PERFORMANCE AND MECHANISMS OF HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZERS IN POLYMER PHOTOSTABILIZATION

Abstract

Hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) have probably been the most studied compounds in the field of polymer stabilization overthe past 15 years [1–16]. Their excellent performance in polyolefins [1–8], poly(vinyl chloride) [9], polystyrene [10], rubbers [11], polyamides [12], and other polymers such as acrylic resins 113–161 has made them an attractive item for research. There have been many advances regarding the understanding of the nature of the stabilization mechanism of these compounds, and there is still a great amount of controversy particularly with regard to the relative importance of some reactive intermediates [1–16]. This continuing research has led to the development of some novel compounds which are more efficient and have better compatibility with the polymer [1–16]. This article reviews the current understanding of the mechanism of action of HALS, its relationship with their performance in polymers, and their interaction with other additives used in a given stabilization system. The excellent performance of HALS in polyolefins has given rise to a great number of publications on their action in these polymers, and therefore most of the discussion will be related to this.     

Epoxy resins and epoxy blends studied by near infra-red spectroscopy

The cure and the final network of epoxy resins have been investigated by numerous techniques, nevertheless a clear understanding of this network structure has not yet been achieved. FTIR analysis of polymeric materials provides highly precise measurements that are widely interpretable in terms of chemical structure. Yet the high absorption of fundamental bands requires careful sample preparation to reduce the thickness of the sample or special reflection techniques are needed. Furthermore, the occurrence of overlapping bands for epoxy resin (N-H and O-H vibrations in the 3000 cm⁻¹ region) renders the quantitative analysis in the region mid IR particularly difficult. However, the overtone and combination bands are 10–100 times weaker than the fundamental ones and are observed in near infrared (NIR) region. Longer pathlengths than Mid IR ones can be used allowing transmission analysis of thick samples (1-20 mm) without special preparation. NIR absorption bands have different intensities depending on the anharmonicity of vibrations. The strongest absorption bands are due to protons connected to carbon, nitrogen, oxygen. Hydrogen bonding due to inter- and intramolecular interactions can cause band broadening, peak position shifts and intensity variations. NIR spectroscopy is therefore a useful technique to investigate polymeric materials and was used to study the cure reactions of various epoxy resins cured with amine hardener. Using different NIR techniques (reflectance, transmission and microscopy) we will briefly present some results concerning hydrogen bonding between epoxy and amine hardener before curing, epoxy resins, glass/epoxy composites and epoxy/PES (polyethersulfone) blends.     

Imidazole‐type thermal latent curing agents with high miscibility for one‐component epoxy thermosetting resins

Epoxy resins are important thermosetting resins widely employed in industrial fields. Although the epoxy–imidazole curing system has attracted attention because of its reactivity, solidification of a liquid epoxy resin containing imidazoles proceeds gradually even at room temperature. This makes it difficult to use them for one‐component epoxy resin materials. Though powder‐type latent curing agents have been used for one‐component epoxy resin materials, they are difficult to apply for fabrication of fine industrial products due to their poor miscibility. To overcome this situation and to improve the shelf life of epoxy–imidazole compositions, we have developed a liquid‐type thermal latent curing agent 1 , generating an imidazole with a thermal trigger via a retro‐Michael addition reaction. The latent curing agent 1 has superior miscibility toward epoxy resins; in addition, it was confirmed that the epoxy resin composition has both high reactivity at 150 °C, and long‐term storage stability at room temperature. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 2680–2688     

Reaction of epoxy resin and hyperbranched polyacids

The condensation reaction between two different epoxy resins and a hyperbranched polyester (MAHP) [poly(allyloxy maleic acid‐co‐maleic anhydride)] was studied. We compared two kinds of diglycidyl ether bisphenol A type of epoxy resins with different molecular weights, that is, epoxy resin GY240 (M = 365 g/mol) and GT6064 (M = 1540 g/mol) in this reaction. The results showed a marked difference in their reaction pattern in terms of ability to form crosslinked polymer networks with MAHP. For the former low‐molecular‐weight epoxy resin, no crosslinking could be observed in good solvents such as THF or dioxane within the set of reaction conditions used in this study. Instead, polymers with epoxide functional degrees between 0.34 and 0.5 were formed. By contrast, the latter high‐molecular‐weight epoxy resin, GT6064, rapidly produced highly crosslinked materials with MAHP under the same reaction conditions. The spherical‐shape model of hyperbranched polymer was applied to explain this difference in reaction behavior. Hence, we have postulated that low‐molecular‐weight epoxy resins such as GY240 are unable to crosslink the comparatively much bigger spherically shaped MAHP molecules. However, using high‐molecular‐weight epoxy resins greatly enhances the probability of crosslinking in this system. Computer simulations verified the spherical shape and condensed bond density of MAHP in good solvents, and submicron particle analysis showed that the average MAHP particle size was 9 nm in THF. Furthermore, the epoxy‐functionalized polyesters were characterized by ¹H NMR and FTIR, and the molecular weights and molecular‐weight distributions were determined by size‐exclusion chromatography. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 4457–4465, 2000     

