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Cure behavior of epoxy resin containing castor oil and cashew nut shell liquid and its derivative

  • G. Mathew
  • , J. M. Rhee
  • , B. S. Hwang
  • , C. Nah*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University
  • Korea Institute of Machine and Materials

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Abstract

The cure behavior of epoxy resin with a conventional amide-type hardener (HD) was investigated in the presence of castor oil (CO), cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), and cashew nut shell liquid-formaldehyde resin (CFR) with dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The activation energy of the curing reaction was also calculated on the basis of nonisothermal DSC thermograms at various heating rates. A one-stage curing was noted in the case of epoxy resin filled with CO, whereas the epoxy resin with CNSL and CFR showed a two-stage curing process. A competitive cure reaction was noted for the epoxy resin/CNSL(or CFR)/HD blends. In the absence of HD, CFR showed lower values of curing enthalpy than that of CNSL. The activation energy of epoxy resin curing increased with increasing CNSL and CFR loading.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)178-184
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume106
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007.10.5

Keywords

  • Crosslinking
  • Curing of polymers
  • Kinetics
  • Resins

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry

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