Preparação e caracterização de revestimentos híbridos de poliuretano-ureia a partir de fontes renováveis

Abstract

Motivation of the work was to investigate the synthesis of polyols obtained from air induced oxidation of the commercial soybean oil and use these as precursors in the preparation of polyurethane-urea hybrid coatings. Soybean oil is a feedstock that has low cost, and it comes from renewable sources. This molecule has the potential for chemical modification and use in different applications. The synthesized polyols were characterized by titration, FTIR, 1H NMR and GPC for evaluation formation of hydroxyl groups in oxidized soybean oil. After characterization polyols, were used in the synthesis of polyurethane-urea hybrid coatings for use in metal surfaces protection. The monomers used in the synthesis of hybrid coatings were oxidized soybean oil for 24 h (OSO-24), oxidized soybean oil for 48 h (OSO-48h), 4,4'-diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI), 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APTMS). FTIR analysis of the hybrid coatings revealed the presence of Si-O-Si bands, indicating the formation of a hybrid network, which was also identified by 29Si NMR, showing the formation of structures T0, T1, T2 and T3. SEM analysis and compositional map generated by EDS indicate that the samples with APTMS presented phase separated structures; this occurred during the difference in the relative rate of formation of urea groups when compared to urethane groups. On the other hand, the synthesized materials were amorphous and had rigid spherical shape domains with sizes between 16 nm. The films produced, when used as coatings, exhibited satisfactory mechanical behavior and excellent adhesion to metal substrates. However, its corrosion resistance is limited during of the formation of silicon rich phases.