Preconcentration and separation of iron, zinc, cadmium and mercury, from waste water using Nile blue a grafted polyurethane foam

The present work describes a novel method for the incorporation of Nile blue A into polyurethane foam matrix. This foam material was found to be very suitable for the extraction of metal ions from aqueous solutions. The characterization of Nile blue A grafted foam and the effect of halide concentration, pH, shaking time, extraction isotherm and capacity have been investigated. This foam material was found to be suitable for the separation and preconcentration of iron (III), zinc (II), cadmium (II) and mercury (II) from waste water. The extraction was accomplished in (15-20) minutes. Iron was separated from acid medium (2-4 M HCl), zinc from (3-5 M HCl), cadmium from (4-6 M HCl) as thiocyanate complexes and mercury was separated from (1-2 M HCl) as chloride.     

磺酸型聚氨酯离聚物的离子导电性能

本文以多种聚醚为软段，二异氰酸酯（ＭＤＩ和ＴＤＩ）为硬段，合成了多嵌段聚醚聚氨酯，以此聚氨酯为基材，与ＮａＨ及１，３－丙碳酸内酯反应，进一步合成了一系列不同离子化程度的阴离子型碳化聚氨酯离聚物，用交流阻抗谱仪测定了样品的阻抗谱，由此计算出样品的离子电导率。研究结果表明其他条件相同时，以聚乙二醇（ＰＥＧ）为软段的样品具有较高的离子电导率；以聚环氧丙烷（ＰＰＯ）为软段的样品次之，以聚四氢呋喃（ＰＴＭＯ）为软段的样品最低，对于离子化程度不同的聚氨酯离聚物以金属离子和烷氧单元之比为０．０５时导电性能最好。阳离子为Ｌｉ＋和Ｎａ＋的样品具有相近的离子电导率。     

聚氨酯／聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯互穿聚合物网络的研究

本文对(蓖麻油-聚乙二醇)聚氨酯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PU/PMMA)互穿聚合物网络(IPN)体系进行了研究.实验结果表明:IPN的力学性能受网络化学构型控制.在PU/PMMA为25/75时,应力-应变曲线出现屈服点,产生类似皮革行为,并在此点抗张强度最高,表现明显的协同效应.动态力学性能及电镜均证明该体系相分离十分严重,通过加入扩链剂及网间交联剂能显著改善两组分相容性,其中网间交联剂效果最好。     

New breathable and waterproof coatings for textiles: effect of an aliphatic polyurethane on the formation of PEEK-WC porous membranes

PEEK-WC is an amorphous polyetheretherketone with high chemical stability, excellent thermal resistance and significant solubility in various solvents. It has been used to prepare flat membranes by the phase inversion technique. The water vapour permeability through a porous PEEK-WC film was 1350 g/m² day at 26 °C and its liquid entry pressure (LEP) of water equivalent to a column of 2.0 m. These values were remarkably improved by addition of an aliphatic ether polyurethane (PU) into the PEEK-WC/DMF dopes: the water vapour flux was increased up to 2000 g/m² day and the LEP was equivalent to 12.5 m. This improvement is correlated to the different structure of the membranes: a spongy, porous and almost symmetric structure for the PEEK-WC/PU membranes, and an asymmetric structure with fingers for PEEK-WC membrane. The presence of PU influences also the mechanical properties of the blend membranes. The role of the PU on the resulting membrane morphology is rationalised on the basis of the mechanism of phase separation.     

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT OF PU IONOMERS WITH IONIC GROUPS ON HARD-SEGMENTS

SMPU （shape memory polyurethane） non-ionomers and ionomers, synthesized with poly（c-caprolactone） （PCL）, 4, 4＇-diphenylmethane diisocyanate （MDI）, 1,4-butanediol （BDO）, dimethylolpropionic acid （DMPA） were measured with cyclic tensile test and strain recovery test. The relations between the structure and shape memory effect of these two series were studied with respect to the ionic group content and the effect of neutralization. The resulting data indicate that, with the introduction of asymmetrical extender, the stress at 100% elongation is decreased for PU non-ionomer and ionomer series, especially lowered sharply for non-ionomer series; the fixation ratio of ionomer series is not affected obviously by the ionic group content; the total recovery ratio of ionomer series is decreased greatly. After sufficient relaxation time for samples stretched beforehand, the switching temperature is raised slightly, whereas the recovery ratio measured with strain recovery test method is lowered with increased DMPA content. The characterization with FT-IR, DSC, DMA elucidated that, the ordered hard domain of the two series is disrupted with the introduction of DMPA which causes more hard segments to dissolve in soft phase; ionic groups on hard segment enhance the cohesion between hard segments especially at high ionic group content and significantly facilitate the phase separation compared with the corresponding non-ionomer at moderate ionic group content.     

