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ISBN: 978-1-84735-035-0

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the memory of Dr Jack Buist, an exceptional personality in the field of polyurethane chemistry and technology. His vision on the advanced technologies in the polyurethane industry, his brilliant scientific activity leading to unanimous worldwide recognition, the exceptional career at ICI Polyurethanes, his work as founding editor of the international journal, Cellular Polymers and Progress has had great impact on the general worldwide development of polyurethane chemistry and polyurethane technology in the last five decades of the twentieth century. Dr Jack Buist will be forever, one of polyurethane's great men and has truly earned his place alongside Professor Otto Bayer, Professor Kurt C Frisch, Dr Adnan AR Sayigh, Dr Carlo Fiorentini and Dr Guenter Oertel...