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The thermal degradation of polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG, Mn 1/42900) based polyurethane (PU), along with four different weight contents (such as 0.25, 0.50, 1.0, and 2.5 wt%) of functionalized multiwalled nanotube (MWNT) reinforced PUs are studied in air as well as in nitrogen atmosphere. The degradation results are reported in 10 and 50% weight loss and derivative of thermogravimetry (DTG). As expected, PUs are thermally more stable in nitrogen than in air. However, the influence of MWNT content on thermal stability is unclear. At 0.25 and 0.50 wt% of MWNT content, thermal stability declined and a further increase of MWNT improved the thermal stability of PU. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analysis is also performed for untreated and heat treated films in order to understand the degradation at different temperatures. Free C¹/4O stretching neck dimension increases with increasing temperature which signifies breaking of H-bonding detected by FTIR measure ments.

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polyurethane multiwalled nanotube thermogravimetry Fourier-transform infrared

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Thermal Degradation Study of Functionalized MWNT Reinforced Segmented Polyurethane Membrane

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