聚氨酯分子印章的制备和表征

“软平板印刷”微结构制备技术为微米和亚微米器件的制备提供了一条新的途径 [1] ,已被电子学家和材料学家所应用 ,近年来进入了生物学领域[2 ] .本实验室将这一方法与生物分子电子学相结合 ,提出了用于 DNA芯片在片合成的分子印章法 [3,4 ] .分子印章法的实质是接触压印与组合化学相结合的固相界面反应 .聚二甲氧基硅氧烷 ( PDMS)是一种软印刷的优良材料 [5] ,但是由于其疏水性和较差的机械性能 ,必须对其进行改性才能用来制备 DNA分子印章 [6 ] .　　聚氨酯作为一种功能材料 ,由于分子中交替的软、硬链段及其不同的热动力学性能而形成…     

Polyurethane anionomers synthesised with aromatic, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diisocyanates, polyoxyethylene glycol and 2,2-bis-(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid. Part II. Supermolecular structure. Thermal properties

Small angle X-ray scattering and differential scanning calorimetry methods were employed to characterise the internal order of structural phases present in polyurethane coatings obtained as a result of water evaporation from anionomer dispersions. Those anionomers were produced in the reaction of aromatic, cycloaliphatic and aliphatic diisocyanates with polyoxyethylene glycol, 2,2-bis-(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid and 1,6-hexamethylenediamine. The decisive effects were found from ionic and polar structures within the rigid urethane and urea segments on the ordered arrangement degree of the supermolecular structures in the obtained anionomers. That becomes apparent in differential scanning calorimetry thermograms and contributes to improved thermal stability of the produced polyurethane coatings.     

Preparation of high molecular weight polyurethane particles by nonaqueous emulsion polyaddition

A versatile nonaqueous emulsion polyaddition process for the one-step fabrication of spherical polyurethane nanoparticles is presented. Three different emulsion systems were used consisting of N,N′-dimethylformamide (DMF) dispersed in n-hexane, acetonitrile dispersed in cyclohexane, and acetonitrile dispersed in tetradecane. After successful stabilization of the emulsion systems by using a poly(isoprene)-poly(methylmethacrylate) block copolymer, the fabrication of the polyurethanes was carried out within the dispersed polar phase. The polyurethane particles showed average diameters as small as 35 nm. Additionally, infrared (IR) characterization revealed that the formation of any urea, which decreases the mechanical properties of the polyurethanes, was prevented during the polyaddition. This was attributed to the anhydrous reaction conditions. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis demonstrated the average molecular weights (M _n) of the polyurethanes to be as high as 16,500 g/mol, corresponding to conversions of 0.98. Comparable molecular weights and conversions have not previously been achieved without the formation of urea.     

Quantitative separation of zinc traces from cadmium matrices by solid-phase extraction with polyurethane foam

A system for separation of zinc traces from large amounts of cadmium is proposed in this paper. It is based on the solid-phase extraction of the zinc in the form of thiocyanate complexes by the polyurethane foam. The following parameters were studied: effect of pH and of the thiocyanate concentration on the zinc extraction, shaking time required for quantitative extraction, amount of PU foam necessary for complete extraction, conditions for the separation of zinc from cadmium, influence of other cations and anions on the zinc sorption by PU foam, and required conditions for back extraction of zinc from the PU foam. The results show that zinc traces can be separated from large amounts of cadmium at pH 3.0±0.50, with the range of thiocyanate concentration from 0.15 to 0.20 mol l⁻¹, and the shaking time of 5 min. The back extraction of zinc can be done by shaking it with water for 10 min. Calcium, barium, strontium, magnesium, aluminum, nickel and iron(II) are efficiently separated. Iron(III), copper(II) and cobalt(II) are extracted simultaneously with zinc, but the iron reduction with ascorbic acid and the use of citrate to mask copper(II) and cobalt(II) increase the selectivity of the zinc extraction. The anions nitrate, chloride, sulfate, acetate, thiosulphate, tartarate, oxalate, fluoride, citrate, and carbonate do not affect the zinc extraction. Phosphate and EDTA must be absent. The method proposed was applied to determine zinc in cadmium salts using 4-(2-pyridylazo)-resorcinol (PAR) as a spectrophotometric reagent. The result achieved did not show significant difference in the accuracy and precision (95% confidence level) with those obtained by ICP–AES analysis.     

Thermal characteristics of polyurethane foams incorporated with phase change materials

Thermal energy storage plays an important role in heat management because of the demand for developed energy conservation, and has applications in diverse areas, from building heating/cooling systems which enable solar energy incorporation into the structure, to textiles and clothings providing an enhanced thermal comfort. In this study, we aimed to improve thermal characteristics of polyurethane rigid foams that have been widely used for thermal insulation as the ultimate energy savers due to their ability to form sandwich structures with various facer materials. Through a laboratory-scale work, two paraffin waxes acting as phase change materials, namely n-hexadecane and n-octadecane, each of which is capable of managing large heat storage/release, were directly incorporated into the polyurethane foams at different ratios. Polymerization modified by means of n-alkane addition could be achieved without any adverse effect. In order to determine both structural and thermal characteristics, seven types of foams produced were examined by FT-IR, SEM, DSC analyses, calorimeter bomb and mechanical tests. Results show that polyurethane foams can be designed as thermal insulators equipped with an improved buffering function against temperature changes.