Research Article

Bio-Based Polyols from Seed Oils for Water-Blown Rigid Polyurethane Foam Preparation

Table 4

The main structural components in synthesized seed oil-based polyols identified by ESI-MS in positive ionization mode.

StructureCalculated massObserved mass detected in seed oil-based polyols
Sesame seed oilPumpkin seed oil
[M+H][M+Na][M+H][M+Na][M+H][M+Na]

Esters with triethanolamine
 Monoester-C(16:0)388.34410.32388.43410.42388.43410.41
 Monoester-C(18:0)416.37438.36416.46438.44416.46438.43
 Monoester-C(18:0)-diol448.36470.35448.45470.42448.44470.41
 Monoester-C(18:0)-tetraol –H2O462.34484.32462.41484.39462.42484.39
 Diester-C(16:16:0)626.57648.55626.69626.69
 Diester-C(16:18:0)654.60676.58654.70654.71676.69
 Diester-C(16:18:0)-diol686.59708.57686.73708.71686.72708.70
 Diester-C(16:18:0)-tetraol –H2O700.57722.55700.70722.68700.70722.68
 Diester-C(18:18:0)-diol714.62736.61714.75736.73714.75736.71
 Diester-C(18:18:0)-tetraol746.61768.60746.75768.72746.74768.71
 Diester-C(18:18:0)-tetraol –H2O728.60750.59728.71750.71728.70750.71
 Diester-C(18:18:0)-hexaol778.60800.59778.72
 Diester-C(18:18:0)-hexaol –H2O760.59782.57760.72782.70760.72782.70
 Diester-C(18:18:0)-octaol –2H2O774.57796.55774.70796.69774.70796.67
Esters with triglyceride
 Monoglyceride-C(16:0)331.28353.27353.32353.32
 Monoglyceride-C(18:0)359.32381.30381.35
 Monoglyceride-C(18:0)-diol391.31413.29413.36413.35
 Monoglyceride-C(18:0)-tetraol –H2O405.28427.27427.33427.33
 Diglyceride-C(16:16:0)569.51591.50569.55569.53
 Diglyceride-C(16:18:0) –H2O579.53601.52601.53601.53
 Diglyceride-C(16:18:2)593.51615.50615.49615.50
 Diglyceride-C(16:18:0)-diol629.53651.52651.54

C(:); , number of carbon atoms in fatty acid chain; , number of double bonds remaining in fatty acid chain.
C(::); , number of carbon atoms in 1st fatty acid chain; , number of carbon atoms in 2nd fatty acid chain; and , number of double bonds remaining in fatty acid chain.