Isolation and Characterization of Castor Seed Oil and Its Utilization Potential in the Production of Polyurethane Foam

Firm polyurethane (PU) foams were prepared using Nigerian grown brown and white castor seed oil starting materials extracted at ambient temperature. Polyol with terminal primary hydroxyl groups synthesized from crude castor oil were reacted with aromatic diphenylmethane diisocyanate to prepare the f...

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Main Authors: Aishat IMASUEN, Festus INEGBEDION, Christopher ERHABOR, Michae OSUIDE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Walailak University 2013-12-01
Series:Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
Subjects:
oil
Online Access:http://wjst.wu.ac.th/index.php/wjst/article/view/668