Renewable polymers and plastics: Performance beyond the green

A Pellis, M Malinconico, A Guarneri, L Gardossi - New Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable bio-based polymers are one of the effective answers that the bioeconomy offers
to solve the environmental emergency connected to plastics and more specifically fossil …

Polyurethane insulation and household products–A systematic review of their impact on indoor environmental quality

D Naldzhiev, D Mumovic, M Strlic - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
We systematically review the impact of polyurethane insulation and polyurethane household
products on the indoor environmental quality of buildings. The review breaks down …

Mechanical, thermal and fire performance of an inorganic-organic insulation material composed of hollow glass microspheres and phenolic resin

H Yang, Y Jiang, H Liu, D Xie, C Wan, H Pan… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Organic foamy materials possess good thermal insulation properties and
inorganic materials are non-combustible. Hence, it is possible to develop a kind of organic …

Fully bio-based thermosetting polyurethanes from bio-based polyols and isocyanates

R Morales-Cerrada, R Tavernier, S Caillol - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The trend towards the utilization of bioresources for the manufacturing of polymers has led
industry players to bring to the market new monomers. In this work, we studied 3 …

The influence of crude glycerol and castor oil-based polyol on the structure and performance of rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate foams

A Hejna, M Kirpluks, P Kosmela, U Cabulis… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, biopolyol obtained from two types of industrial crops' processing products: crude
glycerol and castor oil was used for preparation or rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate …

[HTML][HTML] Natural fiber reinforced expandable graphite filled composites: Evaluation of the flame retardancy, thermal and mechanical performances

P Khalili, KY Tshai, I Kong - Composites part A: applied science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Expandable graphite (EG) weighing 3 wt%, 5 wt% and 7 wt% was incorporated into 20 wt%
natural fiber (NF) reinforced epoxy and these composites were characterized using Bunsen …

Facile fabrication of starch-based, synergistic intumescent and halogen-free flame retardant strategy with expandable graphite in enhancing the fire safety of …

Y Xia, W Chai, Y Liu, X Su, C Liao, M Gao, Y Li… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aimed at improving the efficiency of bio-based flame retardants, a starch-based, chemical-
physical synergistic intumescent and halogen-free flame retardant system has been …

Biodegradable, flame-retardant, and bio-based rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foams for thermal insulation application

M Borowicz, J Paciorek-Sadowska, J Lubczak… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Synthesis of a novel phosphorus and nitrogen-containing flame retardant and its application in rigid polyurethane foam with expandable graphite

Z Zhang, D Li, M Xu, B Li - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel phosphorus and nitrogen containing flame retardant named 1, 4-bis (Diethyl
methylenephosphonate) piperazine (BDEMPP) was synthesized. The chemical structures of …

[HTML][HTML] Fire phenomena of rigid polyurethane foams

M Günther, A Lorenzetti, B Schartel - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rigid polyurethane foams (RPUFs) typically exhibit low thermal inertia, resulting in short
ignition times and rapid flame spread. In this study, the fire phenomena of RPUFs were …