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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Development of Porous Epoxy Micro-Beads Using Ammonium Bicarbonate through a Single Epoxy Droplet in Corn Oil.

Anusha Leemsuthep, Zunaida Zakaria, Varaporn Tanrattanakul, Suganti Ramarad, Mathialagan Muniyadi, Tomasz Jaruga, Yamuna Munusamy, Izabela Wnuk, Paweł Pietrusiewicz

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Anusha LeemsuthepFaculty of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Arau 02600, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0512-5868
Zunaida ZakariaFaculty of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Arau 02600, Malaysia.
Varaporn TanrattanakulResearch and Development Office, Sino-Thai International Rubber College, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Suganti RamaradSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Putrajaya 62200, Malaysia.
Mathialagan MuniyadiDepartment of Petrochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Perak Campus), Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar 31900, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8071-725X
Tomasz JarugaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Częstochowa University of Technology, 42201 Częstochowa, Poland.
Yamuna MunusamyDepartment of Petrochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Perak Campus), Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar 31900, Malaysia.
Izabela WnukDepartment of Physics, Częstochowa University of Technology, 42201 Częstochowa, Poland.
Paweł PietrusiewiczDepartment of Physics, Częstochowa University of Technology, 42201 Częstochowa, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-5213
Częstochowa University of Technology · PLUniversiti Malaysia Perlis · MYUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman · MYHeriot-Watt University Malaysia · MYPrince of Songkla University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper explored the effects of ammonium bicarbonate and different ratios of epoxy to polyamide on the formation of porous epoxy micro-beads through a single epoxy droplet. A single drop of a mixture, consisting of epoxy, polyamide, and ammonium bicarbonate, was dropped into heated corn oil at a temperature of 100 °C. An epoxy droplet was formed due to the immiscibility of the epoxy mixture and corn oil. The ammonium bicarbonate within this droplet underwent a decomposition reaction, while the epoxy and polyamide underwent a curing reaction, to form porous epoxy micro-beads. The result showed that the higher ammonium bicarbonate content in the porous, epoxy micro-beads increased the decomposition rate up to 11.52 × 10

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blowing agentdecomposition gasemulsionstoichiometrythermal stability

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PMID33924997
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