Journal
POLYMER
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 26-34Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2009.11.013
Keywords
Anionic polymerization; Epoxy; Bislactone
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Funding
- CICYT [MAT-2008-06284-C03-01, MAT2008-06284-C03-02]
- FPI scholarship
- Australian Research Council [DP0453104, DP0557737]
- Department of Materials Engineering
- Australian Research Council [DP0453104] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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The anionic homopolymerization of DGEBA epoxy resin and its anionic copolymerization with a bislactone was studied using two alternative tertiary amines, 1-methylimidazole (1MI) and dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) as initiators. 1MI caused slower cure than DMAP in neat DGEBA and DGEBA-bislactone formulations. Studies of the influence of the hydroxyl concentration in the DGEBA oligomer on its homopolymerization explain descrepancies in the literature regarding the ability of these initiators to produce full cure of the epoxy groups. In contrast, in the copolymerization of DGEBA-bislactone formulations, full cure could be readily achieved with either 1MI or DMAP as initiators, irrespective of the hydroxyl content. FTIR and DSC experiments show that this behaviour is associated with the formation of the carboxylate anion which plays an important part on the curing kinetics and the completion of cure. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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