Life cycle assessment of fossil-and bio-based polyurethane foams: a review

R Silva, A Barros-Timmons, P Quinteiro - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PUF) foam market has grown rapidly in recent years due to its wide variety of
applications. Their environmental impact is a matter of significant concern as so far, the …

Fatigue behaviour of closed-cell polyurethane rigid foams

DA Șerban, E Linul - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the compression-compression fatigue behaviour of polyurethane
rigid (PUR) foams of three relative densities (RDs): 0.0854, 0.1239 and 0.2564 respectively …

Management of ground tire rubber waste by incorporation into polyurethane-based composite foams

A Hejna, P Kosmela, A Olszewski, Ł Zedler… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Rapid economic growth implicated the developing multiple industry sectors, including the
automotive branch, increasing waste generation since recycling and utilization methods …

The impact of isocyanate index and filler functionalities on the performance of flexible foamed polyurethane/ground tire rubber composites

A Olszewski, P Kosmela, A Piasecki, M Barczewski… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The structure and performance of polyurethane (PU) foams are strongly driven by the
stoichiometry of the polyaddition reaction, quantitatively described by the isocyanate index. It …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical and thermal properties of polyisocyanurate rigid foams reinforced with agricultural waste

M Lazo, I Puga, MA Macías, A Barragán… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alternatives to polymer reinforcement, adding value to agro-industrial byproducts, are
emerging to develop sustainable materials and cost-effective industrial applications. The …

Sustainable production of yeast oil from rice straw hydrolysate by Pseudozyma parantarctica through fed-batch cultivation for bio-polyurethane foam formation

T Samranrit, K Ngernsombat, S Ritthisorn… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rice straw serves as an alternative feedstock for yeast oil (YO) production and bio-
polyurethane (BPU) foam formation. This study optimized yeast growth and YO production …

Highly Electroconductive Metal-Polymer Hybrid Foams Based on Silver Nanowires: Manufacturing and Characterization

P Linul, R Bănică, O Grad, E Linul, N Vaszilcsin - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Due to their electroconductive properties, flexible open-cell polyurethane foam/silver
nanowire (PUF/AgNW) structures can provide an alternative for the construction of cheap …

The impact of hybrid flame retardant compositions on the performance of foamed flexible polyurethane/ground tire rubber composites

P Kosmela, A Olszewski, M Barczewski… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
Current sustainability-oriented trends affect polyurethane (PU) materials and stimulate the
incorporation of recycled or waste-based materials as fillers. Ground tire rubber (GTR) poses …

Influence of surface-modified montmorillonite clays on the properties of elastomeric thin layer nanocomposites

A Olszewski, A Ławniczak, P Kosmela, M Strąkowski… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, polyurethane nanocomposites have attracted more attention due to the
massive demand for materials with increasingly exceptional mechanical, optical, electrical …

Optimizing the preparation parameters of eco‐friendly flexible polyurethane foams derived from a corn‐based bio‐polyol

JH Park, KI Jo, IJ Kim, T Kwon, S Yu… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Corn‐based bio‐polyol is employed as an alternative for petroleum‐based polyol to prepare
an eco‐friendly polyurethane (PU) foam via a one‐shot method. By varying ratio of gelling …