Polyurethane/MoS2 composites: gas barrier, hygrothermal aging and recycling

In this work, the Polyurethane/MoS2 composites (PUM) filled with different amount of modified molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) were prepared by solution-blending-casting method. The thermal reversible Diels–Alder (DA) bonds enabled the polymer system recyclable ability. The modified MoS2 were obtained by tannic acid (TA) assistant ultra-sonication exfoliation method were used to improve the gas barrier performance of materials. Compared with the pure PU, about twofold decrease in oxygen gas permeability of PUM composites (from 6719 to 3927 cm3/m2˙d˙Pa) were obtained with 1 wt% MoS2. More important, the samples showed excellent gas barrier and mechanical properties before and after being hygrothermal aged for 100 h. The PUM composites had good gas barrier and recyclability and had great potential application prospects in packing materials.