Polymer composite material fabricated from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with polyurethane binder for potential noise control applications

Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane flexible foams provided from PET derivatives, fly ash, and glass wastes

“…Polyurethanes (PUR) are a special family of materials with a variety of uses, including coatings, adhesives, elastomers, sealants, films, flexible, semi-rigid, and rigid foams [ 9 ]. Polyurethane foams are the most versatile products, being highly used in different applications depending on their morphology and mechanical properties as flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid foams [ 9 , 10 ]. PUR foam flexible products account for up to 65 % of the foam market being mostly used as mattresses in furniture industry, while the rigid version is used mostly as thermal insulating material in construction field [ 11 ].…”