Interpenetrating polymer networks from castor oil based polyurethanes, XI

Under different experimental conditions, various liquid polyurethanes (PU) were synthesized from castor oil and isophorone diisocyanate varying NCO/OH ratio. These polyurethanes were then subsequently interpenetrated with n‐butyl acrylate (nBA) monomer and ethylene glycol di‐methacrylate as crosslinker by radical polymerization using benzoyl peroxide as an initiator. This leads to the formation of novel PU/PnBA interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) by transfer molding. These IPNs were characterized by their resistance to chemical reagents, thermal behavior (TGA), mechanical properties, namely; tensile strength, Young's modulus, elongation at break (%) and hardness (Shore A). The morphology of the IPNs was studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy. The dielectric behavior was computed in terms of electrical conductivities, dielectric constant (ε′), loss tangent (tan δ) and dielectric loss (ε″).