Catalytically Active Vegetable-Oil-Based Thermoplastic Hyperbranched Polyurethane/Silver Nanocomposites
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Contributors
Abstract
Sunflower oil-based HBTPU/Ag and LTPU/Ag nanocomposites have been prepared by in situ catalytic reduction of a silver salt. The virgin polymer and their nanocomposites are soluble in various polar organic solvents and amenable for both solution-casting and hot pressing. XRD, TEM, and UV spectroscopic analyses ascertained well-dispersed, narrow-sized Ag nanoparticles. Tensile testing, dynamic mechanical, thermogravimetric, and DSC analyses showed desirable mechanical and thermal features with improvement upon incorporation of Ag nanoparticles and the presence of a hyperbranched component in the nanocomposites. RSM has been used to evaluate the catalytic efficacy of the nanocomposites.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-169 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Macromolecular materials and engineering |
Volume | 295 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 12 Feb 2010 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 76649087005 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607805 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Catalysis, Hyperbranched polyurethane, Response surface method, Silver nanocomposite, Sunflower oil