{"id":3536,"date":"2026-10-16T08:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/polyurethane-pu\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:39:29","slug":"polyurethane-pu","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/polyurethane-pu\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyurethane (PU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Polyurethane<\/strong> (PU) can be processed as hard, elastic, or liquid depending on the formulation. This is why it appears in many places within the sports and artificial turf sector. <\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Application<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/backing-coating\/\">Backing:<\/a><\/strong> secures the fibers in the carrier fabric and is particularly moisture-resistant<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/artificial-grass-adhesive\/\">Artificial turf adhesive:<\/a><\/strong> joins seams and edges with permanent elasticity<\/li>\n<li><strong>Binding agent:<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/elastic-layer\/\">elastic layers<\/a> made of rubber granules<\/li>\n<li><strong>Running tracks and all-weather courts:<\/strong> as a synthetic surface, known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/tartan\/\">Tartan track<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PU surfaces are durable but benefit from regular cleaning \u2013 see <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/services\/synthetic-surface-cleaning\/\">synthetic floor cleaning<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyurethane is a versatile synthetic material. In artificial turf, it is used for backings, adhesives, elastic layers, and running track surfaces. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3536","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}