Synthesis of chitin-bentonite clay based polyurethane bio-nanocomposites

Mohammad Zuber; Khalid Mahmood Zia; Shahid Mahboob; Muhammad Hassan; Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.04.022

Synthesis of chitin-bentonite clay based polyurethane bio-nanocomposites

Int J Biol Macromol. 2010 Aug 1;47(2):196-200. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.04.022. Epub 2010 May 11.

Authors

Mohammad Zuber¹, Khalid Mahmood Zia, Shahid Mahboob, Muhammad Hassan, Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Industrial Chemistry, GC University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan. mohammadzuber@gmail.com

PMID: 20438748
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.04.022

Abstract

Chitin based polyurethane bio-nanocomposites (PUBNC) were prepared by emulsion polymerization. A mixture of polymer and bentonite clay enriched in montmorillonite (MMT) was formed in emulsion polymerization, in which MMT dispersed differently depending on interaction of MMT with polymer chains. Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of bentonite clay enriched in montmorillonite was found 74meq/100g. The existence of the intercalated clay by PU in the hybrid was confirmed using optical microscope (OM) technique. Optical microscope (OM) photographs verified the well dispersed ordered intercalated assembles layers of bentonite in PU matrix.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bentonite / chemistry*
Chitin / chemistry*
Microscopy
Nanocomposites / chemistry*
Polyurethanes / chemistry*
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

Polyurethanes
Bentonite
Chitin