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Aspects of epoxy resin curing reactions
Author(s) -
Barton John M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19870070105
Subject(s) - curing (chemistry) , epoxy , reaction mechanism , materials science , epoxide , chemistry , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering
Abstract The progress that has been made in establishing the mechanism of the curing reaction between epoxides and amines, particularly through the use of calorimetric methods (DSC), is discussed. A novel application of tritium‐labelled compounds to the study of the reaction of epoxides with imidazoles is also presented. The radiochemical method has produced an enhanced understanding of the reaction mechanism and has given kinetic data in good agreement with DSC measurements.