Phenylethynyl-terminated Imide Oligomers Modified by Reactive Diluent for Resin Transfer Molding Application

To meet the processing requirements of resin transfer moulding(RTM)technology,reactive diluent containing m-phenylene moiety was synthesized to physically mixed with phenylethynyl terminated cooligoimides with well-designed molecular weights of 1500-2500 g/mol derived from 4,4’-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride(6 FDA),3,4’-oxydianiline(3,4’-ODA)and m-phenylenediamine(m-PDA).This blend shows low minimum melting viscosity(<1 Pa·s)and enlarged processing temperature window(260–361℃).FPI-R-1 stays below 1 Pa·s for2 h at 270℃.The relationship between the molecular weight of the blend and its melting stability was first explored.Blending oligoimides with lower molecular weights exhibit better melting stability.Upon curing at 380℃for 2 h,the thermosetting polyimide resin demonstrates superior heat resistance(T_g=420-426℃).     

Low volatile monofunctional reactive diluents for radiation curable formulations

In the last decades the importance of UV curable formulations has increased continuously. Their fast curing speed, solvent-free polymerization conditions, and the formation of hard and highly crosslinked photopolymer networks represent major benefits. Commercial UV resins generally consist of multi-functional vinyl oligomers, photoinitiators, additives, and reactive diluents. Mono- and multi-functional reactive diluents serve as thinners to lower the overall resin viscosity and to improve processability. However, many monofunctional reactive diluents like isobornyl (meth)acrylate or benzyl (meth)acrylate exhibit high volatility, often already at room temperature. This causes adverse effects such as unpleasant odor, potential health risks, and changing resin composition during processing. A new group of monomers that show high potential for replacing traditional highly volatile reactive diluents are salicylate (meth)acrylates. In this work, salicylate-based thinners are synthesized, polymerized, and characterized with respect to their viscosity, volatility, thermal stability, photoreactivity, and thermomechanical properties of their homopolymers. Additionally, a first example of their diluting effect in a highly viscous difunctional polyester urethane methacrylate is demonstrated with 30 wt% of a cycloaliphatically and an aromatically substituted salicylate methacrylate. The polymers of the diluted resin exhibit similarly high glass transition temperatures of 110 and 126 °C, which are in the range of the polymers of the undiluted resin.     

The Effect of an Active Diluent on the Properties of Epoxy Resin and Unidirectional Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

The influence of an active diluent on the properties of an epoxy matrix and carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) is investigated. The physicomechanical properties of an ED-20 epoxy resin modified with diglycidyl ether of diethylene glycol (DEG-1), the adhesion strength at the epoxy matrix–steel wire interface, and the mechanical properties of unidirectional CFRP are determined. The concentration of DEG-1 was varied from 0 to 50 wt.%. The properties of the matrix, the interface, and the composites are compared. It is stated that the matrix strength affects the strength of unidirectional CFRP in bending and not their strength in tension, compression, and shear. The latter fact seems somewhat unexpected. The interlaminar fracture toughness of the composites investigated correlates with the ultimate elongation of the binder. A comparison between the concentration dependences of adhesion strength and the strength of CFRP shows that the matrices utilized provide such a high interfacial strength that the strength of CFRP no longer depends on the adhesion of its constituents.     

Effects of top confinement and diluents on morphology in crystallization of poly(l‐lactic acid) interacting with poly(ethylene oxide)

Effects of top confinement and diluent poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) on poly(l ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) crystal morphology have been investigated. When crystallized at 120 °C, uncovered neat PLLA sample exhibits higher growth rate ringless spherulites; while the covered sample exhibits lower growth rate ring‐banded spherulites. As PEO is introduced into PLLA, the morphology also undergoes significant changes. For the same T_c,PLLA = 120 °C, the PEO/PLLA blend with PEO composition greater than 25% exhibits ring‐banded patterns even in uncovered sample. However, in much greater PEO composition (>80 wt %), uncovered samples exhibit ring bands diverging into dendritic patterns, while top covered samples tend to maintain the spiral ring‐band patterns. Both PEO inclusion in PLLA and top cover on films impose growth kinetic alterations. Additionally, the top glass cover tends to prevent the lower surface tension PLLA to be accumulated on the surface, resulting in the formation of ring‐band pattern. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015 , 53, 1160–1170     

在不同稀释剂中二(2－乙基己基)磷酸萃取Ni(Ⅱ)的热力学

研究了在不同稀释剂如苯、甲苯、正己烷、环己烷、四氯化碳、氯仿中萃取剂浓度、水相酸度以及温度对二(2-乙基己基)磷酸萃取Ni(Ⅱ)的平衡的影响,借助萃合物红外光谱,确定了萃合物组成和萃取反应机理。讨论了稀释剂的影响,利用多参数方程将萃取平衡常数以及分配比与稀释剂的物理常数和经验参数进行了定量关联。     

活性稀释剂苄基缩水甘油醚丙烯酸酯的合成及性能表征

本文以苄基缩水甘油醚和丙烯酸为原料合成活性稀释剂苄基缩水甘油醚丙烯酸酯(BGEA),研究了反应温度、催化剂和阻聚剂用量对反应的影响.结果表明最佳的反应条件为:反应温度110℃左右,催化剂N,N’-二甲基苄胺质量分数为0.9%,阻聚剂对甲氧基苯酚质量分数为0.2%.后将BGEA作为稀释剂加入到双酚A型环氧丙烯酸树脂中配制成光固化涂料,利用TG、AFM等表征手段对光固化膜的热性能、表面形貌及物理机械性能进行研究.     

光固化阳离子活性稀释剂研究进展

随着光固化技术的发展,当前广泛使用的自由基光固化逐渐显示出一些弊端,与自由基光固化相比,阳离子光固化逐渐显示出其固有的优势,如体积收缩小、附着力强、无氧阻聚等。活性稀释剂作为阳离子光固化配方中的重要组成,对配方的固化及最终产品的机械物理性能具有显著影响,因此开发可快速固化的活性稀释剂具有重要的意义。本文介绍了阳离子活性稀释剂的作用原理及特点,并对其发展前景和方向进行了展望。     

The effect of diluents on extraction of copper(II) with di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid

The liquid–liquid extraction of copper(II) from sulfate medium with di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (D2EHPA, HL) at 25°C is studied with the following parameters: pH, concentration of the extractant, and the nature of diluent. The effect of the diluent using polar and nonpolar solvents in the extraction of copper(II) is discussed. The extracted copper(II) species were CuL₂ in 1-octanol and methyl isobutyl ketone and CuL₂ · 2HL in toluene, carbon tetrachloride, and cyclohexane. The extraction constants are evaluated for different diluents.     

Influence of Reactive Diluent on UV-curing of Acrylate Terminated Hyperbranched Polymers

A Aeries of hydroxylic hyperbranched polymers were derived from 2,2-bis (methylol) propionic acid and tris (methylol) propane reacted with acrylic acid to various extents. The obtained acrylated hyperbranched polymers alone or with a monofunctional diluent, isobornylene acrylate(IBOA) were further cured by UV radiation. The cured films based on the modified polymers alone all demonstrated poor mechanical properties due to their high network densities and low moving ability of polymer chains. For the composite systems, the cured films demonstrated improved mechanical properties due to the low network densities and high chain moving ability. With more IBOA included in the systems, acrylate groups can react to a higher extent during the curing process.