Rapid Sara Seprations by High Performance Liqid Chromatography

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This paper presents both rapid analytical and preparative high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) techniques for separating liquid-fuel type materials into saturates, aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes (SARA). The preparative method, an adaptation of a technique developed by Jewell, et. al. (1, 4), significantly decreases analysis time. The analytical technique utilizes HPLC to achieve the same separations in less time.     

Preparation and properties of high performance epoxy–silsesquioxane hybrid resins prepared using a maleimide–alkoxysilane compound as a modifier

An alkoxysilane compound possessing maleimide moiety (MSM) was prepared from N‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)maleimide and 3‐glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane and was used as a modifier of epoxy resins. In situ curing epoxy resins with MSM resulted in epoxy resins with good homogeneity. Just 5–10 wt % of MSM is sufficient to yield high glass transition temperature (165 °C), good thermal stability above 360 °C, and high flame retardancy (LOI = 30) to bisphenol‐A‐based epoxy resins. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 5787–5798, 2005     

Synthesis and Properties of Silphenylene-containing Epoxy Resins with High UV-stability

Two novel silphenylene-containing cycloaliphatic epoxy resins, 1,4-di [2-(3, 4-epoxycyclohexylethyl) dimethylsilyl] benzene (DEDSB) and 1,3,5-tri [2-(3, 4-epoxycyclohexylethyl) dimethylsilyl] benzene (TEDSB) were synthesized through in situ Grignard reaction and hydrosilylation, and characterized by FT-IR and ¹H-NMR. They were colorless transparent viscous liquids. Methyhexahydrophthalic anhydride (MeHHPA) was used to cure the epoxy resins to give glassy solids with high optical clarity. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results indicated that DEDSB and TEDSB showed similar curing reactivity. The cured TEDSB had a higher glass transition temperature, a higher storage modulus and a lower coefficient of linear thermal expansion than the cured DEDSB due to a higher crosslink density. The cured silphenylene-containing epoxy resins exhibited a much higher resistance to discoloration under UV irradiation than the commonly used epoxy resins diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA). XPS analysis revealed that they were much less susceptible to photo-oxidation than DGEBA.     

Multifunctionality in Epoxy Resins

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Epoxy resin will continue to be in the forefront of many thermoset applications due to its versatile properties. However, with advancement in manufacturing, changing societal outlook for the chemical industries and emerging technologies that disrupt conventional approaches to thermoset fabrication, there is a need for a multifunctional epoxy resin that is able to adapt to newer and robust requirements. Epoxy resins that behave both like a thermoplastic and a thermoset resin with better properties are now the norm in research and development. In this paper, we viewed multifunctionality in epoxy resins in terms of other desirable properties such as its toughness and flexibility, rapid curing potential, self-healing ability, reprocessability and recyclability, high temperature stability and conductivity, which other authors failed to recognize. These aspects, when considered in the synthesis and formulation of epoxy resins will be a radical advance for thermosetting polymers, with a lot of applications. Therefore, we present an overview of the recent finding as to pave the way for varied approaches towards multifunctional epoxy resins.     

Flame‐retardant epoxy resins: An approach from organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposites

Phosphorus‐containing epoxy‐based epoxy–silica hybrid materials with a nanostructure were obtained from bis(3‐glycidyloxy)phenylphosphine oxide, diaminodiphenylmethane, and tetraethoxysilane in the presence of the catalyst p‐toluenesulfonic acid via an in situ sol–gel process. The silica formed on a nanometer scale in the epoxy resin was characterized with Fourier transform infrared, NMR, and scanning electron microscopy. The glass‐transition temperatures of the hybrid epoxy resins increased with the silica content. The nanometer‐scale silica showed an enhancement effect of improving the flame‐retardant properties of the epoxy resins. The phosphorus–silica synergistic effect on the limited oxygen index (LOI) enhancement was also observed with a high LOI value of 44.5. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 986–996, 2001     

