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Polymers
BASF’s Elastollan stars in bicycle tube
by Melody M. Bomgardner
October 24, 2020
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 98, Issue 41
BASF and the bicycle-tube maker Schwalbe say new tire tubes made entirely of BASF’s Elastollan-brand thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) can reduce the risk—and danger—of a sudden flat tire. The TPU version has higher puncture resistance than traditional butyl rubber tubes. It is also 40% lighter, as well as recyclable and easy to assemble, the firms say.
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