1. Preparation and Characterization of Waterborne Polyurethane Modified by Nanocrystalline Cellulose.
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Ying She, Hao Zhang, Shuping Song, Qian Lang, and Junwen Pu
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COMPOSITE materials research , *CELLULOSE , *POLYURETHANES , *SURFACE chemistry , *SILANE compounds , *CRYSTAL structure , *CRYSTALLINITY , *HYDROXYL group - Abstract
Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was used as a modifier for waterborne polyurethane (WPU) to investigate the water and ethanol resistance of WPU-NCC composites. The NCC surface was modified with γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and γ-ammnonimpropylmethyldimethoxysilane (APMDS) to improve its compatibility with waterborne polyurethane (WPU), as indicated by the contact angle (CA). The characteristic properties of WPU modified by NCC and a control group were compared by a Fourier-transform infrared spectroscope (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The CA between the modified NCC and WPU was decreased by 31.2% (with 8.0% APMDS (v/v)), and the NCC modified by GPTMS resulted in a 33.8% decrease of the CA. Compared to the original WPU, the crystal structure and crystallinity of the modified WPU showed a slight alteration. The SEM micrographs showed that the NCC particles modified by GPTMS were dispersed more uniformly. The FT-IR results showed that the addition of modified NCC led to the reduction of the characteristic absorption peak of the hydroxyl group. The water resistance of WPU with 1.5% NCC modified by GPTMS was increased by 47.2%, and the ethanol resistance decreased by 67.0%, while the modification from APMDS led to a 38.1% increase in water resistance and a 56.9% decrease in ethanol resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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