Calixarenes in analytical and separation chemistry

Discovered in the 1940’s, [1_n]metacyclophanes with the common name calix[n]arenes which is derived from for the molecule’s shape enjoyed a remarkable interest in almost all fields of chemistry since the 1980’s, which is highlighted by several books [1–8]. Over 50 reviews concerning their synthesis, properties and applicabilities were published, many of those with emphasis on organic synthesis and structural properties are cited in ¶[P. 5–6 in 2]. Of interest for analytical chemists are reviews on calixarenes and the structurally related resorcin[n]arenes (or calix[n]resorcarenes) and calixpyrroles concerning potentiometric sensors [9–12], chromo- and fluorophores [13, 14], molecular switches [15], metal ion binding in solution [16–19], redox properties [20] and anion binding [21–24]. Other recent reviews deal with thermodynamic aspects [25], organometallic compounds [26], P-containing calixarenes [27–29], as well as molecular dynamics modeling [30–33]. It is a vital field with over 200 publications per year. Therefore, this article presents only selected results on complexation, solvent extraction and membrane transport with the emphasis on ion and molecular recognition which can be used for analytical purposes, without attempting to cover all available references.     

Epoxy resins from rosin acids: synthesis and characterization

A series of multifunctional cycloaliphatic glycidyl ester and ether epoxy resins were synthesized by reaction of condensed rosin acid‐formaldehyde resins with epichlorohydrin. The chemical structure of the produced resins was determined by IR and ¹H‐NMR analysis. The molecular weight of the produced resins was determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). A series of poly‐ (amide‐imide) hardeners were prepared from condensation of Diels–Alder adducts of rosin acid‐maleic anhydride and acrylic acid with triethylene tetramine and pentaethylene hexamine. These amines were also condensed with Diels–Alder adducts of rosin ketones. The curing exotherms of the produced epoxy resins with poly(amide‐imide) hardeners were investigated. The data of mechanical properties, solvent and chemical resistance indicate the superior adhesion of the cured epoxy resins. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Prediction of Heat Shield Performance in Terms of Epoxy Resin Structure

Abstract

High-strength, readily processable, char-forming, insulative materials are being sought for application in ablative heat shields for re-entry vehicles. Toward this end, the family of epoxy resins has been evaluated. The structure of epoxy resins and curing agents in terms of their functionality, aromaticity, and chemical nature is discussed in relation to its effect on ablative properties. The concept of controlled, constructive thermal degradation is extremely important in ablative epoxide compositions. Bridged Diels-Alder adducts based upon cyclic dienes and maleic anhydride perform well as epoxy resin curing agents in this respect. The mechanism of thermal ablative degradation of these systems is discussed in terms of in situ thermal control and char-forming reactions. The position of attachment of glycidyl groups, as well as the nature and position of other sub-stituents around the aromatic nucleus, has little effect in general upon the ablative properties of epoxy resins. Thermal and ablative data of both benzene and naphthalene derivatives are given. A new epoxy resin based upon 2-nitro resorcinol has been synthesized. This resin gives significant char increases, both quantitatively and qualitatively, over conventional epoxides. The unusual mechanism of polymerization and thermal degradation of this resin is discussed.     

Preparation,thermal properties,and flame retardance of epoxy–silica hybrid resins

A novel epoxy system was developed through the in situ curing of bisphenol A type epoxy and 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane with the sol–gel reaction of a phosphorus‐containing trimethoxysilane (DOPO–GPTMS), which was prepared from the reaction of 9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐oxide (DOPO) with 3‐glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS). The preparation of DOPO–GPTMS was confirmed with Fourier transform infrared, ¹H and ³¹P NMR, and elemental analysis. The resulting organic–inorganic hybrid epoxy resins exhibited a high glass‐transition temperature (167 °C), good thermal stability over 320 °C, and a high limited oxygen index of 28.5. The synergism of phosphorus and silicon on flame retardance was observed. Moreover, the kinetics of the thermal oxidative degradation of the hybrid epoxy resins were studied. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2354–2367, 2003     

Thermosetting characteristics of some new polymethylol epoxy resins

Several new polymethylol epoxy resins have been synthesised in a one pot reaction system and characterised. The new resins are derived from epichlorohydrine, formaldehyde and several aromatic phenols: phenol, biphenylol, bisphenol-A, bisphenol-S, sulphone, and DDT. The rate of crosslinking has been studied at different temperatures (120–180°C) by determining the amount of H₂O evolved from the crosslinking reaction using a DuPont moisture evolution analyser; the activation energy of setting has been determined from Arrhenius plots. The results are 57.1, 50.0, 42.9, 75.2, 11.3 and 74.3 kJ mol⁻¹ for resins I–VI respectively. The set resins show good thermal stability and are resistant toward chemicals and solvents; these resins also set catalytically at room temperature.     

