PU Foams Resistance Against Natural Weathering Aging: The Effect of Coffee Husk Residues in Different Contents

LS Maia, NC Zanini, PH Camani, SF Medeiros… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
Due to high consumption and high demand for polyurethane (PU) foams, they are usually
exposed to the environment, suffering the influence and action of weathering. Then, this …

Influence of recycled polyurethane polyol on the properties of flexible polyurethane foams

N Kraitape, C Thongpin - Energy Procedia, 2016 - Elsevier
Flexible PU foam was synthesized by using recycled PU foam polyol (Infrigreen) which
contain 4 functionality obtained from glycolysis wasted PU foam, as a polyol. PU foam is …

Durability of a Soya‐Derived Flexible PU Foam for Mattresses: Effects of Different Artificial Aging

L D'Arienzo, L Incarnato, S Rinaldi… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this work is to investigate the durability on long timescales of an innovative
sustainable soy‐derived PU flexible foam used for mattresses fabrication. The foam samples …

Curcumin as a natural compound in the synthesis of rigid polyurethane foams with enhanced mechanical, antibacterial and anti-ageing properties

N Sienkiewicz, S Członka, A Kairyte, S Vaitkus - Polymer testing, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents the effect of natural compound (E, E)-1, 7-bis (4-Hydroxy-3-
methoxyphenyl)-1, 6-heptadiene-3, 5-dione (curcumin) on the antibacterial, anti-aging …

Modification of flexible polyurethane foams by the addition of natural origin fillers

A Bryśkiewicz, M Zieleniewska, K Przyjemska… - Polymer Degradation …, 2016 - Elsevier
A series of flexible polyurethane foams (FPFs) with the addition of substrates from
renewable resources were prepared, in order to investigate the influence of these fillers on …

Assessment of the degradation of polyurethane foams after artificial and natural ageing by using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and headspace …

A Lattuati-Derieux, S Thao-Heu, B Lavédrine - Journal of Chromatography …, 2011 - Elsevier
Polyurethane foams are widely present in museum collections either as part of the artefacts,
or as a material for their conservation. Unfortunately many of PU foam artefacts are in poor …

Recycling of different types of polyurethane foam wastes via acidolysis to produce polyurethane coatings

B Godinho, N Gama, A Barros-Timmons… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aiming to minimize the issues associated with the disposal of polymers, in this work
polyurethanes foams (PUF) scraps were recycled using dicarboxylic acids (DA). Different …

Nutmeg filler as a natural compound for the production of polyurethane composite foams with antibacterial and anti-aging properties

S Członka, A Strąkowska, A Kairytė, A Kremensas - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) composite foams were successfully reinforced with different
concentrations (1 wt%, 2 wt%, 5 wt%) of nutmeg filler. The effect of nutmeg filler …

Effect of walnut shells and silanized walnut shells on the mechanical and thermal properties of rigid polyurethane foams

S Członka, A Strąkowska, A Kairytė - Polymer testing, 2020 - Elsevier
In the study walnut shells (WS) and silanized walnut shells (S_WS) were used as cellulosic
fillers for novel polyurethane (PU) composite foams. The impact of 1, 2 and 5 wt% of WS and …

Colored polyurethane foams with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties

S Członka, N Sienkiewicz, A Kairytė, S Vaitkus - Polymer Testing, 2019 - Elsevier
Very often, colored polyurethane (PU) foams are used in the industry, but until now the
influence of the dye on the properties of PU foams has not been evaluated. Because of this …