Preparation, curing kinetics, and properties of a novel low-volatile starlike aliphatic-polyamine curing agent for epoxy resins

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 357-367

  Wan, Jintao ^a,b   Bu, Zhi Yang ^a   Xu, Cun Jin ^a,c   Li, Bo Geng ^a   Fan, Hong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Jiamin Plastics Co Ltd   (China)

^c HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Advanced isoconversional method; Curing agent; Differential scanning calorimetry; Diffusion control; Dynamic mechanical analysis; Epoxy resin; Isothermal reaction; Kamal model; Model fitting kinetics; Model free isoconversional kinetics; Polyamine; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED ISOCONVERSIONAL METHOD; CURING AGENT; DIFFUSION CONTROL; ISOTHERMAL REACTIONS; KAMAL MODEL; MODEL FITTING; MODEL FREE; POLYAMINES;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; KINETICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; POLYETHYLENES; REACTION RATES; SYNTHETIC RESINS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 79957596846     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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