Title: METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF ALDEHYDE EMISSION IN POLYURETHANE FOAM

Number/Link: WO2017/134296

Applicant/Assignee: Huntsman

Publication Date: 10 August 2017

“Gist”: Cyanoacetamide is used as aldehyde scavenger

Why it is interesting: Reduction of aldehyde emissions from (especially flexible) polyurethane foams remains an important issue and has already been discussed a number of times on this blog. According to this case the use of (pref) 0.05 to 0.5 pbw of cyanoacetamide in a flexible foam formulation will reduce the emission of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, and possibly of higher aldehydes as well.
While an interesting compound, the use of cyanoacetamide in polyurethanes is not new and the effect is hardly surprising.

Cyanoacetamide