Hard Segment Content Research Articles

Nanocomposites made from thermoplastic linear poly(urethane-siloxane) and organoclay: Composition impact on the properties

Thermoplastic poly(urethane-siloxane)/organoclay nanocomposites (TPU NCs) with different hard segment content (20?55 wt. %) were prepared by in situ polymerization in the presence of organically modified montmorillonite as a nanofiller (Cloisite 30B; 1 wt. %). Hydroxyl-terminated ethoxypropyl- poly(dimethylsiloxane) was used as soft segment, while 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate and 1,4-butanediol were the hard segment components. The study of the influence of the hard segment content on the functional properties of TPU NCs was performed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic mechanical thermal analyses (DMTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), water contact angle and water absorption tests. The results revealed that TPU NCs with the increasing hard segment content exhibit higher values of degree of microphase separation, melting temperature of the hard segments, degree of crystallinity, storage modulus (except for TPU NC-55), but lower thermal stability and hydrophobicity. TPU NC films were hydrophobic and their free surface energy was in the range from 17.7 to 24.9 mJ m-2. This work highlights how the composition of TPU NCs would affect their functional properties and provide an additional composition intended for designing advanced TPU NC materials for special biomedical applications.

ВЗАИМОСВЯЗЬ АБРАЗИВНОЙ СТОЙКОСТИ УРЕТАНСОДЕРЖАЩИХ ЭЛАСТОМЕРОВ И ИХ СТРОЕНИЯ

The effect of the chemical structure of urethane elastomers on their wear resistance was investigated. The function the volumetric wear degree of the studied elastomers versus the content of hard segments had a pronounced form with an extremum. It was established that the best wear resistance was typical for polyurethanes and polyurethanes with some optimal content of hard segments, the level of which depended on the chemical nature of the oligomers used in the synthesis.

Synthesis and Supercritical Co2 Foaming of Thermoplastic Polythiourethanes with Different Hard Segment Content

Synthesis and Supercritical Co2 Foaming of Thermoplastic Polythiourethanes with Different Hard Segment Content

Effect of the content and strength of hard segment on the viscoelasticity of the polyurethane elastomer: insights from molecular dynamics simulation.

Due to the wide application, it is very crucial to understand the viscoelasticity of the polyurethane elastomer (PU, denoted by soft-hard block copolymer), which contains the soft segments (SS) and hard segments (HS). Thus, in this work, the effect of the content and strength of HS on the viscoelasticity of PU is explored in detail by adopting a coarse-grained model. First, the phase morphology of PU is characterized where both the single continuous phase and the bicontinuous phase are observed by varying the content of HS. Then, the viscoelasticity of PU is calculated by analyzing the storage modulus, the loss modulus, and the loss factor, which depends on the content and strength of HS. To further elucidate the mechanism for the storage modulus, the normalized interaction energy, the order parameter, and the formation probability of the HS or SS phase are characterized with the shear strain amplitude, which reflects the deformation of the phase structure. Then, the energy dissipation is quantified, which can rationalize the loss modulus well. A parameter is introduced, which considers the relative slippage and the content of HS or SS. It can explain the change in the loss factor with the content and strength of HS. In summary, this work can help to further understand how the content and strength of hard segments affect the viscoelasticity of the soft-hard block PU and structure evolution at the molecular level.

Structure and performance control of high‐damping bio‐based thermoplastic polyurethane

AbstractThermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) has become the focus of attention in the green and sustainable materials field because of its superior processability and recyclability. In this paper, a series of polylactic acid (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL)‐based TPUs were successfully prepared by selecting PLA glycol, PCL glycol, isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 1,4‐butanediol (BDO) through a one‐step polymerization method. The properties of the PLA and PCL‐based TPUs are comprehensively characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H NMR spectra, gel permeation chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, thermalgravimetric analyzer, tensile test, dynamic mechanical analysis, scanning electron microscope, and so forth. The effect of hard segments content and PLA glycol molecular weight on the properties of PLA and PCL‐based TPUs was systematically studied. Notably, their performance shows a certain degree of regularity and can be controlled by adjusting the hard segments content or the molecular weight of the PLA glycol. The prepared PLA and PCL‐based TPUs have a tensile strength of 24.71 MPa, excellent thermal stability and out‐standing damping performance. Its tan δ max of 1.40 and an effective damping temperature range of 50°C also make it a green damping material with great potential.

