Furacure (PFA) - A new generation of poly-furfural alcohol “PFA” bio-based polymers derived from biomass. These resins can be used as a matrix resin in a variety of applications including advanced composites.

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Summary of the technology

Furacure has a moderate-high viscosity. These grades are typically accelerated through the use of strong acidic catalysts with cured material exhibiting the thermal performance and FST values associated with these systems.

Details of the Technology Offer

Furacure has a moderate-high viscosity. These grades are typically accelerated through the use of strong acidic catalysts with cured material exhibiting the thermal performance and FST values associated with these systems.

PFA resins offer excellent thermal performance and are inherently fire resistant.

The key properties include:

• REACH compliant polymer

• Low residual monomer levels

• Bio based grade

• High thermal performance

Current development status

Commercially available technologies

Desired business relationship

Technology development

New technology applications

Adaptation of technology to other markets

Related Keywords

  • Industrial manufacturing, Material and Transport Technologies
  • Plastics, Polymers
  • Chemical Technology and Engineering
  • Bio- Composites
  • Biobased chemical building blocks
  • Protecting Man and Environment
  • Polymer-based composites
  • resin
  • sustainability
  • prepreg
  • pfa

About Bitrez Limited

Bitrez is a Queen's Award winning, R&D focused resin-manufacturing organisation that offers an extensive range of highly innovative materials developed for an equally broad range of markets and applications within the Composites, Coatings, Adhesive and Insulation (casting / encapsulation) sectors.

Products include Amino and Amino-triazine, Epoxy, Phenolic, Vinyl Ester, Benzoxazine and Phenol-Aralkyl resins along with a range of complimentary curing agents and catalysts.

In the recent past, whilst our focus has always remained the development of high performance polymers, we have adapted many of our chemistries to be compliant with REACH, the European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals, which came into force on 1st June 2007.

However, during the past 12-18 months, a key focus has been the further development of our range of Green chemistry, focusing on bio-epoxy, bio-based curing agents and bio-phenolic (PFA), formulated for processing via numerous methods.

Rapid response and flexibility are combined with in-house R&D offering controlled design, development and implementation programmes, including pilot plant to assure new and existing customers of timely, effective solutions to their resin requirements.

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