Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes

Development of polyurethane foam (PUF) containing bio-based components is a complex process that requires extensive studies. This work reports on the production of rigid PUFs from polyol obtained via liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass with different isocyanate (NCO) indexes. Th...

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Main Authors: Umar Adli, Amran, Kushairi, Mohd Salleh, Sarani, Zakaria, Rasidi, Roslan, Chin, Hua Chia, Sharifah Nabihah, Syed Jaafar, Mohd Shaiful, Sajab, Marhaini, Mostapha
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author Umar Adli, Amran
Kushairi, Mohd Salleh
Sarani, Zakaria
Rasidi, Roslan
Chin, Hua Chia
Sharifah Nabihah, Syed Jaafar
Mohd Shaiful, Sajab
Marhaini, Mostapha
author_facet Umar Adli, Amran
Kushairi, Mohd Salleh
Sarani, Zakaria
Rasidi, Roslan
Chin, Hua Chia
Sharifah Nabihah, Syed Jaafar
Mohd Shaiful, Sajab
Marhaini, Mostapha
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description Development of polyurethane foam (PUF) containing bio-based components is a complex process that requires extensive studies. This work reports on the production of rigid PUFs from polyol obtained via liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass with different isocyanate (NCO) indexes. The effect of the NCO index on the physical, chemical and compressive properties of the liquefied EFB-based PUF (EFBPUF) was evaluated. The EFBPUFs showed a unique set of properties at each NCO index. Foaming properties had affected the apparent density and cellular morphology of the EFBPUFs. Increasing NCO index had increased the crosslink density and dimensional stability of the EFBPUFs via formation of isocyanurates, which had also increased their thermal stability. Combination of both foaming properties and crosslink density of the EFBPUFs had influenced their respective compressive properties. The EFBPUF produced at the NCO index of 120 showed the optimum compressive strength and released the least toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) gas under thermal degradation. The normalized compressive strength of the EFBPUF at the NCO index of 120 is also comparable with the strength of the PUF produced using petrochemical polyol.
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spelling ump-322622022-01-10T00:56:52Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32262/ Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes Umar Adli, Amran Kushairi, Mohd Salleh Sarani, Zakaria Rasidi, Roslan Chin, Hua Chia Sharifah Nabihah, Syed Jaafar Mohd Shaiful, Sajab Marhaini, Mostapha QD Chemistry TP Chemical technology Development of polyurethane foam (PUF) containing bio-based components is a complex process that requires extensive studies. This work reports on the production of rigid PUFs from polyol obtained via liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass with different isocyanate (NCO) indexes. The effect of the NCO index on the physical, chemical and compressive properties of the liquefied EFB-based PUF (EFBPUF) was evaluated. The EFBPUFs showed a unique set of properties at each NCO index. Foaming properties had affected the apparent density and cellular morphology of the EFBPUFs. Increasing NCO index had increased the crosslink density and dimensional stability of the EFBPUFs via formation of isocyanurates, which had also increased their thermal stability. Combination of both foaming properties and crosslink density of the EFBPUFs had influenced their respective compressive properties. The EFBPUF produced at the NCO index of 120 showed the optimum compressive strength and released the least toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) gas under thermal degradation. The normalized compressive strength of the EFBPUF at the NCO index of 120 is also comparable with the strength of the PUF produced using petrochemical polyol. MDPI 2021-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32262/1/Production%20of%20rigid%20polyurethane%20foams%20using%20polyol.pdf Umar Adli, Amran and Kushairi, Mohd Salleh and Sarani, Zakaria and Rasidi, Roslan and Chin, Hua Chia and Sharifah Nabihah, Syed Jaafar and Mohd Shaiful, Sajab and Marhaini, Mostapha (2021) Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes. Polymers, 13 (18). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2073-4360. (Published) https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13183072 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13183072
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
Umar Adli, Amran
Kushairi, Mohd Salleh
Sarani, Zakaria
Rasidi, Roslan
Chin, Hua Chia
Sharifah Nabihah, Syed Jaafar
Mohd Shaiful, Sajab
Marhaini, Mostapha
Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes
title Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes
title_full Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes
title_fullStr Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes
title_full_unstemmed Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes
title_short Production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: Variation of isocyanate indexes
title_sort production of rigid polyurethane foams using polyol from liquefied oil palm biomass: variation of isocyanate indexes
topic QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
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