KINETICS MODELING OF A MODIFIED EPOXY-AMINE FORMULATION CURED BY THERMAL AND MICROWAVE-ENERGY

Authors
HEDREUL C GALY J DUPUY J DELMOTTE M MORE C
Citation
C. Hedreul et al., KINETICS MODELING OF A MODIFIED EPOXY-AMINE FORMULATION CURED BY THERMAL AND MICROWAVE-ENERGY, Journal of applied polymer science, 68(4), 1998, pp. 543-552
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Journal of applied polymer science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218995
Volume
68
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
543 - 552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(1998)68:4<543:KMOAME>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The reaction kinetics of a rubber-modified epoxy formulation cured by microwave or thermal energy were investigated. Two phenomenological mo dels were developed to predict the time and temperature dependence of the conversion for the neat and the modified systems. Good agreement w as observed between the kinetic models and experimental results genera ted by chromatographic and calorimetric techniques. The same kinetic b ehavior was observed whatever the curing process (conventional or micr owave heating). (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.