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Branched polyols based on oleic acid for production of polyurethane foams reinforced with bamboo fiber

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Fatty acids and bamboo fiber (BF) are abundant and renewable materials that have great potential application in the production of high-valued chemical products. In this work, polyurethane foams (PUFs) with remarkable mechanical and thermal properties were synthesized using OAPs (polyols-based on oleic acid (OA), an important fatty acid) and polymeric isocyanates. PUFs were reinforced with BF. Novel OAPs were prepared from OA through a process consisting of hydroxylation, carboxylation, and esterification. The strategy afforded branched polyols with high content of primary hydroxyls. Phthalic anhydride was used as a modifying agent to improve the properties of OAPs. Physicochemical properties of the polyols were characterized by standard methods (analyses of hydroxyl number, viscosity, acid value, density, and water content) and instrumental analysis (gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry). The mechanical properties of polyurethane foams made from the OAPs were improved by applying modified BF as filler. With BF having particle sizes of 250–500 μm, the compressive strength of composite foams increased from 0.45 to 0.66 MPa, and the flexural strength increased from 0.66 to 0.77 MPa. Surface modification of BF by alkali could enhance the interfacial interaction between the reinforcing fibers and foam matrix, resulting in greater mechanical strength of the PUFs. It also improved the thermal stability and dynamic thermomechanical properties of PUFs.

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The authors acknowledge the financial grant received from Special Fund for Forestry-Scientific Research in the Public Interest of China (201504602) for supporting the work.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, Key Lab of Biomass Energy and Material, Nanjing, 210042, Jiangsu Province, China

    Jing Li, Jianchun Jiang, Haihong Xia & Peng Liu

  2. National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Utilization, Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, Nanjing, 210042, Jiangsu Province, China

    Jing Li, Jianchun Jiang, Haihong Xia & Peng Liu

  3. Institute of Forest New Technology, CAF, Beijing, 100091, China

    Junming Xu

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Li, J., Jiang, J., Xu, J. et al. Branched polyols based on oleic acid for production of polyurethane foams reinforced with bamboo fiber. Iran Polym J 25, 811–822 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-016-0469-x

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