A cationic waterborne polyurethane(CWPU) was synthesized and utilized as impregnation material for manufacturing microfiber synthetic leather base,in an attempt to decrease environmental pollution associated with orga...A cationic waterborne polyurethane(CWPU) was synthesized and utilized as impregnation material for manufacturing microfiber synthetic leather base,in an attempt to decrease environmental pollution associated with organic solvents and improve simulation degree relative to genuine leather.The alkali resistance of the CWPU and four manufacture methods were investigated.Meanwhile,the dyeing properties of the microfiber synthetic leather base were studied.It was found that the CWPU displayed enough alkali resistance to endure the alkali deweighting process for microfiber synthetic leather base manufacture.In terms of bending length,bending rigidity,compression elasticity ratio and specific compression elasticity ratio of the resulting base,coagulating the impregnated CWPU with sodium hydroxide before steam treatment was the optimal method.The extent of fiber splitting and the handle of the base from this method were both similar to conventional base filled with solvent-based polyurethane(SPU).The dyeing properties of the microfiber synthetic leather base filled with CWPU were also found superior to the one filled with either anionic waterborne polyurethane(AWPU) or SPU.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundations,China(Nos.51273128,21206096)New Teachers’Fund for Doctor Stations of Education Ministry,China(No.20120181120116)
文摘A cationic waterborne polyurethane(CWPU) was synthesized and utilized as impregnation material for manufacturing microfiber synthetic leather base,in an attempt to decrease environmental pollution associated with organic solvents and improve simulation degree relative to genuine leather.The alkali resistance of the CWPU and four manufacture methods were investigated.Meanwhile,the dyeing properties of the microfiber synthetic leather base were studied.It was found that the CWPU displayed enough alkali resistance to endure the alkali deweighting process for microfiber synthetic leather base manufacture.In terms of bending length,bending rigidity,compression elasticity ratio and specific compression elasticity ratio of the resulting base,coagulating the impregnated CWPU with sodium hydroxide before steam treatment was the optimal method.The extent of fiber splitting and the handle of the base from this method were both similar to conventional base filled with solvent-based polyurethane(SPU).The dyeing properties of the microfiber synthetic leather base filled with CWPU were also found superior to the one filled with either anionic waterborne polyurethane(AWPU) or SPU.
