FTIR studies on the compatibility of hard-soft segments for polyurethane-imide copolymers with different soft segments

The polyurethane-imide (PUI) copolymers with different soft segments (polyethylene-co-propylene adipates, polyethylene glycol, or polypropylene-oxide) were studied. FTIR spectroscopy shows the different absorption bands of imide-I groups and reveals the different intermolecular interactions due to hydrogen bonding in these PUI copolymers. FTIR results suggest there is a good compatibility between hard and soft segments in either polyester-PUIs or polyether-PUIs having short soft segments. On the other hand, DSC analysis reveals that the glass transition temperature for hard segments (T_gh) of polyether-PUIs is higher than that of polyester-PUIs, and it increases with the soft segment length in PUIs consisting of the same type soft segments, which further supports the conclusions drawn from the FTIR data.     

Thermal and viscoelastic properties of polyurethane-imide/clay hybrid coatings

This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of polyurethane (PU)-imide/clay hybrid coatings based on two types of polyester (PE) polyols (PE-1 and PE-2). PE-1 was prepared from neopentyl glycol (NPG), adipic acid (AA) and isophathalic acid (IPA), whereas PE-2 contains NPG, AA, IPA and TMP (trimethylol propane) with the same hydroxyl value 280 as PE-1. Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) modified montmorillonite (K10) was used as the organoclay for the synthesis of the hybrid coatings. The organoclay particles (3 wt%) were well-dispersed into the PE matrix by ultrasonication method. Then the isocyanate terminated PU prepolymers were synthesized by the reaction of polyester polyols with hard segments such as 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI) or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) in different NCO/OH ratios e.g., 1.6:1, 2:1 and 3:1, respectively. Finally the thermally stable imide rings were incorporated into the PU backbone by complete reaction of excess NCO content present in the PU prepolymer with pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA). The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows a higher thermal stability for the PU-imide hybrid coatings with respect to the corresponding PU-imide films. A higher NCO/OH ratio has resulted in higher thermal stability. The activation energies of degradation were calculated by the Broido and Coats-Redfern methods, respectively. The dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) results show an enhancement in the glass transition temperature value (T_g) for the clay containing hybrid coatings. The surface analysis by angle resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AR-XPS) showed an enrichment of the soft segment towards the surface, and an enhancement in the hard segment composition in the hybrid coatings, resulted in phase mixing.     

SYNTHESIS OF POLYURETHANE MODIFIED BISMALEIMIDE (UBMI) AND POLYURETHANE-IMIDE ELASTOMER

Urethane modified bismaleimide(UBMI)was synthesized by the reaction of maleic anhydride(MA)with NCO group terminated polyurethane prepolymer(PUP)in presence of acetone.The product was determined by infrared analysis. Then ultrasonic assistant process was introduced into the solvent removal of the prepolymer mixture of UBMI and PUP. Polyurethane-imide(PUI)elastomer was synthesized from the above PUP-UBMI prepolymer mixture by the infusion technology with 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis(tert-butylperoxy)-hexane(B25)a...