Fused quinoline heterocycles X. First synthesis of new four heterocyclic ring systems 10-amino-6,9-disubstituted-[1,2,4]triazino[4′,3′:1,5]pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline derivatives

A novel, simple, and efficient synthetic methodology for the synthesis of hitherto unreported tetracyclic 10-amino-6,9-disubstituted-[1,2,4]triazino[4′,3′:1,5]pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolines, in one step, has been developed by coupling of various active methylene compounds with diazotized heterocyclic amines. Reacting 2,4-dichloroquinoline-3-carbonitrile (1) with cyanoacetic acid hydrazide (2) in the presence of triethylamine in refluxing MeOH gave the unexpected 3-amino-4-chloro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline (4), instead of the desired tetracyclic ring system 3 (Scheme 1). Refluxing 4 with excess of cyclic secondary amines 5a–c in boiling dimethylformamide yielded the corresponding 4-amino-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolines 6a–c. Diazotization of compounds 4 and 6a–c with sodium nitrite and concentrated HCl at ?5?°C gave the corresponding diazonium salts 17a–d, which were then subjected to couple with different active methylene nitriles, namely, 2-cyanothioacetamide (12), ethyl cyanoacetate (13), malononitrile (14), 2-cyanoacetamide (15), and 2-cyano-N-phenylacetamide (16), in aqueous ethanol containing sodium acetate as a buffer solution. The coupling reaction of diazonium salts 17 with 12, 13, and 14 leading to the novel perianellated tetracyclic ring system 10-amino-6,9-disubstituted-[1,2,4]triazino[4′,3′:1,5]pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolines 19, 23, and 27, respectively, in one step, is described for the first time. On the other hand, coupling reaction of diazonium salt 17a with both 15 and 16 yielded the previously unknown tetracyclic 10-amino-6-chloro-[1,2,4]triazino[4′,3′:1,5]pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline-9-carboxamides 28a and 28b, respectively (Scheme 6). No chromatographic techniques have been used for the purification of the products. The structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were unambiguously confirmed by spectroscopic and analytical techniques.     

Use of p,p′-Phenolphthalein-bis(trimellitic) Dianhydride for Hardening Low Molecular Weight Epoxy Resins

Hardening of a low molecular epoxy resin with p,p′-phenol-phthalein-bis(trimellitic) dianhydride has been studied by using differential scanning calorimetry. The relationships of glass transition temperature of the systems being examined versus time, temperature of hardening, and dianhydride content in the compositions have been determined. The activation energy of crosslinking reactions in systems containing 50% of the stoichiometric amount of dianhydride has been evaluated. The value of activation energy obtained indicates a high reactivity of dianhydride in the examined reactions. The hardened epoxy composition exhibits excellent thermal stability, good hardness, and good resistance to acid solutions.

During research on soluble, regularly alternating polyesterimides, a synthesis of p,p′-phenolphthalein-bis(trimellitic) dianhydride was carried out and thus a new compound obtained [1]. The presence in the molecule of this new compound of four functional groups capable of reacting with epoxy groups and good solubility in organic solvents and low molecular epoxy resins suggested the use of this compound as a hardening agent for liquid resins. Examinations of the hardening process were conducted by using a low molecular epoxy resin (Beckopox 37–140) which is equivalent to Epidiane 5 and Epikotc 828.     

Synthesis and thermal properties of epoxy resins from ester-carboxylic acid derivative of alcoholysis lignin

Alcoholysis lignin (AL) was dissolved in ethylene glycol and the obtained mixture was reacted with succinic anhydride to form a mixture of ester-carboxylic acid derivatives (AL-polyacid, ALPA). Ethylene glycol-polyacid (EGPA) was also prepared from ethylene glycol. The obtained mixture of ester carboxylic acid derivatives was treated with ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether in the presence of catalytic amount of dimethylbenzylamine to form ester-epoxy resins. The curing reaction was analyzed by Ozawa's method using differential scanning calorimetry. The activation energy of curing reaction in the initial step was found to be ca. 84 kJ mol⁻¹. The molar ratios of epoxy groups to carboxylic acid groups ([EPOXY]/[AA] ratios) were varied from 0.8 to 1.3. The contents of ALPA in the mixture of ALPA and EGPA were also varied from 0 to 100%. Thermal properties of epoxy resins were studied by DSC and thermogravimetry. Glass transition temperatures of epoxy resins showed a maximum value of −11.5 °C when [EPOXY]/[AA] ratio was 1.1. T_g increased with increasing ALPA contents suggesting that lignin acts as a hard segment in epoxy resin networks. Thermal degradation temperatures of epoxy resins slightly decreased with increasing ALPA contents.     