Stretching-enhanced emission behavior of polyurethane composites containing pyrene derivatives

A series of mechanoresponsive fluorescence composite films were prepared by doping pyrene (Py) and its derivatives including 1-hydroxypyrene (HPY), 1-pyrenemethanol (PYM) and 1-pyrenylboronic acid (PBA) into thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) via physical blending, respectively. The fluorescence property of the composite films was found to be influenced by the polar group of pyrene derivatives and the content of hard segment of PU. The doped PYM showed a stronger trend to aggregate in PU matrixes, relative to other dyes. Contrary to PU/Py and most of previously reported mechanoresponsive materials, the emission intensity of aggregated PYM molecules in both PU25/PYM and PU50/PYM films exhibited a stretching-enhanced-emission feature. When PU25/PYM was stretched up to 500%, the intensity ratio of its dual emission peaks at 490 and 400 nm increased from 2.3 to 5.3. This interesting mechanoresponsive behavior was related to the formation of strong hydrogen bonding between PYM and hard segment of PU matrixes proved by FT-IR spectrograph. Enhancing instead of reducing the emission intensity of dyes through stretching would be remarkable in the field of mechanoresponsive materials.

Abrasive resistance of polyetherurethane ureas

The relationship between the structure of the polymer chains and the abrasion resistance of segmented polyurethane ureas based on polyoxytetramethylene oligoether was studied. Experimental data were obtained for systems with the hard segments content above 39%. It was found that the function of the volumetric wear of polyurethane-urea samples on the content of hard segments had an extremum; at high contents of these segments (more than 35%), a further increase in this content lead to a deterioration in the abrasion resistance. The reasons for this effect can be associated with a sharp deterioration in the strength and strain properties of the studied elastomers when additional amounts of diisocyanate are introduced into the system, which can lead to the formation of excessive interchain bonds.

Self‐Healing and Flexible Porous Nickel/Polyurethane Composite Based on Multihealing Systems and Applications

AbstractWith the development of science and technology, the need for high performance sensors is more and more urgent to deal with different needs and environments. In this study, a flexible strain sensor with performance of self‐healing is developed based on porous nickel as conductive filler and polyurethane (PU) with hydrogen bonding, disulfide bond, and metal coordination bond as polymer matrix. Porous nickel is prepared by a new biotemplates method, and the effects of reaction temperature and concentration of NiCl2·6H2O on the morphology of porous nickel are studied. Polyurethanes containing hydrogen bonding, disulfide bonds, and metal coordination bonds are prepared, and the mechanical properties and self‐healing properties of polyurethanes with different contents of hard and soft segments are studied. A strain sensor is prepared by mixing porous nickel and polyurethane. The effect of filler content on mechanical properties, self‐healing properties, and electrical self‐healing properties is studied. The sensor is attached to the joints of human limbs, and the peak diagram of time‐relative resistance changes is obtained through the cyclic and repeated movements of the limbs. The sensor has excellent sensitivity.

The Effect of Different Soft Core/Hard Shell Ratios on the Coating Performance of Acrylic Copolymer Latexes.

Core–shell acrylic copolymer latexes containing bio resourced itaconic acid with different compositions in respect with the core and shell segments were synthesized, characterized, and applied as coating materials for leather. The purpose of the study was to evidence the high coating performance of the latexes when the ratio of the core/shell differed from 90/10 to 50/50 wt %. The copolymers were prepared via emulsion copolymerization technique and the products were isolated and characterized by means of structure identity, thermal behavior (DSC and DMTA), coating performance. The particle size of the latexes varied from 83 to 173 nm with the variation of the ratio of core/shell segments. The influence of the composition of soft part and hard part was highlighted in the thermal and coating properties. The optimal composition giving the best coating performance could be determined as DS 60/40. Further increase of the hard segment content, resulted in decreased emulsion stability and the coating performance on the leathers. The use of itaconic acid seemed to increase the emulsion stability as well the adhesion of the latexes to the substrate.

