Applied Chemistry, Vol.7, No.1, 13-16, May, 2003
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Studies on the Chain Extension Reaction of Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersion
In the Synthesis of water-based polyurethane using self-emulsification process, after being neutralized, polyurethane pre-polymers containing ionic pendant groups are dispersed by simple convective mixing. Preparation of dispersion is followed by chain extension reaction, which is considered as important step for growth of the molecular weight of polyurethane. In this work, pH variations in the aqueous phase were monitored during the chain extension process in the presence of water-soluble diamines. The optimum degree of chain extension and the average particle size in the polyurethane dispersions were examined with varying ionic pendent group contents, type of chain extenders, and feed rate of chain extenders. The initial pH value in the aqueous phase linearly increased and the optimum chain extension point could be obtained from the intersection of two linear lines having different slopes. All average particle sized before chain extension reaction were almost same, however, the final particle size increased significantly. From the results, it was concluded that the chain extension reaction took place among the particles not only in a particle.