Use of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers in the preparation of fabric/activated carbon composites

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 118; no. 6; pp. 3509 - 3517
• Main Authors: Esclapez-Vicente, M.D, Sánchez-Adsuar, María S, Lillo-Ródenas, María A, Linares-Solano, Angel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.12.2010; Wiley
• Subjects: Activated carbon; adsorbent fabrics; Adsorption; Applied sciences; composite; Composites; Elastomers; Exact sciences and technology; Fabrics; Forms of application and semi-finished materials; Polymer industry, paints, wood; Polymer matrix composites; Polyurethane resins; Technology of polymers; thermoplastic polyurethane; Thermoplastic resins; Urethane thermoplastic elastomers; adsorption; Cellulose; Ester polymer; Adsorption capacity; thermoplastic polyurethane; Thermoplastic rubber; Experimental study; Hybrid composite; Composite material; Polyurethane elastomer; adsorbent fabrics; Activated carbon; Morphology; Preparation; composite; Concentration effect; Porosity; Woven material; Adsorbent
• ISSN: 0021-8995; 1097-4628; 1097-4628
• DOI: 10.1002/app.32715

A new application of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPUs), as composite binder in the preparation of fabric/activated carbon composites, is investigated. Different amounts of TPU in the impregnating solutions, different fabrics, and different activated carbons (ACs) were used to prepare the fabric/carbon composite samples. The adsorption properties of the resulting samples were tested, and the results obtained show the suitability of the composite preparation method proposed in this article. Moreover, the adsorption properties of the composite samples prepared are independent of the fabric used and dependent of the AC properties and the TPU amount used in the preparation.