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REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
卷 6, 期 7, 页码 1238-1245出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1re00102g
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- project FOREST-COMP - CUP [H56C18000080005]
- University of Calabria
- Calabria Region (PAC CALABRIA) [B 10.5.12 CUP: H28D19000040006]
The study developed an innovative, eco-sustainable, and cost-effective method for producing high-quality rigid polyurethane foam. By using a single initial addition of a cheap catalyst, the method proved effective for both the pre-polymer formation and polyurethane chain elongation, while also allowing the salt to be regenerated for a new catalytic cycle during the formation of the final polyurethane.
Polyurethanes (PUs) are very versatile and popular polymers that play a key role in the automotive, construction and non-food consumable sectors. In general, two-step polyurethane synthetic procedures involve the addition of catalysts also in the second phase of the reaction with problems of high environmental impact and disposal. In this work, an innovative eco-sustainable and very cheap procedure for the production of high-quality rigid polyurethane (PU) foams was developed, starting from polyethylene glycol (PEG 400) and diisocyanates as reagents and using common inorganic salts as catalysts, such as sodium chloride. In particular, our innovatory method is based on a single initial addition of a very cheap catalyst that is proved to be effective for both the prepolymer formation and polyurethane chain elongation. Moreover, simultaneous with the formation of final polyurethane, the salt was restored for a new catalytic cycle. Then, our strategy for polyurethane foam synthesis can surely represent a valid alternative as a very inexpensive and eco-compatible process, also for the industrial field. Finally, detailed mechanistic hypotheses were formulated and supported by DFT calculations.
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