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Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams: a review
- 1.0550725 - ÚMCH 2023 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Skleničková, Kateřina - Abbrent, Sabina - Halecký, M. - Kočí, V. - Beneš, Hynek
Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams: a review.
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. Roč. 52, č. 2 (2022), s. 157-202. ISSN 1064-3389. E-ISSN 1547-6537
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-08549S; GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1507
Institutional support: RVO:61389013
Keywords : biodegradation * ecotoxicity * polyurethane foam
OECD category: Polymer science
Impact factor: 12.6, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10643389.2020.1818496
Polyurethane foams, are highly demanded in many applications and their use is increasing incessantly. Besides these traditional applications, recently polyurethane foams with different morphologies have been used in environmentally-oriented applications as biofilters for waste air and water treatments, microporous sorption materials, carriers of bio-catalyst (enzyme) in biotechnologies and lightweight packing materials with high surface area for cell attachment and biofilm development, etc. For these applications it is important that polyurethane foams are not toxic, bio-based and capable of decomposing in the environment. Therefore, there is a huge potential for conducting research focused on biodegradation of newly developed bio-foams and their ecotoxicological impacts and thus to make valuable contribution in solving environmental and resource depletion problems of the world. This review gives an overview about environmental degradation of polyurethane foams with special accent to their biodegradation behavior and ecotoxicity. The paper is organized as follows: (1) polyurethane foams are shortly introduced together with their current recycling options, (2) innovative approaches in producing of bio-based and biodegradable polyurethane foams are mentioned, (3) possible ways of environmental degradations of polyurethane foams are present, (4) aspects of polyurethane foam biodegradation are discussed in details and finally (5) ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams is also mentioned.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0327174
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