Effect of replacing polyol by organosolv and kraft lignin on the property and structure of rigid polyurethane foam

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pan, Xuejun ^a   Saddler, Jack N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kraft lignin; Lignin utilization; Organosolv lignin; Polyurethane; Rigid foam

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; CHAINS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSSLINKING; ETHANOL; HARDWOODS; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; KRAFT LIGNIN; LIGNIN UTILIZATIONS; ORGANOSOLV LIGNIN; ORGANOSOLV PRETREATMENT; PRETREATMENT METHODS; RIGID FOAMS; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS;

LIGNIN;

ALKALI LIGNINS; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; FOAM; ORGANOSOLV LIGNINS; POLYOLS; POLYURETHANES; PRETREATMENT;

EID: 84967250588     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-12     Document Type: Article

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