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Title: Curing and mechanical characterization of soy-based epoxy resin system
Author (s): Zhu, Jiang
Chandrashekhara, K.
Flanigan, Virgil
Kapila, Shubhender
Department/Lab Affiliations: Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST)
Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
Intelligent Systems Center
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
University Transportation Center
Keywords: composites
resins
soybean
Issue Date: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Citation: J. Zhu, K. Chandrashekhara, V. Flanigan and S. Kapila, "Curing and Mechanical Characterization of Soy-based Epoxy Resin System," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 91, No. 6, pp. 3513-3518, 2004.
Abstract: A potentially inexpensive alternative epoxy resin system based on soybean oil has been developed for polymer composite applications. Epoxidized methyl soyate (EMS) and epoxidized allyl soyate (EAS) have been synthesized at the University of Missouri-Rolla. These materials consist of mixtures of epoxidized fatty acid esters. The epoxidized soy-based resins provide better intermolecular crosslinking and yield materials that are stronger than materials obtained with commercially available epoxidized soybean oil (ESO). The curing behavior and glass transition have been monitored with differential scanning calorimetry. Neat resin test samples have been fabricated from resin systems containing various amounts of EMS, EAS, and ESO. Standardized tests have shown that the addition of EAS enhances the tensile and flexural properties of the base epoxy resin system. Therefore, epoxidized soy ester additives hold great potential for environmentally friendly and lower cost raw materials for the fabrication of epoxy composites for structural applications. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 3513-3518, 2004
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titleCuring and mechanical characterization of soy-based epoxy resin system
contributor.authorZhu, Jiang
contributor.authorChandrashekhara, K.
contributor.authorFlanigan, Virgil
contributor.authorKapila, Shubhender
contributor.deptlabCenter for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST)
contributor.deptlabCenter for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
contributor.deptlabIntelligent Systems Center
contributor.deptlabMechanical & Aerospace Engineering
contributor.deptlabUniversity Transportation Center
subjectcomposites
subjectresins
subjectsoybean
date.issued2004
publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
identifier.citationJ. Zhu, K. Chandrashekhara, V. Flanigan and S. Kapila, "Curing and Mechanical Characterization of Soy-based Epoxy Resin System," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 91, No. 6, pp. 3513-3518, 2004.
identifier.pub.URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.13571
description.abstractA potentially inexpensive alternative epoxy resin system based on soybean oil has been developed for polymer composite applications. Epoxidized methyl soyate (EMS) and epoxidized allyl soyate (EAS) have been synthesized at the University of Missouri-Rolla. These materials consist of mixtures of epoxidized fatty acid esters. The epoxidized soy-based resins provide better intermolecular crosslinking and yield materials that are stronger than materials obtained with commercially available epoxidized soybean oil (ESO). The curing behavior and glass transition have been monitored with differential scanning calorimetry. Neat resin test samples have been fabricated from resin systems containing various amounts of EMS, EAS, and ESO. Standardized tests have shown that the addition of EAS enhances the tensile and flexural properties of the base epoxy resin system. Therefore, epoxidized soy ester additives hold great potential for environmentally friendly and lower cost raw materials for the fabrication of epoxy composites for structural applications. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 3513-3518, 2004
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