Synthesis and Characterization of Alkyd Resin Immersed in Silver-Nanoparticle Derived from Cottonseed Oil

Alkyd resin prepared from Gossypium hirsutum (cotton seed) seed oil and immersed in silver nanoparticles has been characterized and evaluated using standard analytical methods. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) was used to determine the fatty acid profile of the seed oil extract which was physicochemically characterized using AOAC standard method. The results obtained are as follows: Iodine value; 102.36g I2/100g, Acid value; 3.19 mgKOH/g, Saponification value; 202.32 mg/KOH/g, Refractive index; 1.46, Specific gravity; 0.91 and Moisture content; 1.20. The alkyd resin was prepared using alcoholysis-polyesterification reaction. The prepared resin was then immersed in silver benzoate to give Gossypium hirsutum immersed silver nanoparticle alkyd resin (GHSOR-AgNps) and the formulated resin was analyzed using Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy (UV), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). UV-visible spectroscopy was used to analyze the silver benzoate salt. The performance of the formulated resin was assessed and revealed thus: soluble in both polar and non-polar organic solvents used in the study, dried through after 24 hours, showed chemical resistance to 0.1M NaOH with total removal, and its acid value was below 10 mgKOH/g. Therefore, Gossypium hirsutum seed oil (GHSO) has been shown to be a cost-effective, renewable and sustainable feedstock for alkyd resin production in the coating industry.