Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/polym9100478
Keywords
epoxy resin; silica; composites; supported ionic liquid; curing agent
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51403242]
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of High Performance and Functional Polymer Materials [20151002]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, South-Central University for Nationalities [CZW16007]
- Student's Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program [XCX17027]
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The present study aims to improve the mechanical properties of epoxy composite by incorporating supported ionic liquid silica (IL-silica). The IL-silica not only showed improved interfacial interaction and reinforcement, but also served as cure agent of epoxy composites. The differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed that epoxy composites could be successfully cured with IL-silica without any routine curing agents. IL-silica/epoxy composites presented higher mechanical and thermal properties compared with epoxy composite containing un-functionalized silica (u-silica). The dynamic mechanical analysis showed that the storage modulus of composites significantly increased with the addition of IL-silica in comparison to that with added u-silica, as well as the variation of Tg parameter. The incorporation of IL-silica simultaneously enhanced the tensile strength, toughness, and thermal stability of the epoxy composites. The considerable improvements in mechanical and thermal properties are ascribed to the improved dispersion of IL-silica and the enhanced interfacial interactions between epoxy matrix and IL-silica by strong covalent bonding, which results in an effective load transfer.
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