School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Korea
울산대학교 첨단소재공학부
In this study, we
report on the fabrication of transparent waterborne polyurethane (WPU)
composites using cellulose nanofiber (CNF) as a reinforcing agent, of which
mechanical properties are improved while maintaining optical clarity.
Poly(tetrahydrofuran), isophorone diisocyanate, and
2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid were used as the chemical precursors for
the WPU matrix. The chemically modified cellulose nanofibers (SA-CNF) were
prepared both by chemical modification using succinic anhydride (SA) and
aqueous counter collision (ACC) method. The structure of WPU/SA-CNF and its
optical transmittance, mechanical properties, and thermal properties were
analyzed to investigate the structure-property relationship. As a result, it
was confirmed that both the yield strength and Young’s modulus of WPU/SA-CNF
were improved with increasing the SA-CNF content while maintaining a high level
of optical transmittance (>90 %), which is attributed to the hydrogen
bond-mediated interaction between the WPU matrix and SA-CNF reinforcement.
본 연구에서는 수분산폴리우레탄의 기계적 물성을 향상시키기
위해 셀룰로오스 나노섬유를 강화제로 사용한 투명복합체의 제작 및 그 물성에 대해 보고한다.
Poly(tetrahydrofuran)과 isophorone diisocyanate,
2,2-bis(hydroxy-methyl)propionic acid를 사용해 수분산폴리우레탄을 합성하여 기지(matrix)로 사용하였으며, 강화제로는 숙신산무수물 화학개질과 수중대향충돌(aqueous counter collision) 방식을 통해 제조된 셀룰로오스 나노섬유를 사용하였다. 제작된 수분산폴리우레탄 투명복합체의 구조 및 광투과도, 기계적 물성, 열적 특성을 분석하였다. 그 결과,
제작된 투명복합체는 수분산폴리우레탄과 셀룰로오스 나노섬유 사이의 수소결합에 의한 강화효과로 인해
90% 이상의 가시광 투과도를 유지하면서도 항복강도와 Young’s modulus 등 기계적 물성이 향상됨을 확인하였다
Keywords: waterborne polyurethane, cellulose nanofiber, aqueous counter collision, succinic anhydride, composite
2019; 43(6): 933-939
Published online Nov 25, 2019
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Korea