scholarly journals Biological And Chemical Properties of Cured Epoxy Resins

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Rudawska ◽  
Katarzyna Sarna-Boś ◽  
Adrianna Rudawska ◽  
Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska ◽  
Renata Chałas
Keyword(s):  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Epoxy Resins ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Direct Exposure ◽  
Adhesive Compound ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract Introduction: Launched into production over 50 years ago, epoxy resins aroused enormous interest owing to their valuable properties that distinguish them from other polymeric materials. The investigation of biological and chemical effects of direct exposure to the materials under study on the human body may help in the organization of work when dealing with this type of materials.Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate selected biological and chemical properties of 3 cured epoxy compounds: Epidian 53 epoxy resin with polyaminoamide C curing agent, Epidian 53 epoxy resin with polyaminoamide C curing agent, and aluminum powder, and Epidian 53 epoxy resin with polyaminoamide C curing agent, and copper powder. Methods: The experimental part of this paper describes the preparation and fabrication of adhesive compound samples, from a liquid state to cured plates. The study involved a cytotoxicity analysis (with an ELSA reader), pH measurements (with a pH meter), absorbance measurement over an entire reference wavelength range, and sterilization (on a specially designed test bench) along with microscopic examination of its effects.Results: Cytotoxicity and absorbance analysis results demonstrate that extracts of all tested resin samples do not have cytotoxic effect on the cells of living organisms. The absorbance results over the wavelength range do not indicate the formation of aggregations, which proves that no toxic agents harmful to living organisms are extracted from the resin samples.Conclusion: Results of this study demonstrate that cured epoxy resins are safe materials.

scholarly journals Unprecedented enhancement of wear resistance for epoxy-resin graphene composites

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Zhang ◽  
Yuefeng Du ◽  
Chunhua Zhu ◽  
Liangchao Guo ◽  
Yao Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Epoxy Resins ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Low Wear ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Epoxy resins (ER) have extraordinary mechanical, electrical and chemical properties, and are widely used in aerospace, electronics and marine industries. Nonetheless, ER have an intrinsic brittleness and low wear resistance....

Solvent Exchange to Exfoliate Graphene Oxides into Epoxy with Improved Mechanical and Thermal Properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 1110 ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Fu Ke Wang ◽  
Chao Bin He
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Epoxy Resins ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Solvent Exchange ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Graphene Oxides ◽  
Curing Agents ◽  
Exchange Technique

The dispersion and exfoliation of graphene oxides in polymer matrix remains a challenge for graphene oxides based epoxy nanocomposites fabrication. In the present paper, we reported a simple and facile solvent exchange technique to successfully transfer graphene oxides (GOs) from aqueous solution to ethanol. In addition, we found that GO dispersion in epoxy resins was affected by the curing agents. Good dispersion of GOs in epoxy resin together with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties were observed when epoxy was cured with aliphatic curing agents. For aromatic curing agent, high loading of GOs leaded to GOs aggregation, but well dispersed GOs was observed at low loading of GOs. Especially, a 12 °C increase of glass transition temperature of the epoxy resin was observed with only 0.1 wt% GOs was added to the epoxy resin.

scholarly journals State-of-the-Art Modification of Plastic Aggregates Using Gamma Irradiation and Its Optimization for Application to Cementitious Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10340
Author(s):  
Heonseok Lee ◽  
Hyeonwook Cheon ◽  
Yonghak Kang ◽  
Seungjun Roh ◽  
Woosuk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Gamma Irradiation ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Cementitious Composites ◽  
Gamma Irradiated ◽  
And Chemical Properties

In the past few decades, there have been numerous attempts to add plastic aggregates composed of polymeric materials to cementitious composites, either as an alternative to using natural aggregates or as fillers and fibers. However, the addition of plastic aggregates often results in cementitious composites with lower mechanical performance. In this paper, we attempt to address this issue by applying gamma irradiation technology to restore the mechanical performance. We aimed to determine the optimal gamma irradiation and mixing combinations by comparing the experimental results with information summarizing the recent literature related to the use of gamma-irradiated plastic aggregates within cementitious composites. To this end, the effects of changes in the physical and chemical properties of plastics due to irradiation with gamma irradiation on the strength of cementitious composites were evaluated using irradiation doses of 25, 50, 75, and 100 kGy and various plastic materials as key parameters. In the compressive strength test, it was found that adding gamma-irradiated plastic increased the compressive strength of the cementitious composites compared to the nonirradiated plastic. This suggests that the irradiation of plastic aggregates with gamma rays is an effective method to recover some of the strength lost when plastic aggregates are added to cementitious composites. In addition, modifications in the microstructure and chemical properties of the gamma-irradiated plastic were analyzed through SEM and FT-IR analysis, which allowed the determination of the strength enhancement mechanism. The results of this study show the possibility of the state-of-the-art performance improvement method for using plastic aggregate as a substitute for natural aggregate, going further from the plastic performance improvement technology for limited materials and radiation dose presented in previous studies.

