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Biodegradable, Flame-Retardant, and Bio-Based Rigid Polyurethane/Polyisocyanurate Foams for Thermal Insulation Application

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Borowicz, Marcin, Paciorek-Sadowska, Joanna, Lubczak, Jacek, Czupryński, Bogusław·2019·Polymers
DOI 10.3390/polym11111816PMC PMC6918136
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This article raised the issue of studies on the use of new bio-polyol based on white mustard seed oil and 2,2’-thiodiethanol (3-thiapentane-1,5-diol) for the synthesis of rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate (RPU/PIR) foams. For this purpose, new formulations of polyurethane materials were prepared. Formulations contained bio-polyol content from 0 to 0.4 chemical equivalents of hydroxyl groups. An industrial flame retardant, tri(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) phosphate (Antiblaze TCMP), was added to half of the formulations. Basic foaming process parameters and functional properties, such as apparent density, compressive strength, brittleness, absorbability and water absorption, aging resistance, thermal conductivity coefficient λ, structure of materials, and flammability were examined. The susceptibility of the foams to biodegradation in soil was also examined. The increase in the bio-polyol content caused a slight increase in processing times. Also, it was noted that the use of bio-polyol had a positive effect on the functional properties of obtained RPU/PIR foams. Foams modified by bio-polyol based on mustard seed oil showed lower apparent density, brittleness, compressive strength, and absorbability and water absorption, as well as thermal conductivity, compared to the reference (unmodified) foams. Furthermore, the obtained materials were more resistant to aging and more susceptible to biodegradation.

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  • PUR biocomposite foams may be comparable to commercially available ones only at 0.40-0.55 PURb/WS ratios (≥250 kPa).

    “This shows that the PUR biocomposite foams may be comparable to commercially available ones only at 0.40–0.55 PURb/WS ratios (≥250 kPa) [54].”

    From Research of Wood Waste as a Potential Filler for Loose-Fill Building Insulation: Appropriate Selection and Incorporation into Polyurethane Biocomposite Foams (2020) · cites this paper as [54]

    Section 3.2 (page unavailable) says the studied foams had compressive strength above 250 kPa and remained satisfactory compared with commercial materials. It does not give a 0.40–0.55 PURb/WS range or say that comparability is limited to those ratios; the study concerns mustard-seed-oil-based RPU/PIR foams. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Borowicz, M., Paciorek-Sadowska, J., Lubczak, J., & Czupryński, B.
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  • Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (PL)
  • Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Institute of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland
  • Rzeszów University of Technology (PL)
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Borowicz, Marcin
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Polymers
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MDPI AG
Published
2019-11-05
Volume
11
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11
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1816
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2073-4360 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/polym11111816
PMC
PMC6918136
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  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer Foaming and Composites
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Keywords
rigid polyurethane foam, polyisocyanurate foam, bio-based polyols, 2,2'-thiodiethanol, flame retardancy, thermal insulation, soil biodegradation, thermal conductivity, water absorption, compressive strength, brittleness, aging resistance, flammability

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