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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Injecting Sustainability into Epoxy-Based Composite Materials by Using Bio-Binder from Hydrothermal Liquefaction Processing of Microalgae.

Philip Agbo, Abhijeet Mali, Ajit D Kelkar, Lijun Wang, Lifeng Zhang

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Philip AgboDepartment of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2907 E Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27401, USA.
Abhijeet MaliDepartment of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2907 E Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27401, USA.
Ajit D KelkarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E Market St., Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3266-5088
Lijun WangDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E Market St., Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Lifeng ZhangDepartment of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2907 E Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27401, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6125-7502

Funding

National Science Foundation CMMI 2000318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a transformative epoxy system with a microalgae-derived bio-binder from hydrothermal liquefaction processing (HTL). The obtained bio-binder not only served as a curing agent for conventional epoxy resin (e.g., EPON 862), but also acted as a modifying agent to enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of the conventional epoxy resin. This game-changing epoxy/bio-binder system outperformed the conventional epoxy/hardener system in thermal stability and mechanical properties. Compared to the commercial EPON 862/EPIKURE W epoxy product, our epoxy/bio-binder system (35 wt.% bio-binder addition with respect to the epoxy) increased the temperature of 60% weight loss from 394 °C to 428 °C and the temperature of maximum decomposition rate from 382 °C to 413 °C, while the tensile, flexural, and impact performance of the cured epoxy improved in all cases by up to 64%. Our research could significantly impact the USD 38.2 billion global market of the epoxy-related industry by not only providing better thermal and mechanical performance of epoxy-based composite materials, but also simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint from the epoxy industry and relieving waste epoxy pollution.

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Epoxy ResinsMicroalgaeEpoxy CompoundsTemperatureTensile StrengthEpoxy CompoundsEpoxy Resinscompositeepoxy resinhydrothermal liquefactionmicroalgaesustainability

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PMID39125060
PMCPMC11314028

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