Aramid pulp treated with imidazolium ionic liquids as a filler in rigid polyurethane bio‐foams

This article reports an aramid pulp (AP) treated with two ionic liquids (IL), namely 1‐n‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride (C4.Cl) and 1‐carboxymethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride (HO2C), and its use as a filler in reinforced rigid polyurethane foams (RPUF). The RPUF were incorporated with the trea...

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Autores: Kerche, Eduardo Fischer, Silva, Vinícius Demétrio da, Jankee, Gabriela da Silveira, Schrekker, Henri Stephan, Delucis, Rafael de Ávila, Siva, Irulappasamy, Amico, Sandro Campos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/220422
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/220422
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fibras de aramida
Líquidos iônicos
Espuma de poliuretano
Composites
Foams
Ionic liquids
Polyurethane
Thermosets
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Sumario:This article reports an aramid pulp (AP) treated with two ionic liquids (IL), namely 1‐n‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride (C4.Cl) and 1‐carboxymethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride (HO2C), and its use as a filler in reinforced rigid polyurethane foams (RPUF). The RPUF were incorporated with the treated AP at three weight fractions (c.a. 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 wt%) and were produced by the free rising method. The results showed that the studied IL promoted a better interaction between the AP and the RPUF system, which increased the overall reactivity, imparting a higher cell anisotropy. This also yielded a positive effect in mechanical properties and thermal stability of the RPUF. Compared to the neat RPUF, outstanding increases of approximately 50 and 20% were achieved in compressive modulus and strength, respectively. In all, the use of IL promoted increased compatibility between matrix and reinforcement, especially that HO2C IL.