O.A. Olu-Arotiowa  , F. Adelowo-Imoekparia  , O.K. Afolabi  , 
    Foam Production Using Epoxidised Orange Seed Oil,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 2,Issue 12,
    2007,
    Pages 1774-1776,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2007.1774.1776,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.1774.1776)
    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 <SUP>3</SUP>) and tensile stress (66.7 KN m <SUP>2</SUP>) compared to that for standard poly-urethane foam at (83.33 KN m <SUP>12</SUP>). However, its elongation at break point recorded as 144.44% is less than the standard value of 216.70%.
    Keywords: Epoxidised Orange Seed Oil (EOSO);Toluene-Diisocyanate (TDI);poly-urethane foam