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Tailoring Mechanical Properties of Rigid Polyurethane Foams by Sorbitol and Corn Derived Biopolyol Mixtures
(ACS, 2015-10-28)
Sorbitol arises to be a strong candidate for renewably sourced polyol synthesis. Moreover, processes for extracting sorbitol directly from cellulosic materials are effective, and materials such as agroforestry residues ...
Base catalysed depolymerization of lignin: Influence of organosolv lignin nature
(2014-07)
Three different lignins obtained from olive tree pruning by organosolv processes
(acetosolv, formosolv and acetosolv/formosolv) were depolymerized by alkaline hydrolysis in a batch reactor to produce high value added ...
Cellulose nanocrystals reinforced environmentally-friendly waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites
(Elsevier, 2016-10)
Focusing on eco-friendly materials, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) have gained attention as nanoreinforcement due to their exceptional properties conferred by the elevated length/diameter aspect ratio and high specific ...
Effect of different organosolv treatments on the structure and properties of olive tree pruning lignin
(Elsevier, 2014-05-25)
Different organosolv processes (acetosolv, formosolv and acetosolv/formosolv) were applied to extract lignin from olive tree pruning. Obtained lignins were characterized by several methods to determine their composition, ...
Flexible polyurethane foams based on 100% renewably sourced polyols
(Elsevier, 2014-10-5)
Since polyol is one of the major components in polyurethane foam synthesis, introducing renewably
sourced polyols in the foam formulation leads to materials with high renewable carbon content. A series of
flexible ...
Enzymatically produced cellulose nanocrystals as reinforcement for waterborne polyurethane and its applications
(Elsevier Ltd., 2021-02)
[EN] Waterborne polyurethanes (WBPUs) have been proposed as ecofriendly elastomers with several applications in coatings and adhesives. WBPU’s physicochemical properties can be enhanced by the addition of cellulose ...
Properties of flexible polyurethane foams with isocyanate functionalized lignin
(Elsevier, 2017-02-20)
A commercial kraft lignin (k-lignin) was successfully functionalized by means of the reaction of an isocyanate group from isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) with hydroxyl groups present in lignin (k-IPDI), for their further ...
Thermally-responsive biopolyurethanes from a biobased diisocyanate
(Elsevier, 2015-09)
In this work, segmented biopolyurethanes with thermally-activated shape-memory properties were synthesized and characterized. All the employed starting materials were derived from renewable sources. The macrodiol, which ...
Thermoplastic polyurethanes with glycolysate intermediates from polyurethane waste recycling.
(Elsevier, 2017-10)
The polyol is a major component in polyurethane formulations and therefore introducing to the formulation recycled polyol (obtained during decomposition process) allows decreasing the usage of pure petrochemical components. ...
Two different incorporation routes of cellulose nanocrystals in waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites
(Elsevier, 2016-03)
The renewability, availability and low-cost of eco-friendly cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), have gaining attention for nanocomposites preparation due to their unique properties in the nanoscale and their water dispersibility, ...