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In this study, we investigated the Polyurethane paint based on palm oil with the addition of nanoparticles montmorillonite as a heat-resistant. The composites with 1 wt%, 3 wt% and 5 wt% of bentonite filler content obtained by synthesizing in situ were investigated and compared to the neat polyurethane matrix material. The processing of bentonite for montmorillonite was done through several stages including: sedimentation, ultrasonication, dried, sieved with a 200 mesh sieve, then characterized. Untreated MMT were isolated and modified with CTAB. The addition of MMT into polyurethane, as much as 5% wt, can increase the heat as evidenced by the TGA test. The TGA results indicated an enhanced thermal stability, as compared to the neat polyurethane. The onset degradation of neat polyurethane and weight reduction began at a temperature of 50-150°C and completely decomposed at the temperatures of 380°C and for PU MKS-MMT reduction, the initial weight started at a temperature of 150-200°C in 5 %wt and decomposed in the end at a temperature of 490°C. In this research, we also tested the gloss adhesive polyurethane with the addition of MMT; the result stated that the addition of 5%wt MMT can improve the adhesion of polyurethane. The addition of MMT in polyurethane can also enhance the gloss polyurethane compared with polyurethane coated without the addition of MMT.

A thermal study (using TGA) was carried out on polyurethane (PU) paint modified with layered silicate (organoclay) nanocomposites. The result showed that by adding clay, the PU paint/organoclaynanocomposites demonstrated better thermal stability than the virgin polyurethanepaint. The PU paint was synthesized with polyol prepared from palm oil i.e. a renewable resource.Whilst polyurethane modified with layered silicate (organoclay) nanocomposite is considered a new class of material. A tremendous improvement of the nanocompositecompared to pure polymers, although the filler content is just 2-5 wt%.The unmodified layered silicate (kunipia-F) was treated with cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB-mont) and octadodecylamine (ODA-mont) were used as swelling agents to treat Na+-montmorillonite and forming organoclay through ion exchange.The morphology of the nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction (X-RD) and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) and the pattern showed that all of the nanocomposites produced from this work are intercalated type.

A New emulsion type paint was prepared by utilizing polyol for the production of polyurethane by reaction with an isocyanate was obtained by the synthesis of palm oil-based oleic acid with glycerol. Dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) was used as catalyst and emulsifier. The various methods for preparing Polyurethane /clay nanocomposites, but in this research the author choice by a pre-polymer method and were evaluated by fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra to determine micro-domain structures of segmented PU. The molecular weight (MW) of polyol was obtained by using gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and the result was about 950. The micro domain structures of the segmented PU were analyzed by FTIR by following the work of Seymour, et.al. to estimated the degree of phase separation in segmented PU. The formation of hydrogen bonding by C=O group can be determined by examining the peak position at 1709 cm-1 for hydrogen bonded C=O and at 1731 cm-1 for free C=O. The molecular weight (MW) of PU based on palm oil was about 3.266. The performance characteristics of materials indicate to be comparable with the corresponding industrial standard.

Research on the manufacture of polyurethane with chitosan and bentonite fillers modified with CTAB into montmorillonite (MMT) which will be applied to medical devices. The raw polyurethane from castor oil and diisocyanate is in the form of Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI). The addition of chitosan to castor oil polyurethane functions as an anti-bacterial agent. Pure polyurethane still has a deficiency of high temperatures and therefore added MMT which functions as a heat-retaining agent. The bacteria used are E. coli bacteria and Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria. The results showed a polyurethane that can withstand high temperatures is PU-MMT-CS 6%. The best anti-bacterial properties were obtained in polyurethane containing chitosan with higher concentrations (PU-MMT-CS 6%)