Synthesis and application of self-healing elastomers with high healing efficiency and mechical properties based on multi-healing systems

A novel self-healing polyurethane elastomer based on multi-healing systems is presented. In addition, the flexible sensor made of above elastomers doped with conductive graphene can respond to external force quickly and stably. Intrinsic self-healing materials designed by combining reversible valence bonds or ionic coordination have attracted much attention due to their ability to recover from mechanical damage. However, their mechanical properties tend to deteriorate due to the increased rigidity of the chain. In this work, we report a self-healing polyurethane elastomer with multiple healing systems. 3,3′-dithiodipropionic acid (TDPA) and iron ion-2,6-diaminopyridine (DAP) were used as dynamic chain extenders and ionic ligands, respectively. They can be effectively unsealed at a certain temperature to ensure that the self-healing efficiency is not affected by the material formula. By changing the content of hard and soft segments, the mechanical properties and self-healing properties of the material can be adjusted in a large range. When the molar ratio of TDPA and DAP is 0.5:0.5, the polyurethane based on multiple healing system only needs to be healed at 70 °C for 12 h, and the self-healing efficiency can reach 93.48%. The structural rigidity and high reversibility of metal complexing agent DAP and iron ions play an important role in enhancing mechanical strength and maintaining self-healing efficiency at 70 °C. Based on the above research, we prepared the strain sensor by combining self-healing polyurethane and conductive graphene. The sensor can respond to external force quickly and stably. This work provides a feasible strategy for the preparation of mechanically robust polyurethane elastomers and self-healing flexible stress sensors with high self-healing efficiency at 70 °C.

Analysis of the Foaming Window for Thermoplastic Polyurethane with Different Hard Segment Contents

A series of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with different amounts of hard segments (HS) (40, 50 and 60 wt.%) are synthesized by a pre-polymer method. These synthesized TPUs are characterized by Shore hardness, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), and rheology. Then, these materials are foamed by a one-step gas dissolution foaming process and the processing window that allows producing homogeneous foams is analyzed. The effect of foaming temperature from 140 to 180 °C on the cellular structure and on density is evaluated, fixing a saturation pressure of 20 MPa and a saturation time of 1 h. Among the TPUs studied, only that with 50 wt.% HS allows obtaining a stable foam, whose better features are reached after foaming at 170 °C. Finally, the foaming of TPU with 50 wt.% HS is optimized by varying the saturation pressure from 10 to 25 MPa at 170 °C. The optimum saturation and foaming conditions are 25 MPa and 170 °C for 1 h, which gives foams with the lowest relative density of 0.74, the smallest average cell size of 4 μm, and the higher cell nucleation density of 8.0 × 109 nuclei/cm3. As a final conclusion of this investigation, the TPU with 50 wt.% HS is the only one that can be foamed under the saturation and foaming conditions used in this study. TPU foams containing 50 wt.% HS with a cell size below 15 microns and porosity of 1.4–18.6% can be obtained using foaming temperatures from 140 to 180 °C, saturation pressure of 20 MPa, and saturation time of 1 h. Varying the saturation pressure from 10 to 25 MPa and fixing the foaming temperature of 170 °C and saturation pressure of 1 h results in TPU foams with a cell size of below 37 microns and porosity of 1.7–21.2%.

Optimized condition for eco-friendly wood composites manufactured from castor oil-based polyurethane

Castor oil is used as polyurethane (PU) polyol raw material with three kinds of isocyanate. In this study, polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI), Desmodur L and Desmodur N were used to compare the structures of aromatic isocyanate oligomers, aromatic isocyanate trimers and aliphatic isocyanate trimers. Water, organosiloxane and dibutyltin dilaurate were used as the bubble agent, surfactant and catalyst to manufacture PU resin with molar ratios of NCO/OH of 1/1, 1.5/1 and 2/1, respectively. The results show that increasing the NCO/OH molar ratio increases the water absorption and hard segment content of PU resins. PMDI-based PU and Desmodur N-based PU resins have high thermal stability. The low-density composites of ca. 450 Kg/m3 were prepared successfully from a mixture of PU resin and China fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) particles. The results demonstrated that increasing the NCO/OH molar ratio and using Desmodur L are optimal and beneficial to improving the composites’ dimensional stability and internal bonding strength. The composites prepared with bio-based PU resins have lower thickness swelling rates and higher internal bonding strengths than formaldehyde-based and commercial PU-based resins. Bio-based PU composites can be used as eco-friendly building materials and replace formaldehyde-based manufacturing composites.

