Bio-Based Aromatic Epoxy Monomers for Thermoset Materials

Bio-Based Aromatic Epoxy Monomers for Thermoset Materials.

The synthesis of polymers from renewable resources is a burning issue that is actively investigated. Polyepoxide networks constitute a major class of thermosetting polymers and are extensively used as coatings, electronic materials, adhesives. Owing to their outstanding mechanical and electrical properties, chemical resistance, adhesion, and minimal shrinkage after curing, they are used in stru...

Thiol–ene Coupling of Renewable Monomers: at the forefront of bio-based polymeric materials

Plant derived oils bear intrinsic double-bond functionality that can be utilized directly for the thiol–ene reaction. Although terminal unsaturations are far more reactive than internal ones, studies on the reversible addition of thiyl radicals to 1,2disubstituted alkenes show that this is an important reaction. To investigate the thiol–ene coupling reaction involving these enes, stoichiometric...

Characterization of Regenerated Cellulose for Bio-based Epoxy Fibrous Composites

Self-healing thermoset using encapsulated epoxy-amine healing chemistry

Self-healing was achieved with a dual-microcapsule epoxy-amine chemistry in thermoset epoxy. One capsule contained a modified aliphatic polyamine (EPIKURE 3274) while the second capsule contained a diluted epoxy monomer (EPON 815C). Amine microcapsules were prepared by vacuum infiltration of EPIKURE 3274 into hollow polymeric microcapsules. Epoxy microcapsules were prepared by an in situ polyme...

Molecular dynamics simulations on cyclic deformation of an epoxy thermoset

We use molecular dynamics simulations to study the thermo-mechanical response of a thermosetting polymer (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with 3,30diamino-Diphenylsulfone) subject to cyclic loading for a family of tri-axial deformation paths and two different load levels and strain rates. We focus on how the relative amount of deviatoric and volumetric deformation affects strain accumulation an...