A new strategy for the synthesis of modified novolac resin and its polymer/clay nanocomposite

Autor: R. Mohammad-Rezaei, B. Massoumi, M. Eskandani, M. Abbasian, M. Jaymand
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: eXPRESS Polymer Letters, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 543-552 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1788-618X
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2019.46
Popis: A novel epoxy nanocomposite composed of epoxidized novolac (ENR), epoxidized polystyrene (EPSt), and nanoclay was fabricated and characterized successfully. For this purpose, the novolac was epoxylated using a substitution nucleophilic reaction between hydroxyl group of novolac and chlorine group of epichlorohydrin. The EPSt was synthesized through the oxidizing of an allylated PSt (All-PSt). A mixture of ENR (70 wt%), EPSt (20 wt%) and Cloisite®R 20A (5 wt%) was cured using ethylenediamine (EDA; 5 wt%) to afford a C-ENR-EPSt/clay nanocomposite. The transition electron microscopy (TEM) as well as powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the fabricated nanocomposite has an exfoliated structure. As the thermal property studies results, the addition of EPSt as well as Cloisite® 20A has synergistic effect on the thermal stability of the ENR resin.
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