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ArticlePolymers2018

Cold-Cured Epoxy-Based Organic⁻Inorganic Hybrid Resins Containing Deep Eutectic Solvents.

Francesca Lionetto, Alessia Timo, Mariaenrica Frigione

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Article in Polymers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors.

Francesca LionettoDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. francesca.lionetto@unisalento.it.ORCID 0000-0003-4466-1161
Alessia TimoDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. timo.alessia@gmail.com.
Mariaenrica FrigioneDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. mariaenrica.frigione@unisalento.it.ORCID 0000-0003-4466-1161

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Abstract

The development of improved cold-cured resins, to be used as either adhesives or matrices for FRP (fiber reinforced polymer) composites employed in the construction industry, has become the focus of several academic and industrial research projects. It is expected that the use of nano-structured organic⁻inorganic hybrid materials could represent a realistic alternative to commercial epoxy-based resins due to their superior properties, especially in terms of higher durability against: moisture, temperatures, harsh environments, and fire. In this context, organic⁻inorganic epoxy hybrids were synthesized by a modified sol⁻gel method without the addition of water. The experimental formulations were prepared starting from a mixture of a silane-functionalized epoxy resin, alkoxysilane components and a deep eutectic solvent (DES) based on a blend of choline chloride and urea. The latter was added in two different loads in order to analyze in depth its effect as a promoter for an effective dispersion of silica nano-phases, formed through hydrolysis and condensation reactions, into the cross-linked epoxy network. The produced formulations were cold-cured for different time spans in the presence of two hardeners, both suitable for a curing process at ambient temperature. In this first part of a wider experimental program, several analyses were carried out on the liquid (rheological and calorimetric) and cold-cured (calorimetric, thermogravimetric, dynamic-mechanical, flexural mechanical, and morphological) systems to evaluate and quantify the improvement in properties brought about by the presence of two different phases (organic and inorganic) in the same epoxy-based hybrid system.

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cold-cured epoxycross-linkingdeep eutectic solventsionic liquidnano-compositesorganic-inorganic hybridssol–gel techniquethermosetting resins

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PMID30959998
PMCPMC6401923

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