This study investigates the mechanical and damping properties of natural cork particle reinforced rigid polyurethane (PU) composite foams, also structure-properties relationship between their cellular microstructural morphology thermomechanical properties. The linear relation reaction rate, cell size, free rise density (FRD) Cork/PU with respect to loading fraction was experimentally observed a...

Tubular ceramic foams were prepared by using natural clay as starting material and 120 ppi polyurethane foam as template via polymeric sponge method. Samples were sintered with different temperatures from 1200°C to 1280°C. The result shows that 1250°C is the ideal sintering temperature where the highest compressive strength of 1.980MPa at 47.31% porosity is obtained. The highest value in compre...

In this paper, we report the intermatrix synthesis of Ag nanoparticles in different polymeric matrices such as polyurethane foams and polyacrylonitrile or polyamide fibers. To apply this technique, the polymer must bear functional groups able to bind and retain the nanoparticle ion precursors while ions should diffuse through the matrix. Taking into account the nature of some of the chosen matr...

Polyurethanes are a unique class of plastic in the sense that independent manufacturers buy liquid polyols and isocyanates and then react them in the presence of catalysts, surfactants and other additives in widely varying processing schemes to make the final commercial product. In some manufacturing scenarios, there is a growing concern about worker exposure to volatile organic chemicals (VOC)...

Antimicrobial copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were electrosynthetized and applied to the controlled impregnation of industrial polyurethane foams used as padding in the textile production or as filters for air conditioning systems. CuNP-modified materials were investigated and characterized morphologically and spectroscopically, by means of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray Photoel...

Polyurethane composite foams were prepared by adding three different types of silica materials as a filler to improve the mechanical and thermal insulation properties. The first type consists aerogels with high-volume pores, expectation improving PU because aerogel itself has superior Silica nanoparticle is used for second that size very similar pore comparison. last produce polyurethane foam u...

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