Modulus Development During Foam Formation

Mrinal Bhattacharya, Professor
Ajay Pal Singh, Graduate Student

Funding Source

Urethane Soy Systems

Objective

Modified soy-based vegetable oil polyols have been successfully incorporated as a replacement for synthetic polyols to produce flexible slabstock polyurethane foams. While the rheology of reacting polyurethane foams from synthetic polyols has been investigated, no work has been done to study the rheology of reacting polyurethane foams from soy polyols. The objective of this study was to investigate the modulus development during foam formation using soy polyol.

Project Status

Completed.