hōʻoia kēia palapala hōʻoia ʻaʻole e hōʻino ʻo HandiFoam® E84 i ka maikaʻi o ka ea o loko i ka wā e hoʻohana ai, e lilo ia i huahana kiʻekiʻe e kaulike ana i ka palekana o ke kaiapuni a me ke olakino.

Ma ke ʻano o ka hana hou ʻenehana, ʻo ka mea puhi HFO i hoʻohana ʻia ma HandiFoam® E84 e lawelawe ma ke ʻano he koho ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ke kaiapuni i nā mea puhi Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) kuʻuna. Ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā HFC, he haʻahaʻa loa ka Global Warming Potential (GWP) o nā HFO, e hōʻemi nui ana i nā hoʻokuʻu kinoea ʻōmaʻomaʻo a me ka hōʻemi ʻana i ka pōʻino i ka papa ozone. Kūlike kēia me nā kulekele kaiapuni honua e kākoʻo ana i nā koi haʻahaʻa kalapona no nā refrigerants a me nā mea puhi. Ma ke ʻano he ʻelua ʻāpana polyurethane spray spray, haʻaheo ʻo HandiFoam® E84 i nā waiwai insulation thermal maikaʻi loa a me nā waiwai sila, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma ka ʻāpana pono ikehu hale. Ke hoʻopili ʻia i nā paia o waho, nā hakahaka puka/puka makani, a me nā kaupaku o nā hale, hana ia i kahi papa insulation mau a mānoanoa e hōʻemi nui ana i ka hoʻoili wela ma waena o nā wahi o loko a me waho, e hoʻohaʻahaʻa ana i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ikehu o nā ʻōnaehana ea a me ka hoʻomehana. Wahi a nā kuhi, hiki i nā hale e hoʻohana ana iā HandiFoam® E84 ke hoʻokō i ka hōʻemi 20%-30% i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ikehu, ʻaʻole wale e mālama i nā mea hoʻohana i nā kumukūʻai ikehu akā ke kākoʻo pū nei i ka ʻoihana kūkulu i ka hoʻokō ʻana i nā pahuhopu hōʻemi hoʻokuʻu kalapona. Eia kekahi, hāʻawi ka huahana i nā pono e like me ke kūkulu maʻalahi, ka hoʻōla wikiwiki ʻana, a me ka hoʻopili ikaika, e kūpono ana no nā ʻano like ʻole e like me nā hale noho, nā hale kalepa, nā hale kūʻai kaulahao anu, a me nā lako ʻoihana, no laila e kaena ana i nā manaʻolana noi mākeke ākea.

ʻO ka hoʻolaha ʻana o ka papa inoa pōkole o ka 2025 Polyurethane Innovation Award ʻaʻole wale ia e hōʻoia i nā hana hou o Algenesis Labs lāua ʻo ICP akā hōʻike pū kekahi i ke kuhikuhi hoʻomohala honua o ka ʻoihana polyurethane—ua lilo ka ʻenehana bio-based, nā ʻano haʻahaʻa-kalapona, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pōʻai i mau huaʻōlelo koʻikoʻi o ka hana hou ʻoihana. I waena o ke kaomi ʻana o ke kaiapuni, hiki i nā ʻoihana polyurethane ke loaʻa kahi lihi hoʻokūkū ma o ka nānā ʻana i ka R&D ʻenehana hoʻomau, me ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka palekana ecological honua a me ka hoʻokō ʻana i nā pahuhopu neutrality carbon. I ka wā e hiki mai ana, me ka emi hou ʻana o nā kumukūʻai mea maka bio-based a me ka hoʻomau ʻana o nā ʻenehana kaiapuni, manaʻo ʻia ka ʻoihana polyurethane e hoʻokō i kahi hoʻololi ʻōmaʻomaʻo piha, e hāʻawi ana i nā hopena mea ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ke kaiapuni, kūpono, a me ka hoʻomau no nā ʻano noi like ʻole.