@article{MAKHILLJEAS200721212916, title = {Foam Production Using Epoxidised Orange Seed Oil}, journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {2}, number = {12}, pages = {1774-1776}, year = {2007}, issn = {1816-949x}, doi = {jeasci.2007.1774.1776}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2007.1774.1776}, author = {O.A. Olu-Arotiowa,F. Adelowo-Imoekparia and}, keywords = {Epoxidised Orange Seed Oil (EOSO),Toluene-Diisocyanate (TDI),poly-urethane foam}, abstract = {The use of Epoxidised Orange Seed Oil (EOSO) as substitute for polyol in foam synthesis has been investigated. The presence of the tri-functional group, triol in orange seed oil presented a 3 dimensional structure which brought rigidity to the product. The result showed that the use of EOSO is not suitable for flexible foam production, but the use of 100% EOSO produced semi-rigid foam which can be used in other various applications. Also, it was discovered that formulation 2 which contained 25% of epoxidised orange seed oil was very close to the control formulation in terms of density (20.59-24.70 Kg m 3) and tensile stress (66.7 KN m 2) compared to that for standard poly-urethane foam at (83.33 KN m 12). However, its elongation at break point recorded as 144.44% is less than the standard value of 216.70%.} }