Reactive Modified Epoxy Resin and Its Miscible Blends Based on Recycled Oligomers from Solvolysis
Journal Article
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· ACS Applied Polymer Materials
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Chemical depolymerization of fully cured epoxy resin with 20% reactive modifier was successfully performed via a solvent-assisted solvolysis process into low molecular weight recyclable oligomers (RO) at 240 °C in a pressure vessel at 650 psi for 4 h. The thermoset epoxy resin was depolymerized into transparent brown viscous fluid with a higher viscosity than the uncured epoxy resin with approximately 93% yield. Different concentrations of the RO were homogeneously mixed with the pure epoxy resin, and their curing kinetics, viscosity, FTIR, mechanical properties, DMA, and cross-link density were investigated. The curing kinetics of the pure reactive modified epoxy resin (baseline) and its mixtures with RO of different concentrations were investigated under both isothermal and nonisothermal conditions using small amplitude oscillatory shear flow. The elastic and viscous moduli (G′ and G″), complex viscosity (η*), and tan δ values were evaluated at different curing times and temperatures. The G′, G″, and η* increased dramatically, while tan δ decreased strongly by several orders of magnitude at the gel point. The zero-shear viscosity (η0) was determined from the angular frequency dependent on η* based on the Cross model for different blend compositions in the liquid state before curing. The composition dependence of η0 showed a positive deviation from the linear mixing rule and was well described by the Lecyar model. Here, the apparent activation energy of curing (Ea) was also evaluated according to the Arrhenius equation and was found to be 46 ± 2 kJ/mol regardless of the different contents of RO. For all blends up to 40 wt % RO, only one tan δ peak systematically shifting to lower temperatures with increasing content of RO was observed in the DMA measurements, indicating that the epoxy resin and the RO are miscible with up to 40 wt % RO.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 2572774
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA--203951
- Journal Information:
- ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Polymer Materials Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 7; ISSN 2637-6105
- Publisher:
- ACS PublicationsCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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