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The authors are thankful to Dr. P. Sadhukhan (Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Akron, OH) for different rubber samples Dr. T. Medintseva (the Semenov s Instimte of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russia) for TPV samples Dr. N. Dutta (University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia) for the samples of SEBS filled with oil Dr. Z. Petrovich (Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KA) for PU samples, and NIST/ATP Award 70NANB4H3055 for financial support. 

When triglycerides are used as the substrate, the final product is a triglyceride functionalized with hydroxymethyl groups. One hydroformylation process uses the less expensive cobalt catalyst, requires more harsh process conditions, and generally results in lower yields of the aldehyde products. This approach was investigated by Petrovic et al. at the Pittsburg State University [141]. The typical reaction scheme is outlined in Fig. 20. 

Soy Oil Systems successfully developed new polyols based on soybean oil oxidation (oxygen blown oils). Many other companies and research centres are involved in serious research on the valorification of natural renewable resources by transforming them into polyols and into PU. Very important research on unsaturated vegetable oil, chemical transformation into polyols for PU were developed in Pittsburg State University, Kansas (under Professor Zoran Petrovic), Henkel and Cognis (Sovermol polyols), Unichema (dimer acids and dimer diols etc.), Bayer, Cargill and other companies. 

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