Statistical evaluation of the effect of formulation on the properties of crude glycerol polyurethane foams

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abstract

In our pursuit of developing ecofriendly materials, the effect of the main components of the formulation used for the preparation of polyurethane foams (PUFs) derived from unrefined crude glycerol (CG) has been systematically studied. A series of PUFs has been prepared using formulations with judicious variations of the percentage of each component. The physical properties of the resulting PUFs were measured and the data collected were statically treated using a four-way functional ANOVA method. From the ANOVA results, the paramount importance that the blowing agent and the surfactant have on the regulation of density and thermal conductivity of PUFs was recognized. Regarding the mechanical properties, the isocyanate content presented a dominant influence on the increase of Young's modulus, toughness and compressive stress of PUFs. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

keywords

ISOCYANATE INDEX; BLOWING AGENTS; LIQUEFACTION

subject category

Materials Science; Polymer Science

authors

Gama, NV; Silva, R; Costa, M; Barros-Timmons, A; Ferreira, A

our authors

foto Ana Margarida Madeira Viegas de Barros Timmon

Ana Margarida Madeira Viegas de Barros Timmon

Assistant Professor
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Artur Jorge Faria Ferreira

Professor Coordinator
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Marisa Célia da Silva Resende da Costa

Post-Doc Fellowship
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Nuno Vasco da Costa Gama Batista de Melo

Post-Doc Fellowship

Groups

1 - Inorganic Functional Nanomaterials and Organic-Inorganic Hybrids
3 - Carbon Materials, Composites and Functional Coatings
4 - Biorefineries, Biobased Materials and Recycling

Projects

CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UID/CTM/50011/2013)
Laboratório de Análises Térmicas (REEQ/515/CTM/2005)

acknowledgements

This work was developed within the scope of the project CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007679 (FCT Ref. UID/CTM/50011/2013), financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC and when appropriate co-financed by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement. Thermal Analysis Laboratory was funded by FEDER Funds through Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade - COMPETE and by National Funds through FCT under the project REEQ/515/CTM/2005. Marco Costa was partially supported by Portuguese funds through the CIDMA - Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications, and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (

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Publication Details

type
Journal Article
year
2016
journal
POLYMER TESTING
volume
56
publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
issn
0142-9418
digital object identifier
10.1016/j.polymertesting.2016.10.006
web of science article identifier
WOS:000389090500027

Journal Metrics (JCR 2019)

Journal Impact Factor
3.275
Journal Impact Factor (5 yrs)
3.269
category normalized journal percentile
80.712

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