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Multifunctional formaldehyde resins as curing agent for epoxy resins
Author(s) -
Mustata Fanica,
Bicu Ioan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.31295
Subject(s) - epoxy , differential scanning calorimetry , thermogravimetric analysis , curing (chemistry) , materials science , glass transition , formaldehyde , synthetic resin , polymer chemistry , monomer , thermal decomposition , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Formaldehyde resins (FR) at 1/1/2 molar ratios of monomers (Cl‐phenol/amino monomers/ p ‐formaldehyde) were synthesized under acid catalysis. The obtained resins were characterized using elemental analysis, FTIR and RMN spectroscopic methods, being used as crosslinking agents for epoxy resin formulations. The curing of epoxy resins with FR were investigated. The glass transition temperature ( T g ) and decomposition behavior of crosslinked resins were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric (TGA) techniques. All DSC scans show two exothermic peaks, which implied the occurrence of cure reactions between epoxy ring and amine or carboxylic protons, in function of chemical structures of FR. The crosslinked products showed good thermal properties, high glass transitions, and low water absorption. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010