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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: MOF on February 15, 2019, 12:24:17 AM

Title: Polymer formulation calculation
Post by: MOF on February 15, 2019, 12:24:17 AM
Hello guys, I would like to ask you some help calculating a formulation for a polyurethane.

I am using TDI and Glycerol in molar ratio 1 to 1 with a total feed of monomers of 5g.

I have been really struggling :( and till now i couldnt find the solution. Any help is very welcome, thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Polymer formulation calculation
Post by: chenbeier on February 15, 2019, 07:44:32 AM
How many hydroxyl groups you have and how many isocyanate groups. Ratio is how much. The result will be an excess of one kind of group.