INTEMA   05428
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Low density polyurethane composites reinforced with vegetable fibers
Autor/es:
NORMA E. MARCOVICH; MIRTA I. ARANGUREN; ILONA RÁCZ; ENDRE ANDERSEN
Lugar:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Reunión:
Congreso; XXII Interamerican Congress of chemical Engineering - V Argentinian Congress of Chemical Engineering; 2006
Resumen:
This work was focused in the production and characterization of foamed polyurethane composites reinforced with pine wood-fibers/particles or with hemp, that can be used in car interior panels, construction and acoustic insulation. The polymers utilized were crosslinked PU´s, formulated from two different polyols: a recycled one and another derived from castor oil. These polyols were used in different formulations, adjusted to obtain different foaming levels. Microfoamed composites with preferentially aligned fibers were prepared from long hemp fibers. Also, samples with random arrangement of short hemp, wood fibers and wood flour were obtained. The mechanical performance of the reinforced foams was studied through three point bending and dynamic mechanical tests. The morphology of the composites (cell type and diameter, fiber-PU interface) was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy