Synthesis and Characterization of Epoxy/MCDEA Networks Modified with Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids

✍ Scribed by Bluma Guenther Soares; Sebastien Livi; Jannick Duchet-Rumeau; Jean-François Gerard

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 603 KB
• Volume: 296
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1438-7492
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.201000388

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Epoxy‐networked materials containing N,N'__‐__dioctadecylimidazolium iodide are prepared by curing a mixture of DGEBA and different ratios of the ionic liquid with MCDEA at high temperature. The presence of ionic liquid results in an increase of the storage modulus and a decrease of the glass transition temperature, as indicated by DMA. Also, the onset curing temperature decreases as the amount of IL increase indicating that IL also takes part on the curing process. DSC and FTIR analyses confirm that the imidazolium‐based ionic liquid is able to promote the crosslink of the epoxy pre‐polymer without the presence of external curing agent. magnified image