Preparation of waterborne P-N containing epoxy resin curing and its performances
Abstract
Purpose
The flammability of epoxy resin is a major disadvantage in applications that require flame resistance. Epoxy monomers and hardeners containing flame-retardant elements are molecularly incorporated in the resin network are expected to exhibit better flame resistance than those borne on an additive approach. In recent years, because of health and environmental regulation, the use of waterborne coatings has received many attentions. However, waterborne epoxy resin curing agent with excellent flame retardancy has been seldom reported. The paper aims to study the preparation of waterborne P-N-containing epoxy resin curing agent and its performances (P-N – phosphorous and nitrogen).
Design/methodology/approach
Waterborne P-N-containing epoxy curing agent was prepared in this study using reactive flame retardant 10-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-9,10-dihydro-9-xa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide, liquid epoxy resin, triethylenetetramine and butyl glycidyl ether at the mole ratio of 1.0:2.0:2.0:2.0.
Findings
The results show that the epoxy thermoset from the prepared P-N-containing curing agent presents good flame retardancy and can pass the V-1 rating, and the cured epoxy thermoset film presents excellent performances such as water resistance, adhesion, impact resistance and pencil hardness. This study provides useful suggestions for the application of the water-borne flame retardancy epoxy resins in coating industry.
Research limitations/implications
Each step of products during the preparation of waterborne P-N-containing epoxy curing agent cannot be accurately tested.
Originality/value
This method for synthesis of waterborne P-N-containing epoxy curing agent is novel and could be used for various applications in epoxy coating industry.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful for the financial support by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2014ZZ0075, 2015ZM030) and the Open Fund of the State Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Engineering (201355).
Citation
Li, W., Xu, G., Xu, B., Wang, Y., Yang, J. and Hu, J. (2016), "Preparation of waterborne P-N containing epoxy resin curing and its performances", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 45 No. 5, pp. 308-312. https://doi.org/10.1108/PRT-11-2014-0103
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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