Research Article

A Study on Making Rigid Polyurethane Foams from Vietnam Rubber Seed Oil-Based Polyol by Using Water as a Single Blowing Agent

Table 2

Raw materials, characteristics, and properties of foams.

Foam-RSOFoam-MH

Starting materialsWeight portion
 Polyol MH 256460100
 Biopolyol1000
 Isocyanate Suprasec 500590105
 Water40
 Glycerol30
 Dibutyltin dilaurate0.40
 Triethylamine0.20
 Silicone L5800.350
CharacteristicsTime
 Cream time (s)4513
 Rise time (s)18075
 Tack-free time (min)1210
PropertiesValue
 Core density (kg/m3)
 Cell radius (μm)
 Compressive strength (kPa)
 Dimensional stability (%)<2<2
 Water absorption (%)9.1310.23