Abstract
A comb like phase change material (PCM) CDA-IPDI-MPEG, based on cellulose diacetate (CDA) as a backbone, with methoxy polyethylene glycol (MPEG) grafted onto it, was synthesized by a two-step reaction in the presence of dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) catalyst system, using acetone as solvent and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) as crosslinking reagent. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) was used to characterize the molecular weight distribution of each step reaction products. Back titration was utilized for determination of free isocyanate. The molecular structures were confirmed qualitatively using FTIR and H1-NMR measurements. Phase change properties were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
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