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Biodegradability of Polyurethane Foam from Liquefied Wood Based Polyols

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Polyurethane foam (PUF) was prepared from liquefied wood with polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate by one-shot method, with organosilicon as surfactant, water as blowing agent and stannous octoate and triethylene diamine as co-catalyst. The biodegradability of the PUF was studied by soil burial for a period of 12 months. The Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) study, morphological observation and percent weight loss were used to discuss the biodegradability of polyurethane foam from liquefied wood. The FT-IR analyses showed that the PUF had biodegraded via oxidation of the ether soft segment or degradation of wood components. The weight loss rate showed that the addition of liquefied wood could accelerate the degradation of PUF.

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The work was supported by the Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. U0834005). 2011 Science and technology projects of ShunDe district, Foshan City, Guangdong Province (Grant No. 20110202060).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Cellulose and Lignocellulosics Chemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People’s Republic of China

    HaiRong Zhang, Hao Pang, Lei Zhang & Bing Liao

  2. Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People’s Republic of China

    HaiRong Zhang & Xinde Chen

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Zhang, H., Pang, H., Zhang, L. et al. Biodegradability of Polyurethane Foam from Liquefied Wood Based Polyols. J Polym Environ 21, 329–334 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-012-0542-2

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