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Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application

TP1180.P8. O54 2010

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Main Author: Ooi Chun Wen
Format: text::Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Palm products
Polyols
Polyurethanes
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-353302024-12-15T02:01:45Z Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application Ooi Chun Wen Palm products Polyols Polyurethanes TP1180.P8. O54 2010 This thesis reports the study of palm based polyol for polyurethane foam application. The study consists of the general introduction of palm oil, polyurethane, polyurethane foams and its applications, epoxidation process, foaming materials, cup foaming method and effects of microwave chemistry to the chemical reaction process. Enzymatic epoxidation method and conventional chemical method were both studied in this project to derive palm based polyol from palm acid oil which is a by-product from chemical refining process of palm oil. Microwave irradiation was used to accelerate the epoxidation process and the method of using microwave irradiation was studied to optimize the speed of epoxidation process. Palm based polyol derived from palm acid oil was mixed with polyiscocyanate to produce polyurethane foam without adding any catalyst or additive. The properties of the polyurethane foam outcomes are semi-rigid, low density and brittle if the foam was let it free rise but rigid, higher density and harder if the entrapped air of the foam was removed. For improvement, the rigid polyurethane foam produced using palm acid oil can be further developed to polyurethane composite material by mixing with Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) fiber. 2024-12-13T06:59:58Z 2024-12-13T06:59:58Z 2010 Resource Types::text::Final Year Project https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/35330 en application/pdf
institution Universiti Tenaga Nasional
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topic Palm products
Polyols
Polyurethanes
spellingShingle Palm products
Polyols
Polyurethanes
Ooi Chun Wen
Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
description TP1180.P8. O54 2010
format Resource Types::text::Final Year Project
author Ooi Chun Wen
author_facet Ooi Chun Wen
author_sort Ooi Chun Wen
title Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
title_short Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
title_full Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
title_fullStr Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
title_full_unstemmed Palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
title_sort palm oil based polyols for polyurethane foams application
publishDate 2024
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