Degradation Studies of Montmorillonite/Polyurethane Nanocomposites.

In order to achieve energy saving and environmental protection, the research and utilization of solid waste polyurethane is realized. Using monocomponent di-propylene glycol (PG) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the alcoholysis agent of the two-component diols, alkali metal sodium hydroxide as the metal catalyst, and montmorillonite clay (MMT) as the modifier, the degradation products were utilized to re-prepare montmorillonite/polyurethane nanocomposites with excellent performance, and to re-prepare nano-foam materials. And a series of tests and analyses were carried out on the degradation products and nanofoam materials. The results show that when m(PG): m(PEG) = 40: 60, sodium hydroxide is 1.0 g, montmorillonite addition is 0.3 g, the polyurethane nanomaterials can achieve the best degradation effect, the apparent density of the newly prepared nano-foam material is 0.05 g/cm3, the compressive strength is 0.41 MPa. At this time, the nano-foam material has a smaller thermal conductivity and better cold-retaining performance, and meets the requirements of the national standard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]