A reaction order functional relationship with the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation in curing kinetics. Issue 8 (29th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: López‐Serrano, F.; Puig, J.E.; Mendizábal, E.
• Is Part Of: Polymer engineering & science. Volume 54:Issue 8(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 1900
• Page End: 1908
• Publication Date: 2013-08-29
• Subjects: Polymer engineering -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; 668.9
• DOI: 10.1002/pen.23741
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-3888

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>A methodology is presented to obtain a kinetic model for curing reactions, from conversion against time and the glass‐transition temperature versus conversion data. Isothermal runs for a cyanate ester resin from 140 to 190°C, reported previously, were evaluated. The approach utilizes the conversion measurement time derivatives that allow following the estimated parameters' trends: the rate constant and the reaction order, in this case. An autocatalytic model was found, and the rate constants were truly constant along the experiments; thus, their Arrhenius parameters were evaluated. The methodology allowed constructing a master curve relating the variable reaction order with a temperature difference (reaction and glass transition) explained by the Williams–Landel–Ferry (WLF) equation. Four parameters describing the reaction order variation, two related to an exponential‐like behavior and two required by the WLF equation, allowed describing the whole experimental set accurately. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 54:1900–1908, 2014. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers</p> </abstract>