BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS EARN TWO BEST-IN-CATEGORY AWARDS AT POLYURETHANES CONFERENCE 2004

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BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS EARN TWO BEST-IN-CATEGORY AWARDS AT POLYURETHANES CONFERENCE 2004
25 October 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG

Bayer MaterialScience, one of the world’s largest producers of polyurethanes and other high-performance polymers, once again demonstrated its expertise and commitment to the industry at the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry’s Polyurethanes Technical Conference 2004.

Polyurethane researchers from Bayer MaterialScience took home two Best Presentation awards for their presentations discussing diisocyanate exposures and the use of cyclopentane blown rigid foam as pipe insulation.

In the Environment, Health & Safety Category, the Best Presentation award went to Biomonitoring of Diisocyanate Exposures: Pitfalls and Promises, by Ronald N. Shiotsuka, Ph.D., the principal toxicologist for Bayer MaterialScience. His paper described the biochemical reactivity of diisocyanates as it relates to the most commonly used analytical procedures for biomonitoring with emphasis on the limitations of how such data are interpreted.

In addition, Michael A. Dobransky, research scientist with Bayer MaterialScience, received the Best Presentation award in the Construction Category, for his paper titled High Temperature Performance of Cyclopentane Blown Rigid Foam Spray Systems for Pipe Insulation. This paper explained Dobransky’s research to determine if high-temperature cyclopentane-blown polyurethane foam can replace CFC- or HCFC-blown pipe insulation.

Other Bayer MaterialScience papers presented at API included:

Adventures in Transportation, Robert Blake, head of Bayer Corporation’s Distribution Safety Services group.

Studies of Composites Made with Baypreg F: Component Selection for Optimal Mechanical Properties, Ronald Cageao, Ph.D., a research scientist in the Composite Materials Group for Bayer MaterialScience; James Lorenzo, an engineer in the Applications Engineering Group at Bayer MaterialScience; and Dr. Klaus Franken, an engineer in the Polyurethanes Business Unit with Bayer AG.

Biomonitoring of Diisocyanate Exposures: Pitfalls and Promises, Ronald N. Shiotsuka, Ph.D., principal toxicologist for Bayer MaterialScience. Shiotsuka received the Best Presentation award in the Environment, Health & Safety Category for this paper.

CoreFlex: Flexible Core-Changing System for Refrigerated Cabinet Production Lines, Dave Hanne, senior technical sales specialist, Hennecke Machinery Group, a business unit of Bayer MaterialScience; and Kurt Pieper, general sales manager of Refrigerated Appliances, Hennecke GmbH.

New Isocyanate Technology for the Reduction of Flammability in Low-Density Flexible Foams, Dr. Bryan Kaushiva and Dr. James Garrett, research scientists with Bayer MaterialScience.

Balancing Foam System Economics and Performance with Reduced Levels of HFC 245fa, Dr. Steven Schilling, Sr., principal scientist, and Edward Ball, technical manager, both with Bayer MaterialScience.

Hennecke’s NafpurTec and CompurTec Equipment Technology for Lightweight Automotive Moldings, Barry Metzler, senior technical sales specialist for Bayer MaterialScience.

Novel Modifier Polyol for Processing and Performance Enhancement of Slabstock Foam, Dr. Nathan Anderson, research scientist with Bayer MaterialScience, Dr. Stanley Hager, Veril Jividen, Glenn DePhillipo, and Jeffrey George, all with Bayer MaterialScience.

Tack Measurement of Heat-Activated Polyurethane Adhesives, Dr. Jeffrey Dormish, a principal scientist in the Business Development group with Bayer MaterialScience.

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