Publication detail

Development of novel environmentally friendly polyurethane foams

DAVID, J. VOJTOVÁ, L. BEDNAŘÍK, K. KUČERÍK, J. VÁVROVÁ, M. JANČÁŘ, J.

Original Title

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

To prepare polyurethaner materials with improved recycling properties by modifing with starch or cellulose derivatives. capability, new fexible biodegradable polyurethane foams, in which non-degradable polyether polyol was partly substituted by the bio-polyols based on cellulose or starch derivatives were synthesized. The incorporation of bio- polyols into the foams structures as well as their influence on the foam thermal stability was assessed by Fourier- transformed infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis analyses. The ecotoxicological aspects of the newly synthesized foams were investigated by extracting the samples using freshwater as a solvent followed by applying the microbiotest screening toxkit under trade name Thamnotoxkit F(TM) with larvae of freshwater shrimps Thamnocephalus platyurus.

Keywords

Polyurethane foams, Biodegradable, Ecotoxicology, Screening toxkits, Microbiotests, Thermal analysis, Infrared spectroscopy

Authors

DAVID, J.; VOJTOVÁ, L.; BEDNAŘÍK, K.; KUČERÍK, J.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; JANČÁŘ, J.

RIV year

2009

Released

17. 9. 2009

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Location

Berlin/Heidelberg

ISBN

1610-3653

Periodical

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Year of study

Number

State

Federal Republic of Germany

Pages from

381

Pages to

385

Pages count

BibTex

@article{BUT48708,
  author="Jan {David} and Lucy {Vojtová} and Karel {Bednařík} and Jiří {Kučerík} and Milada {Vávrová} and Josef {Jančář}",
  title="Development of novel environmentally friendly polyurethane foams",
  journal="Environmental Chemistry Letters",
  year="2009",
  volume="8",
  number="4",
  pages="381--385",
  doi="10.1007/s10311-009-0236-8",
  issn="1610-3653"
}