Polyurethane types, synthesis and applications–a review

JO Akindoyo, MDH Beg, S Ghazali, MR Islam… - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a class of versatile materials with great potential for use in different
applications, especially based on their structure–property relationships. Their specific …

Nanoengineered iron oxide-based sorbents for separation of various water pollutants: current status, opportunities and future outlook

RK Sharma, K Solanki, R Dixit, S Sharma… - … : Water Research & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Deterioration of surface and ground water quality as a result of massive growth of
population, industrialization and other anthropogenic activities has become an issue of …

Framework of nano metal oxides N-NiO@ N-Fe3O4@ N-ZnO for adsorptive removal of atrazine and bisphenol-A from wastewater: Kinetic and adsorption studies

EA Allam, ASM Ali, RM Elsharkawy… - … Monitoring & Management, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work a new framework of nano metal oxides from NiO, ZnO, and NFe 3 O 4
nanoparticles have been synthesized and linked together via a hydrogen bonding in this …

Modulation of cytotoxicity by consecutive adsorption of tannic acid and pesticides on surfactant functionalized zeolites

A Jevremović, N Božinović, D Arsenijević… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigated the environmental application of FAU type zeolites modified with
cationic surfactants (cetylpyridinium chloride, tetrapropylammonium chloride and …

Microbial and abiotic degradation of fully aliphatic polyurethane foam suitable for biotechnologies

O Trhlíková, V Vlčková, S Abbrent, K Valešová… - Polymer Degradation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PUR) foams are due to their versatility highly demanded not only in traditional
applications but also in biotechnological and environmentally-oriented processes in which …

Melamine sponge decorated with copper sheets as a material with outstanding properties for microextraction of sulfonamides prior to their determination by high …

TG Chatzimitakos, CD Stalikas - Journal of Chromatography A, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the modification/loading of melamine sponge with metallic copper sheets
(CuMeS) is discussed. The CuMeS is prepared in a fast, singe-step procedure, where …

Multifunctional and fully aliphatic biodegradable polyurethane foam as porous biomass carrier for biofiltration

H Beneš, V Vlčková, A Paruzel, O Trhlíková… - Polymer Degradation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-blown fully aliphatic polyurethane foam was prepared at room temperature from trimer
of hexamethylene diisocyanate and poly (diethylene glycol adipate) diol and post cured at …

Open-cell aliphatic polyurethane foams with high content of polysaccharides: structure, degradation, and ecotoxicity

K Sklenickova, V Vlckova, S Abbrent… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fully aliphatic (isocyanurate ring-based) polyester-ether polyurethane (PUR) foams have
been developed, and the influence of starch and 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) additives …

Application of acid modified polyurethane foam surface for detection and removing of organochlorine pesticides from wastewater

EA Moawed, AM Radwan - Journal of Chromatography B, 2017 - Elsevier
The commercial polyurethane foam was acid modified to get an inexpensive adsorbent (AM-
PUF) has highly surface polarity and sorption capacity. The elemental analysis, scanning …

Polyurethane foams containing residues of petroleum industry catalysts as recoverable pH-sensitive sorbents for aqueous pesticides

MLB Almeida, E Ayres, FCC Moura… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
To investigate ways of mitigating the contamination of water with herbicides, which is a well-
recognized global problem, we prepared natural resource-based polyurethane foams …