Biobased thermosetting epoxy foams: Mechanical and thermal characterization

Thermosetting epoxy foams were synthesizedby replacing the commercial synthetic epoxy resin by abiogenic epoxidized vegetable oil. Foam formulations weredeveloped avoiding the use of amine hardeners, organicvolatile compounds (OVCs), and ozone depleting orflammable foaming gases. The produced biobas...

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Autores: Altuna, Facundo Ignacio, Ruseckaite, Roxana Alejandra, Stefani, Pablo Marcelo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/5891
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/5891
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Green Chemistry
Vegetable Oil
Thermosetting Polymer
Epoxy
Anhydride Hardener
Rigid Foams
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Sumario:Thermosetting epoxy foams were synthesizedby replacing the commercial synthetic epoxy resin by abiogenic epoxidized vegetable oil. Foam formulations weredeveloped avoiding the use of amine hardeners, organicvolatile compounds (OVCs), and ozone depleting orflammable foaming gases. The produced biobased foamswere evaluated in terms of mechanical and thermal properties.It was found that the glass transition temperature (Tg) issomewhat lower than that corresponding to synthetic epoxyfoams, but mechanical properties are similar when comparingfoams of the same density. Moreover, the possibility ofobtaining foams in a wide range of densities (160−550 kg/m3)makes these systems a sound alternative to commercialavailable formulations.