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ArticleHeliyon2021

Remarkable enhancement of thermal stability of epoxy resin through the incorporation of mesoporous silica micro-filler.

Farzana Yeasmin, Abul K Mallik, Adib H Chisty, Fataha N Robel, Md Shahruzzaman, Papia Haque, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Nanami Hano, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Farzana YeasminDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Abul K MallikDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Adib H ChistyDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Fataha N RobelDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Md ShahruzzamanDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Papia HaqueDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Mohammed Mizanur RahmanDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Nanami HanoDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan.
Makoto TakafujiDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan.
Hirotaka IharaDepartment of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan.
University of Dhaka · BDKumamoto University · JPNoakhali Science and Technology University · BD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For the first time, we incorporated mesoporous micro-silica (5 μm, pore size = 50 nm) as a filler in epoxy resin aiming to enter polymer into the pore of the silica. As expected, the thermal stability of the composite increased remarkably, followed by noteworthy thermal degradation kinetics when compared to the controlled cured epoxy resin. Composites were prepared by the direct dispersion of modified nano-silica, modified mesoporous micro-silica, unmodified mesoporous micro-silica, non-porous micro-silica, and irregular micro-silica of various pore sizes as fillers in diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A epoxy resin via ultra-sonication and shear mixing, followed by oven-curing with 4,4-diaminodiphenyl sulfone. DSC and TGA analyses demonstrated a higher glass transition temperature (increased by 3.65-5.75 °C) and very high activation energy for thermal degradation (average increase = 46.2%) was obtained for the same unmodified silica composite compared to pure epoxy, respectively.

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EpoxyGlass transition temperatureThermal stability

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PMID33521354
PMCPMC7820568
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