Polyurethane adhesives reference samples (AD-PU) with known contents of isocyanate (NCO) have been prepared in Rohm and Haas to elaborate analytical curves for determination of NCO content, using MIR and NIR analysis. Wet chemical values were used to determine the content of NCO in the AD-PU samples obtained during the process. The MIR analytical band used was 2270 cm-1 and the NIR relative band was A4063/A4348. Data of absorbance intensity and NCO contents obtained from wet chemical analysis were used to elaborate the analytical curves (MIR - R = 0.995 and NIR - R = 0.961) which should allow for the determination of NCO content in adhesive samples of similar composition.
Polyurethanes adhesives; NCO content; FT-IR; MIR and NIR
