Da Young Lee, Hye-Jin Kim, Hyeon-Gook Kim, Meysam Tayebi, Jong-Hyun Kim, Seoyoon Yu, Ildoo Chung, Choong-Sun Lim, Bongkuk Seo
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Abstract
One-pot epoxy formulations, containing uncured resin, curing agent, and promoter, require the promoter to be insoluble in the resin at room temperature to prevent premature polymerization. Here, we introduce three novel reaction promoters synthesized by reacting amino propyl imidazole (API) and various diisocyanates such as HMDI, IPDI, or MDI. We evaluate the impact of these promoters on the physical properties, storage stability, and curing kinetics of the resulting epoxy formulations. The results of the kinetic study showed that the compositions containing each synthesized promoter acted as reaction promoters, as evidenced by the lower activation energy in the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiment. The results of the mechanical properties showed that HMDI-API promoter improved both tensile and flexural strength, while exhibiting high storage stability. The findings provide valuable insights for selecting suitable promoters for specific applications in one-pot epoxy systems.
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The Journal of Applied Polymer Science is the largest peer-reviewed publication in polymers, #3 by total citations, and features results with real-world impact on membranes, polysaccharides, and much more.