Development of water repellent, non-friable tannin-furanic-fatty acids biofoams

• Main Authors: Azadeh, Elham, Abdullah, Ummi Hani, Md Ali, Nurul Basirah, Pizzi, Antonio, Gerardin-Charbonnier, Christine, Gerardin, Philippe, Samiun, Wan Sarah, Ashari, Siti Efliza
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100620/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/22/5025

Tannin-furanic foams were prepared with a good yield using the addition of relatively small proportions of a polyflavonoid tannin extract esterified with either palmitic acid, oleic acid, or lauric acid by its reaction with palmitoyl chloride, oleyl chloride, or lauryl chloride. FTIR analysis allowe...