Study of castor oil polyurethane - poly (methyl methacrylate) semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN) reaction parameters using a 2³ factorial experimental design

In this work was employed a 23 factorial experiment design to evaluate the castor oil polyurethane- poly(methyl methacrylate) semi-IPN synthesis. The reaction parameters used as independent variables were NCO/OH molar ratio, polyurethane polymerization time and methyl methacrylate (MMA) content. The...

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Authors: Cunha, Fernanda Oliveira Vieira da, Melo, Diogo Henrique Roesler, Veronese, Vinicius Bassanesi, Forte, Maria Madalena de Camargo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2004
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/19877
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/19877
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Polímeros
Castor oil
Semi-IPN
Experimental design
Poly (methyl methacrylate)
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Summary:In this work was employed a 23 factorial experiment design to evaluate the castor oil polyurethane- poly(methyl methacrylate) semi-IPN synthesis. The reaction parameters used as independent variables were NCO/OH molar ratio, polyurethane polymerization time and methyl methacrylate (MMA) content. The semi-IPNs were cured over 28 h using two thermal treatments. The polymers were characterized by infrared and Raman spectroscopy, thermal analysis and swelling profiles in n-hexane. The glass transition temperature (Tg) and the swelling were more affect by the NCO/OH molar ratio variation. The semi-IPNs showed Tg from - 27 to - 6 °C and the swelling range was from 3 to 22%, according to the crosslink density. The IPN mechanical properties were dependent on the cure temperature and MMA content in it. Lower elastic modulus values were observed in IPNs cured at room temperature.