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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Polyurethane (PU) nanocomposites offer tunable properties for advanced applications.
  • Developing novel functionalized carbon nanomaterials is crucial for enhancing polymer performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize hydroxylated high surface area graphite (G-OH) as a multifunctional building block for PU.
  • To investigate the impact of G-OH on the structure, properties, and polymerization of PU nanocomposites.

Main Methods:

  • Edge functionalization of high surface area graphite (HSAG) with hydroxyl groups (G-OH) using KOH.
  • Characterization using FTIR, TGA, WAXD, Raman spectroscopy, and Hansen solubility parameters.
  • Preparation of PU nanocomposites by incorporating G-OH into a polyol-isocyanate system.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis of G-OH with approximately 5.0 mmolOH/gHSAG, confirmed by FTIR, TGA, and Boehm titration.
  • G-OH exhibited improved solubility and formed stable dispersions in polyols.
  • PU-G-OH nanocomposites showed a lower glass transition temperature (Tg), higher crystallization temperature (Tc), melting temperature (Tm), and increased crystallinity compared to neat PU.
  • G-OH acted as a polymerization promoter, facilitating urethane bond formation without a catalyst.

Conclusions:

  • Hydroxylated graphite (G-OH) serves as a multifunctional building block for PU, acting as a comonomer, polymerization promoter, and reinforcing filler.
  • G-OH incorporation leads to a wider temperature range between Tg and Tm, enhancing material versatility.
  • These modified PU nanocomposites hold potential for applications in piezoresistive sensing and shape-memory materials with improved mechanical features.