Development of lignin-based polyurethane thermoplastics

• Main Author: Pong, Rachel Ruici
• Other Authors: Ng Kee Woei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156356
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Traditional polyurethane synthesis involves the use of petroleum-based polyols, which raises environmental concerns. In recent years, research efforts have been dedicated to finding alternative bio-based sources of polyols. Here, lignin-based thermoplastic polyurethanes were prepared from alkali lig...