Near- and mid- infrared spectroscopy techniques were used to study the
cure reaction of accelerated diphenyldimethylurea (Diuron) epoxy form
ulation based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) prepolymer cu
ring with dicyandiamide (DDA) hardener. This study was carried out usi
ng a classic Fourier transform infrared spectrometer generally availab
le in many laboratories, and it revealed the possibilities and problem
s that occurred in quantitative analysis. Thus, new assignments in NIR
range and light scattering influence for this heterogeneous system ar
e studied. Molar absorption change and comparison of the epoxy convers
ion determined by NIR spectroscopy (4530 cm(-1) epoxy band), MIR spect
roscopy (915 cm(-1) epoxy band), SEC, and chemical titration are then
successively presented and discussed.