Liu ZhiMing;Yu Fei;Fang GuiZhen;Yang HuiJun

China.; Harbin 150040;Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology; Ministry of Education; Northeast Forestry University

heat resistance;industrial wastes;insulation;lignin;mechanical properties;polyurethanes;pulp and paper industry;thermal conductivity;thermal properties

The two kinds of rigid polyurethane (PU) foams were prepared with respectively adding the refined alkali lignin and alkali lignin modified by 3-chloro-1,2-epoxypropane to be instead of 15% of the polyether glycol in weight. The indexes of mechanical performance, apparent density, thermal stability and aging resistance were separately tested for the prepared PU foams. The results show that the mechanical property, thermal insulation and thermal stability for PU foam with modified alkali lignin are excellent among two kinds of PU foams and control samples. The additions of the refined alkali lignin and modified alkali lignin to PU foam have little effect on the natural aging or heat aging resistance except for decreasing hot alkali resistance apparently. Additionally, the thermal conductivity of modified alkali lignin PU foam is lowest among two kinds of PU foams and control samples. The alkali lignin PU foam modified by 3-chloro-1,2-epoxypropane could be applied in the heat preservation field.