A Study on Synthesis and Testing of Polyols Using Soybean Oil and Castor Oil

  • Shahzad Maqsood Khan Department of Polymer Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Nafisa Gull Department of Polymer Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Yaseen Akram Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Hakim Ali Haider Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Yasir Akram Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Imran Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Taqi Zahid Butt College of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Tahir Jamil Department of Polymer Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan
Keywords: Polyol, soybean polyol, castor oil, FTIR

Abstract

The feasibility of methods of trans-esterification reactions for the preparation of polyols from unsaturated soybean oil and castor oil have shown in this study. The polyol products formed from soybean oil has primary alcohol functional group. For castor oil polyol, hydroxyl group of any chain of triglyceride is replaced by chlorine. Thus the polyol formed has two hydroxyl (-OH) groups. Polyol is identified from hydroxyl functional group using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and characterized by acid value. It is seen that the synthesized polyols are useful in the treatment of processes, using polyols for the production of polyurethanes, and also manipulated to synthesize polyurethane with required properties.

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Published
2013-12-31
How to Cite
Khan, S. M., Gull, N., Akram, M. Y., Haider, H. A., Akram, M. Y., Imran, M., Butt, M. T. Z., & Jamil, T. (2013). A Study on Synthesis and Testing of Polyols Using Soybean Oil and Castor Oil. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering, 13(2), 27-38. Retrieved from https://journal.ugm.ac.id/v3/AJChE/article/view/8154
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Vol 13 No 2 (2013)
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