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Reactive nanoclay reinforced hyperbranched polyurethane (HPU) nanocomposites have been synthesized with the introduction of palm oil polyol as part of the precursor. The HPU were prepared in a two-step process using polycaprolactonediol, 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and 1,4-butanediol as chain extender. Nanoclay was added with the purpose of improving the properties of the pristine polyurethane. The introduction of palm oil polyol is believed to enhance the mixing process between polymer matrix and filler. Thermal, mechanical and shape memory properties of produced HPU were investigated. The results showed that the crystallinity of HPU nanocomposites decreased with introduction of clay particles and that the mechanical and shape memory properties were enhanced with the addition of small amount of reactive nanoclay (up to 3 wt%). � (2012) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

The effect of palm oil polyol crosslinking on the mechanical and shape memory properties of polyurethane (PU) polymer was investigated and compared with linear PU. The PU was composed of polycaprolactonediol (PCL), palm oil polyol, 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and 1,4-butanediol (BD). Palm oil polyol was introduced due to its large number of functional groups, hyperbranched structure and easy availability. The shape fixity decreased with addition of palm oil polyol while shape recovery increased and showed an optimum value with the addition of palm oil polyol. The mechanical properties improved with the addition of palm oil polyol in regards with linear PU. Copyright � (2012) Asian-Australasian Association for Composite Materials (AACM).

Biobased shape memory polyurethane filled with carbon nanotubes (CNT) were prepared using two step polymerization process. The bio based shape memory polyurethane (SMPU) were composed of polycaprolactonediol, polyol based on palm oil, 4, 4�-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and 1, 4-butanediol. In this paper, CNTs has been used as fillers to introduce the electrical conductivity in the SMPU. The bio-based shape memory polyurethane shows electrical conductivity with addition of 7 wt% CNT. � 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites were prepared using polycaprolactonediol as the soft segment, 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate as the hard segment, 1,4-butanediol and palm oil polyol. Nanoclay with certain weight percent (wt%) was reinforced as filler to improve both mechanical and shape memory behavior of the nanocomposites. Palm oil polyol was introduced in order to provide hyperbranched structure for better dispersion of filler in the matrix as well as aiding the crosslinking process. The experimental results showed that the mechanical and shape memory behavior of clay reinforced polyurethane nanocomposites were influenced by clay weight percent in the polymer matrix. TPU with 3 wt% clay showed optimum values of mechanical properties while the shape memory behavior decreases with increasing clay content. � (2012) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.