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Poly(ethyleneterephthalate) glycolysates as effective toughening agents for epoxy resin
Authors:Saurabh Chaudhary  Surekha Parthasarathy  Devendra Kumar  Chitra Rajagopal  Prasun Kumar Roy
Affiliation:1. Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety, DRDO, Timarpur, Delhi, India;2. Department of Applied Chemistry and Polymer Technology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
Abstract:The potential of poly(ethyleneterephthalate) glycolysates toward improving the energy absorption characteristics of cycloaliphatic epoxy resins has been explored. Microwave‐assisted glycolytic depolymerization of PET was performed in the presence of polyether diols of different molecular weights. The obtained glycolysates were blended with epoxy, and their mechanical properties were studied under both quasi‐static and dynamic conditions. Significant improvements were observed, which were found to depend both on the amount as well as nature of glycolysate. Amine functionalities were introduced at the terminal positions of glycolysates to improve the compatibility between the two phases. The amine derivatives exhibited superior performance and the Mode I fracture toughness (KIC) of epoxy increased by ~18% in optimized compositions, which is indicative of its improved notch sensitivity. Neat epoxy specimens fractured in a brittle fashion, but all the blends exhibited ductile failure, as evidenced by surface morphological investigations. The mechanical properties of epoxy blends prepared with analogous aliphatic polyols, both before and after amine functionalization, were also studied which clearly reveal the beneficial role of aromatic groups toward improving the toughness of the base cycloaliphatic epoxy resin without compromising on the material stiffness. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 39941.
Keywords:thermosets  blends  functionalization of polymers
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