Sensors 2006, 6(11), 1697-1707; doi:10.3390/s6111697
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Thermal Stability of Aqueous Polyurethanes Depending on the Applied Catalysts

Suzana Cakic 1 email, Goran Nikolic 1 email, Caslav Lacnjevac 2,* email, Miladin Gligoric 3 email, Jakov Stamenkovic 1 email, Milos B. Rajkovic 2 email and Miroljub Barac 2 email
1 Faculty of Technology, 16000 Leskovac, Bul. oslobođenja 124, Serbia 2 Faculty of Agriculture, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, St. Nemanjina 6, Serbia 3 Faculty of Technology, 56000 Zvornik, Karakaj bb, Srpska Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Received: 25 September 2006 / Accepted: 12 November 2006 / Published: 23 November 2006
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Abstract: The thermal stability of aqueous polyurethanes has been measured applying thethermogravimetric analysis. The aqueous polyurethanes (aqPUR) with catalysts of differentselectivity have been studied by use of the dynamic method. To obtain degradations of 0.025,0.05, and 0.10, employing the dynamic method, the heating rates of 0.5, 1, 2, 5, and 10 °Cmin-1 have been used in the range of 30-500 ºC. Using the more selective catalysts in theaqueous polyurethanes, the total resulting time of the decompositon has been on the increaseat all degrees of the degradation and at the particular starting temperature. This paper showsthat the dynamic method based on the thermogravimetric analysis can be used to assess thethermal stability of the aqueous polyurethanes using the catalysts of different selectivity.
Keywords: aqueous polyurethanes; catalysts; thermal degradation; thermogravimetric analysis

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Cakic, S.; Nikolic, G.; Lacnjevac, C.; Gligoric, M.; Stamenkovic, J.; Rajkovic, M.B.; Barac, M. Thermal Stability of Aqueous Polyurethanes Depending on the Applied Catalysts. Sensors 2006, 6, 1697-1707.

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Cakic S., Nikolic G., Lacnjevac C., Gligoric M., Stamenkovic J., Rajkovic M.B., Barac M. Thermal Stability of Aqueous Polyurethanes Depending on the Applied Catalysts. Sensors. 2006; 6(11):1697-1707.

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Cakic, Suzana; Nikolic, Goran; Lacnjevac, Caslav; Gligoric, Miladin; Stamenkovic, Jakov; Rajkovic, Milos B.; Barac, Miroljub. 2006. "Thermal Stability of Aqueous Polyurethanes Depending on the Applied Catalysts." Sensors 6, no. 11: 1697-1707.

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