Fabrication and evaluation of acrylated epoxidized castor oil‐toughened diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A nanocomposites. (14th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paluvai, Nagarjuna Reddy; Mohanty, Smita; Nayak, Sanjay K.
• Is Part Of: Canadian journal of chemical engineering. Volume 93:Number 12(2015)
• Page Start: 2107
• Page End: 2116
• Publication Date: 2015-09-14
• Subjects: AECO -- DGEBA -- DSC -- nanoclays -- TGA; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; Technology -- Periodicals; 660.05
• DOI: 10.1002/cjce.22320
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0008-4034

Abstract

Abstract: Castor oil‐based epoxy monomer was prepared using a two‐step approach: epoxidation of castor oil, followed by acrylation of epoxidized castor oil. A bio‐based diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy nanocomposites was prepared by the incorporation of organo‐modified montmorillonite (OMMT) clay to the DGEBA/AECO system. The cured bio‐based DGEBA epoxy nanocomposites at 0.80:0.2:0.001 g/g exhibited higher tensile strength (56 MPa), tensile modulus (1933 MPa), flexural strength (132 MPa), flexural modulus (2518 MPa), elongation (23.1 %), and impact strength (34 kJ/m 2 ). The nanocomposites at 0.6:0.4:0.001 g/g can easily bend up to 360° without any damage; similarly, the 0.8:0.2:0.001 g/g system can bend up to 180°. Thermal behaviour of the bio‐based epoxy systems was characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The obtained nanocomposites displayed a higher char yield (8.9 %) at 700 °C and glass transition temperature (108 °C) than the DGEBA/AECO systems. Further SEM analysis was used to study the morphological changes in the fractured surfaces of bio‐based epoxy systems, which reveals that crack propagation decreases with addition of AECO to the DGEBA epoxy system.