Comparison Chart | |||
OPC's PPU | OPC's WBPU | Traditional Wet Process PU | |
Process | Energy consumption 3 times less than traditional PU, CO2 emission at least 75% less than traditional PU process | Lower energy consumption, lower CO2 emission | Wet process PU machines and DMF recovery distillation facility consume a lot of energy and emit a lot of CO2 |
Organic Solvent | No DMF used | No DMF used | Uses organic solvent as dispersion agent, quite a lot used in the process |
Characteristics | Durable, firm, great physical strength performance, high rebound resilience | Great physical strength performance, lightweight, texture adjustable from very soft to very hard spectrum, foaming can create breathable & vapor-permeable effect | Good hand feel, PU easily processed, but the process is complicated |
Yellowing, Hydrolysis- Resistance |
Hydrolysis-resistant; anti-yellowing |
Hydrolysis-resistant; more anti-yellowing than PPU |
Can be hydrolysis-resistant; be anti-yellowing |
Heavy Metal | Heavy metal free | Heavy metal free | Can be heavy metal free |
Odor | No irritating smell | No irritating smell | Solvent odor can remain in product |
Heat Tolerance | High heat tolerance | High heat tolerance | Possibility of residual organic solvent |