Effect of the Molecular Structure of TPU on the Cellular Structure of Nanocellular Polymers Based on PMMA/TPU Blends.

In this work, the effects of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) chemistry and concentration on the cellular structure of nanocellular polymers based on poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA) are presented. Three grades of TPU with different fractions of hard segments (HS) (60%, 70%, and 80%) have been synthesized by the prepolymer method. Nanocellular polymers based on PMMA have been produced by gas dissolution foaming using TPU as a nucleating agent in different contents (0.5 wt%, 2 wt%, and 5 wt%). TPU characterization shows that as the content of HS increases, the density, hardness, and molecular weight of the TPU are higher. PMMA/TPU cellular materials show a gradient cell size distribution from the edge of the sample towards the nanocellular core. In the core region, the addition of TPU has a strong nucleating effect in PMMA. Core structure depends on the HS content and the TPU content. As the HS or TPU content increases, the cell nucleation density increases, and the cell size is reduced. Then, the use of TPUs with different characteristics allows controlling the cellular structure. Nanocellular polymers have been obtained with a core relative density between 0.15 and 0.20 and cell sizes between 220 and 640 nm.

Melting and solidification of thermoplastic polyurethanes as a function of nucleating agents

AbstractThe solidification of two thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) appears as a two‐stage segregation (large‐scale allocation of hard‐phase entities, short‐scale granulation in the allocated entities). Following consolidation may raise the hard‐phase fraction. Mechanical stability requires the granular morphology. Good nucleating agents (NA) raise the solidification temperature and shorten the lifetimes of allocation and granulation. They can suppress consolidation. Shorter allocation causes lower hard phase fraction, shorter granulation means earlier transition to the solid. Annealed materials have much higher hard phase contents and a morphology of more uniform hard domains in a more regular arrangement. Both TPUs have a hard segment content of but different soft segments (polyether, polyester). Samples are injection‐molded and annealed. Melting‐and‐solidification experiments (, , ) are monitored by small‐angle (SAXS) and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering. Three NAs contain resonating aromatic structures, the fourth is talc. NAs do not affect the melting of polyether TPU, but some NAs raise the melting point of polyester TPU considerably. SAXS chord‐distribution analysis reveals that the region of the melt is framed by segregation peaks. There, the mean chord lengths of the hard phase are the longest and the width of the distributions changes the fastest.

The effect of mixed soft segment on the microstructure of thermoplastic polyurethane

AbstractIn this work, we fixed the hard segment content (Ch%) and synthesized thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers with one‐soft segment (HTPB‐PU, PTMG‐PU, and PCL‐PU) and bi‐soft segment (PTMG‐HPU and PCL‐HPU), using 4,4′‐diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 1,4‐butanediol, and different oligomer diols as raw materials. This work was used to explore the impact of two polar diols (polytetrahydrofuran diol [PTMG]; polycaprolactone diol [PCL]) of the hydroxy‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)‐based TPU on the microstructure and macroscopic properties. Using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry to characterize TPU, the results showed that the introduction of PCL was better than PTMG in promoting microphase mixing and crystallization, and reducing microphase separation. This result was closely related because the carbonyl group in PCL was stronger than the ether bond in PTMG in forming hydrogen bonds with ─NH bond. Through mechanical test and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) resistance test, the results showed that HTPB‐based TPU with PCL (PCL‐HPU) significantly improved tensile strength and elongation at break, and only a small reduction of Young's modulus was observed. PCL‐HPU had the best retention of the IPA resistance of HTPB‐based TPU.

