Polyester based hybrid organic coatings

Polyesters are a class of polymers widely used in organic coatings applications. In this work, four types of organic coatings based on polyester polyols were prepared: UV-curable polyester/poly(meth)acrylate coatings, thermal curable polyester polyurethane-urea coatings, thermal curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coatings, and UV-curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coatings.;Polyester/poly(meth)acrylate block copolymers are synthesized using a combination of polycondensation and Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP). All block copolymers are characterized by means of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). In the case of unsaturated-polyester-based block copolymers the main chain double bond in the polyester backbone remains almost unaffected during ATRP. The unsaturated block copolymers are crosslinkable and can form networks upon photo-irradiation in the presence of a suitable photoinitiator. These copolymers might be interesting candidates for coatings with better overall properties than those based on neat polyesters.;Thermal curable polyester polyol based Polyurethane-Urea (PUU) coatings were formulated using Partially Blocked HDI isocyanurate (PBH), Isophorone Diamine (IPDA), and polyester polyol. As a comparison, the polyurethane coatings (PU) without adding IPDA were also prepared. The mechanical and viscoelastic properties of the PUU and PU coating were investigated by using tensile test and Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA). It was found that PUU coating exhibited higher crosslink density, Tg, tensile modulus and strength than the corresponding PU coating.;Thermal curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coatings were prepared by using polyamine and cyclic carbonate terminated polyester. Cyclic carbonate terminated polyester was synthesized from the reaction of the carbon dioxide and epoxidized polyester which was prepared from the polyester polyol. The properties of the epoxidized and cyclic carbonate terminated polyester were characterized by Brookfield viscometer, NMR and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).;UV-curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coatings were formulated by using Acrylated Polyester (APE) oligomer and Non-isocyanate Urethane Dimethacrylates (NUDMA) reactive diluents. The effect of the NUDMA on the viscosity of the APE oligomer was investigated by Brookfield viscometer. The photopolymerization kinetics of NUDMA reactive diluents were investigated by the real time FTIR. It was found that the polymerization conversion and maximum polymerization rate increase with increasing initiator concentration in the range from 0.5 % to 4.0 %. The formulation system containing both the APE oligomer and NUDMA reactive dilutes showed higher polymerization overall conversion and maximum polymerization rate than APE oligomer.;After UV curing, the viscoelastic, tensile and thermal properties of the cured films were evaluated as a function of the reactive diluent by using DMTA, tensile test, Differential Scanning Calorimeters (DSC), and Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). In addition, coating properties such as pencil hardness, chemical resistance, impact resistance, and gloss were also investigated. It was found that crosslink density, storage and tensile modulus, pencil hardness, chemical resistance, gel content, total water absorption, and Tg were directly proportional to amount of the reactive diluents. Compared to the commercial Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate (EGDMA) reactive diluent, the NUDMA reactive diluents show significant improvements in impact resistance and elongation at break properties.