Abstract
Oil-absorptive expanded polyurethane (EPU) was prepared with a lypophilic polyol, polypropyleneglycol (PPG) as the soft segment, and toluenediisocyanate (TDI) and $H_2O$ as the hard segment. PPGs haying various average molecular weights ((equation omitted) : 1000, 2000, 3000) were employed to investigate that the soft segment content was consequent on the oil-absorptivity and the mechanical properties of the EPUs. As (equation omitted) of PPG was decreased from 3000 to 1000, the oil-absorptivity and the tensile strength of the EPUs increased from 1460 to 3010% and from 0.26 to 0.55 $kg_{f}$ /$cm^2$ respectively. As the hard segment content ratio, ${\gamma}$ ([NCO]/[OH]) was increased from 1.0 to 1.2, the tensile strength of the EPUs increased from 0.56 to 0.95 $kg_{f}$ /$cm^2$, due to the formation of allophanate and/or biuret bondings. However, as the surfactant (S-A) content was increased from 1.0 to 2.5 pbw, the oil-absorptivity was decreased from 3634 to 3312%, due to the formation of closed cell structures.
흡유성이 우수한 발포 폴리우레탄(EPU)을 제조하기 위하여 soft segment로는 친유성 polyol인 polypropyleneglycol (PPG)를 사용하고 hard segment로는 toluenediisocyanate (TDI)와 $H_2O$를 사용하였다. Soft segment 함량이 흡유성과 발포체의 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 PPG 평균 분자량((equation omitted) 1000, 2000, 3000)에 따라 one-shot법으로 EPU를 제조한 결과 PPG 평균분자량이 3000에서 1000으로 감소할수록 흡유량과 인장강도는 각각 1460%에서 3010%, 0.26 $kg_{f}$ /$cm^2$에서 0.55 $kg_{f}$ /$cm^2$로 동시에 증가하였다. Hard segment 함량비인 (isocyanate index, r=[NCO]/[OH] r이 1.0에서 1.2로 증가할수록 allophanate와 biuret 결합 형성에 기인하여 EPU의 인장강도가 0.56$kg_{f}$ /$cm^2$에서 0.95 $kg_{f}$ /$cm^2$로 증가하였으나, surfactant (S-A)의 함량은 1.0 pbw에서 2.5 pbw로 증가할수록 closed cell 구조의 형성으로 인하여 흡유량이 3634%에서 3312%로 감소됨을 알 수 있었다.
