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Synthesis of novel propylene carbonate diol(PCD)and application in CO2-based polyols waterborne polyurethane

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Propylene carbonate diols (PCD) were synthesized from propylene carbonate and ethylenediamine (EDA), iso-phorone diamine (IPDA) and diethylenetriamine (DETA), respectively. The obtained PCDs were used as extenders to prepare the waterborne polyurethane (WPU). The properties of PCD based WPUs were compared to the that of WPU used butane-1,4-diol (BDO) as extender. The structures of PCDs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The yields, melting points and viscosity of PCDs were tested. The mechanical properties, water absorption, water contact angle, adhesion, pencil hardness, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of WPU films were also characterized. The results showed that PCDs with urethane bond in the structure were successfully synthesized and the yields were approximately 99% after 3 h of reaction. Compared to the WPU used BDO as extender, WPU films derived from PCDs exhibited superior tensile strength, outstanding adhesion and pencil hardness, lower water contact angle and water absorption, and higher initial thermal decomposition temperature.

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    Zonglin He, Wenqi Xian, Zhu Ding, Chaozhi Wang, Zhenhong Huang, Lina Song & Baohua Liu

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He, Z., Xian, W., Ding, Z. et al. Synthesis of novel propylene carbonate diol(PCD)and application in CO2-based polyols waterborne polyurethane. J Polym Res 29, 445 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-03288-9

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