Enhanced dispersion of lignin in pet polyols for improved thermal insulation of polyurethane foams
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Paper/Presentation Title | Enhanced dispersion of lignin in pet polyols for improved thermal insulation of polyurethane foams |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Haridevan, Hima, Birnie, David, Evans, David A.C., Martin, Darren J. and Annamalai, Pratheep K. |
Journal Citation | pp. 186-190 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISBN | 9781713830757 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111559880&partnerID=40&md5=e11e7f93fecd71c419ed5df3c9f86c33 |
Conference/Event | Annual Technical Conference for Plastic Professionals (ANTEC 2021) |
Event Details | Annual Technical Conference for Plastic Professionals (ANTEC 2021) Delivery In person Event Date 10 to end of 21 May 2021 Event Location Online |
Abstract | The incorporation of technical lignin, a multifunctional natural polymer, into rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) for the enhancement of thermal insulation performance has gained increasing interest in academia and industry. However, the structural complexity of technical lignin hinders its dispersion in the polyols commonly used for the preparation of RPUF. Poor dispersion of technical lignin in polyols inhibits the chemical reactions and limits the potential improvement in the thermal and mechanical properties of RPUF. Herein we report enhanced dispersion of unmodified kraft lignin, at a loading of 3% wt. in a mixture of glycerol and an aromatic polyester polyol (20:80) for the preparation of RPUF. It has improved the insulation property by 30% while retaining its mechanical performance compared to the control RPUF without lignin. Such a level of improvement, to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported in RPUF using chemically unmodified lignin to date. This is attributed to the enhanced dispersion of the kraft lignin in the polyol blend causing changes in the cell morphology of the resultant RPUF, as supported by microscopic and rheological analysis. To this end, the insights into the influence of kraft lignin on the polyol-precursor on the properties of the RPUF are discussed |
Keywords | Alcohols |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 340302. Macromolecular materials |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z23v6/enhanced-dispersion-of-lignin-in-pet-polyols-for-improved-thermal-insulation-of-polyurethane-foams
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