Nanocellulose-Reinforced Polyurethane for Waterborne Wood Coating
Linglong Kong,
Dandan Xu,
Zaixin He,
Fengqiang Wang,
Shihan Gui,
Jilong Fan,
Xiya Pan,
Xiaohan Dai,
Xiaoying Dong,
Baoxuan Liu,
Yongfeng Li
Affiliations
Linglong Kong
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Dandan Xu
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Zaixin He
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Fengqiang Wang
Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Shihan Gui
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Jilong Fan
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Xiya Pan
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Xiaohan Dai
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Xiaoying Dong
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
Baoxuan Liu
Shandong Laucork Develepment Co. Ltd., Room 401, building A2, High-tech Zone, Jining 272100, China
Yongfeng Li
State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, China
With the enhancement of people’s environmental awareness, waterborne polyurethane (PU) paint—with its advantages of low release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), low temperature flexibility, acid and alkali resistance, excellent solvent resistance and superior weather resistance—has made its application for wood furniture favored by the industry. However, due to its lower solid content and weak intermolecular force, the mechanical properties of waterborne PU paint are normally less than those of the traditional solvent-based polyurethane paint, which has become the key bottleneck restricting its wide applications. To this end, this study explores nanocellulose derived from biomass resources by the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidation method to reinforce and thus improve the mechanical properties of waterborne PU paint. Two methods of adding nanocellulose to waterborne PU—chemical addition and physical blending—are explored. Results show that, compared to the physical blending method, the chemical grafting method at 0.1 wt% nanocellulose addition results in the maximum improvement of the comprehensive properties of the PU coating. With this method, the tensile strength, elongation at break, hardness and abrasion resistance of the waterborne PU paint increase by up to 58.7%, ~55%, 6.9% and 3.45%, respectively, compared to the control PU; while the glossiness and surface drying time were hardly affected. Such exploration provides an effective way for wide applications of water PU in the wood industry and nanocellulose in waterborne wood coating.
