TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermal degradation of urethane modified polyisocyanurate foams based on aliphatic and aromatic polyester polyol
AU - Dominguez-Rosado, E.
AU - Liggat, J.J.
AU - Snape, Colin
AU - Eling, B.
AU - Pichtel, J.
N1 - PV: [http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/17474]’
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Combustion of polyurethane foams releases toxic gaseous products. Therefore, decreasing the flammability of polyurethane foams is of practical significance to public health and the environment. The reported study investigated the thermal stability of urethane modified polyisocyanurate foams based on the presence of aromatic, aliphatic polyester polyol and polyether polyol moieties. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry demonstrated that the foam containing the lowest isocyanate index (220) and the lowest molecular mass of polyether polyol (200) was the most flammable (35% of char residue). Furthermore, the foams which contained a high molecular mass of polyether polyol (2000) and high isocyanate index (460) experienced fire performance (45% of char residue) similar to those foams containing aliphatic and aromatic polyester polyol (41 and 44% of char residue respectively).
AB - Combustion of polyurethane foams releases toxic gaseous products. Therefore, decreasing the flammability of polyurethane foams is of practical significance to public health and the environment. The reported study investigated the thermal stability of urethane modified polyisocyanurate foams based on the presence of aromatic, aliphatic polyester polyol and polyether polyol moieties. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry demonstrated that the foam containing the lowest isocyanate index (220) and the lowest molecular mass of polyether polyol (200) was the most flammable (35% of char residue). Furthermore, the foams which contained a high molecular mass of polyether polyol (2000) and high isocyanate index (460) experienced fire performance (45% of char residue) similar to those foams containing aliphatic and aromatic polyester polyol (41 and 44% of char residue respectively).
KW - Flammability
KW - Thermal degradation
KW - Polyurethane
KW - Polyisocyanurate
KW - Polyester polyol
UR - http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/17474
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00086-1
U2 - 10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00086-1
DO - 10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00086-1
M3 - Article
VL - 78
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Polymer Degradation and Stability
JF - Polymer Degradation and Stability
SN - 0141-3910
IS - 1
ER -
