Table 1. Chemical composition of PU samples

Variable PEG PEG1/KL1 PEG2/KL1 PEG3/KL1 PEG1/ESL1 PEG2/ESL1 PEG3/ESL1
PEG (wt%) 59.7 30.8 40.6 45.5 29.3 39.4 44.4
KL (wt%) . 30.8 20.3 15.2 . . .
ESL (wt%) . . . . 29.3 19.6 14.8
MDI (wt%) 37.3 35.4 36.1 36.4 38.5 38.1 37.9
DBTDL (wt%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
NCO index 100 118 120 112 118 109 108
NCO/OH ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
PU: polyurethane, PEG: polyethylene glycol, KL: kraft lignin, ESL: ethanol-soluble lignin, MDI: 4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, DBTDL: dibutyltin dilaurate.