Influence on Polyurethane Synthesis Parameters Upon the Performance of Base Asphalt

The objective of this study aims to investigate the performance of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPU)-modified asphalt, with special focus on the influence of polyurethane synthesis parameters upon the performance of base asphalt. In this study, the TPU modifier was incorporated into base asphalt to prepare TPU-modified asphalt by using a self-determined laboratory process. The properties of polyester-based TPU and polyether-based TPU modified asphalt with different contents was analyzed by the base performance tests. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), fluorescent microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal gravity (TG), dynamic shear rheology (DSR), and bending beam rheology (BBR) tests were conducted to expose chemical, microstructure, and rheological properties of the asphalt binders, respectively. The results indicated that the modified asphalt with 5% TPU modifier exhibited a favorable performance in terms of the penetration, ductility, softening point, and rotational viscosity, respectively. The isocyanate and polyol reacted to form carbamate in the TPU-modified asphalt, and moreover the isocyanate and aromatic compounds reacted to form halohydrins in the asphalt. Large particles contained in the polyester-based TPU-modified asphalt increased obviously with the increase of Ch (Hard segment content) and r (Isocyanate root index, molar ratio between NCO and OH) value, the fracture mode of it subjected to external load indicated a typical brittle fracture. The content of MDI in the synthesized polyurethane modifier was an important factor affecting the high-temperature stability of the modified asphalt. The polyester-based TPU modifier had a better high temperature performance than the polyether-based TPU modifier. The polyether polyol chain segment showed a greater flexibility as compared to polyester polyol; the addition of polyether polyols can be effectively offset of MDI chain rigidity as r ≤ 1 and Ch < 40% leading to the improvement of the viscoelastic property of asphalt. When Ch = 40% and r = 0.95, the polyether-based TPU-modified asphalt exhibited the same high-temperature grade as the polyester-based TPU-modified asphalt, whereas the polyether-based TPU-modified asphalt showed obviously higher low temperature grades. The polyester-based TPU with Ch = 40% and r = 1 can be used as a modifier to increase the durability of asphalt binders.

The Influence of Neem Oil and Its Glyceride on the Structure and Characterization of Castor Oil-Based Polyurethane Foam.

Neem (Azadirachta indica) oil is a non-edible oil that contains azadirachtin, which can be used as a biopesticide. This study synthesizes bio-based polyurethane (PU) foam from neem and castor (Ricinus communis L.) oil at normal temperature and pressure. Neem oil can be reacted to narrow-distribution polyol by transesterification of oil and glycerol. Neem oil glyceride (NOG) can be used as polyol for bio-based PU foams and can be blended with castor oil homogeneously to reduce the cost of production. The composition of polyol was castor oil and 0 to 20% molar ratios of NOG. Hexamethylene diisocyanate trimer (Desmodur N) was used as isocyanate. The molar ratios of NCO/OH were set as 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0. The average hydroxyl contents of castor oil, neem oil and NOG were 2.7 mmol/g, 0.1 mmol/g and 5.1 mmol/g, respectively. The reaction time of bio-based PU foam could be adjusted between 5 to 10 min, which is acceptable for manufacturing. The densities of PU foams were between 49.7 and 116.2 kg/m3 and decreased with increasing NCO/OH and NOG ratios and decreasing neem oil. The ranges of specific compressive strength of foams were from 0.0056 to 0.0795 kPa·m3/kg. Increasing the NOG and neem oil ratio significantly enhanced the specific compressive strength in the low NCO/OH ratio. The solvent resistance and thermogravimetric (TG) results showed that the foams have high water and thermal stability. NOG can help to increase solvent resistance. Adding neem oil reduces the solvent resistance. The results indicated that increasing NCO/OH and NOG ratios increases the cross-linking density and hard segment content of PU foams. This investigation demonstrated that castor oil-based PU foams are improved by adding NOG to the polyol mixture. PU foam has excellent properties. Neem oil can be used in manufacturing processes to produce high-performance foams via a green synthesis process.

One-Pot Synthesis of Supertough, Sustainable Polyester Thermoplastic Elastomers Using Block-Like, Gradient Copolymer as Soft Midblock

It remains challenging to synthesize supertough thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) since the stretchability and tensile strength are mutually exclusive. Here, we report a one-pot strategy for the prep...

