Journal article
Unsaturated polyester resins for thermoset applications using renewable isosorbide as a component for property improvement
Journal of applied polymer science, v 132(30), pp np-n/a
10 Aug 2015
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Abstract
Unsaturated polyester (UPE) resins are used in a variety of thermosetting applications due to the reduced cost when compared to epoxy resins; however, UPE resins also have reduced thermomechanical performance. Investigating avenues to improve the performance of UPEs has led to the use of bio-based starting materials as structural components of the synthesized prepolymers as a result of their advantageous structural features. Isosorbide, a compound derived from renewable feedstocks, has been utilized to provide additional stiffness from the diol component for novel unsaturated polyesters resins. These resins have been shown to possess T-g's (32-72 degrees C) and storage moduli (540-2200 MPa) that are in the desired range for composite materials with viscosities (1.2-25 Pa s) amenable to a variety of liquid molding techniques. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42315.
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- Title
- Unsaturated polyester resins for thermoset applications using renewable isosorbide as a component for property improvement
- Creators
- Joshua M. Sadler - United States Army Research LaboratoryFaye R. Toulan - United States Army Research LaboratoryGiuseppe R. Palmese - Drexel UniversityJohn J. La Scala - United States Army Research Laboratory
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied polymer science, v 132(30), pp np-n/a
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory; United States Department of Defense; US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) TCK Global SERDP WP-1758 / U.S. Department of Defense, through the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program; United States Department of Defense Postgraduate Research Participation Program at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory Environmental Quality Basic Research Development Program
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000354372800017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84929132899
- Other Identifier
- 991019168202004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Polymer Science