PMID- 28773134
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 7
DP  - 2017 Jul 10
TI  - Effect of Starch Loading on the Thermo-Mechanical and Morphological Properties of 
      Polyurethane Composites.
LID - 10.3390/ma10070777 [doi]
LID - 777
AB  - The advancements in material science and technology have made polyurethane (PU) 
      one of the most important renewable polymers. Enhancing the physio-chemical and 
      mechanical properties of PU has become the theme of this and many other studies. 
      One of these enhancements was carried out by adding starch to PU to form new 
      renewable materials called polyurethane-starch composites (PUS). In this study, 
      PUS composites are prepared by adding starch at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 wt.% to a 
      PU matrix. The mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of PU and PUS 
      composites were investigated. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of PU and 
      PUS fractured surfaces show cracks and agglomeration in PUS at 1.5 wt.% starch. 
      The thermo-mechanical properties of the PUS composites were improved as starch 
      content increased to 1.5 wt.% and declined by more starch loading. Despite this 
      reduction, the mechanical properties were still better than that of neat PU. The 
      mechanical strength increased as starch content increased to 1.5 wt.%. The 
      tensile, flexural, and impact strengths of the PUS composites were found to be 
      9.62 MPa, 126.04 MPa, and 12.87 x 10(-3) J/mm(2), respectively, at 1.5 wt.% starch. 
      Thermal studies showed that the thermal stability and crystallization temperature 
      of the PUS composites increased compared to that of PU. The loss modulus curves 
      showed that neat PU crystallizes at 124  degrees C and at 127  degrees C for PUS-0.5 wt.% and 
      rises with increasing loading from 0.5 to 2 wt.%.
FAU - Gaaz, Tayser Sumer
AU  - Gaaz TS
AD  - Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built 
      Environment, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia. 
      taysersumer@gmail.com.
AD  - Center for Advanced Materials, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga 
      Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia. taysersumer@gmail.com.
FAU - Sulong, Abu Bakar
AU  - Sulong AB
AD  - Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built 
      Environment, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia. 
      abubakar@ukm.edu.my.
FAU - Ansari, M N M
AU  - Ansari MNM
AD  - Center for Advanced Materials, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga 
      Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia. ansari@uniten.edu.my.
FAU - Kadhum, Abdul Amir H
AU  - Kadhum AAH
AD  - Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built 
      Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia. 
      amir8@ukm.edu.my.
FAU - Al-Amiery, Ahmed A
AU  - Al-Amiery AA
AD  - Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Center, University of Technology, 
      Baghdad 10001, Iraq. dr.ahmed1975@gmail.com.
FAU - Nassir, Mohamed H
AU  - Nassir MH
AD  - Program of Chemical Engineering, Taylor's University-Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya 
      47500, Selangor, Malaysia. mohamedh.nassir@taylors.edu.my.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170710
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC5551820
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - composite
OT  - mechanical properties
OT  - polyurethane
OT  - starch
OT  - thermal stability
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2017/08/05 06:00
MHDA- 2017/08/05 06:01
PMCR- 2017/07/10
CRDT- 2017/08/05 06:00
PHST- 2017/04/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/06/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2017/06/13 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/07/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma10070777 [pii]
AID - materials-10-00777 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma10070777 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2017 Jul 10;10(7):777. doi: 10.3390/ma10070777.