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Investigation of polyurethane (urea)/modified nano‐calcium carbonate hybrid aqueous dispersions and their films
Author(s) -
Dongya Yang,
Hanqing Zhang,
Fengxian Qiu,
Li Han
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.34908
Subject(s) - materials science , polyurethane , chemical engineering , polymer , dispersity , aqueous solution , ultimate tensile strength , thermal stability , calcium carbonate , absorption of water , contact angle , polymer chemistry , nano , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
This investigation was focused on properties of polyurethane (urea) (PUU) by incorporating silica sol‐modified nano‐calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ). The FT‐IR spectroscopy and ζ potential measurement indicated the presence of a hybrid effect due to the hydrogen bonding between the nano particles and the polymer matrix. For these hybrid aqueous dispersions, the particle size decreased as the modified nano‐CaCO 3 content increased, and the polydispersity index was very narrow (<1.20). Films prepared with the hybrid PUU aqueous dispersions exhibited excellent waterproof performance: the amount of water absorption was as low as 9.0 wt %, and the contact angle of water on the surface of this kind of film was as high as 93°C. TGA results indicated the high thermal stability of hybrid PUU polymers (223–255°C). The properties like tensile strength, hardness, and elongation at break were influenced by the modified nano‐CaCO 3 content in the polymers. The hybrid PUU with 15 wt % modified nano‐CaCO 3 content showed the optimum properties. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012