Production of polyols and polyurethane from biomass: a review

My Ha Tran; Eun Yeol Lee

doi:10.1007/s10311-023-01592-4

Production of polyols and polyurethane from biomass: a review

My Ha Tran, Eun Yeol Lee

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Abstract

Depletion of fossil fuels and climate issues are calling for renewable sources of chemicals such as modern biomass, yet converting biomass into chemicals is challenging due to the inherent molecular complexity of biomass composition. Here, we review recent methods for the production of polyols from vegetable oil, lignin, and carbohydrates. We also review the production of polyurethane from biomass polyols. Conversion of vegetable oil into polyols is done by epoxidation, hydroformylation, and transesterification. Conversion of lignin into polyols is done by solvothermal liquefaction, hydroxymethylation, oxypropylation, and phenolation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2199-2223
Number of pages	25
Journal	Environmental Chemistry Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01592-4
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023

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Keywords

Lignin
Polyol
Polyurethane
Sugar
Sustainable production
Vegetable oil

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