Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams
The management of by-products and waste from agriculture and the agri-food industry is a challenge for the plastics industry. Flexible polyurethane foams (EPPUR) containing ground corncake from corn oil production were obtained. The influence of the bio-filler on the physico-mechanical and thermal p...
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| author | Joanna Paciorek-Sadowska Marcin Borowicz Marek Isbrandt |
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| description | The management of by-products and waste from agriculture and the agri-food industry is a challenge for the plastics industry. Flexible polyurethane foams (EPPUR) containing ground corncake from corn oil production were obtained. The influence of the bio-filler on the physico-mechanical and thermal properties of synthesized flexible polyurethane foams was investigated. The content of corncake ranged from 0 php (part per 100 parts of polyol) to 10 php. Open-cell flexible polyurethane foams with a favorable comfort factor were obtained. The lower reactivity of the developed polyurethane systems was conducive to the formation of cells of slightly smaller sizes but of a more regular shape in comparison with the foam not modified with the bio-filler. Measurements of the mechanical properties indicated that the modified foams held had similar or even better properties than the reference sample without bio-filler. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b134023cbcc41ec95685db4183086cc2023-11-19T08:42:55ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602023-08-011517352910.3390/polym15173529Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane FoamsJoanna Paciorek-Sadowska0Marcin Borowicz1Marek Isbrandt2Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polyurethanes, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, J. K. Chodkiewicza Street 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandThe management of by-products and waste from agriculture and the agri-food industry is a challenge for the plastics industry. Flexible polyurethane foams (EPPUR) containing ground corncake from corn oil production were obtained. The influence of the bio-filler on the physico-mechanical and thermal properties of synthesized flexible polyurethane foams was investigated. The content of corncake ranged from 0 php (part per 100 parts of polyol) to 10 php. Open-cell flexible polyurethane foams with a favorable comfort factor were obtained. The lower reactivity of the developed polyurethane systems was conducive to the formation of cells of slightly smaller sizes but of a more regular shape in comparison with the foam not modified with the bio-filler. Measurements of the mechanical properties indicated that the modified foams held had similar or even better properties than the reference sample without bio-filler.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/17/3529flexible polyurethane foamsbio-fillerpolyurethane propertiescorncake |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Paciorek-Sadowska Marcin Borowicz Marek Isbrandt Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams Polymers flexible polyurethane foams bio-filler polyurethane properties corncake |
| title | Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Effect of Waste from Agricultural Production on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams |
| title_sort | evaluation of the effect of waste from agricultural production on the properties of flexible polyurethane foams |
| topic | flexible polyurethane foams bio-filler polyurethane properties corncake |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/17/3529 |
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