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Effect of cell structure on oil absorption of highly oil absorptive polyurethane foam for on‐site use
Author(s) -
Shimizu Toshiki,
Koshiro Satoru,
Yamada Yoshio,
Tada Koichi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19970705)65:1<179::aid-app21>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - polyurethane , materials science , airflow , absorption (acoustics) , composite material , blowing agent , polyol , foaming agent , cell structure , chemical engineering , porosity , mechanical engineering , engineering , biological system , biology
This article reports the effect of cell structure on oil absorption of highly oil‐absorptive polyurethane foam (ON‐PUR), which is suitable for on‐site foaming. We have developed ON‐PUR as an oil absorbing polyurethane foam using a very reactive recipe. ON‐PUR was synthesized by mixing polyol, water, additives, and polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (P‐MDI) using a high‐pressure foaming machine. Density, airflow, oil absorption of this foam, and cell structure by microscopy were measured. From these results, it was found that the airflow of this foam increased by crushing, and the oil absorption of this foam increased sharply in a narrow airflow range (from 0.1 to 0.8 scfm). This increase is estimated to be due to the decrease of closed cell structures by crushing treatment. Furthermore, we constituted on‐site foaming system in bench scale, which was expected to be applicable to on‐site preparation of ON‐PUR. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 65: 179–186, 1997