The use of polyurethane for structural and infrastructural engineering applications: A state-of-the-art review

H Somarathna, SN Raman, D Mohotti… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) is one of the largest polymer products in the plastic family. Structural and
non-structural applications of PU and its variants have become a common and effective …

Recent applications and developments of Polyurethane materials in pavement engineering

X Li, J Li, J Wang, J Yuan, F Jiang, X Yu… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past decades, Polyurethane (PU) as an emerging polymer material has been widely
used to construct, repair, reinforce, and protect civil engineering infrastructures. Meanwhile …

Bio-based polyurethane: An efficient and environment friendly coating systems: A review

A Noreen, KM Zia, M Zuber, S Tabasum… - Progress in Organic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bio-based polyurethane (PU) coatings have been used extensively from last few decades
and replaced petrochemical based coating due to their lower environmental impact, easy …

[HTML][HTML] Quinoa protein–chitosan–sunflower oil edible film: Mechanical, barrier and structural properties

C Valenzuela, L Abugoch, C Tapia - LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Quinoa protein extracts (Q) were prepared and alkalised at pH 8 and 12 (Q-8 and Q-12). Qs
were mixed with chitosan (CH) to form Q/CH mixtures. The optimal proportion of the mixtures …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical analyses of palm kernel oil-based polyurethane prepolymer

CS Wong, KH Badri - 2012 - scirp.org
Polyurethane (PU) was prepared from palm kernel oil-based monoester polyol (PKO-p) via
prepolymerization method at NCO/OH ratio of 200/100, 150/100, 100/100, and 75/100 at …

Review of bionanocomposite coating films and their applications

MAC Mhd Haniffa, YC Ching, LC Abdullah, SC Poh… - Polymers, 2016 - mdpi.com
The properties of a composite material depend on its constituent materials such as natural
biopolymers or synthetic biodegradable polymers and inorganic or organic nanomaterials or …

Tunable structure and properties of segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes as a function of flexible segment

M Asensio, V Costa, A Nohales, O Bianchi, CM Gómez - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes (PUs) were synthetized using macrodiols with
different functional groups (carbonate, ester, and/or ether) as a segment with a molar mass …

Vanadium pentoxide-enwrapped polydiphenylamine/polyurethane nanocomposite: high-performance anticorrosive coating

H Khatoon, S Ahmad - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanocomposite coatings with synergistic properties hold a potential in long-term corrosion
protection for carbon steel. Polydiphenylamine (PDPA) and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) …

Phthalic anhydride (PA): a valuable substrate in organic transformations

K Nikoofar, M Sadathosainy - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This review has been centralized on applications of phthalic anhydride (PA) as a valuable
and significant heterocyclic substrate in two-and multicomponent organic reactions. The …

Metathesized palm oil polyol for the preparation of improved bio-based rigid and flexible polyurethane foams

PKS Pillai, S Li, L Bouzidi, SS Narine - Industrial Crops and Products, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyols derived from 1-butene cross metathesized palm oil (PMTAG polyol) were used to
prepare improved rigid and flexible foams. The chemical structure, thermal degradation …