Soybean foam crops up in sofas
By: Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers
Aug. 25, 2007 12:00 AM
""The hottest trend in furniture is hidden in the seat cushions.
Soybean-based foam is cropping up in sofas and chairs. The new product reduces the amount of petroleum used in polyurethane foam, the core material in cushions. The innovation comes at a time of rising concern over petroleum prices and the availability of raw materials...""
""The new type of foam was born after Cargill, the agricultural products giant in Minnesota, and the Kansas Polymer Research Center developed the product BiOH, a soybean oil.
For every 1 million pounds of BiOH polyols that replace petroleum polyols in flexible foams, 2,200 barrels of crude oil are saved.
Manufacturing soy-based polyol requires 61 percent less non-renewable energy, and soy polyol produces 36 percent less emissions...
The first generation of Preserve foam uses 10 to 20 percent soy product, about 1 to 2 pounds of soy in a standard-size sofa. Foam made with larger amounts of soy emitted an odor, said Bobby Bush, Hickory Springs' vice president of foam and environmental technology.
'It smelled like burnt popcorn,' Bush said. 'Some people thought it smelled like burnt motor oil.'""
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7 comments:
Soybeans are one of the natural and powerful source of nature and if they are added into the sofa then i think that it will be very useful as mentioned in the article. Well i didn't have got a chance to avail the opportunity to purchase the same..
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Steve
leather sofas
The first generation of Preserve foam uses 10 to 20 percent soy product, about 1 to 2 pounds of soy in a standard-size sofa. Foam made with larger amounts of soy emitted an odor, said Bobby Bush, Hickory Springs' vice president of foam and environmental technology.
"It smelled like burnt popcorn," Bush said. "Some people thought it smelled like burnt motor oil."
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Ritu
sofas
sofas
That's no doubt a good start to educate people b'coz the way petroleum prices are increasing this might help to lower down the use of petroleum products which will be very good for all of us.
"google"
well this is a great blog.it is true that if we are not awear now it means we are facing a lot of problem in our future.i am agree in this blog.
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george
www.google.com
well i appriciate to this blog because after some time the price of petroleum will gone so high so it's agreat start to use our mind n save petroleum.
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sam
www.google.com
My primary concern with this article was the fact that those with food allergies to Soy may suffer from the new Soy foam in sofas and other products. Many items containing the soy may not be clearly posted, therefore an unknowing person who has severe/sensitive allergies to soy may break out in a rash, hives, or a more severe reaction.
I agree that the use of natural products is good- but items containing food products (especially those that are one the the most common allergies) should be clearly labeled. And the use of non-soy based items still need to be offered in the future, as an alternative to those allergic to soy.
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