Comprehensive Enhancement of Prepolymer-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foams’ Performance by Introduction of Cost-Effective Waste-Based Ground Tire Rubber Particles

Wiktoria Żukowska; Paulina Kosmela; Paweł Wojtasz; Mariusz Szczepański; Adam Piasecki; Roman Barczewski; Mateusz Barczewski; Aleksander Hejna

doi:10.3390/ma15165728

Comprehensive Enhancement of Prepolymer-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foams’ Performance by Introduction of Cost-Effective Waste-Based Ground Tire Rubber Particles

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Material innovations in polyurethane (PU) foams should ideally combine performance enhancement, environmental impact limitation, and cost reduction. These goals can be achieved by applying recycled or waste-based materials without broader industrial applications, implicating their low price. Herein, from 5 to 20 parts by weight of ground tire rubber (GTR) particles originated from the recycling of postconsumer car tires were incorporated into a flexible foamed PU matrix as a cost-effective waste-based filler. A two-step prepolymer method of foams manufacturing was applied to maximize the potential of applied formulation changes. The impact of the GTR content on the foams’ processing, chemical, and cellular structure, as well as static and dynamic mechanical properties, thermal stability, sound suppression ability, and thermal insulation performance, was investigated. The introduction of GTR caused a beneficial reduction in the average cell diameter, from 263.1 µm to 144.8–188.5 µm, implicating a 1.0–4.3% decrease in the thermal conductivity coefficient. Moreover, due to the excellent mechanical performance of the car tires—the primary application of GTR—the tensile performance of the foams was enhanced despite the disruption of the cellular structure resulting from the competitiveness between the hydroxyl groups of the applied polyols and on the surface of the GTR particles. The tensile strength and elongation at break were increased by 10 and 8% for 20 parts by weight GTR addition. Generally, the presented work indicates that GTR can be efficiently applied as a filler for flexible PU foams, which could simultaneously enhance their performance, reduce costs, and limit environmental impacts due to the application of waste-based material.

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Wiktoria Żukowska
Paulina Kosmela dr inż.
Paweł Wojtasz
Mariusz Szczepański
Adam Piasecki
- Politechnika Poznańska
Roman Barczewski
- Politechnika Poznańska
Mateusz Barczewski
- Politechnika Poznańska
Aleksander Hejna dr inż.

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Opublikowano w:

Materials nr 15,
ISSN: 1996-1944

Język:

angielski

Rok wydania:

2022

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Żukowska W., Kosmela P., Wojtasz P., Szczepański M., Piasecki A., Barczewski R., Barczewski M., Hejna A.: Comprehensive Enhancement of Prepolymer-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foams’ Performance by Introduction of Cost-Effective Waste-Based Ground Tire Rubber Particles// Materials -Vol. 15,iss. 16 (2022), s.5728-

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