• Study on the Properties and Degradation Behavior of Deeply Degradable Millable Polyurethane Composites in Aqueous Medium

  • Jianxiang Weng, Shikun Li, Changsheng He*, Yunxiang Bai, Zhiying Li, Hengyang Liu, Hehui Wang, Fangyuan Zheng**, Qi Jin***, Hongzhen Wang*, and Zaifeng Li†

  • School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Shandong Qingdao 266042, China
    *School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Shandong Qingdao 266042, China
    **Sinopec (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd./National Engineering Research Center for Synthesis of Novel Rubber and Plastic Materials, Beijing 102500, China
    ***Tongli Tyre Co., Ltd. Shandong Jining 272100, China

  • 수계 환경에서 고분해성 밀러블 폴리우레탄 복합체의 물성 및 분해 거동

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(4): 560-571

    Published online Jul 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.4.560
  • Received on Mar 3, 2026
  • Revised on May 2, 2026
  • Accepted on May 2, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Zaifeng Li

  • School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Shandong Qingdao 266042, China

  • E-mail: lizfengphd@126.com