In this work,apigenin was chosen as a raw material to synthesize a novel epoxy monomer(DGEA),while the bio-based epoxy resin was further obtained after curing with 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane(DDM).The control samples...In this work,apigenin was chosen as a raw material to synthesize a novel epoxy monomer(DGEA),while the bio-based epoxy resin was further obtained after curing with 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane(DDM).The control samples were prepared by curing diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A(DGEBA)with DDM.The non-isothermal differential scanning calorimeter(DSC)method was utilized to further investigate the curing behavior and curing kinetics of the DGEA/DDM system.Despite no flame retardant active elements,the DGEA/DDM thermoset still exhibited exceptional anti-flammability.Specifically,the DGEA/DDM thermoset reached a V-0 rating in the UL-94 test and owned a high limiting oxygen index(LOI)value of 37.0%,while DGEBA/DDM resins were consumed completely in the vertical combustion test with a low LOI of 23.0%.Furthermore,the microscale combustion calorimetry(MCC)results manifested that compared with DGEBA/DDM resins,both PHRR and THR values of the DGEA/DDM resins were dropped by 84.0%and 57.6%,respectively.Additionally,the DGEA/DDM resin also presented higher storage modulus and tensile strength compared with DGEBA/DDM one.Particularly,in contrast with that of the cured DGEBA/DDM one(156℃),the DGEA/DDM thermoset displayed an extremely high glass transition temperature(232℃).This study breaks new ground on how to produce biobased monomers with aromatic structures and achieve high-performance thermosetting polymers.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22075265 and 22050410269)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2021459)。
文摘In this work,apigenin was chosen as a raw material to synthesize a novel epoxy monomer(DGEA),while the bio-based epoxy resin was further obtained after curing with 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane(DDM).The control samples were prepared by curing diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A(DGEBA)with DDM.The non-isothermal differential scanning calorimeter(DSC)method was utilized to further investigate the curing behavior and curing kinetics of the DGEA/DDM system.Despite no flame retardant active elements,the DGEA/DDM thermoset still exhibited exceptional anti-flammability.Specifically,the DGEA/DDM thermoset reached a V-0 rating in the UL-94 test and owned a high limiting oxygen index(LOI)value of 37.0%,while DGEBA/DDM resins were consumed completely in the vertical combustion test with a low LOI of 23.0%.Furthermore,the microscale combustion calorimetry(MCC)results manifested that compared with DGEBA/DDM resins,both PHRR and THR values of the DGEA/DDM resins were dropped by 84.0%and 57.6%,respectively.Additionally,the DGEA/DDM resin also presented higher storage modulus and tensile strength compared with DGEBA/DDM one.Particularly,in contrast with that of the cured DGEBA/DDM one(156℃),the DGEA/DDM thermoset displayed an extremely high glass transition temperature(232℃).This study breaks new ground on how to produce biobased monomers with aromatic structures and achieve high-performance thermosetting polymers.