Open AccessStructural and Thermal Characterization of Castor Oil Based Unsaturated Polyester Resin
Author(s) -
Abhishek Chowdhury,
Saurabh Kumar Singh,
Prashant Anthony
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2020.22689
Subject(s) - castor oil , thermogravimetric analysis , polyester , thermal stability , chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , thermal decomposition , unsaturated polyester , polymer chemistry , decomposition , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , materials science , engineering
In the present study, unsaturated polyester resins based on castor oil was synthesized. Structureelucidation of the synthesized unsaturated polyester resin was done by FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopy.Thermogravimetric analysis was used to evaluate the thermal stability of cured unsaturated polyesterresin. Thermogram plot was further utilized to calculate various other parameters such as statisticheat-resistant index (Ts) and the integral procedural decomposition temperature (IPDT). Comparableproperties with respect to commercial resins were reported for the synthesized polymers