Study on curing reaction of 4-aminophenoxyphthalonitrile/bisphthalonitrile

A series of phthalonitrile blending resins were prepared from 4-aminophenoxyphthalonitrile(APN) and 4,4'-bis(3,4- dicyanophenoxy)biphenyl(BPH) by directly powder-mixing and copolymerization.Differential scanning calorimeter(DSC) and dynamic rheology were used to study the curing reaction behaviors of APN/BPH blends,and the results indicated that the introduction of APN accelerated the curing rate of BPH,and the existence of BPH decreased the curing temperature of APN/BPH systems.The thermal stability of postcured APN/BPH resins was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis(TGA),and the TGA results indicated that the crosslinked polymers of APN/BPH systems possessed good thermal stability.

Curing reaction and mechanism of phenol-formaldehyde novolac resins for foundry

In this study on the curing dynamics of phenol-formaldehyde novolac resins(PFNR) and hexamethylene tetramine(HMTA), two typical commercial PFNR were selected as examples and the curing reactions of the resins with HMTA were studied by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). Based on the data calculated by the Kissinger equation and the Crane equation, a thermocuring dynamic model was established, from which the process conditions, activation energy, reaction kinetics equation and a f irst-order reaction of the curing reactions were derived.

Curing Reaction Model of Epoxy Asphalt Binder

In order to understand the strength developing law of the epoxy asphalt mixture,a curing reaction model of the epoxy asphalt binder was proposed based upon the thermokinetic analysis.Given some assumptions,the model was developed by applying the Kissinger law as well as Arrhenius equation,and the differential scanning calorimetry was performed for estimating the model parameters.To monitor the strength development of the epoxy asphalt mixture,a strength test program was employed and then results were compared to those produced from the proposed model.The comparative evaluation shows that a good consistency exists between the outputs from test program and the proposed model,indicating that the proposed model can be used effectively for simulating the curing reaction process for the epoxy asphalt binder and predicting the strength development for the epoxy asphalt mixture.

MECHANICAL RELAXATION AND INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION IN EPOXY RESINS/POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) BLENDS CURED WITH PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE

The miscibility of the blend,composed of a bisphenol A epoxy resins (Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A) (DGEBA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEG) and crosslinked by phthalic anhydride (PA) was studied using dynamic mechanical method. Single glass transition temperatures intermediate between the two pure components were observed for all blend levels. The secondary relaxation mechanism should relate to not only diester linkage, but also hydroxyether structural unit in the system. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is applied to study the curing reaction and intermolecular specific interaction of the system. The results indicate the PEO participates the crosslinking reaction, accelerates the curing reaction and make the reaction more perfect. The shifts of the hydroxyl band and carbonyl band demonstrate the presence of the intermolecular interaction in the cured blend. Moreover, the molecular interaction between the side hydroxyl in the hydroxyether units and the ether bond in PEO macromolecules is stronger.

A study of chemical reactions in coarse-grained simulations

We introduce a reaction model for use in coarse-grained simulations to study the chemical reactions in polymer systems at mesoscopic level.In this model,we employ an idea of reaction probability in control of the whole process of chemical reactions.This model has been successfully applied to the studies of surface initiated polymerization process and the network structure formation of typical epoxy resin systems.It can be further modified to study different kinds of chemical reactions at mesoscopic scale.