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Effects of the reagent molar ratio on the phase separation and properties of waterborne polyurethane for application in a water‐based ink binder
Author(s) -
Zhihui Yang,
Guangfeng Wu,
Huixuan Zhang
Publication year - 2017
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.45406
Subject(s) - polyurethane , materials science , isophorone diisocyanate , differential scanning calorimetry , thermogravimetric analysis , thermal stability , chemical engineering , crystallinity , contact angle , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , particle size , composite material , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) dispersions with a high solid content and low viscosity were prepared successfully by a two‐step polymerization with isophorone diisocyanate, poly(propylene glycol), and dimethylol propionic acid as the main raw materials. The molar ratio of hard segments to soft segments was controlled to investigate its influence on the particle size, particle morphology, stability of dispersions, and final properties of the WPU films. Measurements including attenuated total reflectance/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, X‐ray diffraction, polarizing optical microscopy, and contact angle tests were used to characterize the bulk structures, phase separation, thermal stability, crystallinity, and wettability of the WPU dispersions. The results indicate that all of the WPU dispersions with a high solid content (ca. 40 wt %) and low viscosity (ca. 20–50 mPa s) displayed excellent stability. The prepared WPU dispersions with acetone contents of 5–7 wt % could be used directly as an ink binder without removing the acetone; this is beneficial to industrial applications of water‐based ink binders. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134 , 45406.