Multi self-healable UV shielding polyurethane/CeO2 protective coating: The effect of low-molecular-weight polyols

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman*, Rami Suleiman, Md Hasan Zahir, Aasif Helal, A. Madhan Kumar, Md Bashirul Haq*

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Abstract

We prepared a series of polyurethane (PU) coatings with defined contents using poly(tetramethylene oxide)glycol (PTMG) with two different molecular weights (i.e., Mn = 2000 and 650), as well as polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) with a molecular weight of Mn 550. For every coating, maximum adhesive strength and excellent self-healing character (three times) were found using 6.775 mol% mixed with low-molecular-weight-based polyols (PU-11-3-3). Defined 1.0 wt% CeO2 was also used for the PU-11-3-3 coating (i.e., PU-11-3-3-CeO2) to obtain UV shielding properties. Both the in situ polymerization and blending processes were separately applied during the preparation of the PU-11-3-3-CeO2 coating dispersion. The in situ polymerization-based coating (i.e., PU-11-3-3-CeO2-P) showed similar self-healing properties. The PU-11-3-3-CeO2-P coating also showed excellent UV shielding in real outdoor exposure conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1947
JournalPolymers
Volume12
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020

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Keywords

  • Coating
  • Polyurethane
  • Self-healing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics

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