Volume 141, Issue 14 e55177
RESEARCH ARTICLE

A comparative study of polyurethane foam by substituting LBA using green polyurethane foam CFA-1

Xin-Chao Li

Xin-Chao Li

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, People's Republic of China

Contribution: Formal analysis (lead), ​Investigation (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)

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Yu-Sui Bi

Corresponding Author

Yu-Sui Bi

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, People's Republic of China

Correspondence

Yu-Sui Bi, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, People's Republic of China.

Email: [email protected]

Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Project administration (lead), Supervision (lead), Writing - review & editing (supporting)

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Ge-Hua Bi

Ge-Hua Bi

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, People's Republic of China

Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Funding acquisition (equal)

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First published: 12 January 2024
Citations: 1

Abstract

Polyurethane foams are well-known optimal thermal-insulating materials, which have good thermal insulation performance, high strength, and lightweight properties. Here, we describe a chlorine-free and fluorine-free polyurethane chemical foaming agent (CFA-1) that can react with isocyanate to release CO2 gas and foam polyurethane. We systematically studied its application performance in the field of polyurethane spraying by substituting the current most advanced and environment-friendly physical foaming agent 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene in different proportions. The results show that highly competitive mechanical properties lead to economical, environment-friendly, and efficient features. The lower thermal conductivity, more compact and smaller bubble structure, and excellent compression strength were achieved by tuning the proportion of CFA-1 from 20% to 60%. Thus, a promising material system was established for the development of the rigid polyurethane foam industry.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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