Lignin-Based Polyurethanes from Unmodified Kraft Lignin Fractionated by Sequential Precipitation

Lignin-based polyurethanes were synthesized from three unmodified softwood Kraft lignin fractions as the primary hydroxyl group providers which constituted >40% of the polymeric materials. High-, medium-, and low-molecular-weight Kraft lignin fractions were prepared by sequential precipitation from the acetone–methanol cosolvent by adding hexane as an antisolvent. A polyether, poly(ethylene glycol), and a polyester, poly(trimethylene glutarate), were selected as secondary polyols to form the soft segments in the lignin-based network. At a fixed NCO/OH ratio (1:1), the effects of lignin macromolecular features and their intermolecular interactions with the secondary polyols on mechanical and thermal properties of the lignin-based polyurethanes were investigated by tensile tests, DMA, SEM, and TGA. Owing to the unique association behavior of macromolecular lignin, the sequential precipitation method was able to produce Kraft lignin fractions possessing very high molecular weights. The morphological study re...

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