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Improving water resistance and mechanical properties of waterborne acrylic resin modified by 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-4,4′-biphenyl diglycidyl ether

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SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102426

Keywords

3,3 ',5,5 '-tetramethyl-4,4 '-biphenyl diglycidyl ether; Waterborne acrylic resin; Water resistance; Tensile strength

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  1. Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia [TURSP-2020/14]

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A waterborne acrylic resin modified by 3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-biphenyl diglycidyl ether (TMBPDGE) was synthesized with excellent water resistance and mechanical properties. Optimized experimental conditions were determined, and the resin showed enhanced properties when the TMBPDGE amount was 10 wt%. The modified resin has great potential in wood coatings due to its improved water resistance and mechanical properties.
3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-biphenyl diglycidyl ether (TMBPDGE) modified waterborne acrylic resin with excellent water resistance and mechanical properties was synthesized by a homogeneous solution polymerization. Infrared analysis revealed that TMBPDGE could successfully participate in the synthesis. On this basis, the experimental conditions such as polymerization method, solid content, monomer addition method and curing temperature are optimized by using the results of immersion test, contact angle, tensile strength, elongation at break and hardness determination. The optimal amount of TMBPDGE is investigated and the resin is further characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The experimental results show that when the amount of TMBPDGE is 10 wt%, the water resistance and mechanical properties of the resin are greatly enhanced, and the cured resin film modified by TMBPDGE can withstand the soaking in water for more than 35 days, while that of film without modification is only one day. The tensile strength can reach 9.12 MPa, which is 2.2 times than that of the film without modification. Based on the enhanced properties, the modified resin provides a great potential in the fields of wood coatings, which require good water resistance and mechanical properties.

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