Influence of hard segments content on thermal, morphological and mechanical properties of homo and co-polyurethanes: a comparative study

Purpose: This work aims to study the effect of hard segments (HS) content on the thermal, morphological and mechanical properties of polyurethane polymers based on 1.5 pentanediol chain extenders. Design/methodology/approach: Two comparable series of polyurethanes were synthesised including homo-polyurethane (Homo-PU) and copolyurethane (Co-PU). The Homo-PU consists of 100% wt. of hard segments (HS). The Co-PU composes of 30%wt. of soft segments (SS) using a poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly( ethylene glycol) material. The effect of hard segments content on the morphology of Homo-PU and Co-PU was also studied. Findings: The Homo-PU and Co-PU materials show three distinct degradation steps with the higher thermal stability of the Co-PU compared to the Homo-PU. Enthalpy of fusion (ΔHM) and heat capacity (ΔCP) of polyurethane (PU) samples decrease with decreasing HS content. In the cooling cycle, the higher exothermic peak of crystallization is observed in the Co-PU. In contrast, the cold crystalline peak is observed in the 2nd heating cycle of the Homo-PU. Melting temperature (TM) increases with increasing SS content. Glass transition temperature (Tg) of PU samples shifts to higher temperature with increasing HS content. Storage modulus (E’) of the Co-PU is higher than E’ of the Homo-PU. All N-H groups in PU samples are hydrogen-bonded, whilst most of the C=O groups are hydrogen-bonded. The degree of hydrogen bonding in PU samples decreases with decreasing HS content. The Homo-PU shows better hardness than the Co-PU and higher brittleness at low temperature. WAXS results of the Homo-PU display better crystallinity compared to the Co-PU. Research limitations/implications: The main challenge in this work was how to synthesis Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with specific properties to compete other common polymer such as Polyamides (PA) and Polypropylene (PP).Practical implications: Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) can be used in various application such as backageing, foot,automobiles and constructions. Originality/value: A new type of TPUs that synthesized using different type of chain extender (1.5 pentanediol). Two different types of TPUs were synthesized one contained 30% SS and 70% HS and a second one contained 100% HS.

The Green Approach to the Synthesis of Bio-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers with Partially Bio-Based Hard Blocks.

Bio-based polymeric materials and green routes for their preparation are current issues of many research works. In this work, we used the diisocyanate mixture based on partially bio-based diisocyanate origin and typical petrochemical diisocyanate for the preparation of novel bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (bio-TPUs). We studied the influence of the diisocyanate mixture composition on the chemical structure, thermal, thermomechanical, and mechanical properties of obtained bio-TPUs. Diisocyanate mixture and bio-based 1,4-butanediol (as a low molecular chain extender) created bio-based hard blocks (HS). The diisocyanate mixture contained up to 75 wt % of partially bio-based diisocyanate. It is worth mentioning that the structure and amount of HS impact the phase separation, processing, thermal or mechanical properties of polyurethanes. The soft blocks (SS) in the bio-TPU’s materials were built from α,ω-oligo(ethylene-butylene adipate) diol. Hereby, bio-TPUs differed in hard segments content (c.a. 30; 34; 40, and 53%). We found that already increase of bio-based diisocyanate content of the bio-TPU impact the changes in their thermal stability which was measured by TGA. Based on DMTA results we observed changes in the viscoelastic behavior of bio-TPUs. The DSC analysis revealed decreasing in glass transition temperature and melting temperature of hard segments. In general, obtained materials were characterized by good mechanical properties. The results confirmed the validity of undertaken research problem related to obtaining bio-TPUs consist of bio-based hard building blocks. The application of partially bio-based diisocyanate mixtures and bio-based chain extender for bio-TPU synthesis leads to sustainable chemistry. Therefore the total level of “green carbons” increases with the increase of bio-based diisocyanate content in the bio-TPU structure. Obtained results constitute promising data for further works related to the preparation of fully bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers and development in the field of bio-based polymeric materials.