Effects of Catalyst on the Properties of Bio-Based Epoxy Resin.

Neda Bozorgi, Janitha Jeewantha, Allan Manalo, Omar AlAjarmeh, Hannah Seligmann, Sean Steed, Stephen Clarke

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Neda BozorgiCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, QLD 4300, Australia.

Janitha JeewanthaCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0244-6159

Allan ManaloCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.

Omar AlAjarmehCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.

Hannah SeligmannCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, QLD 4300, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2874-6341

Sean SteedChange Climate Pty Ltd., Adelaide, SA 5250, Australia.

Stephen ClarkeChange Climate Pty Ltd., Adelaide, SA 5250, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8164-6775

Funding

Australian Composites Manufacturing Cooperative Research Program Research Program 1: High Performance Composite Materials.

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Abstract

The increasing demand for high-performance composites has driven the need for sustainable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based resins. This research introduces a novel glycerol-derived bio-epoxy resin and investigates the effect of catalyst concentration on its curing behaviour, network structure, and thermomechanical performance. Four catalyst concentrations were evaluated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) combined with tensile, flexural, and compression testing. DSC results revealed that increasing the catalyst concentration significantly lowered the curing activation energy, shifting the exothermic peak temperature from 194.8 °C to 145.2 °C. DMA revealed that the glass transition temperature (T

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bio-epoxy resincatalyst concentrationcrosslinking densitysustainable compositesthermomechanical properties

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PMID41754697

DOI10.3390/polym18040508

PMCPMC12944431

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