Siberian Federal University

In present paper, it is proposed to use tannins ethanol-isolated out of mechanically activated pine bark in synthesis of rigid foams without formaldehyde addition. The results obtained using IR and UV spectroscopy indicate that mechanical activation of the bark leads to a change in the content of hydrolyzed and condensed tannins in pine bark extracts. In particular, the composition of extracts obtained from bark activated by energy-tensed AGO‑2 retains the highest content of hydrolyzable and condensed tannins, which amount to 62 and 9.4 mg/g of bark, respectively. Using the GPC method, it was established that obtained pine bark tannins being oligomeric: their molecular weight distribution has a bimodal shape with the peaks in 500 and 1000 g/mol regions. Synthesized by so-condensation via furfuryl alcohol tannin-containing rigid foams (TCRF) possess a cellular-type structure with a smooth surface and partially open cavities up to 10 μm, as detected using SEM. The bulk density of the TCRF lies in range 0.64–0.82 g/cm3, and their specific compressive strength is about 11.8–19.9 kg/cm2. It was revealed that calculated thermal conductivity coefficient of the TCRF, which varies in range of 0.129–0.185 W/(m•K), compared to known analogues, is close to aerated concrete with thermal conductivity 0.1–0.3 W/(m•K). Thermal stability of the TCRF in an argon atmosphere indicates that in the 30–800 °C temperature range samples thermal decomposition proceeds uniformly without a sharp mass loss with a low activation energy (10.6–12.6 kJ/mol). The carbon residues yield of the samples after TGA/DSC performed varies in range 42–49 wt.%