Applied Research of the Flexible Epoxy Resin Curing Agent

2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 2499-2502
Author(s):  
X. Wang ◽  
S. R. Zheng ◽  
R. M. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Fracture Surface ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Epoxy Resins ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Structural Adhesives ◽  
Resin Curing ◽  
The Impact

Epoxy resin structural adhesives modified by flexible curing agent. Dependening on the mechanical properties of epoxy resins on the flexible curing agent content was studied. The impact fracture toughness was discussed in terms of fracture surface fractography.

Study of Thermal Properties of Curing of DGEBA Epoxy Resin with Hexakis-(4-Aminophenoxy)-Cyclotriphosphazene

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhu ◽  
Yong Wu ◽  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Hong Liang Wei ◽  
Hui Juan Chu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Thermogravimetric Analysis ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Epoxy Resins ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Diglycidyl Ether ◽  
Flame Retardance ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Degradation Behaviors ◽  
Curing Agents

Hexakis-(4-aminophenoxy)-cyclotriphosphazene (PN-NH2) was synthesized through nucleophilic substitution of the chloride atoms of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene (HCCP) and reduction of the nitro group, and its chemical structure was characterized. As a curing agents for commercial epoxy resin Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) PN-NH2 was compared with conventional curing agents 4,4-diaminodiphenylsulfone(DDS) and 4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM). The thermal properties and thermal degradation behaviors of these thermosetted resins were investigated by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TGA studies demonstrated that the thermal properties of the PN-NH2-containing cured epoxy resin were higher than those of others. The phosphorus-nitrogen containing curing agent can result in a great improvement of the flame retardance for their thermosetted epoxy resins.

scholarly journals Influence of NaCl on the polymerization of vinyl monomers by the suspension process

2019 ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Erika Montero ◽  
David Contreras-López ◽  
Rosalba Fuentes ◽  
María Del Rosario Galindo
Keyword(s):  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Suspension Process ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

The production of artificial polymers is, today, one of themost important activities of the chemical industry, polymersare widely used in everyday life, as, there are different types of polymers, they can be used for different uses. These polymeric materials have unique mechanical, physical and chemical properties, which most other materials do not possess, not to mention that its cost is lower than the other materials. The present research work focuses on the determination of optimal operating conditions for the polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate in a Batch reactor, as well as the influence of inorganic salt in this case NaCl in the performance of reaction and in the size of the material polymer, through the process of suspension using a synthetic route of polymerization by radical free conventional (FRP), where viscometry to the polymeric material testing was performed for this way characterize it, and to determine factors of interest such as the molecular weight, etc.

scholarly journals Implementation of a remote laboratory for the identification of polymeric materials by means of physical properties analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2102 (1) ◽  
pp. 012008
Author(s):  
C O Vargas-Mantilla ◽  
W Palacios-Alvarado ◽  
B Medina-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Remote Laboratory ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract Due to the strategies implemented to carry out the development of a correct teaching by virtual means, a methodological strategy of experimental tests was developed for the identification of polymeric materials through the identification of physical and chemical properties, with the objective of providing the engineering student a greater approach to the application of the scientific method and the activation of the capacity of reasoning and deductive thinking from the physical and chemical point of view. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to validate this strategy implemented with a group of engineering students, for this purpose, the strategy was implemented, and the results obtained by the students from the development of the experimentation were analyzed, the data were analyzed by means of nonparametric tests, in this case binomial test. Finally, it is concluded that the polymer identification test is feasible to be implemented as a remote laboratory, as a methodical strategy in teaching, since it allows the development of experimentation, in this case, the identification of polymeric materials, which present diverse physical properties.

scholarly journals A Review of Methods Used to Reduce the Effects of High Temperature Associated with Polyamide 12 and Polypropylene Laser Sintering

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrick M. Mwania ◽  
Maina Maringa ◽  
Kobus van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
Percentage Elongation ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Polyamide 12 ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
And Chemical Properties

The polymer laser sintering (PLS) process is one of the most promising additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for polymeric materials. However, the technique has challenges because the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of the polymeric powder deteriorate due to the high temperatures prevailing in the build chamber during manufacture. These high temperatures cause agglomeration of powder, which leads to a decrease in the flowability of powder. There is also a related drop in the coalescence of the powder granules during PLS, which results in porosity that undermines the mechanical integrity of printed parts. Moreover, the viscosity of the melt increases due to cross-linking of molecular chains. This, in turn, increases the tensile strength of the printed components at the expense of the percentage elongation at break. Thus, high prolonged processing temperatures decrease the reusability of polymeric materials used in PLS. In this paper, a review of the studies conducted to investigate ways of reducing the effects of high temperature on polymeric powders is presented.

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