Synthesis and characterization of epoxy resins containing imine group and their curing processes with aromatic diamine

The epoxy resins containing imine bonding were prepared from hydroxyl substituted Schiff base monomers in two steps. At the first step, hydroxyl substituted Schiff base monomers were synthesized via condensation reaction. At the second step, epoxy resins were synthesized from the reaction between Schiff base monomers and epichlorohydrine (EPC). Then curing processes of epoxy resins were achieved by p-phenylenediamine compound. The structures of resulting compounds were confirmed by FT-IR, UV-Vis and ¹H-NMR. TG-DTA and DSC measurements were performed for thermal characterizations of the compounds. Chemical resistances of the cured epoxy-amine systems were determined for coating applications in acidic, alkaline and organic solvents. HCl (10%, aqueous solution), NaOH (10%, aqueous solution), DMSO, DMF, N-methylpyrrolidone, ethanol, THF and acetone were used for corrosion tests. Chemical resistance data of the synthesized epoxy resins demonstrated that they have good chemical resistance against various acid, alkaline and common organic solvents. Surface morphologies of epoxy resin and the cured epoxy resin were determined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. Also, optical band gap (E_g) values of Schiff base monomers and epoxy resins were calculated from UV-Vis measurements.     

Vanillin‐derived phosphorus‐containing compounds and ammonium polyphosphate as green fire‐resistant systems for epoxy resins with balanced properties

Flame retardants from vanillin when utilized together with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) yield excellent synergistic flame retardancy toward epoxy resins. Bisphenol A epoxy resins have been widely used due to their excellent mechanical properties, chemical resistance, electrical properties, adhesion, etc., while they are flammable. Environment‐friendly and bio‐based flame retardants have captured increasing attention due to their ecological necessity. In this paper, 3 bio‐based flame retardants were synthesized from abundant and more importantly renewable vanillin, and their chemical structures were determined by ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. They were used together with APP (an environment‐friendly commercial flame retardant) to improve the fire resistance of bisphenol A epoxy resin. With the addition APP content of 15 phr, the modified bisphenol A epoxy resin could reach UL‐94V0 rating during vertical burning test and limit oxygen index values of above 35%, but reducing APP content to 10 phr, the flame retardancy became very poor. With the total addition content of 10 phr, the epoxy resins modified by 7 to 9 phr APP and 1 to 3 phr bio‐based flame retardants with epoxy groups or more benzene rings showed excellent flame retardancy with UL‐94V0 rating and limit oxygen index values of around 29%. The T_gs of the epoxy resins could be remained or even increased after introducing bio‐based flame retardants, as the control; those of APP alone‐modified epoxy resins compromised a lot. The green synergistic flame‐retardant systems have a great potential to be used in high‐performance materials.     

Epoxy‐amine reticulates observed by infrared spectrometry. II. Modifications of structure and of hydration abilities after irradiation in a dry atmosphere

This article is part of a series of articles devoted to the study of the responsibilities of both humidity and irradiation in the aging process of amine‐cured epoxy resins. The basic technique used in this study is infrared spectrometry. In a previous article we have observed, with this technique, hydration of two kinds of epoxy resins, which are widely used in the nuclear industry. In this article the same technique is used to observe the same resins, which have been previously submitted to ionizing radiations. It allows us to determine the effects these radiations have on these resins at molecular level and how they consequently modify their hydration mechanisms. It could thus be established that irradiation by electrons almost does not induce modifications on resins cured with aromatic diamines, which results in their hydration capacity being only slightly changed. Irradiation by γ rays induces stronger modifications, which reflect themselves in a greater capacity of absorption of water and different ways of fixing H₂O molecules. Epoxy resins cured with alkyl diamines are more sensitive to irradiation and, after it, absorb a greater amount of H₂O molecules. After irradiation, steric conditions, which hinder H₂O molecules to bind on other H₂O molecules, apparently become less severe. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 329–340, 2000