In situ real-time monitoring of a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol a epoxy resin modified with poly(etherimide)/polysulphone blends by simultaneous dielectric/near-infrared spectroscopy |
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| Authors: | G. Kortaberria P. Arruti I. Mondragon |
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| Affiliation: | “Materials + Technologies” Group, Escuela de Ingenieria Tecnica Industrial, Universidad del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Avda. Felipe IV, 1B. 20011, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Simultaneous dielectric and near infrared measurements were performed in “real-time” to follow polymerisation reactions on blends of a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy resin with 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM) hardener and a mixture of polysulphone (PSU) and polyetherimide (PEI) as modifier. All the blends had a 10 wt% of PSU/PEI mixture. The effect of the PEI/PSU ratio in the mixture was studied. Monitoring of the α-relaxation (related to vitrification) was performed by dielectric measurements, while epoxy conversion was followed by near infrared spectroscopy. The effect of the PEI/PSU ratio on this behaviour was studied, as well as that of the curing temperature. Obtained results were compared with that of the blends with neat PSU and PEI as modifiers. |
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| Keywords: | curing dielectric spectroscopy epoxy near infrared |
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