Basalt waste management in the production of highly effective porous polyurethane composites for thermal insulating applications

M Kurańska, M Barczewski, K Uram, K Lewandowski… - Polymer Testing, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of waste basalt powder (BP) on selected
properties of rigid polyurethane foams (PUR). The application of BP allowed a reduction of …

Rigid polyurethane foams modified with thermoset polyester-glass fiber composite waste

M Barczewski, M Kurańska, K Sałasińska… - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes our work aimed at applying thermoset polyester composite waste in
the preparation of polyurethane (PU) foams according to the circular economy assumptions …

Application of the basalt powder as a filler for polypropylene composites with improved thermo‐mechanical stability and reduced flammability

M Barczewski, K Sałasińska, A Kloziński… - Polymer Engineering …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of the basalt powder (BP) on mechanical properties as well as on thermal
stability and flammability of the isotactic polypropylene (iPP) composites was investigated …

Thermal properties of polyurethane elastomers from soybean oil-based polyol with a different isocyanate index

K Mizera, J Ryszkowska - Journal of Elastomers & Plastics, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this work was to determine the influence of used soybean oil (SO)-based polyol
on the thermal properties of tested polyurethane elastomers (PUEs), with a different value of …

The effect of rapeseed oil-based polyols on the thermal and mechanical properties of ureaurethane elastomers

K Mizera, J Ryszkowska, M Kurańska, A Prociak - Polymer Bulletin, 2020 - Springer
Two types of rapeseed oil-based polyols in the content of 20 wt% and 50 wt% were used for
synthesis of ureaurethane elastomers (EPUU) with isocyanate index 1.07. The bio-polyols …

Synthesis of cross-linked polyurethane elastomers with the inclusion of polar-aromatic moieties (BA, PNBA and 3, 5-DNBA): Electrical and thermo-mechanical …

MA Ansari, P Somdee, K Marossy - Journal of Polymer Research, 2021 - Springer
In this work, we used the design strategy “doped nonpolar polymers” and synthesized the
polyurethane elastomers (PUEs) by doping with highly polar aromatic molecules such as …

Effect of Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Oil Cake on the Properties of Polyurethane/Polyisocyanurate Bio-Composites

J Paciorek-Sadowska, M Borowicz… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate (RPU/PIR) foam formulations were modified by
evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) oil cake as a bio-filler in the amount of 5 to 50 wt …

Milled basalt fibers as reinforcement for polyurea composite spray coatings with improved thermomechanical stability and mechanical performance

M Barczewski, K Biedrzycka, O Mysiukiewicz… - Polimery, 2020 - polimery.ichp.vot.pl
The novel polyurea-based (PUA) composites modified with milled basalt fibers (BMF),
formed with spray coating technology were produced. The addition of 5–30 wt% of BMF into …

Mechanical properties and structure of reactive rotationally molded polyurethane-basalt powder composites

M Barczewski, P Wojciechowska, M Szostak - Advances in Manufacturing …, 2019 - Springer
In this study, basalt powder (BP) was used as a natural inorganic waste filler from mining
industry to modify polyurethane (PU) formed by reactive rotational molding technology. The …

Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis on the properties of jute fiber-reinforced acetylated softwood kraft lignin-based thermoplastic polyurethane

H Roh, S Kim, J Lee, J Park - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Short jute fiber-reinforced acetylated lignin-based thermoplastic polyurethane (JF reinforced
ASKLTPU) was prepared and characterized as a short-fiber-reinforced elastomer with …