• Development of eco-friendly polyurethane foams based on Lesquerella fendleri (A. Grey) oil-based polyol 

    Contreras-González, Jorge; Valdés-Lizama, Oscar; Mirabal-Gallardo, Yaneris; De la Torre, Alexander F.; Navarrete, José; Lisperguer, Justo; Durán-Lara, Esteban F.; Santos, Leonardo S.; Nachtigall, Fabiane M.; Cabrera-Barjas, Gustavo; abril, diana ORCID (2020)
    In this study, we investigated the potential of polyurethane foams (LPUF) prepared from Lesquerella fendleri (A. Grey) oil-derived polyol to use as an ecological and cheap substitute for the petroleum-based polyurethane ...

  • Preparation of renewable bio-polyols from two species of colliguaja for rigid polyurethane foams 

    abril, diana ORCID; Mirabal-Gallardo, Yaneris; Bustamante, Carlos; Contreras-González, Jorge; Valdés-Lizama, Oscar; De la Torre, Alexander F. (2018)
    In this study, we investigated the potential of two non-edible oil extracts from seeds of Colliguaja integerrima (CIO) and Colliguaja salicifolia (CSO) to use as a renewable source for polyols and, eventually, polyurethane ...