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Original Articles

Preparation and characterisation of polylactic acid modified polyurethane microcapsules for controlled-release of chlorpyrifos

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Pages 62-71 | Received 09 Sep 2018, Accepted 20 Mar 2019, Published online: 15 Apr 2019
 

Abstract

Polyurethane modified with polylactic acid microcapsules were fabricated for controlled release of chlorpyrifos (one of the high usage solid phosphorous insecticides) via interfacial polymerisation with diphenylmethane diisocyanate, polyether triol, 1,4-butanediol and polylactic acid as modifier. The structure, morphology and release properties of synthesised microcapsules were characterised by Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyser, scanning electron microscope, particle size analyser and high-performance liquid chromatography. More benign solvents, namely ethyl acetate and n-butyl acetate were used as replacement for toxic solvents commonly used in the preparation of polyurethane microcapsules, namely xylene. The spherical microcapsules prepared in this study were 1–20 μm in diameter. Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy indicated that polylactic acid had successfully participated in the interfacial polymerisation of polyurethane. Encapsulation efficiency of microcapsules can amount up to 71.0% w/w with a loading efficiency of 26.2% w/w. The microcapsules exhibited a sustained release period above 60 days. Combining polylactic acid into the soft segment of polyurethane proves to effectively accelerate the release rate.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

We thank the Shanghai Municipal Committee of Science and Technology for financial support through projects 18595800900.

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