This book was originally an MSc thesis and can be described as 'data in the raw'. The work itself provides new insights into the process of foaming in polyurethane foams. This publication will be ideal for technologists working in the polyurethane foam industry. The introduction to the book includes a discussion on the advantages and possible pitfalls of studying polyurethane foams. This is followed by an authoritative literature survey, providing a useful assessment of the research to b306.

This review aims to introduce the chemistry of polyurethanes, and to examine the different techniques which may be used to analyse these polymers. The characterisation of polyurethane starting materials, cure reaction, polymer structures and molecular c099, and additives, and their relationship to the final properties of the polymer are all outlined. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database gives useful references for further reading.