Amorphous structural CO2‐polyol was used to modify ester‐based water‐borne polyurethanes (WPUs), resulting in improved low temperature film forming and comprehensive hydrolysis/oxidation resistance properties. Excellent intact films can be easily formed even at 3°C by adding 5% CO2‐polyol into the ester‐based WPUs (namely PU5CO2). Moreover, WPUs modified by CO2‐polyol show superior hydrolysis/oxidation resistance properties than that of control samples based on castor oil or poly(propylene oxide) glycol. PU5CO2 showed significantly enhanced retention tensile strength from 40% to 68.2% than that of pure ester‐based WPU after 5 h immersion in 1.5% NaOH solution, indicating an improved hydrolysis resistance. In addition, the PU5CO2 displayed boosted oxidation resistance property with retention strength increased from 39% to 65%. Notably, the all‐around aging resistance of ester‐based WPUs intensified with an increase of CO2‐polyol content. This work indicates that the CO2‐polyol may be a promising modified material to improve comprehensive hydrolysis/oxidation resistance and low temperature film forming for ester‐based WPUs.
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