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...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Walailak University
2013-12-01
|
Series: | Walailak Journal of Science and Technology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://wjst.wu.ac.th/index.php/wjst/article/view/668 |