Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites

A series of castor oil-based polyurethane (PU) with and without the incorporation of Halloysite nanoclay as filler are synthesized via addition polymerization of polycaprolactone-diol (PCL) and methylene diphenyl diisocyante (MDI) as monomers. The PUs are characterized by using attenuated total refl...

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Main Authors: Wong, Kai Yi, Gan, Seng Neon, Teh, Geok Bee, Sin, Sau Leng
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https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.201700073
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spelling my.um.eprints.203632019-02-18T03:27:46Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20363/ Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites Wong, Kai Yi Gan, Seng Neon Teh, Geok Bee Sin, Sau Leng Q Science (General) QD Chemistry A series of castor oil-based polyurethane (PU) with and without the incorporation of Halloysite nanoclay as filler are synthesized via addition polymerization of polycaprolactone-diol (PCL) and methylene diphenyl diisocyante (MDI) as monomers. The PUs are characterized by using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), thermogravimetric anaysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and pencil hardness test. The TGA thermogram showed that the incorporation of castor oil affected the thermal stability of the PU matrices by 7–9% in reduction of the decomposition temperature; whereas the incorporation of Halloysite nanoclay into the PU matrices increased the thermal stability by 3–5% in the detection of higher decomposition temperature. The DSC thermograms of the castor-oil based PU and castor oil-based PU with Halloysite nanoclay showed reduction in glass transition temperature (Tg) by 13–33 and 8–14 °C, respectively as compared to pristine PU and castor-oil based PU. It is envisaged that the reduction in Tg is caused by the non-uniformity of dispersion of the Halloysite nanoclay throughout the PU matrices and hence, affected the mobility of the PU chains. The SEM images further confirmed the non-uniformity of dispersion of the Halloysite nanoclay in the PU films. Pencil hardness test indicated that the PU films coated on glass slides had lower than 1H hardness. Wiley-VCH Verlag 2018 Article PeerReviewed Wong, Kai Yi and Gan, Seng Neon and Teh, Geok Bee and Sin, Sau Leng (2018) Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites. Macromolecular Symposia, 382 (1). p. 1700073. ISSN 1022-1360 https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.201700073 doi:10.1002/masy.201700073
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topic Q Science (General)
QD Chemistry
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QD Chemistry
Wong, Kai Yi
Gan, Seng Neon
Teh, Geok Bee
Sin, Sau Leng
Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites
description A series of castor oil-based polyurethane (PU) with and without the incorporation of Halloysite nanoclay as filler are synthesized via addition polymerization of polycaprolactone-diol (PCL) and methylene diphenyl diisocyante (MDI) as monomers. The PUs are characterized by using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), thermogravimetric anaysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and pencil hardness test. The TGA thermogram showed that the incorporation of castor oil affected the thermal stability of the PU matrices by 7–9% in reduction of the decomposition temperature; whereas the incorporation of Halloysite nanoclay into the PU matrices increased the thermal stability by 3–5% in the detection of higher decomposition temperature. The DSC thermograms of the castor-oil based PU and castor oil-based PU with Halloysite nanoclay showed reduction in glass transition temperature (Tg) by 13–33 and 8–14 °C, respectively as compared to pristine PU and castor-oil based PU. It is envisaged that the reduction in Tg is caused by the non-uniformity of dispersion of the Halloysite nanoclay throughout the PU matrices and hence, affected the mobility of the PU chains. The SEM images further confirmed the non-uniformity of dispersion of the Halloysite nanoclay in the PU films. Pencil hardness test indicated that the PU films coated on glass slides had lower than 1H hardness.
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author Wong, Kai Yi
Gan, Seng Neon
Teh, Geok Bee
Sin, Sau Leng
author_facet Wong, Kai Yi
Gan, Seng Neon
Teh, Geok Bee
Sin, Sau Leng
author_sort Wong, Kai Yi
title Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites
title_short Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites
title_full Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites
title_fullStr Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Nanocomposites
title_sort synthesis and characterization of castor oil-based polyurethane nanocomposites
publisher Wiley-VCH Verlag
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/20363/
https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.201700073
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